#faceplants.

stuff got... really rough with my cat for a moment, and i was very fearful that i was going to lose him. it was honestly not as bad as it seemed, though. he had a fever that has successfully been broken, a urinary infection that has been treated with the necessary measures (which really only amounts of giving him fluids and a convenia injection), gastritis (treated with food and antibiotics), and of course, his diabetes diagnosis that we will be adjusting his diet for. he doesn’t require insulin yet, but it may come to that in the near future. for now, though, he has been on a huge upswing, and he’s steadily acting more and more like himself.

it was frankly terrifying. i’d never seen my baby so fatigued that he couldn’t even stand like this. apparently, though, we caught it all as early as we ever could have. it literally couldn’t have gone over any better, according to the doc. he’s gaining his strength back, and he’s even jumping up into bed and eating/drinking properly again. he has another two weeks of antibiotics to go through, and hopefully that and diet will help wipe out the rest of his issues.

thank you all for all of the well-wishes. i seriously can’t thank y’all enough. i think i’ve come out of this a lot stronger and more accepting of my cat’s age and the inevitability of his mortality. everything went over so amazingly well otherwise, too, that it makes me so glad that i’ve given him such a good life —— and will continue to! i’ve definitely become so much more confident as a kitty mom and am infinitely grateful for the days that i have with stoney, however many more there may be. thankfully, prognosis is very good for him to have a happy, healthy rest of his life, however long it may be!! it could be a year, it could be many more years, we don’t know —— but a cat can live with diabetes just fine with the right treatment.