Many of you have had the pleasure of spending time with our wonderful old girl, Wednesday. The time we have with her is inexplicably special to us as when she arrived the vets told us we would only have a few short months with her.
Fast forward to today, 18 months after she was adopted into the BaristaCats family!
Through care, love and extraordinary veterinary treatment we have had much more time with Wednesday than we could ever have hoped for. This is not to say that her time with us has been without worrying moments and stressful weeks spent finding the correct treatment plan for her.
Now comes the part where we let you know what ails our lovely 15 year old black beauty because, as much as we all love her, her fragile body is failing her.
Wednesday is known as a co-morbid cat. This means that she has several health conditions that interplay and react to each other. In particular she has Chronic Renal Failure, hyperthyroidism, arthritis, and a heart murmur. She is on several daily medications to manage these conditions but they are permanent, and they are degenerative.
There is no way to 'fix' these conditions and she will not improve. Her renal failure and hyperthyroidism means her appetite is variable and she doesn't maintain weight or hydration as she should. As a result she has subcutaneous fluids administered once or twice a day and several small meals.
We are monitoring her closely and lavishing her with love but very soon we will say goodbye to our whisker queen.
We thank you for your patience during this time and we will answer any questions as best we can.
With sadness and lots of purrs,
Wednesday and the BaristaCats team
