no. no. no.
i know i have been a horrible blogger, but there has been a lot on my mind. i noticed in the week before we left for vacation that kahlo, our usually chubby tabby cat seemed thinner. when we got back from vacation, it was very very obvious that she had lost a lot of weight, and when i weighed her, she had lost several pounds. i was worried. we lost a sweet cat a few years ago to cancer and suffice it to say i didn’t handle it very well.
i gave the cats some treats and while kahlo was eating hers she seemed like something was stuck in her mouth. i hear a funky crunch and a second later, part of a tooth came out. on closer inspection, i realized that she had no back teeth on the bottom of one side, just smooth gums and not many on the other side. she throws up all the time because she compulsively grooms herself and is bald in spots from it, and i realize that for a while she hasn’t been able to chew food. not that it is good news, but hopefully that is the only problem. i fed her tinned food today, which we never do, and she actually kept it down, although i had to keep the other cats away and keep coaxing her to eat. later, she was super lethargic and i gave her a regular brand of tinned food, rather than the good stuff, and i got her to eat almost the entire small tin, and a few minutes later she vomited it all up and then some. she wouldn’t come upstairs with me, even though she normally doesn’t leave my side and she feels a bit hot to me, although i dunno if i am paranoid at this point. i cannot deal. it is freaking me out. she has an appointment to-morrow, but…needless to say, everything else is taking the back burner right now. i had calmed down when i had gotten her to eat earlier and she seemed to feel a bit better, but if she can’t keep food down, she will end up in the hospital, which happened before, and if i lost her…i could not bear it. i didn’t handle egon’s death…at all. i fell apart. ok, i am going to sign off before i start blubbering. i will let you know what happens at the vets to-morrow.
xo,
n.
amy said,
May 31, 2006 @ 7:39 am
tell kahlo gilb and i say good luck at the vet. she’s a tabby role model for gilbert you know…let me know what they say
Tala said,
May 31, 2006 @ 7:48 am
I’m not a praying kind of person, but I will have Kahlo in my thoughts. I hope everything’s ok and it’s just a diet change that’s needed. Hugs to you and kittyface!
LisaBe said,
May 31, 2006 @ 8:22 am
i’ll be thinking of you both, and of jake and the rest of you. keep us posted.
hugs and catnip, l.
natasha said,
May 31, 2006 @ 8:45 am
amanda, me neither, but thanks!
lisa, thanks, and i will, for sure.
amy you are the best!
pippi said,
May 31, 2006 @ 9:06 am
sending happpy healthy kitty vibes!
XO!
One Crabapple said,
May 31, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
it is just the pain that is affecting her so badly. The vet will fix her up. I am thinking good thoughts and sending love.
hollyboc said,
May 31, 2006 @ 2:16 pm
poor kitty… i hope they get her fixed up.
natasha said,
June 2, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
thank you thank you thank you. will all the good kitty vibes coming her way and a different flavor of expensive soft food everyday, she has to get better. teeth are overrated, right?
Nit One Perl Two said,
June 3, 2006 @ 11:14 pm
It’s so nice to see someone shares views about knitting. I know the triple lindee pattern will interest you! It will be finished tonight and you can be the first to see the pattern.