Some people have biological children, some adopt, we have fluffy feline children. I dote on them like any other parent. Our boys are our life.Today is a bad day. Felix, our youngest, is sick. Sick like I could never have imagined my child could be. Sure, he has hairballs, and a few that passed the less direct rout that was cause for some real concern, but never has he been this kind of sick. Just taking one look at his face this morning, you knew something was absolutely terribly wrong.
We took Felix to the kitty doctor tonight, after the episodes of frequent visits to the potty with no success, some vomiting, and being more antisocial than usual, and frequent bouts of cries. Felix is a talker, but he's not a crier. When we'd pick him up, he'd cry. It broke my heart to hear him.
I came home from work early today because Corey and I were so worried about him. He wasn't eating or drinking. Spending the day hiding. Felix had only gotten worse as the day progressed. So I called the vet and we took him in. Poor little man. Any sort of change traumatizes him (I'm surprised the vacuum doesn't give him a coronary). So he cried his on my way to the vet cry, tried to bury himself in the towels in the carrier, and all around felt miserable.
Our little guy has urine crystals. He couldn't pee, not even a drop. So after a trembling chin, we left him at the vet, one of the most heart breaking things I've ever had to do. They put Felix to sleep, emptied his bladder, catheterized him, put him one fluids, and now my poor sweet thing has to wear a cone. The little boy who can't stand to wear a collar, what is he going to do with a cone? So he's feeling better, but isn't better, yet.
His urine was free of crystals which means he's still blocked up, which means after the x-ray the vet will take in the next day or 2, he may have to have surgery. Cosmo is already going to make fun of him for having his leg shaved, can you imagine the ridicule he's going to get if his tummy is shaved too?!? ;o)
It's amazing how much you love some one and how bad it hurts when they're sick. How miserable you feel when he's missing. How you can't wait until you get him back. I miss my Felix, my little fuzzy snuggle bug.
2 comments:
Sad. :( Poor little guy. I remember when Vinnie was diagnosed with diabetes. It broke my heart. I'm thinking about the little man and sending good vibes his way.
It's hard, but at least he'll feel better. And, if you follow the diet food regimen, he (and you guys) should never have to worry about this again. Sindar slept a lot for the first few days he was home after his (lesser) ordeal, but since then, he's been our normal Sindar-pants. Don't worry too much. Felix will be fine.
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