She did lose a few ounces, which is not uncommon for a senior kitty. She’s eating her special food just fine. But the vet suggested trying out B12 shots to see if they perk her up a bit… so that will be added to her protocol for a while… first weekly, then monthly, IF it helps.
So now she has her pills twice a day, her special food, & her shots…
… as my friend Karla says, “Getting old isn’t for sissies.”
Depending on how her blood work comes back she’s having us consider dental work. I can’t believe I’d even consider this because she’s older & I’d rather let her be, & even the vet said it’s really up to us considering her situation.
She does have some bad teeth… but to put her through general now, at 16? I’m just not sure. They say as long as her blood work says she’s well there is no more risk for her then there would be for a young kitty.
Still… I just don’t know.
Thea’s annoyed right now; obviously wasn’t really impressed with me dragging her out of her soft warm bed into the cold to be poked & prodded by strange human hands.
I tried to make it the best I could… even put a couple of towels in the dryer so she’d have a nice warm one to lie down on in her crate, & one to cover a good part of her crate to keep her warm from the cold.
She obviously doesn’t care…
I reached to pet her & she ran away. I could almost hear the “Get away from me.” muttered under her very bad breath.
Right now she’s out of sorts, kind of wandering around us, not wanting to be touched… but definitely wanting us to know she’s miffed.
It’s rough being a senior kitty.
She probably wants to be left alone in her old age. Can’t blame her; I guess that’s what we all would like.
1 comments:
I'm glad that Thea's doing relatively well. I love the picture; I can almost hear her saying, "I will NOT make eye contact with you!!" Putting the towels in the dryer is a great idea; I'll have to remember that one. I hope the shots work!
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