My cat is sick.
For those who haven't heard, my cat Taura is very sick. She started showing real symptoms over the weekend, and I brought her into my regular vet on Monday, where she was diagnosed with liver failure due to hepatic lipidosis, presumably caused by her stopping eating at some point recently. This was complicated by her losing her ability to clot blood, making it impossible to safely install a feeding tube to reverse the liver damage. So, last night she received a blood transfusion which helped (but didn't totally fix) the clotting problem. Today she was transferred to a local internal medicine specialist who installed a temporary nasal feeding tube, with the hope that it'll get her recovered enough to be have the full feeding tube installed on Monday. They gave her about a 25-30% chance, which while low, was still higher than I expected after talking to other vets. It seems clear that she's getting the best care available.
I haven't given up hope, but I'm having a hard time with this. I've worried in the past about my difficulty making emotional attachments to other people, but I've learned this week that this does not extend to cats. It's also become clear that there's a large body of friends who love both me and Taura who are willing to help in any way they can, but taking advantage of such offers isn't one of my strong suits.
In the meantime, I'll try to post important updates here.
I haven't given up hope, but I'm having a hard time with this. I've worried in the past about my difficulty making emotional attachments to other people, but I've learned this week that this does not extend to cats. It's also become clear that there's a large body of friends who love both me and Taura who are willing to help in any way they can, but taking advantage of such offers isn't one of my strong suits.
In the meantime, I'll try to post important updates here.