Thank you, Beth. I'm having a terrible time focusing on work today. I just want to be with my girl :-( I'm hoping that whatever this is -- we've caught it early.
elizabeth On 3/20/07, Beth Noren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sending positive thoughts for Mama Kitty, hope the 4:00 appointment goes well. Hugs, Beth On 3/20/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm worried about Mama Kitty this morning. > > She was diagnosed almost a year ago - and rebounded very well with > Acemannan. She's had a wonderful year, is at a healthy weight, and had > practically reverted to kittenhood! > > I noticed last night though that she didn't seem to be eating. This > morning she just seemed very lethargic to me - almost like a rag doll in my > arms. When I let her outside - she went straight to some red clay dirt > I recently dug and was eating that. Seems like I read here on the list that > this is called 'Pica'. My first thought was that red clay contains a lot of > iron and so perhaps she was trying to get a nutrient she needed. She ate > some grass too. She really started to stress when I tried to look at her > gums and so I didn't push it. I suspect she may be beginning to get anemic > though...I just have a feeling. > > Last time she crashed (when she was first diagnosed) - that nictating > membrane was showing in her eyes and she had lost a good bit of weight (down > to 7lbs). Her eyes look good now - she just seems sleepy - and her weight > seems good from what I can tell. It could be that she is just fighting a > URI or some kind of infection. It's so much harder for them to fight off > these things when they have FeVL+. > > I got her to eat a couple of bites of food before I left for work. I > put her in her favorite chair before I left too because as lethargic as she > seems, she would hardly be able to defend herself if a big dog came by and > wanted to harrass her. > > Called the vet a bit ago and they will see her at 4pm. Maybe I am just > being paranoid but with this disease I'm not taking any chances. Please > send prayers and good vibes our way. > > elizabeth and mama kitty >
