Buttercup (Calcinosis cutis) - Buttercup is now in heaven

ok just got off the got off the phone with Davis and yes they have her file :)and yes they see that she has never been treated with any type of steroid at all.:) They just needed to double check(apparently some parents forget things, but not this 1) I did express my feeling on how the Dr. ? me and that the Dr. needs to remember that she is also dealing with humans and could really work on her bed side manner(yes I was nice about it;)).
she is resting comfortably, they took her for a walk and she pee'd like a race horse :D that my girl, drinking a lot of course and eating well. She is tentatively scheduled for the MRI at 9 am. They did notice that when walking her that if something passed her on the left she did not notice it but when something or someone passed on the right she would stop and check it out and then they would have to coax her along. she is walking well actually trotting down the halls.
Looks like I can get a little rest tonight, thinking of going down to the lounge or maybe out to eat now that all the calls have been made.
SO glad I found this forum, not know what I would have done not having anyone with me to talk to.

You're doing a good job, Mom! Sometimes we need to get angry, we need to stomp our feet, we need to make them listen to us. ;) I hope you were able to get some rest last night and that you get some answers today.

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Stand your ground, we have your back, you are never alone.


Keep pressing, keep questioning, dont take any cr@#p from any of the people even if it is U.C.Davis

Hoping for some answers for you today. I know how disgusted you feel, but keep moving forward and never quit! Blessings
Patti

Oh my gosh, I am so glad that this has been straightened out. I agree, horrid bed side manner. Was that an intern or a doctor?

I do hope they can get this figured out for you and Buttercup. Besides being so very expensive it is very stressful for all of you.

You are doing really well though and UDavis does have a good reputation over all and has been one of the leading universites doing follow up research on cushings and vetroyl, etc. So I do have high hopes for them. (hopes key word!)

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Just reading your thread for the first time. You are not alone at all in the worrying, frustration and tears. We have all been there and in some cases still there so we know exactly what you are going through.

Sure hope you get the results quickly and can start the treatment process.

I'll be checking in to see how things are.

The US showed no masses at the adrenals no changes from the US that was performed in August. So that good, no unusual abnormalities
found when they x-rayed her chest. Just the enlarged liver.
I did notice yesterday while going through all the exams with her the
the skin condition is working its way to her private parts and her skins is getting all these tiny little black speckles, very thin and crappie. her beautiful fur is to thin and not growing back in the areas that were clipped back in Aug. & now with the weather getting cooler
I really feel for her. She is so good at wearing t's and her blanket coat I think she will be ok, but still nothing like a bad hair day that never seems to end.
Will update when I got more info. Oh I still woke up at 3:eek: to take her out then realized we were not home and she wasn't even here:(

Good news indeed! YAY! So glad nothing was found to cause concern.

LOL I have done things like that soooo many times! Our minds simply cannot make those abrupt changes to routines very well at times, especially when we are the caregivers of such precious babies, huh? Just one more sign of the deep love you have for your sweet Buttercup.

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

That is indeed good news for you. Is your baby on a liver supplement? If not you may want to think about using one it does help them to support their liver. Blessings
Patti

Thanks go out to all of you for having my back. I just got back from Davis visited with her for a few hours till it was time for her to get ready for the MRI. I meet 2 of the ladies that will be taking care of her during the anesthesia process and informed them that she is very sensitive to it and it take her a while to come out and become aware of what's going on. They thanked me for that info. they sat with us for a while and petted her, really showing compassion for the sweet girl.
She really can not see out of her left eye anymore, virtually no more menace response, I tried over and over again but nothing. The right side is good and strong.
Meet with the Dr. and she was much better face to face. Butters vet also called me to let me know that everything is going to be ok, that she is in the best place and that the head Dr. which is Dr. Nelson who's career spans 35 years and his specialty is endocrinology. And wouldn't you know it my girl is apart of a rare and small group that gets this rear acute extremely aggressive CC and lesions solely from PDH and that the ?? were needed.
She is so slow and runned down. Just wants to sleep. So now all I can do is wait for the call with the results.
I am leaving no stone unturned. No regrets even if the worse case scenario unfolds before me. Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. This is what I must do or I will go insane if its not good. would really like to have high hopes but I must be realistic about all of her different conditions that she now has. I new way back that something was going on in her brain, I voiced my concern to her Vet about her change. The slow gradual depression like condition.
Hope is still alive, but I must keep it in check. That might sound harsh to some but is what I have to do. Have sent 4 kitties back to heaven and learned so much from going through all that with those beloved babies.
Still praying but bracing for the worst.