Ok so the good news is that Meow is back home earlier than we expected.
Dr Gloria says her blood sugar levels were consistently on the safe side for two days in a row, so it’s unlikely that she’s diabetic. But I don’t like the word ‘unlikely’. It resides in the grey area where although you’re sort of happy that it is unlikely, the possibility still nags at you because you still can’t rule it out. Stress can induce a hike in blood sugar levels, so it could’ve been possible Meow’s sugar levels were fluctuating in the first few days she was hospitalised because of that.
She never ate at all while she was there, so naturally we were worried that she’d refuse to eat even back home. While we later striked that off our worry list because her appetite proved to be as voracious as before, it’s still a cause for concern because increased hunger and thirst are symptoms of diabetes. Remember that grey area?
Her liver is hopefully getting better, with medication. It’s a terribly mean feat, feeding Meow her meds. To effectively do this and not get anybody hurt in the process, we need three people. One to hold her body and front legs, one to secure her hind legs, and one to feed her the medication with a syringe. It’s one noisy and messy affair.
We’ll pay a visit to Dr Gloria again to run some follow-up tests once the meds run out. Hopefully it’s good news again, because it’s such a pitiful sight seeing your pet confined to a cage, on a drip and reeking of pee.
