Posted on 07/16/2013 4:26:10 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Yesterday I got the worst possible news: My cat, my little girl Cathy might be dying. It started with a note from Kim, who is foster-sitting her, that Cathy was dropped off at the vet for excessive drinking. After some tests, diabetes and cancer and the like were ruled out, but she has a very serious condition called hepatic lipidosis. It was caused pretty much because she stopped eating because she missed her daddy. It's likely to be Separation Anxiety. When she stopped eating, the liver got very fatty and the liver enzymes and other readings skyrocketed. Right now some of the readings are 15 times normal. The prognosis, originally given as 'not good' (sent me into huge tears, again) was revised to the more accurate prognosis of 'uncertain'.
I scrambled to get to her at the vet and fed her her favorite, shaved turkey. She ate a little but gagged, but that is normal because she feels so nauseous. She was happy as hell to see me and purred (according to the vet) for the first time since she's been there. She's eaten twice, and while that's a good sign, there is no guarentee she pulls through. My eyes are clouding up as I type this. This is my little baby girl who I got as a tiny pre-weaned kitten. She really loves me and I wanted her to be with me for many more years. She's a mean kitty to everyone except me. She LOVES her Daddy!
I tried to pet her but she's feeling so sick she pushed my hand away with her little paw. She is glad to see me though.
I pray she doesn't die. Dear God, heal my little girl so we can have many more years together. I love my little girl.
I was angry at the pet foster people that they didn't pick up on this sooner, especially since they work with so many cats, but I know they didn't do this on purpose, and I know they have so many cats that it might escape notice. I won't put this on them. It just happened. If little Cathy pulls through, they've agreed to do things differently, having Shane spend time with her and we feed her shaved turkey from time to time. We just need little girl to pull through.
Today I go there and spend a few hours with her. Hopefully that gives her the will to pull through.
I almost wanted to blame myself – if I hadn't gotten loaded (something I did after the stresses of losing the 2012 election, and believing my country died), she wouldn't have been separated and experienced the stress of missing Daddy and stopping her eating. More to the point, if I hadn't gone into recovery housing, she wouldn't have been separated. But that's convoluted thinking. It's not real. One way or the other, continued using would have killed her.
I know two things from this: I can love deeply, and someone or something can love me deeply – so much so that missing me is killing them.
CATHY, PLEASE PULL THROUGH, HONEY!!!! GOD, PLEASE HEAL HER LITTLE LIVER AND GALL BLADDER!!! PLEASE!!!!
Prayers up for your sweet Cathy’s full recovery! Prayers for you too Laz. Stay strong.
Laz....I hope your kitty is doing better today. My phone is not on silent. Call if you want to talk. Love you.
Years ago the vet told me cats have to eat all the time; 3 days of not eating could cause death. The vet had special medication made up to give her and I had to feed her by putting cat food on my finger and letting her lick it off several times a day. She survived and is still with me today. Even if she vomits, she will get a small amount of food
The vet is no longer alive. I cannot remember the medication given her — I think it was an antibiotic for humans made special for her in a pharmacy that does only that type of prescription.
That’s all I can remember.
So sorry to hear that your sweet kitty is sick and I hope that seeing her “daddy” will make her happy and she will want to live and spend more time with you in this world. You are such a caring person...no wonder she loves you. ((((hugs))))
Continued kitty prayers, bro.
Lost my kittie, Bootie, just over a year ago so very sympathetic to what you are going through.
Got to wonder sometimes why we get so attached!
Boots is now in a box and all my family knows the box goes in MY box when the end for me comes...he and I will always be together!
Prayers for your Kitty.(((((Hugs))))
Laz, you have given all of us so many moments of humor and laughter, that it hurts to see you in pain.
I am praying for Cathy and for you right now.
Heartfelt prayers for you and Cathy, Laz. Prayer DOES work.
Many prayers for your Cathy, she’s innocent and I want to hear how she makes out today.
Back of my hand for you, old FRiend....
Thank you dear. I missed your wonderful reassuring post. I’m glad to have seen it. Great news to follow!
She ate a whole can of tuna, last night1!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m gonna go there and sit with her for a few hours and read out of the Big Book to her. :)
I’m bringing her my stinkiest underwear and workout shirt cuz she loves to snuggle with my stinky clothes!
That is good news! Get a jar of baby food chicken for her. They love the baby food meat. No ham..just chicken or turkey. No veggies in the mix..just the meat. Very good for sick kitties. It is sure to please most of time and easy on the tummy.
Prayers for Cathy and Laz
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Take care of YOURSELF, Laz. We dinna want to lose YOU either.
Thank God!
And thank you so much for the good news.
And the lamb. My cat used to do flip-flops ten feet in the air over babyfood lamb or a lambchop bone. Never seen anything like it.
Excellent!
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