Abby update

[tenaya]

Last Wednesday, we noticed Abby was keeping her left eye closed and it was swollen. We tried to catch her but she is so fast! Mom had hold of her tail but she went wild so Mom let go. We didn't see Abby for the next two days, then she started sleeping with me again but always against the back of my legs and out of reach. Slowly she started being in the same room with us, and trusting us a bit more. Last night she was napping in the box part of the cat tree. I trapped her there as Mom went and got the kitty carrier. She transferred smoothly and off to the vets we went, after hours so it costs more. She was terrified, both shaking and frozen. I held her while the vet fished around in her eye socket and while swollen, did eventually find the slender foxtail-like thing in her eye. Because it would be impossible to treat her at home unless we keep her in the cat carrier, she is being boarded at the vets for probably three nights. She is being treated with antibiotics and steroids. Once the swelling is down tonight, the vet will stain the eye and look for ulcers. Hopefully, all will go well.

We're very unhappy she has to stay but it's the only way to get her treated effectively. The poor thing is so incredibly stress and terrified. She doesn't trust us past a few strokes and a bit of lap time. Going to visit her won't accomplish much because she doesn't come to us for comforting. She is being kept in a cat area, a small room for cats only and it will be quiet and dark. Hopefully, she will calm down a bit through boredom. She's young, only about 2.5 years old. It's stressful but we're hoping she can withstand the shock of it all.

Comments

[dragonfly]

Oh my gosh, poor Abby! Poor you! {{hugs}}

[tenaya]

Thank you. Hug is appreciated. :)

On top of that, last week the Medicare auditing lady came by to see how Mom is doing. She's a really nice person. We asked about her cat and she told us a story about how her cat had an eye problem. She went away for a week and left her with someone who was supposed to put eye drops in but she didn't. When she got back, she noticed the eye was drying looking and the next day they woke to find the eye had *burst.* They had the socket cleaned out and the eye stitched closed. But I have to say, I was freaking out inside. And we hadn't even told her about Abby's problem. We knew we'd have one chance to trap her again and tried to pick a time when it would be fool proof. But, yikes!

[sid]

*worries with you and hopes for good things*