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He's still quite ill, and spends most of his time lying in various areas of the apartment -- always on the floor, against the baseboards or in doorways (don't ask me why, and if you think you might know, enlighten me!). He moves around quite a bit, so we know he's up to walking, albeit on shakey legs... we're keeping one end of the apartment cool (the studio with the computers) and the other end (the living room) warm as a sauna, so part of it might be him regulating the temperature of his surroundings.
It's distressing in the extreme to see such a cat, who was once a big, strong, confident fellow, reduced to an invalid. I wish there was something I could do to relieve his discomfort.
We're giving him supportive care, as instructed by our vet, and yesterday he was drinking a little on his own and managed to keep each force-feeding down. Our first feeding today got thrown back up within five minutes, but that was before we gave him the Ringer's drip -- hopefully the next feeding will be kept down. He's managed to keep down his dose of Felaxin so far, which should help grease up his intestinal tract.
Various people are offering prayers/spells for his recovery, including the devotional Wiccan group I belong to, which is holding a religious mini-retreat this weekend and will try to send some energy Micawber's way. Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and petitions to St. Francis, Bastet, and any other deities you see fit to address on Micawber's behalf. I'm praying to Our Lady of Cats that he recovers -- and if this is his time to leave us, that his death is as free of suffering as possible. All we can do now is give him a fighting chance, watch... and wait.
It's distressing in the extreme to see such a cat, who was once a big, strong, confident fellow, reduced to an invalid. I wish there was something I could do to relieve his discomfort.
We're giving him supportive care, as instructed by our vet, and yesterday he was drinking a little on his own and managed to keep each force-feeding down. Our first feeding today got thrown back up within five minutes, but that was before we gave him the Ringer's drip -- hopefully the next feeding will be kept down. He's managed to keep down his dose of Felaxin so far, which should help grease up his intestinal tract.
Various people are offering prayers/spells for his recovery, including the devotional Wiccan group I belong to, which is holding a religious mini-retreat this weekend and will try to send some energy Micawber's way. Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and petitions to St. Francis, Bastet, and any other deities you see fit to address on Micawber's behalf. I'm praying to Our Lady of Cats that he recovers -- and if this is his time to leave us, that his death is as free of suffering as possible. All we can do now is give him a fighting chance, watch... and wait.
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I am glad you liked the prayer, twas the least i could do...
In regards to animals lying on the floor when they are sick, I don't know how scientific this is but i read somewhere that they instinctively go to the ground to try and heal. Also the floor is often cooler if they are feeling feverish.
All my prayers and blessings going out to you!