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We both went to see kitty yesterday, and I went to see her today (Josh doesn't think she's benefiting from our visits so he chose not to go).
Yesterday she definitely seemed to us like she had taken a step back. Her breathing was laboured and when we picked her up she cried. She wasn't really interested in us being there at all. It took us two hours to get to see a doctor (!), and when one finally did come in she wasn't familiar with kitty's file. But she was concerned about her breathing and took a couple of x-rays. Turns out she had some fluid in and around her lungs, so they scaled back her fluids and gave her a diuretic.
Today, her breathing was back to normal, so that was a great comfort. But she's still not eating and still cries when I pick her up. I assumed this was pain, but the vet tech I spoke to said it could also be discomfort from nausea, so they don't want to put her on pain meds necessarily. When I first got there she seemed happy to see me, and gave me a couple of rubs. It didn't take her long before she wasn't interested in me being there anymore, though. My sense is that she's just really tired and seemed to want to sleep but couldn't because it was so noisy there.. every bang and bump and bark gets her full attention, and then she tries to settle down again.
Her biopsy results from her stomach and intestine come back tomorrow. If they come back as normal, I might ask if I can continue the force-feeding at home, since the vet suggested it on the phone this morning. She would rest better here, and she hasn't vomited in a few days. However, I might chicken out and try to keep her there for another day or two. I just wish I knew what was best.
Yesterday she definitely seemed to us like she had taken a step back. Her breathing was laboured and when we picked her up she cried. She wasn't really interested in us being there at all. It took us two hours to get to see a doctor (!), and when one finally did come in she wasn't familiar with kitty's file. But she was concerned about her breathing and took a couple of x-rays. Turns out she had some fluid in and around her lungs, so they scaled back her fluids and gave her a diuretic.
Today, her breathing was back to normal, so that was a great comfort. But she's still not eating and still cries when I pick her up. I assumed this was pain, but the vet tech I spoke to said it could also be discomfort from nausea, so they don't want to put her on pain meds necessarily. When I first got there she seemed happy to see me, and gave me a couple of rubs. It didn't take her long before she wasn't interested in me being there anymore, though. My sense is that she's just really tired and seemed to want to sleep but couldn't because it was so noisy there.. every bang and bump and bark gets her full attention, and then she tries to settle down again.
Her biopsy results from her stomach and intestine come back tomorrow. If they come back as normal, I might ask if I can continue the force-feeding at home, since the vet suggested it on the phone this morning. She would rest better here, and she hasn't vomited in a few days. However, I might chicken out and try to keep her there for another day or two. I just wish I knew what was best.