Rue's Health

Rue's health has been on a rollercoaster ride lately. I am sorry for not being able to post updates, I was too caught up emotionally caring for her at home (and worrying what's wrong with her). Here's the timeline:

March 1 - Rue ate onion. Her platelet was 80, and she was given Vibravet.

March 13 - I was away for a birthday weekend break so I asked my dad to catsit. He was the one who administered medicine, and unfortonately, he overdosed. Rue's ALT (liver) was 1,341 (normal: 20-100) and her creatinine (kidney) was 2.3 (normal: 0.3-2.1). Dr. Riza gave her liver tonic and phosphate binder.

March 27 - Rue's blood test came back normal, although her ALT was still a bit elevated (135). We were advised to continue the liver tonic until April 12.

April 15 - Rue stopped eating. She won't eat until Tuesday.

April 16 - I brought Rue to Vets in Practice Animal Hospital. Her creatinine was 2.5! She was admitted for kidney flushing.

April 17 - I visited Rue, and was disheartened when I realized how stressful her environment was. There was a bird that cackles every 10 seconds in the next room, and Rue tightly curled her body at the corner of the cage. I couldn't even cuddle her.

April 18 - I contemplated on Rue's condition, and decided to pull her out of VIP and just care for her at home. I had to pull Rue out of the animal hospital because she was so nervous and jittery. The loud bird added to the distress Rue was experiencing, apart from being in an environment that is entirely new to her. Her blood test showed that her creatinine was down to 1.9 (good thing!) but her platelet is down again, at its lowest: 50 (normal: 300-800). Her white blood cells are also elevated, which is a sign of infection: 34.53 (normal: 5.5-19.5). She was given Liv52, Nefrotec, phosphate binder and vitamins.

April 19 - Rue still didn't eat normally. Dr. Riza and Dr. Melay visited her at home, and gave her antibiotics for the infection.

April 21 - Rue started eating again!!! She also played a little bit, which was a big change from the past days when she would just sleep all day.

Rue is doing better now, thank God! I am really praying hard that her recovery will only be for the better from this day on. I love her so much.

I haven't told you guys that we have a new kitten, and his full name is Sábio Leaozinho (literal translation: wise little lion). His nickname is Saab. 

Here is Rue with Saab, who would usually stay by her side to "guard" her while she is recuperating.

Happy 6th Meow-day, QISH!

-- Hooman Momma

These past 6 years with you have been wonderful. Your presence in my life signaled a beginning, filling it with hope for a renewed journey after suffering from the darkest challenges in my existence. You are the reason I held on and survived. You will always be my bully goofball. Stay healthy and mischievous!

Update on Rue: WE NEED PRAYERS

Little Rue is asking if you can include her in your prayers. Her latest blood test revealed abnormal values in her organs:

ALT (liver) - 1,541 (normal: 20-100)
Creatinine (kidney) - 2.3 (normal: 0.3-2.1)

Thank God her platelet count is increasing, from 80 on March 1, 98 on March 4, to 186 today (normal: 300-800)

Please, please, help us pray for her. I love her so much :'(

Rue Ate Onion!!! :'(

-- Hooman Momma

Rue is not as innocent as you think!

I knew that onion is bad for cats and dogs, but I didn't know that it is highly toxic. It can kill a cat, depending on the amount ingested by the ever-curious feline.

I left my lunchbox open to cool my food while I was preparing for work. While in the shower, I heard clinks and clanks of a metal object hitting the glass bowl. Then I saw her. Rue was on the table, blissfully enjoying my food as her name tag hits the rim of the glass bowl. I put her down and checked my food -- to my horror, I saw lots of chopped onion in it! I immediately Googled how bad it is, and I broke down when I saw that it is extremely bad for them. I called our vet at 5:30 AM, and luckily she answered.

Dr. Riza didn't think that she ate enough to cause harm, but I just couldn't bring myself to work and leave her behind. I don't want to go home to a lifeless ginger beauty, so I decided to skip work and observe Rue for any symptoms of toxicity. We drew blood from her after 12 hours, to check if it has affected her red blood cells (onion causes heinz body anemia). We are still waiting for the result of the blood test and smear.

Qish and I are crossing our fingers and paws as we wait for the result, while Rue is enjoying the beauty of CAT-urday. I'm telling you, my cats can give me a heart attack!

Priceless

HOMEYGAD!

The look on Qish's face is priceless. What's not to love? <3 p="">

Uh-oh. I think someone needs to have his teef cleaned soon!

Happy Homeless Cats

In September of last year, I started feeding the homeless cats in Magallanes Interchange Park. If you didn't know yet, Rue was once a homeless tiny kitten who wandered around Magallanes, and I felt that I have to give back to the cat community because of the blessings and joy that Rue has brought our family. Feeding and eventually spaying/neutering them was one way for us to give back.

Last month, friends of PAWsome Cats wanted to do a little bit more. We did ask for some support from our friends and on Dec. 28, we bought a sack of cat food, visited Magallanes once again to feed the kitties and give cat food to the cat guardians, and administered Revo to eradicate their skin diseases. This wouldn't be possible without the help of our friends -- Dr. Riza, Dr. Melay, Tita Pineng, Tinette, Lee, Janice, and Ines.

It was definitely a rewarding and heartwarming day, and we were happy that for a day, we were able to make the world a lil better for our feline friends :)

Feeding the homeless cats in Magallanes

Dr. Riza administers Revo to the kitties

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We Wish You a Meowy Christmas!

Thank you all for following the adventures of PAWsome Qish and Rue. We hope you're having a purr-fect holiday season with your furbabies! :)

 

 

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