Cats

I have heard that Cats is a very good musical.  I, however, have not seen it.

Last Monday, I received a text from my dad saying that my mom was being admitted into the hospital.  Apparently, she had done something to cause an infection in her leg.  The infection was pretty bad.  When she was admitted, the doctors could not rule out amputation.  They did some tests and found that the infection had not gone to the blood stream or bone yet.  All they had to do was remove the infected area and treat extensively with antibiotics.

My mother is absolutely convinced that this started with her cat biting her.  A culture of the infected area did not rule out this possibility.  However, my mother never wants to see her cat again.  So on Wednesday I did a kitty rescue.  I packed up all the cat's stuff then packed up the cat.  Taking her home with me was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

I took Oreo to the vet on Thursday.  A blood test shows that her kidneys are failing.  Mike spoke with the vet yesterday.  For now, the vet wants to try a special diet and check back.  If the special diet doesn't work, then the cat will require daily saline flushing through a catheter.  This cat will not put up with a daily saline rinse.  She doesn't even want to be petted right now! 

There are going to be some tough choices coming up.  I'm praying for the strength to make them when they are needed.  I love that darn cat so much.  We got her when I was 13.  Now she is 13.  On June 9, she will be exactly half as old as I am.  We'll see how this goes.