I called the emergency place and the urine sample results came back with a protein value of 300. The level is supposed to be only trace amounts, not even a measurable number. They said it can mean lots of things. I did research online and thigns most often cited have to do with kidney failure, but her other kidney values were fine (knock on wood). I found something that said it can be from dental disease, which she clearly has.
She is not eating at all which is freaking me out. She is very cuddly and purry and even plays a little, but does not jump at all and seems a little weaker than normal. I wrapped a towel around her and got 100 cc of fluids into her, and I syringe fed her 18 cc's of baby food. She ate a whole jar on her own when she returned from the vet eearlier (adrenalyn I think), so she got about 120 calories into her today, I figure, which is about half the normal calories needed. I would have syringed her more tonight but she was really freaking out and had to be toweled, and I figured she had been through so much today already. I will try to get two jars of baby food into her tomorrow, but I think it will be hard. I am very worried. She is far from anemic-- her hematocrit was 53, which I had never heard of-- I asked if it was too high. Apparently on their scale 37-55 is normal. So anemia is not the problem at this point. I am hoping this all just has to do with her mouth and can be resolved, but I really am worried. Besides losing my dog Nubi to cancer in November and Simon to cancer in February, my remaining dog Fern has cancer and my horse Pepsi's legs are failing (she turns 29 tomorrow, I think). And we are supposed to move to another state in less than 2 months. I just feel unable to cope. I also feel unable to let Ginger out of my site tonight. I think I might sleep on the floor with her since I can not seem to get her to come up on the bed, maybe because she feels she can't jump. **Has anyone had a cat with dental disease completely stop eating and do the lip licking thing when you try to give food???*** Thanks, Michelle
