Ele & Blackie (GA)
Member Since 2009
Good Morning LL,
I want to thank you all for your prayers and healing thoughts and energies. I cried every time I read your posts, but it was the tears from hugs and comfort from friends. Thank you so much being here for us.
Blackie had a pretty good night. With the help of the Mirtazapine, he ate really well. Once again he sat up quite a bit and I finally realized it was probably because the fluid in his chest is making him uncomfortable. So I got a wedge pillow that I had in storage and put him on it and he was able to lay down with his head elevated. He looked much more comfortable and slept there most of the night. He ate pretty well this morning too.
I should have done this before, but last night I started measuring his food more precisely with my little postal scale. I’m measuring the amount of food and then the water that gets added and then weighing the bowl again when he doesn’t finish it so I know how much he ate. I need to set up a spreadsheet for this. I am also weighing him daily too. I really believe that I wouldn’t have gotten him in to the vet as soon as I did if I hadn’t been weighing him and saw the sudden weight gain. By measuring his food, I'm hoping I will be able to tell if he's retaining more fluids or not.
I am trying to keep the anticipatory grief at bay, but it has been difficult. Although Blackie had a good night, I did not. I cried so much, I got a migraine. I’m better this morning and its probably a good thing to be at work to take my mind off of it. I hope to hear the bloodwork results tomorrow, but it may be Thursday before we hear. I’m also trying not to think beyond today. Again, thank you for all your support and love.
Yesterday's sad post: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36776
I want to thank you all for your prayers and healing thoughts and energies. I cried every time I read your posts, but it was the tears from hugs and comfort from friends. Thank you so much being here for us.
Blackie had a pretty good night. With the help of the Mirtazapine, he ate really well. Once again he sat up quite a bit and I finally realized it was probably because the fluid in his chest is making him uncomfortable. So I got a wedge pillow that I had in storage and put him on it and he was able to lay down with his head elevated. He looked much more comfortable and slept there most of the night. He ate pretty well this morning too.
I should have done this before, but last night I started measuring his food more precisely with my little postal scale. I’m measuring the amount of food and then the water that gets added and then weighing the bowl again when he doesn’t finish it so I know how much he ate. I need to set up a spreadsheet for this. I am also weighing him daily too. I really believe that I wouldn’t have gotten him in to the vet as soon as I did if I hadn’t been weighing him and saw the sudden weight gain. By measuring his food, I'm hoping I will be able to tell if he's retaining more fluids or not.
I am trying to keep the anticipatory grief at bay, but it has been difficult. Although Blackie had a good night, I did not. I cried so much, I got a migraine. I’m better this morning and its probably a good thing to be at work to take my mind off of it. I hope to hear the bloodwork results tomorrow, but it may be Thursday before we hear. I’m also trying not to think beyond today. Again, thank you for all your support and love.
Yesterday's sad post: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36776
