Polgeria
Member Since 2020
Hi everyone! Just a quick update on Mouse, since it's been a bit. She's doing well on the prednisolone. Her BG's are all wonky, but within tolerable ranges, I suppose.
It looks like we're going to have to go ahead with a surgical biopsy to find out what's wrong with her gut. They were concerned about her heart being able to tolerate the anesthesia, but she passed the blood test, so they think she's got a good chance of surviving the surgery.
I'm honestly terrified of finding out what's wrong with her and loosing my baby. I've spent the last 24hrs between fear of putting her through the surgery and loosing her on the table, fear of finding out she's got large cell lymphoma, fear of it just being IBD and having put her through a surgery to find that out....or if I'm just prolonging suffering in general.
When we first started this round of meds, she perked up a lot. She was happy, moving around a lot more, jumping, YES! She's jumping up on things again! She's coming upstairs in the house, for the first time in over a year, playing like a kitten, batting at toys, running around, even starting to play with her crazy psycho kitten "brother"
Now, she's more reserved, hungry all the time (side effect of the steroid) her BG is fluctuating like crazy, she's still jumping, but only onto the counter for her food, and she only comes upstairs to wake me up for food. She doesn't snuggle, she just sleeps and eats.
I know you can't help me make a decision, but I had to vent, and I think you guys are the only people in my life right now who really understand what I might be going through right now....
It looks like we're going to have to go ahead with a surgical biopsy to find out what's wrong with her gut. They were concerned about her heart being able to tolerate the anesthesia, but she passed the blood test, so they think she's got a good chance of surviving the surgery.
I'm honestly terrified of finding out what's wrong with her and loosing my baby. I've spent the last 24hrs between fear of putting her through the surgery and loosing her on the table, fear of finding out she's got large cell lymphoma, fear of it just being IBD and having put her through a surgery to find that out....or if I'm just prolonging suffering in general.
When we first started this round of meds, she perked up a lot. She was happy, moving around a lot more, jumping, YES! She's jumping up on things again! She's coming upstairs in the house, for the first time in over a year, playing like a kitten, batting at toys, running around, even starting to play with her crazy psycho kitten "brother"
Now, she's more reserved, hungry all the time (side effect of the steroid) her BG is fluctuating like crazy, she's still jumping, but only onto the counter for her food, and she only comes upstairs to wake me up for food. She doesn't snuggle, she just sleeps and eats.
I know you can't help me make a decision, but I had to vent, and I think you guys are the only people in my life right now who really understand what I might be going through right now....
You have my prayers for a safe and successful surgery. May he surgeons hand be skilled and swift.
