Category Archives: Cats

Minor setback today. She seemed nauseous again, and would pick up a piece of food but spit it out, or hang with her nose in the food dish and not eat. She has lost a lot of weight—at least a … Continue reading →

Because you all want to know, and because I am in SUCH a good mood this morning, we present the Gracie Morning News. She ate again. I hand-fed her some dry food—just a few pieces, but she ate them readily. … Continue reading →

I do believe I have reached my stress tolerance threshhold. I was trying to find something to write a post about for tomorrow morning, but I’m thinking instead, I’m going to call it a night, play a game of Solitaire, … Continue reading →

See title. I took Gracie to the vet this morning, feeling really down and depressed about her whole outlook. Because she vomited up the water that contained the quarter pill of Pepcid AC that I gave her via kitty syringe. … Continue reading →

This cat simply Will. Not. Eat. I bought a tube of Nutri-Cal. I put it on her paw. She tucked her paw underneath her, ignoring the sticky stuff all over it. I washed it off, then went for the bigger … Continue reading →

So we get to the specialist’s office very early this morning, because I was up early this morning, what with having gone to bed early last night, what with being exhausted from a week and a half of sleep debt, … Continue reading →

I seem to be unable to concentrate on much besides Gracie’s health today. I’m debating whether or not to take her to the specialist. She has not vomited since yesterday, and again, that was right after Tig hissed and growled … Continue reading →

Gracie is home. When I got to the vet’s, she was alert and awake and meowing and rubbing against me. I brought some food from home because she hasn’t eaten in a week, and I thought perhaps she’d eat her … Continue reading →

Turns out there’s a small animal specialist in Richmond. They’re sending Gracie there. She doesn’t want to eat, and she’s still vomiting. I’m going to stop by with some of her food and see if I can tempt her to … Continue reading →

There’s been no change. She vomited again last night. If anyone knows any other vets out there, I’d be happy to give them my vet’s number for a consult. Because there is no apparent physical reason for her to be … Continue reading →

The good news is they found nothing during Gracie’s surgery. The bad news is they found nothing. The vet is running bloodwork again because she didn’t like the color of the liver. But Gracie’s a little overweight, and the fat … Continue reading →

Well, there’s nothing to do this morning but hope and pray and wait. They didn’t tell me exactly when Gracie’s going into surgery, only that it’s this morning. Last night on the way home, I popped in the Mary Chapin … Continue reading →

I went to see Gracie before the vet closed tonight. She looked pretty miserable. She has an IV in her front paw, and she threw up while I was there. She’s still doing that every few hours—that was the fourth … Continue reading →

I met her on Easter Sunday in 1997. She was just a few weeks old. Someone had left her and nine other ten-day-old kittens at the Clifton (NJ) animal shelter, and the shelter fostered them out to various vets in … Continue reading →