Kitty update
Jun. 3rd, 2008 09:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thekyttnWe dropped Emo off at the vet this morning, and the poor baby wasn't seen until about 5pm. The limp seems to have been caused by detergent from the spill in the laundry room (which is where the cats' litter boxes were). Apparently he got some on one paw and it was irritating the pad. They cleaned the pad and we are to make sure the cats stay out of the laundry area until all detergent is cleared up (not at all sure how we are going to manage that; the stuff just spreads with the addition of water). Faeryn was kind enough to take him to the vet and to pick him up, but they were so late seeing him that she had to bring him to me at the book store rather than take him home, because she had to babysit.
Unfortunately, it appears that the heart murmur that Emo had when we first got him has gotten significantly worse. The doctor wants me to take him back in in two weeks for another visit and an ultrasound and echocardiogram. My sister-in-law has suggested that perhaps Emo ingested detergent when cleaning his paws and that is what has worsened things and maybe they will be better in two weeks. I am trying not to panic.
Poor Emo did pretty well at the bookstore. I let him out of his carrier, because it was too tiny for him to stay in for 2 hours, and he wandered the store. One customer was terrified of cats so I locked him in the back room. He stayed in the back room off and on between 6 and 8pm when we finally got home. The poor love had done very well holding his bladder at the store, but didn't quite make it all the way home. He had an "accident" in the carrier and came out a very soggy, icky kitty. I gave him a bath, which didn't make him any happier, but he is almost completely dry now (he'd only put up with the towel for so long) and is on the end of my bed bathing himself.
Now I'm not feeling well, not sure if it is stress, the weather or what. My headache has gotten worse and I'm nauseated, but I'm trying to drink something and will be going to bed shortly, at least I plan to :)
Unfortunately, it appears that the heart murmur that Emo had when we first got him has gotten significantly worse. The doctor wants me to take him back in in two weeks for another visit and an ultrasound and echocardiogram. My sister-in-law has suggested that perhaps Emo ingested detergent when cleaning his paws and that is what has worsened things and maybe they will be better in two weeks. I am trying not to panic.
Poor Emo did pretty well at the bookstore. I let him out of his carrier, because it was too tiny for him to stay in for 2 hours, and he wandered the store. One customer was terrified of cats so I locked him in the back room. He stayed in the back room off and on between 6 and 8pm when we finally got home. The poor love had done very well holding his bladder at the store, but didn't quite make it all the way home. He had an "accident" in the carrier and came out a very soggy, icky kitty. I gave him a bath, which didn't make him any happier, but he is almost completely dry now (he'd only put up with the towel for so long) and is on the end of my bed bathing himself.
Now I'm not feeling well, not sure if it is stress, the weather or what. My headache has gotten worse and I'm nauseated, but I'm trying to drink something and will be going to bed shortly, at least I plan to :)
