Jazz is sick.

[feren]

Our 14 year old kitty, Jazz, is sick. lady_curmudgeon got a voicemail from the vet today after yesterday's visit to the cat clinic. She sums up pretty much everything in her post over here. The short story is that Jazz's blood work, paired with her symptoms, indicates she has a severe kidney disease. I don't know what the blood workup says as I haven't seen it yet, but she's shown increased drinking, increased urination and loss of body weight (She's lost 4 pounds, over 30% of her body weight, in the last few months).

She's so damn sweet and fun. This is scary. I don't want to lose her yet.

All thoughts greatly appreciated.

Comments

[feren.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the spirit and intent of your message, my friend, and it's well-heard. But right now isn't the time. We've only just gotten the basic news, we haven't explored the treatment protocol or how severe the damage may be.

She's still got a lot of life in her. We'll work with the vet to do what we can to give her many more years of happiness.

[urocyon.livejournal.com]

As you can imagine, I sympathize. There's nothing wrong with hoping for the best; it may be a battle you can fight. But it's also not a bad idea to at least prepare for the worst. I hope tomorrow brings you better news.