During the time of the surgery, things were very, very hectic as we tried to care for Cherny and decide how to proceed. During this period, I sent out several email message directlyu to Cherny’s sponsors, rather than creating our standard online updates.
This worked well in keeping her sponsors up to the minute on her status, but it also left a gap in the update records, as the email messages were not available for “historical review”.
For that reason, I have created this update to contain an email message I sent during that time period. This will you to see an accurate record of Cherny’s updates.
From: Jonathan RosenbergTo: Cherny’s Sponsors Subject: Update on Cherny Date: Wed 7/21/2004 14:22 Friends of Cherny, This is a long update, so please bear with me. As you recall, Cherny was taken back to the vet hospital on Saturday morning, where they were going to keep her, to keep her hydrated and fed while they monitored her progress. The plan was to syringe-feed her in hopes that she would soon regain use of her tongue. On Sunday, the vet hospital called to say that they couldn’t syringe-feed her because it hurt her tongue to have food squirted into her mouth. They wanted to put in a feeding tube so that she could be fed easily. We agreed, since this is a simple, common procedure and cats usually tolerate it very well. On Monday morning, they called to say that she was tolerating the feeding tube very well. They also thought it would take up to a week to know if her tongue was healing, so they suggested we bring her back home and care for her until Friday, when the surgeon would recheck her tongue. I picked Cherny up Monday night and brought her back to Tabby’s Place. She does, indeed, tolerate the feeding tube well and doesn’t seem bothered by it. On the other hand, she is clearly depressed and not her usual, happy self. It is, admittedly, difficult to see her like this. But we still believe it is worth a few more days to see if her tongue heals. It appears to us that she is moving her tongue more and this morning she actually seemed to be able to take a small drink. This makes us hopeful, though her condition remains very guarded. Please continue your prayers and good thoughts for our dear girl. I will keep you updated. -- Jonathan Rosenberg President & Founder, Tabby’s PlaceHome CTK 2024