PercyCat
Member Since 2019
Hello!
It's been an emotional week for me. I took my cat Percy to the vet last week because his lip was swollen. He was also drinking a lot of water.
When we were there the vet said she had to run some tests, but the symptoms Percy was showing was likely kidney failure. She also said due to the swelling on his lip she couldn't tell what it was. She said it could be that he bit his lip and it got infected, or it could be a mouth tumour. Luckily(?) I found out yesterday it was diabetes. I took him in to see the vet again today so she could go over the treatment plan. She took a look at his mouth and said she can't be 100% sure, but it's now looking like an infection from biting his lip, and the diabetes meant his body couldn't fight off the infection.
I've just been crying all day. Partly due to relief because he doesn't have kidney failure or a mouth tumour. Partly because I'm sad he has diabetes and I'm blaming myself.
Is this emotional roller coaster normal? And when does it even out?
It's been an emotional week for me. I took my cat Percy to the vet last week because his lip was swollen. He was also drinking a lot of water.
When we were there the vet said she had to run some tests, but the symptoms Percy was showing was likely kidney failure. She also said due to the swelling on his lip she couldn't tell what it was. She said it could be that he bit his lip and it got infected, or it could be a mouth tumour. Luckily(?) I found out yesterday it was diabetes. I took him in to see the vet again today so she could go over the treatment plan. She took a look at his mouth and said she can't be 100% sure, but it's now looking like an infection from biting his lip, and the diabetes meant his body couldn't fight off the infection.
I've just been crying all day. Partly due to relief because he doesn't have kidney failure or a mouth tumour. Partly because I'm sad he has diabetes and I'm blaming myself.
Is this emotional roller coaster normal? And when does it even out?
