I went up for lunch, I mean to feed the cats. I didn’t get lunch for quite a while after that. However, I was in a meeting and took it upstairs. I placed Marv on the couch on the heating pad. He turned into his usual wet noodle self and stayed on the couch sleeping for about 20 minutes. Then he had enough and wanted down. I returned him to the floor.
Eventually I collapsed after eating, I had to get in a quick nap but am unclear if I actually went to sleep or not. I had a lot of interuptions from work. Prior to coming back to work at Marvin’s direction I checked his paws. This was about an hour after he was on the heating pad and his back paws are warm again. I don’t know if this will stay but I’ll take what I can get.
I also noticed that his thirst has increased drastically. Then it hit me. 3 causes of ataxia in cats. 1 – blood clot 2 – heart problem 3 – dehydrated. While there may be a small clot or a clot trying to form, I really wonder if he isn’t dehydrated. I went through something similar with his mom but I never felt her paw pads, in her case the front legs went the direction she wanted and the back legs did something different.
I’ve reached out to the vet to inquire about the “basic blood work” that was part of the emergency visit and if there is/was any evidence of dehydration. I am not opposed to keeping him on a blood thinner but if this is simple dehydration, I will need to ensure that he stays hydrated. Being on pred. causes an increase thirst and I never really gave it a second thought until I was trying to sleep and all he was doing was bouncing around the house and drinking like a fish out of water.
Fingers crossed that the improvement continues. Stay tuned.
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