Patches, all of 14 years old, has been with us since we found her on the street back when I lived in NY. She was probably about four months old at the time. In the interim, she's made the move with us to NM, and now FL.
During her time, she has been nicked by a car, some jackass pumped a pellet into her leg, and suffered an injury to her diaphram. Now, we have her latest adventure.
Friday night/Saturday morning, at about 3:30AM she awakens me to go outside. Not so unusual. I figured she had to answer nature's call, so I get up and let her go out and do her thing. I go back to bed and at about 7:00AM I awaken to find her at the front door, waiting to come in. I let her in, she takes maybe two bites of food, and hits the couch for her usual morning sleep. Only this snooze lasts until 8:00PM! She didn't move all day.
I tried tempting her off the couch with some food, but she clearly wasn't interested. I placed her water bowl in front of her and she did drink some. Bue she was obviously in discomfort. I petted her on the head and she didn't react. I then petted her back and she hissed and went for me. Her back was the problem. It's a Saturday night so I'm limited as to what I can do. In the meantime, she staggers off the couch and slowly winds her way to a closet to sleep. She is obviously in a lot of pain.
Sunday morning comes, she refuses food, drinks some water, and wants to go outside. I let her out and she comes back in a few, and goes back to the closet. I call our vet, who tells me to meet her at the office in thirty minutes. An exam turns up nothing obvious, and we leave her at the hospital for further tests on Monday. In the meantime they put her on an intravenous drip to hydrate her, and some painkillers.
Get a call yesterday from the vet. X-rays reveal nothing, but the vet can't help notice the back area is extremely sensitive. So they shave the area and find a series of lacerations and bites on her back and stomach. Something grabbed her from the side and clamped down on her damn hard. Another cat? Unlikely a cat can do that much damage. I suspect a dog, possibly a raccoon or opposum. The latter two are somewhat frequent visitors to the area.
This cat has always been a fighter, but ol' Patches met her match this time. She's definitely slowing down at 14, and losing her edge.
She's still hospitalized, and will be until Wednesday, and maybe Thursday. The vet wants to run some more tests. She seems to be doing better overall.
Oh, yeah....I'm out about a grand...and the meter is still running...wonder if I can claim her on my insurance...:frown:
During her time, she has been nicked by a car, some jackass pumped a pellet into her leg, and suffered an injury to her diaphram. Now, we have her latest adventure.
Friday night/Saturday morning, at about 3:30AM she awakens me to go outside. Not so unusual. I figured she had to answer nature's call, so I get up and let her go out and do her thing. I go back to bed and at about 7:00AM I awaken to find her at the front door, waiting to come in. I let her in, she takes maybe two bites of food, and hits the couch for her usual morning sleep. Only this snooze lasts until 8:00PM! She didn't move all day.
I tried tempting her off the couch with some food, but she clearly wasn't interested. I placed her water bowl in front of her and she did drink some. Bue she was obviously in discomfort. I petted her on the head and she didn't react. I then petted her back and she hissed and went for me. Her back was the problem. It's a Saturday night so I'm limited as to what I can do. In the meantime, she staggers off the couch and slowly winds her way to a closet to sleep. She is obviously in a lot of pain.
Sunday morning comes, she refuses food, drinks some water, and wants to go outside. I let her out and she comes back in a few, and goes back to the closet. I call our vet, who tells me to meet her at the office in thirty minutes. An exam turns up nothing obvious, and we leave her at the hospital for further tests on Monday. In the meantime they put her on an intravenous drip to hydrate her, and some painkillers.
Get a call yesterday from the vet. X-rays reveal nothing, but the vet can't help notice the back area is extremely sensitive. So they shave the area and find a series of lacerations and bites on her back and stomach. Something grabbed her from the side and clamped down on her damn hard. Another cat? Unlikely a cat can do that much damage. I suspect a dog, possibly a raccoon or opposum. The latter two are somewhat frequent visitors to the area.
This cat has always been a fighter, but ol' Patches met her match this time. She's definitely slowing down at 14, and losing her edge.
She's still hospitalized, and will be until Wednesday, and maybe Thursday. The vet wants to run some more tests. She seems to be doing better overall.
Oh, yeah....I'm out about a grand...and the meter is still running...wonder if I can claim her on my insurance...:frown:
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