A Damn Tough Day October 17, 2005
Dealing with a really sick kitty, going in for yet another damn beta, and spending time at the DMV is just really too much to handle in one day. Just too fucking much.
Dixie is not doing well at all. She kept getting worse and worse last night, so much so that we weren’t sure if she would even make it until morning. At around 11:30 last night we packed up and headed to the emergency vet. My poor kitty couldn’t even hold her head up when we brought her in. Oh, how it just breaks my heart.
They ran a ton of blood work and took some x-rays and found that she is in severe renal failure. Her numbers were off the charts. I stood there in tears asking whether or not we should pursue treatment for her or let her go. The vet thought it was worth going ahead with treatment for at least a little while, so they gave her a mega dose of antibiotics, put her on IV fluids, and kept her for the night. This morning we picked her up and took her to the regular vet where they have continued the IV treatment.
I talked to the vet this afternoon, and my baby is doing about the same. She still won’t eat anything and isn’t peeing enough for the amount of fluid being pumped into her, so that’s not good news. I asked if we should keep going, and our vet said yes for now. She’ll stay on the fluids and have her kidney function blood work redone tomorrow or Wednesday to see if it’s helping any. We’ll get another report when the vet goes up to check on her around 10:00 tonight.
My face is beyond tear stained and all I’ve had to eat so far today has been two cookies and a little pudding. Yeah, I’m doing well. This is just too hard.
On a different note, my beta finally came back negative today. 1.3 to be exact. Thank fucking goodness. It only took 6 weeks post miscarriage to drop all the way. Fucking beta.
My IVF coordinator called me with the results and then started talking about plans for our upcoming cycle. I just wanted to cry into the phone that I couldn’t even begin to think about that today. I’ve got enough to deal with right now. More than enough.
- Posted in : Limboland: the aftermath of IVF Part 5, my furry children
- Author : amanda
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ooooh Amanda….I’m sorry about the kitty and how much you’ve got to deal with right now. Sounds like you’ve got a tough couple of days ahead. Take care of yourself…..and eat more, please.
I am so sorry about Dixie. I hope she hangs in there. And I hope you keep hanging in there through all of this, too. Big hugs.
I’m so sorry about Dixie. My 17 yo cat is edging toward renal failure, but we are treating it now easily w/med and electrolytes to where she is back in the normal range. There are great websites about treating it at home – also about how those bad numbers can come down drastically with treatment, just after IV therapy.
Oh no, like you need all of this…..I am so very, very sorry for your kitty.
I am sorry you are having to endure any of this.
Thinking of you,
I’m so sorry about the kitty. It’s heartbreaking to watch animals suffer and to think about losing them.
I’m so sorry about little Dixie. Glad your beta is done with though so at least that’s not drug out any longer. *hugs*
Amanda,
I’m really sorry about Dixie. Even the mere thought of anything happening to my 2 cats makes me tear up. I don’t think I could handle it. I mean some people view pets as just pets but, for DH and I, they are truly members of our family. I know you feel the same about yours. I remember you had a scare with one of your others awhile back. I really hope the treatment starts working and she comes out of this okay. Your vet sounds really good. I like that she is not giving up so quickly.
I’m glad you got a car. I don’t know how you’ve managed sharing one for so long. That had to be rough. I must have missed something as I didn’t realize you were actually doing your next cycle with the Houston clinic. Even though it seems like a huge headache, I guess it’s probably a safer bet than starting over with a new clinic.
Anyway, I’m thinking of you and hoping things start looking up.
I’m so sorry about your cat, Amanda. It hurts so much even when everything else is going well… and when things aren’t going well, it’s utterly heartbreaking. Thinking of you. I wish there were something I could do to make things better.
Oh what a hard time. Thinking of you and Miss Dixie.
Oh so sorry. Thinking of you.
I am so sorry. Thinking of you and Ms. Dixie today. Please let us know.
I hope your kitty gets better and that things in general improve. A lot. Damn slowly dropping Betas.
Shit, girl, I’m so so sorry about kitty. Email me if you want info on renal failure. My cat had it and lived five years afterwards, with daily medication. It was a pain but TOTALLY worth it. I hope that everything turns out okay.
Hi – I just came across your blog, and I just wanted to say I’m so sorry about your kitty. Hope Dixie gets better soon! Good luck with everything!
As a parent to two cats, my heart is breaking for you right now.
Our thoughts are with you.
Wow, that’s a rlaley clever way of thinking about it!