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Poor Otto. It's rather heart wrenching to hear the mews from his quarantine.
I took him back to the vet today. Besides eating more, I haven't really seen much of an improvement. I thought he was gaining a little bit of weight when he started looking a tad less skeletal. However when I saw the balloon belly hanging on the sagging back bone, I knew it was all liquid. Apparently he is still running a slight fever and is holding a lot of liquid. Something about proteins not being processed correctly or escaping. I think from the blood work they've ruled out the liver, but now need a urine sample to help determine if it's a GI problem or kidney one.
So they pumped him with liquids and now the bugger is forced to stay in the bathroom until he squirts out a sample I can take back to the Vet. They gave me some litter that is glass beads or something that won't absorb. He's in there with a box and plenty of water. Only if he understood human-speak. He'd then realize if he peed he'd be out of there in an instant and I wouldn't feel like such a horrible kitty mommy (especially when I complain about my poor bank account). Now that you know way more than you ever wanted to know about feline health problems...
It's Monday. Where the hell do the weekends go? Oh yeah, I think I slept through a large part of the last one - well at least the hours normal people are awake. If I wasn't sleeping; I was avoiding the cold. I had a house showing tonight and another one is scheduled for Wed. Keep your fingers crossed.
Cheers,
Franz
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