Today was a stressful one: for me and for Flower. This morning, Varr helped me administer sub-q fluids to Flower, which, again, she hated. We did manage to get about 50 mL (cc) of fluid in her though. I also tried to get her to take a Valium. She really hates this. I thought I got her to take it but then found it on the couch about an hour later. I had to get her to take another one by myself which was incredibly difficult. I went to class afterward (about 9:30 AM) and left some food out, and when I came home (at about 3:30 PM) she had eaten all of the Hill's A/D and several treats that I left out for her but she seemed very tired and didn't get up from my bed. On my way to class, I stopped by the vet's office and dropped off a stool sample. The urine culture was still in progress but both should be done by tomorrow (Tuesday 1/27). While I was home in between classes I played with Flower until she got tired of it, for a total of about 10 minutes.
Without any clear sign of what is actually wrong with her, I think it might be something as simple as depression. So much of her behavior just seems inexplicable at this point. She eats very little and drinks hardly anything on her own. She sleeps a lot and doesn't follow me around much anymore. She didn't wake me up this morning and she hasn't come to get me at bed time in at least a weak either. It's worth noting that yesterday morning, Sunday, she did wake me up by pawing at my face. I gave her no meds on Sunday other than the amoxicillin.
Tomorrow I intend to pick up some more different types of food. She seems to consistently eat the "gravy" from wet food and does enjoy treats periodically. I'm not sure, but I'm considering that she may have some food allergy. Or simply some other aversion to foods; she has had a gag reflex to some foods for as long as she has been here, but the list of foods to which she gags may be increasing. Today, also, she barely drank any tuna water even though I left it out all morning. I refilled all of her food and water bowls and made sure that were wide and shallow. She has not had any of the water I have been leaving out. Also, I have been trying to use Pedialyte with her instead of tap water.
And just to remind myself: don't forget that she threw up back on Thursday, which you might have forgotten to tell the doctor. The vomit was yellow and frothy.
