Stanza Update

Stanza has been home for a week after her little stay at the vets. She was eating very well until a couple of days ago when she didn't want to eat or drink again. I let her go part of the day but made sure she got some food and water into her before night time. Yesterday I fed her again - not a pleasant event for either of us to be honest. But, she did eat and drink last nite, even if not as much as usual.

Today I brushed her and took some pics to show that she was looking better than when she came come. Compared with the pic at the top of this blog, she's still looking very thin. She is also back to sleeping on the bed..........totally avoided that when she was not eating. You can even see some of her fur growing back where they took her first set of bloodwork.

Fur is starting to show up again on her L leg where they took the first batch of bloodwork.

R leg is where they had the IV in 10 days ago.

She's also been enjoying some extra chin rubbing lately, even seeking it out.

We are off to visit the vet early tomorrow am for a check up and to discuss her treatment options. Apparently she had a rare side effect to her thyroid med (bone marrow suppression) and will not be able to take it again. Her vets have been calling specialists to see what other options we have beside radioactive iodine treatment which I have already declined ($1600 and done in Saskatoon - a 4-5 hr drive away plus boarding time till she is clear of the radioactive stuff). After the vet appt we are going on to Medicine Hat (another hour drive) so Louise can do some errands and check out interesting things at Michael's. Stanza gets a "nest" of a very warm sleeping bag to keep her cozy on the trip.