This has been one rough week. Last Saturday our little Georgie boy started acting a little bit funny. It was way uncharacterist of him, so I called the vet to find out what to do. I was told to keep an eye on him and let them know of any changes... Well he started to perk up a bit and seemed ok Sunday. Monday morning rolls around and he doesn't want to eat or drink so we head on into the vet to see what's going. Turns out he's got a pretty bad UTI, so he get's some meds and fluids and we head home. Tuesday... things go from bad to worse, and Wednesday we head back to the vet because now George has developed a bad virus and can't breath out of his nose, which is not good at all for a cat. So he gets some more fluids and starts on some different antibiotics and heads back home with me. We suffer through another day at home on Thursday and head back to the vet again on Friday and he hasn't been home since. So now for the last two days, George has been in critical care both at the emergency hospital and our vet. Turns out all this extra stress the virus and UTI have wrecked on his little body has made an underlining heart conditions rear it's ugly head. While it isn't necessarily a death sentence for a cat to have a heart condition, it will mean he'll need more care in the future, also assuming he responds well to his current treatments to revive his health.
I never, ever thought that something like this would happen, George is a young cat at only 3 years old. It's really made Adam and me have to think long and hard about when enough is enough. How all of this played out, we have felt as long as his options are good, we are willing to take the extra steps (and finances) to provide him with a happy life. You just have to take a big leap of faith that all you're doing will have the outcome you want. He has made big progress and is scheduled to come home today about 1. I can just hope that he will continue improving when he gets home...
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