Good News, Bad News

[alynwa]

Last week, a cousin of mine called to tell me she had 5 days off in a row (she's a flight attendant) and we should go to Las Vegas, her treat.  Well, who am I to say no?  I called my casino host (yes, I'm that gambler) and got a suite comped for our stay.  I  gave her the room and I stayed with my mom.  We arrived Saturday afternoon and just got back to NY this morning on the redeye.

We had a great time!  In addition to the gambling, drinking and eating; we saw two movies: Dunkirk and Girls Trip, both very different and entertaining in their own way.  I ultimately had great luck at the gaming tables and came home a winner.

However, my mom's health situation seems about to change.  There seems to be a good chance that surgery is in her near future and if that is the case, I will have to return to the Valley earlier than I had been planning.  That may create some logistical problems for me.  I will work them out, but I will have to work them out.

On top of that, early Sunday morning, Itty Bitty had a horrible seizure that scared the life out of me.  It seemed to go on forever, all told, I think it was around 2 minutes.  After that, she seemed fine.  I took her to the vet Monday morning and he couldn't find anything wrong.  Her blood pressure and the blood test they did both came back normal.  He said to monitor her and document if she has any other seizures.  My problem is I was the only witness to both seizures (she had one Christmas Eve morning) and if I hadn't been there, my mother wouldn't have known about either one.  Soooooo, guess who's buying health insurance for both girls next week?  

I checked 2 companies, Trupanian and Healthy Paws, and I'm going with HP.  Trupanian offers 90% reimbursement, but for Pepper, it would cost $61 a month! and an additional $50 for Itty Bitty!  Healthy Paws has a senior pet option that offers 60% reimbursement for less than half the price and when I mentioned IB had had a seizure, I was told that since there is no diagnosis and she is not on medication, it would not be considered a pre-existing condition.

And I'm not even the Pet Mommy!  I'm the Pet Sibling!  I'm just glad we have some options. 

Comments

[threecee]

I hope Itty Bitty and your mom stay well for a long time.

I should look into pet insurance for my cat while he is young and healthy enough to get a good rate.

I do have CareCredit which is a credit card specifically for things like Vet bills and things like (human) dental and chiropractic bills that aren't covered in standard medical insurance. If the vet participates then you can get a no-interest-if-paid-by deal that lets you stretch out payments instead of needing to get a lump sum together. Miss one payment and you are totally screwed, but if you can do the payments it is a decent deal.

[alynwa]

I actually have that same card! I figure between it and insurance, we should be okay.

Thanks for the kind words!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about the seizures. As you know Jenny Any Dots has them and gets them about once a year. Our vet told us the same thing. I hope that you can get things sussed out for both them and for your mum. How scary that must be (and I know how scary the seizures are. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know. *hugs*

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Thanks, what you said helps because , of course, I feel like IB is the only kitty to ever have a seizure and I'm (we're) not doing enough for her.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

The best you can do is the best you can do. The vet said to restrain her during the seizure to keep her from hurting herself and talk softly to her during it. Afterwards, she eats like a horse and eventually 'comes back' to us. She's a little, I don't know, vague, afterwards. And she's always embarrassed (she loses bladder control). We just tell her it's okay. *hugs*

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I did the same thing: Held my arms out so she wouldn't bump into things and just talked to her to let her know I was there. When she began to come out of it, she meowed these throaty sounding meows as she sat down. When I saw she had stopped seizing, I picked her up to hug her and take her to our mother who tried to hug and kiss her to death, something IB appreciated, LOL.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I just wish there was some notice when they happen. Once it was the middle of the night and she fell behind the bed. It was so scary trying to get to her.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Itty Bitty seemed fine, she was eating her breakfast and just keeled over. It is very scary, indeed.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Jenny's have always caught us off guard and not when we are in the same room.

[the-wretching.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a lot of excitement.

I take it you didn't win enough money to cover a year of kitty insurance? That would have been a fun story.

Goodonya for taking care of your mom and pet-siblings. May they have better health than expected.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I did win enough to pay! And on my last night, too, so I brought it all home!

Thanks for your well wishes, too.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Sending good wishes and health vibes to both unfortunates! With a supportive hug for you, and well done!, too.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Glad you had a great time and came home a winner! Hopefully mom won't need her surgery any time soon.

Scary about IttyBitty... I'll email you.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks.