Can someone make room on their bed for a poorly kitty?
Yesterday morning Shadowcat was observed to be wobbling, rather than walking, she'd vomited and the litter tray bore traces of dire ear. Her gums were very pale and her eyes wouldn't stay still but twitched from side to side. She seemed to have trouble focusing and was very confused and disorientated.
We knew she wasn't at all well when we managed to get her into the travelling basket with no fuss and not a single hiss or scratch. This is a cat who usually has to be immobilised and poured into the basket. So, we whisked her off to the vet and it seems she may have suffered a small stroke (how ironic - a cat stroking, rather than stroking the cat) or else has an inner ear infection. According to the vet, her eyes aren't reacting as they should but her kidneys are fine (urine was at the green end of the dipstick) so she wasn't a candidate for euthanasia as we'd feared. We're treating both diagnoses, she got a broad spec antibiotic for the inner ear and is on steroids to boost her up a bit. She's lost some weight but she was never a big cat - 4kg is about her heaviest (about 8lb UK pounds) she's down to 2.80kg or 6lbs at present.
Anyhoo, she was inspected, injected and ejected to our care where she has made good progress. She refused to come out of the basket for several hours (another first, she's usually clawing her way out as we walk up to the front door) but she did drink some water put nearby, and had some fish for her lunch. She'd recovered enough to glare at us as we ate our dinners and ate her own as usual. She was back upstairs on the bed with me last night and seems much better today but still needs careful attention. I'll let you know how she's feeling when I give her her pill tonight.