The cat

(Above: Motley Sue takes advantage of me being sick)

Motley went to the doctor earlier this week. She has been indifferent to wet food (but eating dry food, in a strange reversal of normal behavior). She’s had diarrhea and her pupils were enlarged — a sign of stress and/or pain.

The doctor confirmed that her kidney disease had advanced significantly. He gave her appetite boosting shots and fluids to flush out her kidneys, but her appetite for non-dry food has been so-so at best.

She’s home right now, with pills to take (antibiotic and appetite boosting), but if she doesn’t start eating a lot more soon, it’s bad news. Her pupils are still enlarged as I type this, but she just got home, and the stress of the hospital may still be in effect (at her age, de-stressing takes a while).

We’ll know more about where she is health-wise in early next week. But right now, she’s clearly grateful to be out of Kitty Jail and relaxing in her cat bed.

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