I know it's supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but I didn't think anyone wanted to wait for an update about Jewel, so it's going to be a Wordy Wednesday, instead.
We ALL went to the vet, so I'll update you on the kitties in the order they were seen.
First up was Milita. She weighs 12 pounds 5.5 ounces. Surprisingly, the vet said she only needs to lose a half pound to not be overweight! :) We've been putting her food up on the cat tree, and recently I got her a Neko fly, which she cannot resist. It's providing good exercise for her. I'll try to post pictures or a video of her playing with it soon. It's adorable.
The vet said she may need her teeth cleaned in six months, but other than that, she is healthy. She got her vaccines, and then a very grumpy kitty went back into her PTU.
Next, it was Jewel's turn. If you haven't been reading Facebook, Jewel has been having problems with her right back leg for a few days. She was limping on it and the leg felt floppy to me - it didn't have the tension her other back leg does. When I moved her, she seemed to be in pain, and she couldn't make it from one place to another without sitting or laying down between.
Jewel weighed in at 9 pounds 3 ounces - which is UP from her last weigh in! This is pretty rare for CRF cats, says our vet, so I am quite happy. Jewel really loves the new Royal Canin s/o kibbles Carmine is prescribed.
They took her blood for her kidney levels and to measure electrolytes, but I won't know anything about the results until later.
The vet took her back into another room to examine her leg. I could hear my little baby crying, and it was sad. They took an x-ray of her leg, and nothing's broken. The vet says she thinks Jewel has a soft tissue injury - probably from jumping off the cat tree or the bed. The Cosequin made Jewel feel so good that she was eating kibbles on the cat tree for a few days (as you can see in the photo).
We have to keep her from jumping for a week and she is on pain medication. It sounds like it should heal, which is good. I just feel bad for her being in pain.
Carmine was last. Boy was the vet glad to see him after Lita and Jewel! Lita and Jewel aren't exactly the easiest patients to have, but Carmine is so cooperative. He's like a little rag doll.
Carmine weighed in at 9 pound 0.5 ounces. So he's up one ounce :) We want him to get to at least 9 pounds, 6 ounces, so he has a little ways to go still. The Cyproheptadine seems to be helping his appetite. He got his vaccines and his B12 injection.
The vet is lowering Carmine's prednisone to one-half tablet in the morning and one-half tablet at night to see how he does on that. He goes back in two weeks for another B12 injection and weigh in.
I'll update about Jewel's test results when I know what they are.
Thank you all so much for taking this journey with us. Having special needs kitties is so very wonderful, but it does come with challenges, too. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world, though. I love my babies SOOO MUCH!
Thank you all for the purrs, prayers, hugs, love, encouragement, etc. We appreciate your friendship so very much. <3 p="">