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special needs.

gunther pickles has been off his antibiotics for a month now. i've said before that when he's on his meds, he is like deniro in the movie, awakenings. without the antibiotics, he slips back into a ghostlike shell of a kitty. his appetite goes. he becomes lethargic. he gets kitty diarrhea, which is quite nasty.

so. today, we took him to see his internist. yes, my eight month old dwarf cat has his own internist. she weighed him and gave him a quick checkup. despite this recent setback, my wee man has gained a whole 1/2 pound. that's right, folks: gunther is now a whopping 3 lbs, 2 oz! his vitals looked good, and so dr. internist prescribed a 3 week round of antibiotics--and that's all she charged us for. i love his new clinic! the vet techs all swoon at gunnie and fight over who gets to hold him. dr internist goes out of her way to see him on 2 hours notice. and then she actually helps him.

after one dose of meds, gunnie has eaten double what he's had over the last two days. he's perky and bright eyed. once again, dr internist told us that he will probably have a short life, but that she's committed to helping us keep him as happy as possible while he's here. we've accepted that fact, and so we're just making sure he feels like he's staying a swanky resort.

chicken + vanilla yogurt + fancy wet food + more chicken + his mama = gunnie's own personal heaven.

i think he likes it here.
Posted by bananie at April 4, 2007 6:30 PM | TrackBack