Status Report

I worked most of the day and missed Flower. Toward the end of the day I was pretty anxious, not knowing for sure what was going on with her. I read another blog post last night recommending tuna-water for cats that won't drink. Apparently this is a common problem. Ashely was understandably concerned about giving Flower so much sodium, so I decided to get low-sodium tuna. At the store, on the way home, I picked up tuna-in-water, Pedialyte, and some Gerber veal and lamb. I got ordinary canned tuna at Ralph's but I also went to Trader Joe's to get tuna with no salt added. When I got home Flower was sitting in the window, a normal spot. I came in and opened the no-salt-tuna and poured the watery "juice" from the can. As soon as Flower saw me pick up the can, her eyes opened wide, and when she heard the can opener, she came immediately. I poured the tuna-water into a bowl and placed it in front of her on the floor, with hope but also apprehension. She smelled it momentarily and then lapped the approximately half of the tuna-water down. When she was done drinking, I fed her some tuna from the can, but she ate only a small portion. She laid in my bed for awhile afterward, and then, when she heard me in the kitchen, came to investigate. I gave her some more of Hill's A/D food, and again, she ate only a small portion. But at least she is eating consistently.