When RL is pre-empted by Real Life (Updated)

[rissicat]

Thank you to soranokumo for the brief last night, and here's a bit more surrounding it, along with a update.

Kiri's had a rough time of it this Spring, including a brief struggle to control his adult-kitty-onset of diabetes, and his subsequent success in getting into remission, and being completely managed through a careful diet.

Earlier this week since his blood sugars were controlled, we took him in for dental surgery. The stress of that made us put him back on small doses of insulin, and his sugars were high-ish but coming down to normal. None of this was unexpected, and he was eating all right by that night.

Yesterday when we came home from work, G-cat found him in full rigor, unresponsive behind the bathroom door. When she determined that he was breathing, she wrapped him in a towel and ran him down to the kitchen. While she was there, he went into Grand Mal seizures. Unable to draw blood to test since he was thrashing too hard, we treated him for low blood sugar (kero syrup), while I tried to see if anyone was still at the veterinarian we use. The tech there told us to go to an emergency clinic, which we did; Kiri was still in seizures.

He has remained in this condition though the meds have reduced the severity of the attacks, and as one good piece of news he even regained lucidity a couple of times. However his brain is still in overdrive, and any stimulation kicks off the seizures fairly easily. We're hoping the meds slow this down enough for his neurology to reset to normal. We're hoping that there's little to no lasting brain damage. Time will tell.

How did this happen? We don't know; we keep asking ourselves that question too. Our best guess is that this was a combination of factors: the shot of insulin when he was just under 200, his own insulin production suddenly kicking into gear, and him exhausting himself to climb up the stairs to use that litter box instead of the first floor one. In either case, his blood sugars crashed low enough to throw him into a coma and start brain seizures, and we probably found him literally just in the nick of time.

UPDATE:

Just got back from the clinic, and it could go either way at this point. The new meds are controlling his seizures better, except when he gets agitated. We figure the next 48 hours are going to be our determining factor.

Bonus - all the staff there adores him.

Comments

[xlovelylightx.livejournal.com]

Oh God I'm sorry. I really do hope your cat will be okay, I'll pray for him.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. At this point, prayers are what we need most.

[xanath.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. :*( Poor Kiri! What a horrible ordeal for all of you.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

[ghilledhu.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor kitty! I hope he recovers and stays healthy! And what a scare for you.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Holding our breath, and crossing our fingers.

[adelheid-p.livejournal.com]

I hope he gets better. I can't imagine what you're going through. *hugs*

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

**hug** Thank you.

[celes-grant.livejournal.com]

*snugs gently* My goodness... you're so strong in my opinion to be able to provide this care. I'll keep Kiri in my prayers and thoughts. And you as well.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

*leans* No, no I'm not. But thanks so much.

[kosaginolegion.livejournal.com]

I just don't have the words. We're with you out here, hon.

*sends love to Kiri*

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much - he needs all the good wishes we can get.

[ericavdg.livejournal.com]

Oh, I *do* know what you're going through! That happened to Spike. Sadly, because he was old, it didn't end well, but in the picture I saw of Kiri on Facebook he looked young and vigorous. Hugs to all of you. I'll light a blessing candle for Kiri. Give him a kiss for me when you see him next.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

((hug)) Thank you! He's strong at least... and under 24 hour monitoring.

[thorne-scratch.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I know how scary it is when a pet has health problems. I hope he gets better soon, and you guys can relax!

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Keeping our fingers crossed, too. Thanks! (hug)

[velithya]

*hugs* to everyone, and for kiri.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Hopefully, he'll have the chance to grope you once again. ♥

[velithya]

Indeed! ♥

[chryssalys]

You know, I just need to make sure none of them know when I go away, don't I?

Sigh.

It's actually good that I didn't read this prior to talking to you guys, at least. Especially good today, since he's back home.

But seriously. I go away, a ferret gets a foreign body blockage. I go away a second time, another cat patient of mine gets his own foreign body blockage. I go away a third time, Kiri does this.

It's enough to give one a complex!

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

((HUG))

No, don't be anxious about it. We all know that crap happens, and usually at the most inconvenient times. *eyeroll* But he's home now, and getting better by the day.

You're welcome to swing by to see him, if you prefer. If you want dinner out of the deal, just let me know.

[chryssalys]

Not anxious, just... frustrated.

I wouldn't mind seeing him, certainly. It's been crazy busy (of course it has, I was gone for four days) so not sure when. I'll see how the rest of the week goes, I guess.

So, so glad he's continuing to improve.