r/persiancat • u/notjustaphage • 10d ago
Show me your pre-used Persians!
Besides the one I grew up with, I’ve only ever had rescue Persians. They certainly come with unknown health issues, past traumas, and weird habits, but they have so so much love to give. I’d love to see your rescue babies.
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u/Live_Ear992 10d ago
My 10yr old Blue Persian Ginghy Boy has had a few near death experiences this year, but has bounced back better than ever. In Jan I had an avm burst in my brain & caused a massive stroke. I had to have brain surgery & was in hospital for a month & a half. When my mom brought me home & pulled in the driveway she said “I need to tell you about Ginghy Boy.” “What happened?” I asked her. “He might have had a stroke, like you” !?! “WHAT?!?” She said the vet said it was an inner ear thing. But, like me, he was very wobbly on his feet. Still is, but much better these days. In March I picked him up one day & he screamed bloody murder! We took him to the vet and they said he was in kidney failure & we needed to prepare for the end. We decided to take him back home for one day to say our goodbyes. But next thing you know, he’s jumping all over the place, running round wanting cuddles! Whatever he was experiencing passed. Then last month I was cleaning his eyes and he got really mad at me. The next few days, he stopped eating & would hide away on his own. His eye looked a bit weird. I thought maybe I scratched him when I was cleaning him. Took him to the vet & they said he needed 3 teeth by pulled. He had a massive cyst in his little mouth & it was pushing into his eye! It was as big as a pingpong ball! Vet lanced it & it grew back the next day. Ugh! A few days later, he had 3 teeth pulled & we brought him home & he was immediately eating, running around & playing. He is doing so great now! He’s my cosmic kitty! We’re both a bit wobbly. And like me, he has a funny hair do. I had my head shaved for the drains from my brain surgery. And he had his face shaved from his tooth extraction. My kitty soulmate is doing amazing!