One of our girls, Yume, was diagnosed with kidney disease about 3 years ago. We have been able to manage it pretty well and she has been doing well up until a few months ago. She stopped eating and was throwing up bile and saliva. We had her hospitalized for a day so our vet could give her fluids, antibiotics, and vitamins. She came home and has bounced back okay, she is not eating as much as she used to but she does still eat about half a can of food twice a day (sometimes up to a full can twice a day) and was generally doing pretty good.
Then we brought her in for another round of fluids and vitamins (per our vet's recommendation -- she should get that treatment once a month now) and her vaccines and she has taken another pretty bad turn. She has not eaten anything since Wednesday morning and is very lethargic, and tonight she wandered around and cried several times. It was a very high-pitch, "painful"-sounding meowing, unlike any other noise she's made..
To make matters worse, my husband and I are supposed to leave tomorrow afternoon to go to Dallas for the weekend to vend at a convention. We have friends lined up to check on the cats 1-2 times a day while we're gone, but we are not comfortable leaving Yume alone for 3 days in this condition even with someone checking on her. So we may end up not going...which would mean I would be out around $200 for my booth space. I have told my husband that I am okay with that since I am worried about Yume, but I know he still feels bad, and we would miss out on making some cash, seeing some friends, and meeting some stars who are going to be guests at the convention.
It's just been a really sucky day, and now I can't sleep. I have a headache and I feel exhausted, but I laid in bed for half an hour tossing and turning and couldn't drift off so...here I am.
Then we brought her in for another round of fluids and vitamins (per our vet's recommendation -- she should get that treatment once a month now) and her vaccines and she has taken another pretty bad turn. She has not eaten anything since Wednesday morning and is very lethargic, and tonight she wandered around and cried several times. It was a very high-pitch, "painful"-sounding meowing, unlike any other noise she's made..
To make matters worse, my husband and I are supposed to leave tomorrow afternoon to go to Dallas for the weekend to vend at a convention. We have friends lined up to check on the cats 1-2 times a day while we're gone, but we are not comfortable leaving Yume alone for 3 days in this condition even with someone checking on her. So we may end up not going...which would mean I would be out around $200 for my booth space. I have told my husband that I am okay with that since I am worried about Yume, but I know he still feels bad, and we would miss out on making some cash, seeing some friends, and meeting some stars who are going to be guests at the convention.
It's just been a really sucky day, and now I can't sleep. I have a headache and I feel exhausted, but I laid in bed for half an hour tossing and turning and couldn't drift off so...here I am.
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