Many, many thanks to everyone who has emailed or called or commented to find out about Al and give us comfort. We feel very fortunate to have your kindness and a chance for him to recover. You don’t always get either of those things, and I’m very happy to report he’s making progress.
After publishing his update on Thursday, I whisked him over to our local vet where she weighed him (gained .4lbs!), prescribed him (stronger than recommended) and jabbed him with a B-12 combination shot. Which, huh, interesting – looks JUST LIKE Amoxicillin. The Devil-juice that turns Al into The Exorcist. She stabbed him with that big, fat, pink needle so fast, all I could see was the projectile-vomiting-to-come and scream, “WAIT! STOP! WHATISTHATOHMYGODDON’T!!!”
The vet stopped mid-injection, looked at me, turned and looked at the tech, who then looked up from cutting Al’s antibiotics into tiny little 1/4 bits, and said, “It’s ok. That’s what B-12 looks like. It’s not Amoxicillin.” and smiled kindly as I began to sob.
Al hasn’t thrown up in four days. He’s still cranky, sore, a little lethargic, but he’s eating. And we’re sleeping. Life is so much better.
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Thank you so much, y’all! We didn’t get a full diagnosis – we opted for the best guess, which is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Yay for sleep! I am so glad the kitty is doing better.
*cheers briefly* Here’s hoping it continues doing whatever goodness that is goodness.
I’m glad Al is improving. Did you get a diagnosis or was it just one of those odd, really annoying flukes?