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My senior boy, Herby, recently had a UTI along with some other GI issues, but he seems to be on the mend. However, I can't stop hovering and tracking every change I notice (or think I notice) in his behavior. We went to the vet six times in the span of two weeks trying to get him sorted out, and now I note whether he's eating more or less than before he was sick, grooming more or less, playing more or less - did he always sleep this much? I'm a ball of anxiety, anticipating that something is going to go wrong again. And I know cats are extremely intelligent, and he's probably picking up on my own changes in attitude, but I can't help it. My own sleeping and eating is all out of whack in an attempt to monitor him throughout the day.
My senior boy is eating, using the litterbox regularly, he hasn't thrown up or been nauseous (which were the prevailing symptoms after a course of antibiotics) in over a week now, the vet said his lab work was remarkably boring for a cat his age, but I still can't seem to shake the pit in my stomach. Before Herby, I had a female cat who died horribly due to cancer. I regret not letting her go peacefully and submitting her to all sorts of vet visits and medications right up until she passed, and now that's in the front of my mind with Herby.
I'm fairly new to this forum, and it has been incredibly helpful with helping Herb after his UTI, so I'm hoping some of you will have words of advice that will help set me free from all these feelings. I don't have people in my life who will understand as closely as some of you if I bring this to them.
Thanks in advance, everyone.
My senior boy is eating, using the litterbox regularly, he hasn't thrown up or been nauseous (which were the prevailing symptoms after a course of antibiotics) in over a week now, the vet said his lab work was remarkably boring for a cat his age, but I still can't seem to shake the pit in my stomach. Before Herby, I had a female cat who died horribly due to cancer. I regret not letting her go peacefully and submitting her to all sorts of vet visits and medications right up until she passed, and now that's in the front of my mind with Herby.
I'm fairly new to this forum, and it has been incredibly helpful with helping Herb after his UTI, so I'm hoping some of you will have words of advice that will help set me free from all these feelings. I don't have people in my life who will understand as closely as some of you if I bring this to them.
Thanks in advance, everyone.