We did a mercy dash last night at 10pm to a specialist unit. My vet called and said it was Alfie's only real chance so we took it. They warned us there was the chance he would collapse and die on the way. I joked when we went to pick him up that he could be a bit of a Jessie and Meryl (the vet) said "absolutely not". She said cats with the potassium levels that he had last night are usually put to sleep but Alf was alert and active. She said he was a Norwegian Warrior Cat.
We left him at the specialist unit at 1pm. They've warned us that it does not look good BUT they will give him any chance they can and again said his blood results look completely at odds with the cat they've admitted.
In my heart I think I will lose him. But Alfie isn't prepared to go just yet. And he's wants to live every bit as much as I want him to.
My brave beautiful boy. C'mon baby. Keep fighting!!
Just spoke to the nurse looking after him and there's not really much improvement in his bloods but she's just said the only one who isn't worried sick about Alf is Alf. She said no one has told him he's sick so he doesn't believe he is sick.
Just spoke to the nurse looking after him and there's not really much improvement in his bloods but she's just said the only one who isn't worried sick about Alf is Alf. She said no one has told him he's sick so he doesn't believe he is sick.
Oh Tinks. I don't know what to say. This is such a terrible thing to happen to Alf - this time last week he was a healthy boy, my heart goes out to you.
Alf is certainly a fighter , and he's in the best place for them to help him keep up the fight. Last year when the Princess was so ill, I thought she wouldn't make it, then all if a sudden, she turned the corner. Things can change so quickly, so don't give up hope.
Yes I thought about The Princess. I think he wants to live very much.
Oddly I feel more positive today than I did yesterday. I think just knowing he ought to have given up by now and absolutely won't makes me think he has a chance.
Had to change my avatar as seeing his lovely wee face all the time was too hard yesterday.
It's not good news. It looks like my boy can't recover. They've done more tests and they think he only ever had one functioning kidney and that is so badly damaged that they can only buy him time.
I have to make the decision. And I think this is his time.
So very sorry to hear the latest and very distressing news, Tinks. I logged on this morning to specifically see whether the news was more positive. Stay strong and you know that you and the vets are doing everything possible for Alf. And as I said before, I'm thinking of you.