Well, I took Misty to the Vets last night. She only weighs 7 pounds. I also have her son, Fawn, who use to weigh slightly more than her. So I went home and weighed Fawn. He weighs 14 pounds. I'm estimating Misty lost about 4-5 pounds. I was shocked. Either she had a gradual weight loss that I didn't notice or it all happened at once. Her kidneys are enlarged and slightly hard. She's a little dehydrated. He put her on clavamox drops (antibiotics) and uroeze (urine acidifier) and nutri-cal (nutrients and calories). She has to go back for two weeks to see if there is any progress. Hopefully it's just a urinary tract infection and it will clear up with these meds. He said that he didn't want to be hard on the pocket book so he's going to try the least expensive approach first. I think that's why they suggested the urine sample and not the blood work route when I called. The economic situation in Altoona is not good. We've lost four or five factories within the last year. There is just no work here. I'm afriad that it's going to slowly become a ghost town. I don't know if we can financially care for a diabetic cat. Emotionally, I would love to do anything possible for her. But I have to face reality. I'm just praying that it's just a UTI and I won't have to explore the other options. Keep your fingers crossed and the prayers coming.
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