ROCKET UPDATE
Dr said he made it through the procedure and the blockage has been removed! He’ll stay catheterized for a day or two and then make sure he can pee without it!! He’s alert and seems to be doing okay
Let’s hope there is no permanent damage and I get my boy back 100% fixed
ROCKET UPDATE
dr said his kidneys are good. He’s eating finally, catheter still in!
If labs are good tmrw morning he can come home
Dr said his blood work looks good. they are going to remove the catheter and wait for him to pee on his own. He is eating normally and seems in good spirits. I should be able to pick him up tonight at 5pm.
I AM SO RELIEVED AND EXCITED TO SEE MY BOY!
And thus Rocket came home to his brothers, Groot and Dresden. (I asked Ryk once where Dresden got his name, but now I forget which sci-fi franchise it comes from; sorry.)
Ryk is a loyal friend I met in sobriety and many more years sober than me. But with only a very small group of close friends I can hang out with, he’s someone I feel very lucky to have in my life. We see movies a couple times a year—and I am very big on going to the movies. And he just lost his roommate a few months before this so he had to spend a lot of money to move to a smaller place (though geographically he is now closer to me which means it’ll be easier to meet up & see movies).
Here is the link to his GoFundMe for Rocket...
Or you can donate via PayPal. Here is his information for that:
hall.Patrick.m@gmail.com
And here is Ryk in his own words (also from his GoFundMe page)...
Hey Everyone,
I've never done a fundraiser but my boy Rocket had a hard bladder, which is life threatening and had to have surgery to remove the blockage. He went under Anesthesia and have a catheter put in. He pulled it out the next day so had to go back under to have it put back in. I don't expect anyone to pay my bills but if you could help it would be appreciated. I am in the middle of moving and the new place requires $500 deposit on each pet. i have 3 so....
Thank you for whatever you can do.... Peace and Long Life
I posted a diary for another friend, Patrick, and his woozle/dog Charlie a year ago and everyone here was very generous. And thankfully with all your help, Charlie pulled through! Now I’m doing my first pootie diary. I’ve actually never met Ryk’s cats, but now that he’s moved across the Valley and lives closer to me, I’m hoping I’ll get the opportunity to finally meet them.
Here are a couple more pics of Ryk’s Three Amigos to try and pull at your heartstrings.
This is Dresden looking over Ryk’s shoulder for a close-up...
And this is Groot playing with Rocket a few years ago…
And lastly, here is a pic of Rocket @ home with Ryk, safe in his cat dad’s arms…
So far, Ryk’s GoFundMe has raised $1,524 raised of the $5,000 needed to pay off Rocket’s hospital bill. And unfortunately, the donations have dwindled down to a trickle at best. After paying for his move to a cheaper apartment (plus a deposit of $1,500 for all 3 cats) and Rocket getting very sick, he was down to $100 in his bank account. After over a decade of loyal friendship, I feel obligated to try and help him however I can.
I know I’m not a regular participant in the Pootie and Woozle diaries. Forgive my ignorance as I finally learned about the #Caturday diaries yesterday. I’ve been a little preoccupied with my temp job in Burbank that was supposed to unexpectedly end 4/28, but then getting extended twice since then--thank God! That was due to getting asked to help with the office move...and doing inventory on 204 boxes of file folders one-by-one. The deadline for my project is Wednesday. Hence, I haven’t had time to write diaries like I normally do. Then I’m supposed to work until at least end of August.
Hope a few people here can help. Ryk is good people and an extremely loving cat dad who’s also had to deal with the usual cat dad problems. Cat vomit in the shoes has been a particular highlight for him this year. And now this $5,000 hospital bill for Rocket.
Anything any of you here could do to help would be very much appreciated. And I’m going to notify Ryk with a link to this diary on FB. (FYI...I made sure to check with him a few days ago that he is okay with me sharing his pictures of the pooties and his story).
Thanks.