No, you didn't miss a prior post. This is the first I've written about
how I've been somewhat worried about her. She's seemed more tired than
usual, sleeping much more than she used to, and less interested in food.
She *has* been eating, but with a lot less enthusiasm. So I took her to
the vet yesterday, and he did a cursory exam, but didn't find anything
obvious.

Since Roxy has herpes, I suggested that a course of alpha interferon
might help. It didn't *look* like a typical flareup, because she didn't
have severe URI symptoms, although she has also been sneezing a lot
and her eye has been runny. I told the vet that I'm unemployed and broke,
and wanted to take a conservative route, ruling out easier (and cheaper)
stuff first. So he suggests a full blood panel, to the tune of $120 US.
Hello?? Did he not understand the meaning of *unemployed and broke*??
I said I wanted to try the interferon first, and if that didn't improve
things, then we do the blood test. But since she does in fact have a
known condition, let's look at that first!

So I got the bottle of interferon. I should have just called and asked
if I could come pick it up, rather than bringing her in - saving her
the unpleasantness of the visit and me the cost of the visit... but I
was worried. Yesterday she got her first dose. And this morning, when
I got up, she came trotting to the food area with the other two, acting
just as excited about breakfast as they were. And long after the other
two had finished eating and were off washing themselves, she was still
lapping up the bits that were left behind.

So maybe all it is is a herpes flareup - I sure hope so!!

Joyce