Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Jewel's Declining

I got Jewel on Friday, like I usually do.  I picked her up so another friend could say hi to her before we went home, and I noticed she felt lighter - again.  I had hoped that since we stopped feeding her the wet kidney food that she'd be eating better and not continuing to lose weight, but it doesn't look like that's the case.

While she was here, she ate little of each wet meal I served her.  She ate some kibbles, but I'm very concerned about her not eating much of her wet meals.  

She was also acting strangely this weekend.  She usually keeps to herself; occasionally, she'll come out here and join me, Carmine, and Milita, though.  This weekend, she was out here quite a bit.  She spent a ton of time curled up on her favorite fleece blanket (of mine).  One night, I left her sleeping on the blanket when I went to bed, and then found her in the same spot in the morning.  That was kind of concerning to me.  She usually comes back to the bedroom and sleeps in the pink cube when it's bedtime.  

There were a couple of other little behavior changes that I noticed, too.

Her diarrhea is bad; I won't gross you all out.  Let's just say there was quite a mess.  

I'm very concerned about her.  I think her dad is taking her to the vet to get the special thyroid test done this week.  I'm going to call the vet later to tell her what I've noticed so she's aware.  

I'm really upset because I don't want her to suffer.  I feel helpless to make her feel better, and it breaks my heart.  There's more to the situation that's upsetting me, too.

Could everyone please purr and pray for Jewel extra hard?  I love her so much.  I just want her to be a happy kitty again.  There's a purrs and prayers badge on our right sidebar.  You can put it on your blog if you like.


21 comments:

  1. We are so sad to hear that news about sweet Jewel. My sisters and I are all sending our best purrs and prayers.

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  2. Poor Jewel. We sure do send tons of purrs that she will feel better and that the vet can help her. If it is her thyroid, it can be treated. Keep us posted.

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  3. We're sorry Jewel is not feeling well. We are purring lots for her.

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  4. We are sorry to hear that Jewel isn't doing well. We're purring for her.

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  5. We're continuing to send purrs and purrayers to Jewel, for her Highest Good.

    Peace.

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  6. Aw, poor Jewel. Sending healing purrz by the minute.

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  7. we are revving up the purrs....we hope the vet can do something to help her some....

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  8. I am purring lots for Jewel too. Poor girl - I am sorry she is not doing well.

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  9. Yes we will...Jewel, we will, Honey girl. XXXOOO

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  10. Jewel is being such a strong kitty for you - best wishes for her and you as well.

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  11. Sending comforting purrrrrrrrsss and gentle headbinks to Jewel. Eat something, kittie. You'll feel better.

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  12. Oh, we are so very sorry to see Jewel isn't doing well. We will certainly purr extra hard for her. We've crossed our paws, hoping the vet can help her and she soon be feeling better. We'll be purring for you and all her family & friends because illnesses are hard on everyone.

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  13. my heart is breaking as I am reading this. We are sending all of our purrs and prayers and love

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  14. Oh, this makes us so sad. We are purring and praying for sweet Jewel, and for all of you. And we send hugs, too.

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  15. We are visiting...so sad to hear Jewel is not well. We're sending lots of hugs and kitty purrs to her.

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  16. We are visiting...so sad to hear Jewel is not well. We're sending lots of hugs and kitty purrs to her.

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  17. We are sending lots of love and purrs to Jewel and you. We hope that somehow the vet can help Jewel feel more comfortable. This is very hard on you too.

    Mungo, Gerry & The Ape

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  18. We are purring our hardest for sweet Jewel. Feel better sweet girl!

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  19. Aw, we just recently removed Jewel's badge from our sidebar cause we thought she was doing better. We have put it back up. We are all hopeful she will feel better soon.

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