Well, busy few days. First and foremost, Koko is fine. No more eye socket seepage, great appetite, and an all-around bad girl. Been raining pretty regularly and VERY high winds so we haven't gotten out for a 'stroll' since my last post.
Bad news, my two FeLV+ (Feline Leukemia positive) cats aren't doing well at all. One, Puss Puss, is at least 11 - 12 years old, been FeLV+ for at least 4 - 5 years if not all her life and you would never have known. She was pretty much dumped on me over 10 years ago and was never one of my favorites. One of those who will tangle herself up in your feet trying to get attention and then hiss the other cats away from you.
Until about 3 weeks ago Puss Puss was doing fine. Outside most of the time tho in to eat. Then she was absent for a couple of days and when she came back she looked bedraggled. In the next 7 - 10 days she lost weight, looked unkempt and her attitude got nastier.
At the same time, Luke, the FeLV+ kitty I had adopted from a former co-worker who couldn't keep her (apartment rules), wasn't able to eat any more. She had looked bad right from the beginning but began to do better with medications. I had to have about 1/2 of her teeth removed shortly after adopting her because they were rotten and causing her pain - she had stomatitis. Ugly inflamed red line around the edge of her gums. She wanted to eat but after a few bites would act like her mouth was attacking her, wail and paw at it. Then try to eat a bit more. She did pretty well for months then just last week started with the mouth thing again. Red line on gums had reappeared. Very unhappy. So was I. Vet says time for another steroid shot to try to calm inflammation.
Meantime, I wanted to be sure Koko's eye was doing as well as I thought and also have Polar Bear checked out, as he was very lethargic.
Ever try to take 1 large dog, 2 sick cats and 1 blind cat to the vet at the same time in a mid-sized car? Least it is a 4-door.
Results: Koko doing great!
Luke needed a steroid shot to calm down inflammation but all else looked OK.
Puss Puss anemic, fluid in belly. Did blood work (not easy!) waiting for results.
Polar Bear possible bug, needs a round of Amoxycillin.
Came home yesterday after all this and all were doing fine. Later last night Luke was able to eat some canned food for the first time without obvious pain. Puss Puss didn't act like she had 4 puncture wounds in her neck trying to suck blood, ate well and hissed at everyone. Luke came to lie on my chest while I read a book in bed, and then jumped down when I turned out the light.
In the morning/middle of the night, I heard a cat vomiting but couldn't find the evidence or the cat. Wonderful.
In the morning I fixed various meds, including the Interferon for Luke and Puss Puss and couldn't find Luke anywhere. After about 1/2 hour of looking I figured maybe she had snuck out with the dogs in the morning. A while later I hear a yowl...... a cat in definite distress. I search. Not as hard this time as all cats and dogs are sniffing/circling a specific chair. I finally get Luke out from underneath. Stringy gobs of saliva/mucus hanging from her mouth and acting drugged. Call the vet. She was fine yesterday and all we gave her was a steroid shot! Take her to the vet - she's limp as a rag, eyes glazed but in discomfort. Vet says not good. She is a wet dishrag during exam, yowls a few times. Anemic, in pain, obviously slipping away. After examination it is decided whatever has happened it is time. She is hurting.
When she received the initial shot of anesthetic she purred and put her head on my hand, then she lost blood from both ends as her muscles relax. Her insides apparently were eaten up but she was a fighter. The second shot, directly to her heart showed what a fighter she was. It was probably close to 5 minutes before she finally stopped breathing.
So Luke is gone and I have to keep a close eye on Puss Puss to see if there is some bug going around that is highly contagious for cats with low immunity.....
Luke is out in the garage waiting for the rain to stop so I can find her a place in the graveyard for my fur-babies.
Koko knows something is going on cause she is pawing at the door to the computer room wanting to get in. I think I am going to give her a treat, lay on the bed with her snoozing on my chest and read a book for a while.
Not feeling sociable.
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