Update on Sabine
Sabine continued to weaken today. I made an appointment with our vet, the universally beloved Cat Clinic of Roswell. (Oh, fine. I guess if you don't like cats, you won't like the place,
lemon_says.)
The girls, Sabine, and I headed there 30 minutes before our appointment and they worked us in early. Sabine had dropped down to 4.8 pounds. She has developed renal insufficiency - the vet didn't feel it is quite renal failure. She is hospitalized getting IV diuresis.for 36-48 hours to get her BUN and creatinine levels normalized, and we'll be able to bring her home.
She was in very, very rough shape. She had stopped bathing, she wasn't eating, and I had to carry her up the stairs. I was worried this afternoon that she had gone to find that dark, quiet spot to die. I spent 20 minutes looking in nooks and crannies. When I found her, covered in dust and cobwebs, she was barely able to mewl. I had to encourage her to drink. She didn't want to eat wet food. This is a cat that two weeks ago would run from two floors away at the sound of a can being opened to get wet food.
I'm focusing on the positive. I know she'll get through the next two days. She'll come home, we'll learn how to give her at home subcutaneous injections to control her condition. She's been with me for 12 years, living with me in 3 states, and we've got more years to go.
lemon_says.)
The girls, Sabine, and I headed there 30 minutes before our appointment and they worked us in early. Sabine had dropped down to 4.8 pounds. She has developed renal insufficiency - the vet didn't feel it is quite renal failure. She is hospitalized getting IV diuresis.for 36-48 hours to get her BUN and creatinine levels normalized, and we'll be able to bring her home.
She was in very, very rough shape. She had stopped bathing, she wasn't eating, and I had to carry her up the stairs. I was worried this afternoon that she had gone to find that dark, quiet spot to die. I spent 20 minutes looking in nooks and crannies. When I found her, covered in dust and cobwebs, she was barely able to mewl. I had to encourage her to drink. She didn't want to eat wet food. This is a cat that two weeks ago would run from two floors away at the sound of a can being opened to get wet food.
I'm focusing on the positive. I know she'll get through the next two days. She'll come home, we'll learn how to give her at home subcutaneous injections to control her condition. She's been with me for 12 years, living with me in 3 states, and we've got more years to go.