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Starting last week, Saki's back to being a happy little kitty again. Halving her flagyl dose, getting some Comfort Zone pheromone diffusers, and adjusting to me being gone after 3 weeks of misery over it, seemed to have come together for her. I think the Endless Winter was hard on her, too, even though it stays warm in here, so the return of spring is probably doing her good as well. And her fur, which had been looking rumpledy, fluffed out smooth and silky again last week. I've heard that their coat is supposed to reflect their health from 3 months ago, but this seems to be an immediate change in synch with her spirits and behavior.

And now this week, she's happier to have me home for now. She's been eating a little better each day. With all the fancy grain-free wet foods I've gotten her over the months, it's Fancy Feast that is interesting her the most right now, but the classic varieties do read to be grain-free, so I'm giving her what she wants. That's what Tuxie likes best, too. She does seem to be nibbling on the Blue grain-free dry food a lot more today. But she's still losing weight an ounce or 2 a week, and is an ounce down from yesterday even, so still a constant worry. I'm hoping her thyroid isn't going too high again. I've also found a weird loose lump on her back leg--I'm hoping it's just a fat deposit. We'll see the vet again on Monday and I'll ask him about it, and maybe we'll decide to go off the steroid and flagyl altogether, depending on what her thyroid and renal values are doing, hoping they've done their job for now if it's IBD she's been dealing with. She's not a typical case in how she's reacted to the steroid. It's possible her weight loss is connected to the meds, and I'm hoping that's the case, but whether it's small cell lymphoma remains to be seen. I'm not going to put her through any cures that give her a longer, but miserable life. We've got a vet who is better equipped for that goal than the the one we had before, so I'm grateful for that.

But for now, life is being good to her and I'm glad to see my sunny girl back for the present.

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Aw, she is such a lovely lady. I'm glad she seems to be feeling a bit better.

Date: 2013-04-30 08:30 pm (UTC)

lavendertook.livejournal.com

Thank you--she is. (-: Being healthy and feeling good are not the same thing, but we'll take feeling good for now. It's wonderful to see her do her tail shimmy and roll her head over and throw her paws over it again--two signs of Saki-happiness that have been missing most of these last 6 months.

Date: 2013-04-30 07:16 pm (UTC)

shirebound

*hugs you and Saki, and extra-special hugses for Tuxie*

Date: 2013-04-30 08:49 pm (UTC)

Moo and Tuxie are doing fine. I don't mean to neglect them, but they're healthy young cat-cats and don't need or want the attention Saki the Woobie Puppycat needs. My Little Interlopers demand that attention when they're in the mood, and ignore me when they're not. (-; *hugs you*

Date: 2013-04-30 08:54 pm (UTC)

Awwww, you have a Puppycat.

Date: 2013-04-30 08:59 pm (UTC)

She is absolutely a puppycat. Siameses tend to be more dog-like and social than other cats in general, and Saki is very true to the meezer in her.

Date: 2013-04-30 11:52 pm (UTC)

P.S. As I sat here with the laptop in my lap, Moo was leaning back in the crook of my left arm with my arm around her waist, as she often does, and Tuxie just climbed onto my chest, sat down purring, then draped his tail across Moo's head, which resulted in a growly whine from Moo and her then leaving in a huff. Tuxie is now sitting in the kitty bagel next to me with his crossed front paws leaning on my thigh. (-:

Date: 2013-04-30 07:25 pm (UTC)

jan-u-wine.livejournal.com

she looks quite content, so hoping the news at the vet will be nothing but good!

Date: 2013-04-30 08:51 pm (UTC)

I hope so, too.Thank you! it would be wonderful if she were as healthy as she feels right now.

Date: 2013-04-30 08:26 pm (UTC)

mews1945.livejournal.com

She is so pretty, and I'm so glad that she's doing better.

Date: 2013-04-30 08:55 pm (UTC)

She is a pretty, high-spirited girl. Milli, the calitabby was The Beauty, and Saki was The Cutie, so I think she likes getting to be The Beauty now. (-: *hugs you* It was good talking to you earlier.