Saturday 7 January 2012

Saturday update on Lolove

Today was another day of 4.5 hours of IV drip. During the night last night, Lolo got up twice and had long drinks of water (yes, all on his own!) and pee'd twice!! He did vomit up water once, but afterwards he returned and drank some more and kept it down that time. After his IV today, he pee'd again very yellow pee. This is important as it means he is clearing out the poisons that have come from his damaged liver...it is necessary - if I understand it all correctly - to help flush out the bad by doing the daily IVs...it will help his skin color come back too, eventually. It is very slow and we are looking at many more days of IVs. I don't mind...if it means that it will help Lolo, I will do it. He is my boy. If I could, I would fly to the moon for him.

On another note, Ginger has gone into heat so now we must keep her and Ellwood separate. To do this we have asked the breeder we bought Ellwood (and Ginger) from to keep him for a couple of weeks until Ginger has passed the critical stage of her heat cycle...then, on 1 February, she will  be 'fixed'. Yes, she is only 7 months old and we were also shocked that she is already in heat...the timing for it is really bad especially with Lolo being so sick AND Ellwood's 'chemical castration' (a slow release capsule under his skin that acts chemically to reduce his 'drive') coming its end NOW resulting in his hormones 'waking up' just when we need them to be sleeping. Nature sure has a way of playing what it thinks are practical jokes on us. Personally, I am not laughing at this time..maybe in the future when all is seemingly in place I will see the humor in it.

For the moment, we are just taking each day as it comes and I continue to love my boy Lolo like crazy, to thank him for everything he has brought to my life, and to accept that perhaps he won't make it another day, though I am filled with joy each morning that he looks at me from under the covers and meows and purrs. I guess what I want to say is that when you love someone...TELL THEM. Never let a day go by without saying 'I love you'...it doesn't cost a thing, but it is priceless. Besides, if you say it, you can't regret NOT having said it. Right?

Thank you all so much for your continued purrayers....they are soooooo appreciated. Lolove sends you his love.

17 comments:

Eve Edwards said...

Oh dearest. Cat, thanx for the update.we are all in allert and purring non stop.even i do literally purr!!!!!!!kia looks at me like i was a wierdo but what the hack....It is for a good purpose ;-)
Oh and sure as hell- nature has her way of turning the wheels the way i will never understand....
Oh and sure as hell : WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!! Big hugs, kisses, smoochies, miaows, purrs , prayers and paws!!!! iakia

Sparkle said...

I am SO glad to hear that Lolo is hanging in there! It sounds like every day, he gets just a little bit better. He may not be out of the woods yet, but it shows promise. I am continuing to purr for him here in southern California!

The Island Cats said...

We continue to purr for Lolo and hope he continues to improve.

Katnip Lounge said...

Big rumbly purrs from all of us...We hope Lolo is on the road to health now, poor guy. It's a wonderful sign he's drinking on his own.
Now, we must go love on our Mommy!

Samantha & Mom said...

Lots of purrs and prayers for Lolo!! We are glad he is drinking and peeing, too!!
Your TX furiends,

The Lee County Clowder said...

Good noos, Lolo & bean. Hurrayy for yello pee. Lautrec kidneys must be working they little hearts out.

Sending healing purrrrrrss to you all.

Angel Prancer Pie said...

Mommy said a very speshul purrayer fur Lolo last night. We will all continue to purr and purray fur him. All of us here at Prancer Pie are pullin fur you, Lolo! xoxo

Pee Ess - life does haf a way of pulling these little tricks on us. Hope things get better at your house.

Catio Tales said...

Purrs are still making their way to you, and paws very very crossed. We are so glad Lolo is trying so hard to turn the corner. Many noserubs to you all xxx

KC and the Giggleman Kitties said...

We's sending lots of purrs fur Lautrec to get better.
Sounds like they might be working, too.
Fanks fur keeping us posted.
Love,
KC

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

We are purring daily for Lola. We hope he keeps progressing and getting better.
We understand how hard it is for you ~ and agree it is important to tell those you love daily. So please tell Lola we love him tons and want him to get better. xx

Fuzzy Tales said...

Continued purrs and purrayers to Lolo and to you all.

(((Hugs)))

Sending universal Light for whatever you need to get through this.

Peace and Blessings.

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

Sweet LoLove, we are so glad that you are beginning to flush out the evil toxins from your body. We are sending lots and lots and lots of HUGE purrs.

Daisy said...

I'm glad Lolo seems to be improving a bit. We are keeping him in our thoughts and purrs.

Brian's Home Blog said...

My sisters and I have those special purrs still coming your way sweet Lolo. I hope you feel better really, really soon!

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

We are so very glad to read that Lolo continues to improve. We
will keep up the purrs till all is well!

Good luck with the woofies!!!

vic said...

This is very encouraging I think.

Keep it up Lolo.

We are all pulling for you.

Victoria, Handsome, Grace and Scout

Clooney said...

I know. We never know how much time we have with our precious kitties. We want you to know that Lautrec has been in our thoughts and prayers, we are purring hard for him. Prayers and good thoughts to you Mom as well.