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Vetcall also gives you some basic information on Feline AIDS, Leukaemia and FIP (Feline Infectious Perotinitis) More Veterinary Resources (with information on pyothorax) Cornell University - Searchable veterinary database on this site The Cat Doctor's Veterinary Resources Page - Lot's of links (US based) VetMedCentre.Com - this link starts at the Pyothorax page, there's also a Vets Ref |
Dr Ruth Youmans Franklin Veterinary Services Referral Centre 365 Great South Rd, Papakura Auckland Phone (09) 298 3330 In Addition, my thanks to: Dr Robert King , University of Florida who took the time to answer my emails and provided some much needed information and to Professor RA Squires @ Massey University Veterinary School. |
Other Pyothorax Resources The following sites publish an identical article. Animalz Online credits Arthur Webster Publications, Snik Snak claims this article as its own and credits Dr. Raymond Van Lienden, DVM of the Animal Clinic of Clifton, NJ, USA. Animalz Online Library courtesy of Arthur-Webster Publications |
Welcome to Miss Nikki Have-A-Chat's website |
Who is Miss Nikki Naomi Claudia Have-A-Chat? Nikki Have-A-Chat is a 3 year old (2000) Burmese cat. She adopted me when I moved into a new house when she was approx a year old. The long name is partly due to this hesitant beginning, not wanting to name a cat that would be reclaimed by her rightful owner. Initially callled Miss Have-A-Chat due to her love of a socialising - her motto "I'd rather chat than eat" helps her keep a svelte Burmese figure. Nikki, Naomi and Claudia were proposed at various stages for her supermodel attitude. Nikki stuck when she simultaneously received a nick in her ear and tongue after a fight, and she decided that this was a name she would answer to. |
Why a Web page? Nikki's claim to 'fame' is that she is a survivor of pyothorax. At one stage she was reduced to living off approx half of a single lung, but now she has made a full recovery over the course of a year. I wanted to publish this page to provide some resources and encouragement for other cat owners in the same position. This can be a very depressing disease and during the course of it's treatment there may be many times when you wonder whether you are doing the right thing for your cat. I am not a vet, and this is not a veterinary resource, this is the story of my cat's survival of pyothorax from an owner's perspective. |
A Word of Warning I have included photos of Nikki at various stages of her treatment. In some photos she is very thin, having lost almost a third of her body weight while ill, partly shaved and not looking very attractive at all. In hindsight I wish that I'd kept a complete record of her ailment and progress but at the time I was more concerned with keeping her alive, so I have tried to describe her condition as fully as I can. Your own cat may get very sick indeed, if it has this disease. |
Hopefully, if you are dealing with a very sick cat too, this will help you to realise that all is not lost even though your cat may look terrible and you may feel awful about the treatments you and your vet are providing. During the course of the treatment of a pyothorax cat you will be giving your cat a lot of medicines at home. This may not be pleasant, for you or the cat. This will probably not be a little tablet once a day, but more likely a combination of treatments several times a day, for weeks on end. You will be dealing with a cat who is already very sick, who may be having problems breathing and who's chest is painful and structurally unsound. You will probably feel like a total swine but it is very very important that your cat gets ALL of its prescriptions. |
Please sign our guestbook. If you would like to leave a longer message or tell us about your cat's experience please feel free to do so, for those who have lost a pet, post a photo or tell his\her story. Note due to recent changes on this website entries prior to Sept 2001 have been deleted but all others were transferred to the new community centre guestbook. |
Links to Pyothorax Resources |
Vets - These are the vets who were involved in Nikki's successful treatment. Dr Laura Kramer Royal Oak Vet Clinic 649 Mt Albert Rd, Royal Oak Auckland Phone (09) 625 9729 |
Other Pyothorax Resources The following sites publish an identical article. Animalz Online credits Arthur Webster Publications, Snik Snak claims this article as its own and credits Dr. Raymond Van Lienden, DVM of the Animal Clinic of Clifton, NJ, USA. Animalz Online Library courtesy of Arthur-Webster Publications |
Dr Ruth Youmans Franklin Veterinary Services Referral Centre 365 Great South Rd, Papakura Auckland Phone (09) 298 3330 In Addition, my thanks to: Dr Robert King , University of Florida who took the time to answer my emails and provided some much needed information and to Professor RA Squires @ Massey University Veterinary School. |
Vetcall also gives you some basic information on Feline AIDS, Leukaemia and FIP (Feline Infectious Perotinitis) More Veterinary Resources (with information on pyothorax) Cornell University - Searchable veterinary database on this site The Cat Doctor's Veterinary Resources Page - Lot's of links (US based) VetMedCentre.Com - this link starts at the Pyothorax page, there's also a Vets Ref |
Welcome to Miss Nikki Have-A-Chat's website |
Welcome to Miss Nikki Have-A-Chat's website |
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