Status Report

This morning I was awoken at 5 AM to the sound of Flower eating out of the food dish that I left at the foot of the bed. The relief that I felt then was tremendous. I didn't get up then; I just went back to sleep and checked in the morning. This was a good change from the day before. I haven't checked her litter today or changed her water yet this evening; I'm anticipating that she hasn't used the water dishes I've been keeping out. The good news is that she was more active today than she has been by Ashley's account. She has been pretty sedentary during the times that I've been home but Ashley said that she was playful this afternoon. I gave her the Valium and amoxicillin this morning (7 AM) and I need to give her the evening dose of amoxicillin for tonight still. She hasn't eaten since I've been home, but I did find some salmon at the pet store that she ate earlier in the afternoon (~4 PM). I also picked up some catnip and some Kitty Kaviar, which she was somewhat responsive to this afternoon, and I tried to play with her again this evening (8:15 PM) but with little success. Only a couple pats and bites. The goal right now is to stimulate her and give her about 30 minutes of playtime everyday or at least the opportunity for at least 30 minutes of playtime. Ashley and I are dividing playtime into 3 sessions of 10 minutes in the morning, afternoon, and evening. With no clinical findings (the urine culture and stool came back today: both negative) we have to assume that she may have simply had a virus or other infection or that she may be depressed or bored. So the meds should help make sure that she's not sick and we will spend the time to make sure that she has something to do during the day. Tomorrow I will also administer sub-q fluids.

This morning when I checked her litter box, there seemed to be about the same amount of both stool and urine as yesterday.