Hi there. Please ignore the close up here. I got a pixie cut a year ago and my sister, who is a stylist, has told me not to cut it at all. So I haven't. I have pretty fine hair and the way its growing out is so weird and gross to me. This is air drying anf brushed. Its like... stringy. I hate it so much and dont know what to do with it. I wouldnt know what cut to get or even what to ask.
Any advice is appreciated!
On April 29th I took my sweet cat of 15 years to the vet for weight loss and ravenous hunger. She was alert, purring, and so on. Her labs came back high on all counts, but her T4 was 14.7. They started her on methimazole and told me to come back in 2 to 3 weeks to check her levels again. Within an hour, she became lethargic and would just lay on her side. At first I thought it was stress but then it seemed she couldn't walk. So I called the vet and they said bring her in and I did. They took her temp and blood pressure and said both were low. They put her in an incubator and wanted money for a full blood panel. I told them I had to get the money and I'd be back. They had me sign a waiver saying I was declining the blood work but I literally had to pull the money from my savings. I go back with her the third time and at this point she is so much worse. She was grunting and making weird noises. She couldn't hold her head up. The vet techs were like oh are you making biscuits as she's literally flailing. They ran her blood and told me her electrolytes and potassium were 'a bit low'. They told me to bring her home and wrap her in blankets to keep her warm then she started open mouth breathing and I panicked asking what is she doing and they said oh shes just stressed and trying to meow and said we can monitor her for a little bit. I handed her back and didn't realize thats the last time I'd hold her alive. They did an EKG and ultrasound and kept telling me she is fine. She's okay. Heart is strong. 10 minutes later the vet comes in and says okay so Stickles isn't doing good and we need permission to do CPR but it will break her ribs. Shes in v-tach and we gave her lidocane to slow her heart down. My brain told me to run to my cat so I did and when I saw her I screamed and came out just as she flat lined. Eyes empty. Mouth wide open. Gone. I wailed and screamed and covered her body with mine and kept telling her I'm so sorry baby. I'm so fucking sorry. They had me go into a room and brought her to me aa I held her and kissed her and told her I was there and I never should have brought her here and I'm sorry. She was there when my kids were born, when I became a widow, when I became chronically ill, and when I married again. 3 moves across state lines. She chose me and I chose her. 900 dollars later and after closing private cremation, the vet came in and I was so numb I just asked what happened and I barely heard a word because I don't think this dipshit even knew.
My best friend is a vet tech and told me my cat had all the signs that she needed emergency care and open mouth breathing for a cat is a sign of respiratory distress or heart failure. And with a cat her age and the number on her labs they should have referred her or monitored her in house. She said get Stickles records and I did and they said I denied emergency care twice, her EKG revealed v-tach, and she had SEVERE hypotension, SEVERE low potassium, SEVERE hypokalemic, and THEY DIDNT TELL ME HOW BAD SHE WAS. Just shes fine and shes just trying to meow. Why the hell would I DENY EMERGENCY CARE?! Or potassium chloride? I had already spent almost a thousand dollars I would have fought for her! Or, since I went in for a quality of life check, if shr was already unstable I would have had her die humanely in MY ARMS INSTEAD OF A TABLE SURROUNDED BY STRANGERS AND SUFFER TO HER LAST BRRATH!
I am so beyond hurt and angry and heartbroken I have no words. Stickles deserved so much better than what she got and I stand by it. Now my kids are hysterical, I miss her walking under my feet and I keep looking for her. This is ny first loss as a pet owner and dammit I didnt think it would hurt THIS BAD.