A blog discussing horses, farm life, lessons learned and chronic health issues
15/06/2023
My mom ‘kidnapped’ my cat Foxy about 5 years ago when I was moving and the two of them were best buddies. When my mom passed in April I took her in again and I have been struggling to control her hyperthyroidism and get her to gain weight. At first I was using the ointment that is applied to the inside of the ear but that wasn’t doing enough and she developed congestive heart failure. It was possible that it might reverse to a degree if her thyroid was controlled and she was started on a higher dose of thyroid tablets and lasix to help keep her lungs from filling with fluid. Yesterday she was acting very needy and wanted to be held or to sit on my lap. Suddenly she fell off my desk and I noticed her pupils were huge. I expect she had some kind of stroke like episode. She is utterly blind. She is still eating and drinking and using her litter box and her heart symptoms have actually improved in the past few days and now this. I am torn about what to do. I’m leaning toward euthanasia but she is my last connection to my mom and she is still the most loving and sweet cat.
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