She's looking a bit perkier

[cjsmith]

Thank you so, so much for all your supportive comments. It helps.

Several people are asking for updates. There's not a lot of change, but here's what I can tell ya. :-)

- After yesterday's swabbing with damp cloths and frequent combing, she almost looks good again. Still technically needs a bath if you have a working nose. When she feels better she may take care of this. Or I will.

- I have *not* seen blood since yesterday.

- She's perkier. She loves scritches, she brushes herself against my ankles any time she can, and she's eating and drinking reasonable amounts. She's ignoring the catnip. She is not whining a lot about being stuck in the bathroom, but when she hears me approach she'll holler.

- I gave her her first pill-and-a-half dose of antibiotics just now. Half pills have sharp corners so I tried crumbling up the whole mess and putting it in wet food. She took it!

- She mostly hits the litterbox now. She always at least gets to it, and she mostly stays in bounds. After antibiotics work their magic for another day I may be able to let her out of the bathroom.

We expect word from the pathology lab late next week.

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[tryslora]

So glad to hear she's doing better!

We always had to get the liquids with Athena because it was easier to aim those at the back of her throat and be sure they went down than the pills! She was an expert at illustrating the classic "how to pill a cat" thingy that goes around the 'net.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Some cats are stunningly good at that, aren't they? Princess was also very good at pretending she had swallowed, then wandering off and (minutes later) disgorging the slimy thing in a corner somewhere.