Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Cupid

Last week, Cupid gave us our latest medical scare. On Monday, after we got home from work, Cupid threw up. We didn't think much of it at first because Cupid throws up from time to time. However, a short time later, Cupid threw up a few more times. Eventually, she got up a good sized hairball. After that, I thought that was the reason for her upset stomach and that all would be OK after that. However, things were far from OK after that. Cupid continued to throw up and started drooling. In addition, she kept laying down. It was almost like she couldn't hold her self up.

We decided to take Cupid to the emergency vet. My thinking was that Cupid might have eaten a gecko or some other bug that wasn't sitting well.

The emergency vet, did some blood work and Cupid's glucose levels were off the charts. This would be a good indication of Diabetes, but glucose levels can spike when a cat is stressed and Cupid was definitely stressed. The emergency vet gave Cupid fluids and some medicine to calm her stomach and told us to take her into our normal vet the next day for further testing.

We headed to the vet the next day, and our regular vet took a urine sample from Cupid to see if there was sugar in her urine. The only thing that would cause sugar in her urine would be Diabetes.

It took a few minutes for the test results, but it was confirmed that Cupid had suger in her urine. In addition, she also had bacteria in her urine. The bacteria is an indication that Cupid has been diabetic for some time now.

To control the diabetes, Cupid will need to be on insulin shots. We were given a tutorial on the insulin dosage and how to administer the shots.

We started Cupid's insulin shots the same day. Right now, Cupid gets shots twice a day. Lucky for us she is a champ at taking her shots. She doesn't wiggle and is fully cooperative.

There are a few more vet visits in Cupid's future. We need to do some follow-up testing to make sure that we have the right dosage of insulin to make sure Cupid's blood sugar levels are at a good point.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Helper

Believe it or not, Cupid thinks she is helping. But she is definitely not helping. Not only can I not see the picture of the puzzle on the box, but Cupid also thinks that she is little enough to lay down and take a nap in the box. It is a square box and it is barely big enough for her to sit in. So after she tries to lay in it, she has busted all the sides out of the box. Add in the fact, that the pieces stick to her paws when she walks all over my work and I'm not sure if I will ever get this puzzle done. But, doing a puzzle without her "help" just wouldn't be the same.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Change Me

Ummm…yeah..So this water is like 5 minutes old. So, I am going to sit right here with this look of disdain on my face and wait until you get me fresh water. OK? OK.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

What Cat?

Cat? What cat?

Not only is Cupid soaking up the morning sun, she is 100% convinced that she is invisible! She has a pretty active imagination.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

File This Under Things That Never Happen

The cat must have been mighty thirsty to get a drink a water while Benny was still eating his dinner. Just think of all the dog germs Cupid must have contracted while drinking next to a pug that is chowing down his food.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Nipped

While we were out and about this weekend we picked out a little surprise for Cupid - a catnip plant. Cupid goes crazy over dried catnip, so we were curious how she would react to the plant. So far, she has managed to keep her cool. She is very interested in the plant. She smells the leaves and rubs all over the pot, but she hasn't tried to eat the plant or anything like that yet. Which is good, because I was a little worried she might go crazy and yank the plant right out of the pot.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Stressed

Whenever I see Cupid sprawled out like this, and I find her this way quite often, I always think, boy is she stressed! No one knows how to relax quite as well as the cat.