worry
Kaylee’s sick.
She has fluid in her lungs. They don’t know what caused it, and since she’s a cat, they probably won’t ever know. The fluid they found was white, not clear, which means she has a rare disease (chylothorax) that is largely incurable.
We spent all Friday at the vet. They drained her lungs. She has little fuzzy shaved patches on her sides. Maybe we should start calling her Britney (it would raise our spirits, if not hers).
They will probably have to drain her lungs again. And again. And again.
We’re trying this herbal remedy (rutin) right now that is the only thing that may help, but again, they don’t really know.
She’s breathing fairly normally at the moment, and she’s been running around and playing a bit. No choking noises (which I now know mean she is drowning on the inside - not just a hairball). Which is a good sign. She’s skinny though.
She’s been a brave little girl. All the vets talked about how sweet she was.
March 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I hope your kitty gets better! :(!
-K
March 18th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Poor Kaylee! I hope she recovers quickly!
March 18th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Roary sends her best regards.
March 19th, 2007 at 1:29 am
[...] cats need the most love. If you can spare an ounce of love, this brave little girl is sick. TAG’D: [...]
March 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Hi Beth
This is quite the coincidence, I work at a vitamin store, and a woman was telling me on Friday about how she is using rutin to help her dog who has an infection. A vet told her to use it, and she’s going to let me know how it is continuing to work. She said she thought it had helped already. I just wanted to maybe help second your opinion on that one. Rutin can help bring down inflammation and is good antioxidant. The brand Natural Factors has one that’s a strong dosage and they’re good quality. I help it helps her, sweet kitty.
:)
March 19th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
poor sweetie! she looks just like my Archie (who also has neverending heart issues). I hope they can find something that makes her more comfortable :(
March 20th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Oh dear! Get well, Kaylee! She does indeed look so very, very sweet.
March 20th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I’m sending positive thoughts your way.
March 21st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Dear Kaylee,
Please get better. I’ve only met you once, and it’d be a shame if I didn’t get to meet you again.
Love,
Joe
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:20 pm
[...] this. Basically, Kaylee’s sick, so I’ve been worrying/given something to quantifyably obsess [...]
April 6th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Whenever you get back to blogging land, you should add my NEW livejournal: mmmbamboo. I thought I quit forever, but I am back, with my tail between my legs.
-Shell (aka shell_marie)
p.s.
I hope your kitty is better.