Vibes for Rosie please

Why is she not happy there? Fostering is a loving gesture. I send love and white lite and lots of hugs. You are an animal angel.

Well, I didn't think she was truly happy as she would only ever stay in the bathroom, and didn't do anything but eat and sleep, but she has done a turn around since then - she has spent most of hte afternoon on the stairs (I had to take her down the first time, but then she came down of her own accord the second), and I have found things she likes to play with, despite her owners saying she didn't play. Thanks for the nice comments, I love fostering.

Rosie is doing well in herself, but I have found a lump near her ear. Fortunately, we are at the vets tomorrow anyway, so I shall bring it up then.

Well, the lump turned out to be a cyst, and she is still doing really well, and has even put on some weight. Had a vet visit on Sat, she has a terribly gassy tummy, but she wont tolerate meds for it, and she does have bad arthritis, which I am trying to work on at the moment. Looks like we might have a good summer, and I will have to see what happens at the end of it really.

That's good news still, things sound promising a bit at least.

Did Rosie's previous owners speak a different language?

Thanks, she is a completely different cat now - she loves to play (mind you, that is partly due to catnip!!).
Aircraft - no, why?

Fantastic news!!!

Glad she is feeling better

Maybe now she will warm up some more. I am so glad she is going to be ok.

WEll, I am giving up with the urine sample for diabetes - she had a tray with special litter Sun and Mon night, she pooed in it the first night, so I was pleased she would use it, even if she didn't wee all night (not like her), but there was nothing in it yesterday morning, so I was slightly concerned cos it meant she hadn't weed all night. I was moving some stuff in the bathroom last night and found she had used some of my washing instead, so I felt so guilty she had needed the loo but hated the litter so much she found an alternative. Last night I tried an empty tray as the last resort - still empty this morning, so I swapped it straight away rather than waiting till I went to work, and she went straight in it for a wee (admittedly did her usual trick of missing the tray completely!!), so she isn't willing to oblige, and prefers to hold on or find another way of weeing, and as CRF cats are prone to UTI's, I can't risk that with her.This is the second time I have tried getting a urine sample out of her, so obvious she isn't going to oblige!! Will ring the vets today and let them know - they may have an alternative I suppose.

Things aren't looking good for Rosie, I had to take her to the vets last week cos she was limping on one of her front legs, she now has arthritis in 3 of her 4 legs, but cant' have meds due to her CRF, so on even more limited time than first imagined. She also had her belly checked, and she does have quite a swollen belly, and is gassy again, vet thinks it might be more round her liver area though, she doesn't have any diarrhea, and had a low temp, so is on ab's, but her eating is worse, it takes her so long to decide to eat anything, and hasn't cleared a bowl since Thurs night, I am glad it is cool here so I can leave her wet food down all the time, or she really would have starved by now as it has taken her nearly 10 hours to eat 3/4 pouch, and this is a cat who was eating me out of house and home when she came 3 months ago. She had a really good day on Fri, got to enjoy the sun, and played -s he will still play, but it is the lack of eating that is bothering me, and I am running out of food to try her on, she has had 4 kinds today.

I'm not happy to hear the latest update. All I can do is send mega Rosie's way.

awww the poor sweet baby i'm glad she has a foster mum who actually cares about her and I hope she has some more better days ahead for her

Thanks, I am not happy about it at the moment, and really dont know what to do, I just know things aren't looking good. I keep finding her just sitting in the litter tray now, so in that respect she is getting worse. I have given her what she loved to eat when she first came, and she has eaten about half of the half pouch I gave her, and is now sitting blankly in the tray - not trying to do anything,she just sits there, and doesn't move until you touch her to coax her out. This is the second time I have seen her sit there in the last half hour.

i'm so sorry that rosie is struggling again. it is so hard when you can clearly see that things are getting worse. my rb girl daisy would sit in her tray during the last year of her life, she also had CRF and i swear there is a link there. it's like they know they should be tiddling but are unable too.

sending masses of for rosie and for you at this difficult time.

That is interesting, I haven't heard of CRF kitties doing that - she did eventually have a poo, so maybe it took her a while to realise why she was sat there.
I got home to take her to the vets, and had a quick scan of the food bowls, she had barely touched the wet food, eaten some of the dry but not touched the water bowl, and it was quite warm in the bathroom. Vet confirmed that she was dehydrated, and did the blood test - her blood was quite thick, so she is suspecting that her kidneys are worsening. REsults should be back around lunch time tomorrow, although they may do them earlier for me, Zi's were back at 11ish. I am really dreading them. She isn't eating much still, and I am running out of ideas to give her, but I have syringed some water into her, and she has been taken outside tonight.

aww the poor sweetie

I'm so sorry, sending vibes your way.

julie
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