Ugh, don't you just hate when you take your cat to the vet only to find that
she has a totally unrelated problem???

She has elevated liver values. We are waiting in limbo to find out what is
going to happen with her. She also turned out to have elevated thyroid values
so she's on tapazole.

Since Easter Sunday, she has lost weight, and is vomiting at least once every
other day. She was on antibiotics but they were making her really ill, so we
stopped all the pills. She was basically just sorta "there", but started to
perk up again. We made the decision to try the tapazole again and have now been
giving it to her for the past 2 weeks.She is still wobbly, and still very out
of it. She is going back to the vet this week to be checked. I am not sure if
we are bringing her home or not.

She's started eating on her own again which was why we restarted the pills, she
hadn't been eating. Just hiding and ignoring life. She now is not really
drinking. She sits in front of the water dish, so we tried offering her
different water. Same thing. Then, this am, she got into the wet tub and was
licking water off the floor of it. She was sopping wet on her underside when
she got out! She fell partly into the toilet the other day as well, not a clue
what she was doing, she NEVER goes near the toilet. She is not dehydrated when
we do a skin check.

It's very bizarre, and it's heart breaking. We are losing her, we know it, but
it's just getting to the point of when do we call it, and let the vet help her
across the bridge? She is still interested in some stuff, she sleeps a lot, and
seems senile, but after I pill her she goes to the kitchen for a few licks of
wet food. She is no longer hiding in dark spaces like she was right after she
got so sick.

I am at a loss, part of me wants to allow her to go, the other half thinks it's
too soon. The horrible part is we go on vacation for a week after Memorial day.
She'll have to stay at the vet's office because I am afraid that if she starts
crashing, a pet sitter might not realize it. I am terrified she will die when
we are gone, alone with strangers, adn I have no choice but to go. I say this
is a vacation, but it's business mixed in, and I HAVE to go..I obviously can't
take her with us. (hmmm, could I??)

I knew she was getting old, she will be 16 in July, but she's done so well
health wise her entire life.

Angela (Aol.com doesn't hop!)

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