It’s been over a week now and of course I’m still dealing with losing Willow. There was a great deal of acceptance pretty quickly considering the gut feelings I had when I took her in, but it looks like the remainder of the journey to a new normalcy is going to take a while. I, [...]
Over the weekend Dr. Delaney got everything stable, all her numbers were normal, everything was where it should be, but she still wasn’t doing well at all. I went and sat with her for a little bit and then held her while he let her go. I truly think it was for the best. He [...]
She’s finally starting to show some improvement. The acidosis is starting to slowly clear up. Things still aren’t looking good, but improvement is improvement. Unfortunately, he still can’t find what the root cause of it is and he’s really worried– whatever it is that made everything drop to worst-case so quickly can’t be good, ya [...]
I’m stuck at work till 5 today. Willow is in ICU right now. Ketones. Her blood is acidic which is screwing with everything. Her body temperature is so low the thermometer won’t read it and that’s messing with everything as well. And despite insulin being given, her blood sugar is in the 600s. Those are [...]
Just got back from the vet. Things went well. Luckily, the insulin not only doesn’t expire for 6 months, but it’s also enough to actually last that long with her dosages. As I mentioned before, about 30% of cats will regulate and actually ‘get over’ the diabetes. I assumed this was something that, if it [...]
Tuesday’s bill was $231. Ryan paid $140 on it. After what he owed me, that puts him up $52 which means I’m covering his part of the cable bill this month. I have to pay the remaining $91 today. The insulin is over $120, plus needles. I’m at around $232 that has to be paid [...]
After some time of being concerned about changes in Willow, I was finally able to get her to the vet yesterday. The news wasn’t nearly as bad as it could be, but definitely not good. Willow is a diabetic kitty. I’m still sorting it all out and researching to get it all straight in my [...]
