| Feb. 15th, 2007 @ 04:02 pm Hello and please keep us in your thoughts |
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Current Mood:  tired
Wow. I can not believe that I have utterly neglected this thing for as long as I have. I hope everyone who reads this is doing well.
First off, please keep me, my husband, and most importantly our cat Thog in your thoughts and prayers. In October of 2005, I posted that Thog was in possible stages of renal failure. We got him back from the vet after he stayed for 3 days due to various things on October 31, 2005 and all-in-all, he seemed to be doing better. I regret not having him rechecked since then, but aside from a few weeks ago when my husband and I noticed he had been losing weight, he has been acting fine. Last week, we believe Thog crashed again and he was taken to an overnight emergency animal hospital where his blood results were "off the charts." Aside from his red blood count being too low, everything was was immeasurably high. They IVed him through the night and we took him to our local vet the next day. Both places told us to expect the worst and it was probably best to go ahead and euthanize him. They feel Thog is in advanced stages of renal failure. Fortunately, I am a member of an online support group with other cat owners who are dealing with renal failure and Thog is not showing the severe signs of advanced renal failure that other members detail in their posts. Thog still has a good quality of life (other than losing weight and being lethargic). He does actively get food when I place it out for him, he actively gets out of his "nest" (which is currently in our kitchen cabinet where we at one time put our cups and glasses) to use the litter box, and he will run after a string if it is dangled or trailed on the floor. People in the support group talk about how their cats literally are too weak to move and often are unable to make it to their food bowl or are unable to climb in the litter box. So, my husband and I have been Sub-Qing fluids into him at home this past week and I have an appointment for Thog to see a doctor at a special clinic that specializes in birds and cats. Just from observing his lethargy and noticing the number of hours he sleeps in his nest in my kitchen cabinet over the past week, I still fear things have gotten so bad that there is nothing much we can do for him. Still, cats in renal failure have the potential to live years and years if the condition is addressed correctly (and consistently). Thog is only 8 years old. It is too early for him to be taken from us.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers. Definitely keep your fingers crossed for us tomorrow as he sees this new doctor.
This year has started off rather rough ~ my husband's grandmother was moved to an assisted living home, my husband had surgery for an umbilical hernia, and I was out of work all last week with an upper respiratory infection and bronchitis. However, we are hanging in there and looking forward to positive things as we continue to get well. We have started the "Biggest Loser" contest at school and I have lost 10 pounds since it started. My thyroid is on track (wheeeee) and I have started exercising again. I am currently begging my husband for a treadmill, but considering the amount of vet bills and car repair bills we have accumulated, that does not look promising at the moment. But, we do both want a treadmill, so that is something we are starting to plan for at another time.
A friend of mine at school is about to be a grandmother again. Her younger daughter is giving birth to her first child either tomorrow or Saturday (depending on how late the induce labor and how long it all takes). I am so excited for her.
Speaking of giving birth, a student came up to me yesterday and asked me if I wanted a "catdog." I just stared at him wondering if he was joking or serious. This child then told me that his dog, a Boxer, got his cat pregnant and now she is having catdogs.
This is a 6th grader.
He was dead serious.
I saw a sign at a coffee house the other day that made me smile: "We love children; however, any child left unattended will be sent home with an Espresso and a free kitten."
Until later.
~sun~ |
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