HouseOfPurrfection

  While my brother’s been in China, Mom and I’ve been caring for the special needs of one of his cats, Pattern. Along with administering fluids everyday, she now also needs other medications. When I first took Pattern to our vet, one of the emergencies we faced in June, it was discovered that she was [...]

For most of the month of June and part of July I was silent from my blog because I couldn’t put into words the emotions I was feeling going through the emergencies that plagued the HOP during that time. I put my full attention on caring for the three pets that took center stage: Reina, [...]

A few days ago my brother had to give his cat, Pattern, a fluid treatment for the first time in several months. She used to receive the treatments several times a week just like our Ariel did last year before we had to have her put to sleep. He had hoped that she wouldn’t need [...]

Ariel continues doing very well receiving at-home fluid treatments. I’ve upped her treatments to three times a week. She seemed to need more fluids, so after letting my vet know that I wanted to give her more, he agreed. Also, Ariel continues to take the treatments very well, and I’m getting better at administering them [...]

These pictures say it all; Ariel is happy and comfortable. She hasn’t slept in this position for several months. When I found her that morning, sleeping on her side, a tremendous feeling of gratitude filled my heart. As I sat on the bed gazing at her, the months of stress and worry melting away, I [...]

All is going very well for Ariel as she receives fluids at home. I’ve given her fluids several times so far, and the effectiveness of it is doing wonders for her. Twice a week, Tuesday mornings and Friday evenings, we give her the fluids. Since then, she’s been eating more, sleeping longer, pacing less, and [...]

The last time I had Ariel at the vet clinic, roughly 3 weeks ago, she had her blood panel done and a general physical to check how her thyroid is doing and the effectiveness of the dosage of medication for hyperthyroidism. Thankfully, she’s doing very well. However, our vet did find that she was very [...]