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Yay! Curled up and sleeping next to each other is a start I do wish Roni had another feline friend to keep her company, but that just didn't work out.
I'm so glad you're getting some relatively good time to spend with your baby. Such good news that she's eating better and hanging out with you more. I know you are enjoying every minute you can with her. What happened with the subq fluids--did you start doing it at home or are you taking her in for it?
Travis is calming down. He still yowls during the night sometimes which he never did before. I think he wakes up and wonders where Molly is. Even though there are plenty of cat beds to use, those two always shared one. But the other day I spied him and Hannah (Molly's sister) curled up sleeping next to each other. Not snuggled up together like Travis and Molly used to do, but Hannah's always been very stand offish so to see her sleeping that close to him at all was a minor miracle and looked very sweet--maybe they're keeping each other company.
Roni has been sleeping with me occasionallysince Len passed, which she never really did. Len was the "sleep with mommy" cat. Roni was meowing during the other night, but not the yowls that were immediately after he was euthanized.
I'm ashamed to admit, I still have to take her in for fluids. I just can't do it Probably if I had an extra set of hands, but just me... I'm scared of not getting a good enough grip and poking her muscle or thru the skin or myself or all of the above.
Her kidney numbers are good now, in the normal range - but I think the extra fluids help her feel better with the (possibile/probable) cancer. Hey, since Molly had thin skin like Roni... did you notice a "crinkling" sound 2-3 days after giving fluids (in the area that the fluids are administered, the shoulder area)? When I pet her there, and I try to keep a light touch in that area in case she is sore), it sounds almost like there is crinkly plastic under her skin. It doesn't seem to bother her one way or the other - but it's freaky! Do you have any idea what causes that? I keep on forgetting to ask the vet, and since it only lasts a couple of days, the crinkling is gone by the time she's back there.