Muppet is home with me tonight after spending the whole day at the vets. There she got fluids, antibiotics, and they force fed her to get her some nutrition and to see if she could keep the food down. When Dr Brar saw her this morning he found that she was jaundiced - the whites of her eyes are yellow and they shave away a spot on her chest which revealed that her skin is yellow. This is a sign of liver failure. He didn't run the test for Cushing's disease because he said she's not going to die from Cushing's - they need to see whether or not her liver is functioning at all. So they drew some blood - forced her to have some food - then drew more blood. He was sending those out to the lab tonight and he should have results tomorrow. I have to bring her back tomorrow at 8 so they can give her more fluids and antibiotics. The change in her just over the 2 days since she had been at the vets before has been drastic - which is why he drew more blood today in order to recheck the enzymes - if her enzyme count has elevated more then her liver is shutting down. Dr Brar said that depending on what the tests come back as Muppet may need to go see a specialist - but I asked him if it would really be worth it to go to a specialist - I want her to have quality of life and not keep her alive just because I will miss her - that's not fair to her. He said he would be direct with me and tell me exactly what's going on and what the chances are for any kind of recovery or life.
After have been on an IV all day she is acting a little better than this morning - she was a limp rag doll this morning - tonight she sat up for a bit and I was able to get her to eat some food. I got her the fancy food I fed her when I first got her - flavor of the night Grammy's Pot Pie. She really liked it. She is now sleeping at the end of the couch - I am about to pick her up and just rock her for a bit.
I will keep everyone posted.
De
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