Cuchulainn Update

[richardf8]

Visited him this evening at the Vet's. We got another quarter can of Hill's A/D in to him by getting in his face with it. He ate voluntarily, so that means we should be able to reverse the hepatic lipidosis* without doing anything draconian. Hydration is going well; he is receiving the fluids intravenously, and he appeared to be much better hydrated than he was this A.M. Morgan thinks he has groomed. I don't know whether he's groomed, or if moving toward proper hydration has helped his fur back into place. This isn't an either/or situation, of course. Both are probably true. Dr. Troy seems to feel that he is never going to be able to handle a terribly high protein diet again, so it will be interesting to see what kind of food requirements he comes away from this with.


*Hepatic lipidosis, aka fatty liver disease, is something that afflicts cats that starve - the liver loads up with fats causing the appetite to become suppressed.

Comments

[timtylor.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear he's eating okay.