I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it is that makes cats and our relationships to cats so special. Yes, they are extraordinary in their wisdom and their independence and their beauty. Yes, they provide comfort and company and, of course, fun. But it’s more than that. I think cats provide permanence. Cats don’t change. –Peter Gethers

Ellie has been on Veraflox for about 3 days.  So far we see no really big improvement in her condition.  She is still very congested.  Last night I gave her a dose of Terbutaline, hoping it would help her breathing.  I held her for awhile, holding the Vick’s© inhaler near her nose.  That did seem to help her breathe better.  She managed to take deep breaths, which made me breathe better too!

I feel so bad for this little cat, who struggles to breathe and walk.  But, she does keep moving and she gets impatient if we hold her for too long.  She’s very strong-willed and knows where she wants to be and it’s not usually on a lap.  Sometimes she will come over to Charlie and “ask” to sit on his lap.  He has to pick her up because she can’t jump up.  She stays for a few minutes, enjoying the petting, and sometimes she even sleeps for a while.  Then when it’s time to get down, she wastes no time expressing her displeasure.  But, I think Ellie knows that we are trying to help her and make her comfortable.  In her mind, she has no disability at all.

If, after a week of Veraflox for her cold, she doesn’t show improvement, we will take her back to the vet.  This is so frustrating, having two cats, Lexi and Ellie, with respiratory problems.  We think Lexi’s problem is allergy related, but Ellie has gotten much worse with her asthma and she is very susceptible to colds now.

Lexi is also going through another two weeks with Veraflox.  The first time we did that, it really helped her congestion.  I was hoping that it was gone.  But, after a few days, the congestion was back.  The vet said we couldn’t keep her on it because it is an antibiotic and won’t work if it is used too much.

Buffy continues to improve and get used to his new surroundings.  We are hoping to be able to let him roam freely on the big “cat-io” in a few months.  With our last feral cat, Kiki, we left the kennel door open for her to come and go.  If Kiki got startled, she had the safety of her kennel to go to, which she did.  After snooping around for awhile, she usually went to her cat tree in the kennel and went to sleep.  That’s what we want Buffy to feel like he can do one day.  

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