Anubis ate a full bowl of food yesterday. It took him all day to do it, but do it he did. He's perked up a bit, but still is nowhere near his old energetic self. The vet [who called to check on him today] is going to keep him on just the prednizone for another week, both morning and night -- and we'll re-evaluate him at that point. If he's still ( Read more... )

It is Addison'sAddison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, hypocortisolism or hypocorticism) is a rare endocrine disorder in which the adrenal gland doesn't produce enough steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and often mineralocorticoids). It may develop in children and adults, and may occur as the result many underlying causes ( Read more... )

Anubis hasn't been eating the past week or so. I assumed he was just being picky about the food - stubbornly waiting until we put something -interesting- in it for him, but that turned out not to be the case. After about three days, i started trying to coax him to eat, deliberately putting the sort of things he likes in with his dinner - but he ( Read more... )

Wednesday, MK was oh so kind enough to bring home a head cold from the fire station. He spent the day curled up and miserable, but his immune system being what it is was better by bedtime.

Yesterday, i woke up feeling like crap.

Today, i slept til 3pm.

Ugh. I feel like death warmed over.

To everyone who supported me, thank you. To everyone who told me Talis would be fine, thank you ( Read more... )

Talis is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday.

We decided to go ahead with it despite his age for a few reasons. Yes, he's old. Yes, he can be grumpy and yes he's sore and achy. But. He still interacts with us. He still eats and drinks well (when he's not sick) and he still flings himself up onto the couch and bounds across the house to get to the ( Read more... )

Talis and I spent 2 to 3 hours at the vet this afternoon. He was in heaven, despite how poorly he feels. He loves the attention, and everyone at the vet loves him to pieces. He gets a ton of treats, a plethora of snuggles and a google of pettings - from the vet staff and any other people waiting in the waiting room. It doesn't matter -how- he feels ( Read more... )

Talis is very sick. He has had uncontrollable diahrrhea since Thursday, hasn't eaten or drunk anything all weekend and is basically exhausted. We are at the vet and they are concerned. He is having bloodwork done and they have found a lump near his spleen that has them worried enough to take an x-ray. I have had a rotation of four blankets going ( Read more... )

Going to the 'on call' doctor today for the dizziness, which is back in force. I was fine yesterday; just the slightest bit light-headed. But this morning after i got up to pee when i laid back down it started up again. Every time i rolled over i was woken up from the horrible horrible dizziness. Already, this early in the day, i can't turn my head ( Read more... )

I slept til noon today. Partially because i have this mentality on days when MK is home that I sleep til he comes and gets me up - which he never did today since he left the house around 8am. Also, I suspect that getting up to throw up this morning had something to do with the sleeping in. No idea where that came from. None.

*comforts self*