Gracie update
I am surprised and pleased that so many of you have expressed you concern for my kitten Gracie.
Erica went down to NJ to see her last night. Gracie is quiet and not so panicky. She was curled up - just like a cat - which means that she is making herself comfortable. The bone specialist says that her jaw is broken, but it is in a good position and will heal by itself without surgery. The broken palette will heal as well. The damaged eye is still uncertain. She still cannot see well out of the other eye.
They gave her plasma and her blood count is better. She still oozes blood and serum and now there is the scent of infection. They have changed her antibiotics to help fight the infection.
I hope that they can fight the sepsis and that she heals quickly. She was always a well fed cat, insisting to be fed first, so I hope that she has lots of reserves and is able to pull out of this. They have a feeding tube in and are giving her liquid food through it. I hope she doesn't get accustomed to this. Once the other cats see this, they'll all want it.
Her odds if survival are still less than half, but the doctors at Oradell have expressed their pleasure at being able to help such a nice cat (they don't know the little demon like I do). I think that most times the owners put an animal in this condition out of its misery. I believe that the cat wants to live and can stand a little pain and discomfort for the chance to attack me again when I am trying to sleep.
Ollie, the other kitten, is frantic looking for his best friend. He follows me around mewing plantively. He is very lonely. I have been playing "Chase the Stick" with him indoors. This is his favorite game, but we usually only play it outdoors. Ollie does not leave us alone. When we watch TV he insists on sitting on the middle of the quilt Erica is making, and in bed at night, he sits on my stomach or between my legs. He is used to sleeping on the couch, curled up with Gracie.
Erica went down to NJ to see her last night. Gracie is quiet and not so panicky. She was curled up - just like a cat - which means that she is making herself comfortable. The bone specialist says that her jaw is broken, but it is in a good position and will heal by itself without surgery. The broken palette will heal as well. The damaged eye is still uncertain. She still cannot see well out of the other eye.
They gave her plasma and her blood count is better. She still oozes blood and serum and now there is the scent of infection. They have changed her antibiotics to help fight the infection.
I hope that they can fight the sepsis and that she heals quickly. She was always a well fed cat, insisting to be fed first, so I hope that she has lots of reserves and is able to pull out of this. They have a feeding tube in and are giving her liquid food through it. I hope she doesn't get accustomed to this. Once the other cats see this, they'll all want it.
Her odds if survival are still less than half, but the doctors at Oradell have expressed their pleasure at being able to help such a nice cat (they don't know the little demon like I do). I think that most times the owners put an animal in this condition out of its misery. I believe that the cat wants to live and can stand a little pain and discomfort for the chance to attack me again when I am trying to sleep.
Ollie, the other kitten, is frantic looking for his best friend. He follows me around mewing plantively. He is very lonely. I have been playing "Chase the Stick" with him indoors. This is his favorite game, but we usually only play it outdoors. Ollie does not leave us alone. When we watch TV he insists on sitting on the middle of the quilt Erica is making, and in bed at night, he sits on my stomach or between my legs. He is used to sleeping on the couch, curled up with Gracie.
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