Five pence coin removed from Gus

One day, he was brought into our clinic in Guildford because he had been rather quiet and vomitting.  Our vet gave him a good check over and decided to give him some initial injections and advised his owners to starve him for 24 hours and then give him a bland diet. If signs did not improve, he was to be seen in a couple of days for reassessment.

Sadly, things did not improve as poor Gus was still being sick.

After another consultation,  our vet could feel something was not quite as it should be in his abdomen so the decision was made to take a blood sample and some x-rays.

The blood biochemistry results were unremarkable so we went ahead with the x-rays.

Gus recovering from his operation

Gus's owner (who had acquired this lovely kitten after one of her cats was killed as a result of the vandalism at a local cattery) was duly informed and consent was given to put him onto intravenous fluids and carry out an operation. 

Suffice to say, Gus is now feeling much better, having made a full recovery.

A very relieved owner, Mrs Ferguson, did mention that Gus has a habit of retrieving items and also had a love of water and that this had prompted her to do a bit of internet research. It turns out that Maine Coons are rather notorious.  Since this incident, the Fergusons make sure that all 5 pence pieces are well out of reach!

Gus with owner, Mrs Ferguson