today was a rough day

 

Cat Damage Done:

Carpet torn up

Base board broken

Keeping the cats in quarantine is getting more and more difficult.  As they are feeling better, they don't want to be couped up.  As I mentioned before, we let Peanut come out and hang with us in our room.  His mood and wellness improved after this.  He is less depressed but more ornery.  We let Harley spend some time in the living room tonight - thinking that baby steps of learning her new environment would be good.  She is the healthiest of all the kitties, so we gave her some free time.  Having not heard a peep from her during two weeks of confinement, she is now wailing up a storm and scratching at her door, too.

Basically, in giving Peanut and Harley a taste of freedom, we have, in fact, created monsters.  Luckily, I sleep through it, but I can't say the same for Josh.

I woke up this morning to frayed carpet bits in the hallway and opened the door to reveal a bare straggly area where Peanut had scratched all night.  They still have almost two weeks left, but I can't say that we'll make it that long.

I cannot wait for our family to be back to normal!  Today was a rough day.

she's eating!

I am so thankful and pleased that Harley is finally eating again that I wanted to share some photos (courtesy of Justin's camera and my skills) from her dinner last night.
 

Bon appetit, Harley.

In other news, when it comes to giving them their medicine, adversely to what we would have expected, Poley is still the easier of the two boy cats.  Peanut has now taken to spending his time in his cat carrier that is still in his room, which means I have to drag all 16 pounds of him out morning and night to give him his meds.  He and I both will be glad when this passes.

We have Harley's (hopefully final) vet appointment today.  She is eating and drinking on her own - even chowing down on kibble in between her wet food!  I can't wait to hear from the doc when we will be able to end the cat hospital quarantine.

Harley's Quarantine:  13 days
Days Harley Has Eaten on Her Own: 3 days
Peanut & Poley's Quarantine: 6 days
Days Peanut & Poley Have Eaten on Their Own: 6 days
Number of cat scratches on me:  10 - nothing new to report!  Either I'm getting better at avoiding the sweeping claws of pain or they are going easier on me.

good morning kitties!

Peanut and Poley snuggling together at the vet.  It calmed them down, so even though they are supposed to be quarantined from each other, we let it slide!

As another day of illness begins, I can hear sneezes coming from Peanut's hospital room (aka the office).  This morning started off with comedy as I tried to turn off my alarm when both of my hands were asleep - we're talking completely numb.  As the alarm continued to get louder and I continued to get more annoyed that my dexterity was hindered, I pounded the button with my club of a hand and got nowhere.  At the loud thud, my husband woke up and gave me a hand - haha - get it.  :)

I've just administered two rounds of Enisyl, one round of Nutri-Cal, three rounds of Clavamox and three rounds of wet food.  Peanut and Poley are surely enjoying their daily treat of wet food.  We all know they certainly love their food.  Harley is still scarfing down her wet food and even nibbling at her dry food.

Peanut wanted nothing to do with his meds this morning and I have a suicidal looking scratch on my inner wrist.  I think it's time to clip his nails!


Harley's Quarantine:  12 days
Days Harley Has Eaten on Her Own: 2 days
Peanut & Poley's Quarantine: 5 days
Days Peanut & Poley Have Eaten on Their Own: 5 days
Number of cat scratches on me:  10

Harley is eating again!

Dreary eyed, I started the morning routine an hour earlier today since I have to be at work at 7 a.m.  Peanut was especially difficult this morning, but alas did not spit out his Clavamox or his Enisyl.  Poley did great, but wasn't too interested in his food - maybe it was just performance anxiety because I was staring with baited breath to make sure he ate.

The best news of the morning is that overnight Harley ate her food!!  After over a week of not eating and having to be force fed, she finally ate on her own.  I did a little celebration dance, ran to wake Josh up and gave her a little high five.  She is getting better!

Anorexia with the kitties is an issue because if they don't eat, their livers can fail.  For our little tubs of love, Peanut and Poley, it's especially important that they don't become anorexic, because their weight will make their livers fail more quickly.  Luckily, it seems they are enjoying their special treat of wet food while they are sick.  Go figure.

I have been so happy with the care we have received, both cats and humans, at VCA Mountain View Animal Hospital.  Dr. Dalrymple has been so sweet even talking me down off the ledge as I cried in the exam room when I confessed that all three kitties were sick.  I felt so guilty that we brought Harley home to two cats who had not been vaccinated.  Dr. Dalrymple was kind and told me not to worry - that we would get them better together.  I truly recommend visiting him if you ever need to take your animals to a vet.  I also would recommend vaccinating your animals before you bring a new one home - we learned that one the hard way.

Harley's Quarantine:  10 days
Days Harley Has Eaten on Her Own: 1 day
Peanut & Poley's Quarantine: 4 days
Days Peanut & Poley Have Eaten on Their Own: 4 days
Number of cat scratches on me:  8

None too happy...

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We are on our way to the vet for Peanut and Poley's exams. They really love us right now! We'll get them some antibiotics and on the road to recovery.

Can't wait to hear what doc has to say about our little tubs of love...

This time was so much easier than the last time I had to take Poley to the vet...

The back ground to this saga is that Josh and I adopted cat ten days ago. She got sick tthhe day after we brought her home and although we kept her separate, we let the three kitties say hello to one another briefly-BAD idea! Seven days later (the virus' incubation period) Peanut and Poley started sneezing too. The antibiotics are in case of a secondary infection, like pneumonia, but it could take up to for weeks for our furballs to get better.

You can bet I'll keep you updated with more FUN from our little cat hospital!

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Cat Hospital

I've just administered three rounds of antibiotics, three rounds of wet food and force fed one kitty and am now rotating a humidifier amongst each of their quarantined rooms (except the office, too much electronics in there for steam).

Peanut and Poley are still eating - thank goodness! But Harley has no interest even in her prescription wet food. It's going to be a long few weeks, but we are determined to get our kitties better!

It was a long night and Peanut finally figured out that he was quarantined-scratching at the door and meowing to be let out...

Stay tuned for more updates from the cat hospital!

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