Nervous

So the big day is here and were only a few hours away from our visit.  The tiger paw does look a little better but over all Momma looks like she is pregnant to me.  It’s either my optics are skewed or she is retaining much more fluid and this problem is getting worse instead of better.  I clocked her respirations this morning when she was sound asleep and she was back in the normal range. 

The internet is NOT your friend when your looking for medical advice because while some of the information you get is spot on accurate a good portion of it won’t apply to your situation and it causes undue worry.  I’ve proven this time and time again but yet I still keep going back looking things up, especially when a cat is involved. 

While I am going into this nervous and I have a bad feeling, I am hoping that good news comes out of this and I am maybe overly concerned for nothing.  The paw thing could have been a co-incidence but I think it’s actually was the final straw that set her body into a downward spiral.  On a positive note I haven’t yet given her any fluids.  I have held off because I don’t want to make things worse, even though I was told it’s okay to give her a low dose. 

The one thing that won’t change today or ever is my love for this little girl.  She is quite amazing and has lived a great life thus far  We have gone the gambit of emotions together and she has always been there for me and I for her.  I have lots of memories, photos and videos.  I learned a long time ago document memories because some day that is all you will have.  It’s true regardless if it’s a person or an animal.  People like animals come and go from our lives sometimes more quickly than we want.  It’s nice to be able to look back and reflect on better times. 

I’ll certainly post the outcome of our visit but it may not happen until tomorrow.  Kind of depends on a lot of different factors but I’ve been trapped in front of this machine for the bulk of the day so I don’t want to spend the evening the same way.  We have bad weather moving in and tomorrow sounds like it’s going to be a bit of a challenge because ice will be involved.  Just what I didn’t need.  Take care!