Health~ma for Lucky, Maria.

Thank you all for the ~ma. Keep it coming.

Lucky will be staying in the hospital until at least this evening. She shows improvement, but she's still wobbly. She ate all of her food, and has urinated (theoretically in the litter box), so there's that, but she's not like she was. We don't know if she ever will be.

The vet has ruled out heart issues. Her BP is slightly elevated, and her chronic kidney disease is probably the biggest contributing factor to the stroke. She can't rule out a brain tumor, but her symptoms are not suggestive of one, and it would take a CT scan to diagnose. A tumor would require surgical intervention as well, and I'm not willing to put a 15 year old cat through that. She won't have the same quality of life as before--which has me in tears--but the vet is confident she's got enough left in her to come home.

She's the best cat. Lucky acts more like a dog--knows her name, comes when called, sits on command for a treat, begs for belly rubs--and it's breaking my heart that her personality might not be the same again.

To complicate things, we're getting a puppy in 10 days. I don't want it to be difficult on any of them.

Aw, poor Lucky and poor you!

Aw, so sad, Maria.

I'm at my dance convention. Rooming with folks from Atlanta, so I figured even though they were planning to not set an alarm and sleep in, they'd still probably be up before me. But no! I got up at 845, showered, dressed, and left for Starbucks before they got up! Next, a pedicure. But I'm already dreading Monday work that I know is piling up right now.argh.

Best wishes for Lucky, Maria. Can you set aside a room or floor or something where the puppy doesn't go so that Lucky can have her safe space? When I inherited my mom's senior cats, I was able to set aside a room with a heating pad and scratching post and multiple cat pans that the senior cats could have for their own. My own, younger, cats could go in and out when I was home, but when I went to work, I would close the door and they could feel secure.

Lots of healing ~ma for Lucky, Maria.

Jet lag, blerg.

Can you set aside a room or floor or something where the puppy doesn't go so that Lucky can have her safe space?

I work from home so watching their interactions will be easier than if I didn't. Tess will also be crate-trained for when we do leave the house. A lot of it is going to depend on what she can do once she's home. Neither one of the cats likes to be locked in an enclosed space. They give me enough grief for the baby gate that blocks them from the master bedroom as it is, even though they have the rest of the house.

Thanks again, all. I went and visited her just a bit ago, and she really is doing better. I'm cautiously optimistic that it might turn out OK.

Much kitty~ma to Lucky.

Do you guys know about these nail stickers????? [link] also the company as whole.

Yep. I have some of their stuff in my panelist swag bag from GGC. I should check them out...