Originally Posted By smedley Sending healing thoughts for your kitty, hope Sera is feeling all better real soon.
Originally Posted By Keith Again, many thanks for all the well wishes from everyone. We're pleased to report that we picked her up from the clinic on Friday afternoon and she's doing wonderfully. She gets medicine orally twice per day and we administer subcutaneous fluids every two days. Tonight was our first time with that and after a couple of false starts on our adorable little feline pin cushion, it went well! Here's our sweetheart all healed up. <a href="http://www.sharward.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=5" target="_blank">http://www.sharward.com/photos /displayimage.php?album=3&pos=5</a> <a href="http://www.sharward.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=6" target="_blank">http://www.sharward.com/photos /displayimage.php?album=3&pos=6</a> She has a follow-up appointment later this week, when she'll have another blood panel done to see how she's doing relative to where she's been. So, while all of this is indeed good news, it is tempered somewhat by the fact that she has indeed been diagnosed with an apparent chronic kidney disease condition -- what she experienced last week was an acute episode of it. It will take a lot of work for the rest of her life to manage the disease... But she's worth it, of course. You know, there's something to be said about things like this. Jen and I have REALLY been enjoying Sera a lot these past few days. It just seems like she's cuter and more playful and more affectionate than usual, and yet none of that is probably true... It just feels like it is. So, there you have it -- a happy ending, perhaps with an asterisk.
Originally Posted By Ursula Hey guys, I was a kitty-sitter for a spell to help out my boss with her ailing kitty. We did Sub Q (our homemade term for it) daily for just about three years. It does get easier once you find the spot and after a while, the spot gets calloused and the kitty stops fussing. Of course, even after months of expert Sub Q-giving, once in a while, I'd still find myself supporting a wet kitty when I "thought" the needle was in correctly. It happens, so don't fret when it does.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra Thanks so much for the good thoughts, everyone. It's been a trying, scary time recently, and it helped to know that I wasn't alone. While I'm sure Sera would rather not take meds and deal with the fluids, she is doing very well. It continues to amaze me just what a little trouper she is! It's a beautiful thing to have her back and acting like her old self. She's very, very dear to me...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Yay, Sera is doing well After looking at the pictures of poor "Frankensera" I was glad to see the happy Sera
