Duchess is home

[cjsmith]

They didn't get a urine sample. Her bladder simply does not fill. But she's straining a lot, and she did pass

several chunks of pinkish-white tissue

at the vet's this afternoon. He started her on antibiotics, gave her an anti-inflammatory to calm down the whole likely-infected area, and is sending the tissue to the path lab. I've got ten days' worth of antibiotics to continue. We'll figure out what ELSE needs to be done when the lab report comes back. I wish they'd started on the antibiotics yesterday, but I do admit they wouldn't have the tissue sample now if they had sent me home with pills yesterday.

Duchess is now in the bathroom, where I have taken up all the rugs, and she is, in vet parlance, "soiled". She's also obviously uncomfortable. I can't decide whether I want to bathe her because she'll be happier clean, or let her be because a bath is the last thing she wants to deal with right now.

I hope this is just a bad infection. A bad enough case could cause her to shed damaged bladder lining or urethra lining. The most obvious other possibility, sadly, is "a tumor" (I think my vet didn't want to say the C word).

Comments

[platypus]

Oh, poor girl. I really hope she starts improving. Can you wipe her down with a damp cloth a little to maybe make her feel cleaner without being too, uh, violated?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Good idea, thanks. That might work.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I tried that. She may not be nearly as clean as she would be with a bath, but she's also not nearly as ticked off either. :-) A good compromise! Thanks again.

[sharya.livejournal.com]

My cats all have liked to be petted with a wet hand... it seems to pick up a lot of the hair. I suspect the wet hand feels like a great big tongue to them.

I am so praying for your kitty.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

My cats love that too! I don't often do it because it makes a mess of my hand. :-)

Thank you. Prayers, vibes, good thoughts and purrs are the best thing for now!