Well, I knew one of my cats, Polly, hadn’t been feeling well. She
had lost a little weight but seemed to be bouncing back. Little did
I know that she was really sick. On Saturday we noticed that she
was yellow around her ears, nose, and mouth
(icterus). I
took her to the vet but it was so late in the day that they
couldn’t get the blood work back until Tuesday. I waited until the
next morning and took her to another vet where they did the blood
tests and found out her liver was having problems because of fatty
deposits. I then transfered her to a
local pet emergency clinic for holiday
weekend treatment. They did an ultrasound and took a needle sample
of her liver (still don’t have those results yet). On the basis of
the ultrasound they started treating her for
hepatic lipidosis
(fatty liver syndrome) where her body was trying to metabolize fat
from her weight loss and couldn’t keep up. They put a feeding tube
in and got her started feeding that way and she’s rebounding.
I transfered her to the regular vet this morning (where I took the
picture) and she’s going to be there getting more
nootrishus food
through the tube for the day. I can pick her up this evening and
then feed her through the tube for a few days until she gets to
eating on her own.