Kiri's latest vet check--update post #120.

[Barbara]

Kiri munching- how good to see this I hope she stays on the road to recovery.

[Prairie Purrs]

Kiri is continuing to improve. It's quite amazing, when you consider how very sick she was.

She's getting subQ fluids two or three times a week now instead of every day. She's eating more than Kacey and Lily do, although she's still way too thin.

The vet still doesn't know what's wrong with her, other than a nasty bad tooth. Once she's bulked up a bit we can see about getting that extracted. And I'm sure that there'll be more tests in the future to try to find the source of the problem.

In the meantime, except for the fact that she doesn't much enjoy getting the subQ fluids, she's a pretty happy girl. She's got my home office to herself so Kacey and Lily won't bother her, and she spends hours at a time on my lap while I work/play on the computer. I think she likes not having to compete with the other cats for lap time!

I credit the power of PT (with special thanks to Mary) for pulling Kiri through. Thank you all so much!

Here's a picture of Kiri using the keyboard wrist rest as a chin supporter (while lounging on my lap, of course):

[Medusa]

I'm so glad to hear this news. Getting a lousy start on the week and this brightened my day. Kiri, stay strong, girlie. We're all pulling for ya.

[Barbara]

That's a very cute picture of Kiri
Looks as if she had one or the other spare life
Way to go Kiri!

[Medusa]

Kiri wanted to get closer to the mouse!

[Prairie Purrs]

Kiri wanted to get closer to the mouse!

LOL!

[Prairie Purrs]

Kiri had a mixed checkup at the vet's today. The very good news is that she's gained almost a pound since her last visit 10 days ago! The bad news is that there's a growth in her mouth that needs to come out, along with her bad tooth. The vet isn't sure whether the growth has been there all along. And, of course, she can't tell whether it's benign or cancerous without a biopsy.

I'm tentatively planning to move May 10th, although the date is flexible. My vet thinks that I could wait and take her to a vet in Illinois for the tooth extraction and removal of the growth without time being a big issue. Waiting would give Kiri time to get a little stronger (she's still seriously underweight). And, frankly, money is becoming a problem, and I'm sure that my sister's vet would charge me less for the same services.

I hate to wait, and certainly if my vet recommended immediate surgery I wouldn't hesitate. But I would like to see Kiri regain more of the weight she's lost before having her undergo anethesia.

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