Long story short - I had just gotten into bed and was watching the EB webinar last night when DD called me from the driveway. "Mom, I need you out here - Emmy is here and she's been hurt". It took a few seconds to register what she was saying. Emmy (Emmylou) has not been seen since just before New Years. Some renters down the street that had several cats left and we kind of figured they must have taken her with them.
Sure enough, it was her. Very thin, falling over, disoriented, acting blind and making a horrible noise. DD and sister rushed her to the E-vet. She was totally dehydrated so they started fluids. Ran blood work which came back looking pretty good considering. They left her overnight and the report this morning is that she has "improved considerably" and is not showing the symptoms of blindness that she was last night. The vet said severe dehydration could cause temporary blindness.
The house next door to us is vacant, but I saw the owner there yesterday. I'm thinking she must have somehow got inside when he was there last and escaped yesterday. I'm also more than upset if he saw her and left her like that! So...I'm off to pick her p and transfer her to our regular vet for the day and more fluids. Please say a little prayer that she recovers. Then we will have to figure out what to do with her. Let's just say she earned her right to be a outdoors cat, she used to be a housecat.
Sure enough, it was her. Very thin, falling over, disoriented, acting blind and making a horrible noise. DD and sister rushed her to the E-vet. She was totally dehydrated so they started fluids. Ran blood work which came back looking pretty good considering. They left her overnight and the report this morning is that she has "improved considerably" and is not showing the symptoms of blindness that she was last night. The vet said severe dehydration could cause temporary blindness.
The house next door to us is vacant, but I saw the owner there yesterday. I'm thinking she must have somehow got inside when he was there last and escaped yesterday. I'm also more than upset if he saw her and left her like that! So...I'm off to pick her p and transfer her to our regular vet for the day and more fluids. Please say a little prayer that she recovers. Then we will have to figure out what to do with her. Let's just say she earned her right to be a outdoors cat, she used to be a housecat.
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