Sunday, July 25, 2021

A Surprise Foster

 

Allow me to present the lovely Lagniappe.

Lovely, but painfully thin. 

Today I was asked by my roommate, who has a friend who petsits, if we could foster this ladycat. Because of Vina's stern disapproval of other cats, she needed to be kept in an isolated space. As you can see, I said yes.

Very sweet, very friendly but has an undiagnosed illness. The suspicion is thyroid. She has been to the vet recently for fluids but not bloodwork! She doesn't want to eat, and the usual options have been tried. Tuna, baby food, Whiskas wet... I got her to eat a bit of baby food from my fingers. But not nearly enough.

Miss L lived on a lake with her 94 year old mom, who went to New Mexico. She is in the hospital there, they are not sure what her illness is. The likelihood of her being reunited with her cat is tiny, and frankly, she needs to be with someone who is willing to get her vet care, and will surely need medication. The lady is unlikely to be capable of that.

I'm pretty sure the vet care has been worked out. Long story but I do believe the bills will be taken care of. I hope she gets an appointment this week, because she desperately needs to eat. I had problems with my two occasionally but nothing like this.

My role is to monitor Lagniappe, try to get her to eat, and above all, buy time for decisions. Most likely the petsitter will adopt her. She is a long time vet tech as well as petsitter with the ability to handle advanced care. At the moment she is petsitting in a client's home, and can't take her right away.

I was thinking of getting a plastic syringe tomorrow, and seeing if I can get her to take a slurry, if she doesn't want to eat directly. 

And no, this will not be a foster fail, for several reasons. I am glad to be able to help, and hope that I can get her to eat enough til the vet appt.

15 comments:

  1. We're sending our purrs and purrayers to her, that you can get her to start eating and get the vet appointment (and bloodwork, other tests perhaps) that she needs. ♥

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  2. Purring for Lagniappe to regain her appetite.

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  3. I hope hope hope she will eat and that nothing is terribly wrong. OH how I hope that.

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  4. So good of you to step in and help this pretty girl.

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  5. The poor baby. I would venture that all the recent upheavals in her life is adding to this or may even be the cause. I hope her appetite returns and she regains some footing in your care.

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  6. st francis' blessingz two ewe Lagniappe; we hope bye de time ewe reed thiz ewe haz dee sided foodz my tee tastee and we hope all goez well with yur vet chex.....de best oh fizhez two ewe ♥♥♥

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  7. I hope that you can get that sweet girl eating, and she can soon get a vet appointment.

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  8. She is a beautiful girl. How kind of you to help her. I will add her to my prayer list. XO

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  9. Good of you to help this sweet girl. Have they provided any anti nausea meds and appetite stimulants?

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    1. Nope. I'm just using what I already knew. She desperately needs vet intervention. What I'm able to do just isn't enough.

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  10. Lagniappe looks like a sweetheart. Honestly, I wish you COULD be a foster fail! But it's not always possible, or a good idea.

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  11. Hopefully she can get in to the vet quickly. Even a few days of not eating can be dangerous for cats for several reasons.

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  12. I have Lagniappe in my prayers that she will eat and get necessary medicines. So sad her momma cannot help her. Prayers for her too. Love, Dori

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  13. We will be purring and praying that Lagniappe eats soon, and just as importantly, that she gets that desperately needed vet care. Thank you so much for stepping up in her time of need. Hugs.

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