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 please...
Prayers for the healing of your little Cathy.
Another major news item ignored by the wicked news media.
Prayers being said.
Serious prayers for your sweet Cathy and you.
I’m FR mailing you the screen name of a FReeper vet, who’s the very best.
Heartfelt prayers humbly offered up for Cathy’s complete recovery. May God
grant that you have many more years with her in great health and happiness.
Thank you. She and I need prayer warriors. I know in my heart God can heal her.
Thank you hon.
Thank you sweet heart. I’ll get a freepmail out to him or her.
Prayers for your little sweetie.
Him.
God bless and keep you.
Praying for darling, sweet Cathy.
I hope she’s with you.
This kind of thing has happened many times to my ancient kitty. Your friend may very well go through a bad patch and reemerge better than ever. My vets have issued my cat a death watch more times than I can count - and with the same problems as yours. She’s still around biting and scratching.
Hang in there!
She’s my little buddy. I pray she makes it too.
Prayers for your little Cathy -I’m a cat person too -have 3-and would feel the same.
I have just said a prayer for both you and Cathy. I’m sorry this is happening.
Prayer works, please earnestly pray. God is almighty, and He can heal her. I hope He chooses to, but if He doesn’t, I will understand *something* about this, I don’t know what it is yet, but I will get understanding
You’re most welcome, my friend.
Thanks Jemian. I’ll go spend a few hours with her today. Perhaps that will increase her will to live.
I love my cat that way too. I would not want her to suffer and I can only imagine how hard this is for you. I do pray now and will as the days pass for your Cathy. So sorry that the both of you have to go through this.
Please keep us informed.
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