Poor Smokey is back in the Animal Hospital
I feel so sorry for this beautiful animal who has gone through so much since coming to our land to have her family. If you have been following the story, you know that Smokey and her man, Bandit
had three kittens born on our property.
Then tragedy struck with a severe eye wound to Smokey.
Smokey had to go through three expensive and intense operations to have her eye removed. It all was worth it in the end, because we knew we truly saved her life. The Veterinarian said she would have only lasted for a few weeks if she was on her own.
But now, there are brand new issues that have come to the surface that could have possibly been caused by the stress she has been under.
We have done everything we can to make her life a happy one with all the care and love we have given her by taking her into our home.
Even with my cat allergies, I could not turn her away. Before her injury, while living outdoors, she was very evasive and we could never touch her. Now she is the sweetest and most loving cat we have known.
Well, Smokey has developed Feline interstitial cystitis, sometimes called feline idiopathic cystitis or F.I.C., which is an inflammation of the bladder that causes symptoms of lower urinary tract disease. However, in the case of interstitial cystitis, a definitive cause for the disease cannot be identified.
Smokey had to endure having blood and urine samples taken again. She also had a sonogram taken of her bladder.
The good news? Well for Smokey, we have now changed her food to a prescription urinary care for her condition and she now takes prescription medication, possibly for the rest of her life. That is the good news as long as nothing else develops.
Well, Smokey is home and appears to be happy. I think she will be even happier when we can complete the enclosure and she can go outside again.
Thank you again for reading Kitty Village News.
S&B