Thanks Sienne. As for the antibiotic, Dolly has chronic sinusitis and occasionally antibiotics help, she been on tons the last 8 years. She was given the Orbax (been on it before) because I called the vet and spoke to them, not due to an infection found in lab results. The first two days she seemed to feel better then the poor appetite started, unusual for her for quite some time now, and very lethargic. When she vomited the antibiotics the other night I decided to stop them. As for the appetite, there is so much improvement and she is not just laying around all day (it's not so much the laying around, she's a cat, it's the out of it, lethargic look in her eyes, her face.)
As for talking to Dolly, maybe not your words, but I talk to her throughout the day telling her all day how much I love her, that I would never do anything to intentionally hurt her, that she is my very best girl. I take time to scratch her back once she on the table, her new love, and kiss the top of her head, always talking. It's almost a constant dialogue of what do you want for dinner, do you want to play, can I rub your ears. I sit on the floor and entertain her by playing with her toys, she just watches me. The thing is this happens every now and then, then it suddenly disappears and Dolly is back minus the fear and extreme trust issues, she has never been, since day one 8 years ago, completely trusting. I don't know why they begin or end.
I am taking her to a Neurologist in August. Her painful walking does not seem to be Orthopedic or major Arthritis. Her x-rays were viewed by an Orthopedic surgeon. She has always had neck twitches and then developed a paw twitch a couple years ago, vet called them mini seizures but not to worry. The paw twitch got worse this last month then disappeared altogether. She has always spaced out, like in her profile picture, eyes fixed, in another world, then suddenly comes out of it. Maybe this is all neurological.
I guess because Dolly has been dropping into the 50's almost every day and night the last several day's I try to prevent limes by sometimes giving a little mc, 11% even though she has not dropped below 50. If you could tell me how often to test or when, I try to keep her afternoons test free if her numbers look good after her nadir. I will start giving treats before her tests.
I don't know Sienne. All I truly want is a happy cat or whatever she wants to be. The fear and lack of trust she had when we adopted her has never completely left her. We have always called her "our special needs KITTY" (not to disrespect anyone with special needs) She has always been different from any other cats we've had. Requires a lot more attention, a lot more everything, which she gets and always has. Maybe this is all Neurological. Thanks so much
Have a nice weekend Elise.
Hope you are relaxing and enjoying your Saturday. I am so glad you said what your job was, I was so curious but didn’t feel it was right to ask. That sounds so interesting, something I know nothing about, but you obviously enjoy it. It’s a wonderful thing when you like what you do for a living. I loved my job. I was the head of quality for a pharmaceutical printing company. It was pretty intense. We printed the labels and inserts for the major pharmaceutical companies. I retired in 2015.
