My lovely cat is 15.5yrs and has recently had some health issues. We noted her coat was looking rough and she was yowling a lot. The vet found her thyroid levels were slightly elevated which he said is not uncommon in older cats. All well and we started her on Thyronorm.
Then several days later DH called me at work to say she was bumping into things as she walked. Clearly a vision problem. and o arranged an emergency appointment with the vet. He thought she might have high blood pressure but when it was checked by the vet nurse it was found to be normal.
The vet referred us to an eye specialist who saw her very quickly, the first thing he identified was that her blood pressure was sky high. I don’t think our vet nurse had used the machine before and although she did it three times she got normal readings.
The eye vet also found my gorgeous cat had detached retinas likely as a result of the high blood pressure.
So …she’s on treatment, she’s looking better and seems more confident moving around. I don’t think she can see very much but she’s coping.
My one issue is that when she settles down in her basket she is yowling really loudly and needing reassurance.
So to the problem, we are going on holiday in May, it’s with family and in the UK. We did have a Cattery booked but not our usual one as they had no space.
We cancelled the Cattery as keeping the cat in familiar surroundings seems the best thing. We have a friend who used to run a cat rescue who will call in twice a day while we are away to administer meds and spend time making a fuss of our cat.
But I am anxious, what If she’s howling and there’s nobody here to reassure her? It’s making me not want to go away and leave her.
DH is saying I am over worrying and that she will be fine. However, I’m convinced that’s because he doesn’t want to let his family down.
Am I being too precious about her.
Pic included naturally….