First of all, let me apologize for posting about Luna all the time, and not being much talkative apart from that.But the story with Luna goes on and on and there doesn't seem to be a solution!
Yesterday I posted here about her blood test results, and I tried to calm down after that. But when I came home from work today, I saw that her litter box was full of lots of tiny little pee biscuits, so her bladder problems are back - even though she's still on antibiotics!
So poor Luna had to go back to the vet!
We agreed to try a buscopan injection, which we hoped would help to get rid of the spasm in her bladder. Also, she got another injection against the inflammation, but no antibiotic shot this time (she's still taking them in pill form). Since there were no bacteria found in her recent urinalysis, I was hoping that the spasm has "only" been caused by an irritated bladder tissue.
Well, it seems it did not work. Since we're back from the vet, which is more than three hours ago now, she has peed three times, but only a few drops each time. Well, maybe it takes some time...
But apart from that, the buscopan injection seems to have kicked in more than expected: Soon after we came home from the vet, Luna started drooling. I wasn't too worried at that point as I remember that she once had the same reaction to an injection (buut I don't remember which one it was).
But as time goes by tonight, she seemed to get more and more relaxed - until she was almost lethargic. She refused to use her hind legs, and when you sat her down on the floor, she kept sitting right there, and didn't take one step. Also, her eye lids look heavy. She's really giving the impression of a very drugged (or drunken) kitty.
Anyway, as much as I felt sorry for it, I called my vet at home (it was almost 9pm) and described how Luna was acting, because I was REALLY worried at that point. It was almost eerie being around her!
But my vet - who was very undestanding - told me that it sounds to her very much like a strong reaction to the buscopan shot, also the drooling earlier tonight would fit into that picture. She explained that obviously Luna's muscles relaxed a lot from the buscopan, and she's probably also feeling dazed and dizzy.
I felt a bit better after that call, and meanwhile - half an hour later - Luna is becoming more active again. Right now, she's sitting in front of me on the computer desk and is bathing herself.
Okay, I guess once the buscopan is out of her system, she will be back to normal, but still - there are her ongoing bladder problems. One option that's still left is the e.coli immunization, something my vet still wants to try (even though no increased e.coli level has been found recently. But according to my vet, the e.coli level goes up and down, so maybe it's just been a bad timing when I took the urine sample. I think the immunization is worth a try, especially as I was told that it won't any harm.
What else can I do except trying and trying until we find something that helps Luna to feel better?
Kirsten
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