Needin' some Ledgie prayers for my kitty...

[Livia]

My baby, Cagie, is in the hospital - about 3 weeks ago, he started getting really picky about his food - first not eating his dry food at all - then being super finicky about what flavor of canned food I gave him, and he wouldn't eat any leftovers. Now he's not eating at all, not even tuna. He's also been throwing up a lot, low energy, etc. He's lost about 4 lbs. since this all started.

I just took him in a couple hours ago. They did a blood test while I was there, so we've already ruled out feline leukemia and feline AIDS. His white cell count was a little high, his glucose is a little on the high side as well. They wanted to admit him to get him rehydrated and on antibiotics, keep running tests, and he will be there until Tues. nite. I was a WRECK when I said goodbye and handed him off...I don't even remember driving home. The vet just called me with the x-ray results, no tumors or masses of anything, so it's not cancer. Much of his bloodwork results could still be from the dehydration, so once he gets rehydrated, they'll run it all again. At this point, the vet is thinking thyroid, kidney infection or early signs of diabetes, which are all treatable, but I'm still worried sick...

So, my baby's not out of the woods yet, we're still in a holding pattern. Yes, he's getting older too (he's 14). I've gone from denial to now being angry that he's old and not well and he may leave me soon.

I need to rant on this: When I got to the vet, there was a mom, her two young sons (one about 5 and the other about 2) and their cute as could be healthy, Beagle puppy, who had apparently just received his first round of shots. I had obviously already been crying when I brought in my kitty. Both boys got all excited and started screaming, "Oooh, a kitty!!" and stuck their fingers in his pet carrier. I told them that he was very sick and asked that they leave him alone. Not even 2 seconds later, the younger kid comes back and does it again. I turned the pet carrier around, so Cagie is facing the wall and they can't see each other. Then the younger kid grabs the carrier and turns it so he can poke his fingers in there again! His older brother goes, "He's gonna bite you!" I'm thinking, I wish he would! The mom is oblivious to everything while she's making the appt. for the puppy's booster shots. I'm so upset at this point, but still managed to calmly say to her, "Excuse me, but could you please control your children?" She told the boys to leave the cat alone, and they left. I asked the other 2 people in the reception area if I sounded like a beeyotch, but frankly, I didn't care if I did! They said no, and that they would have done the same thing. That little kid is lucky I didn't drop-kick his ass out the door.

Anyway - kitty prayers and good vibes are much appreciated!