Alyson’s Journey

Nova, our other Cat, who uses the LitterRobot

We’ve been having an ongoing problem with one of our cats. She pees and poops in all sorts of places.

Yes, we’ve tried everything known to man and Internet and vet. No, she doesn’t have a medical condition.

It’s been going on for a few years now; off and on. With Alyson being suspectible to infection, it’s just not ok for this to happen at all. An occasional “accident” can be overlooked but no longer. So, on the advise of our vet, we were considering confining Salix (the cat). Today was the day. The last straw as it were. She’s now downstairs, in the basement, in a 4′X6′X2.5′ pen. Perhaps I’d be just as emotional if Aly didn’t have leukemia. I doubt it.

I don’t see how she can come back to our family areas. The vets aren’t hopeful that she can be reconditioned to only use the litter box. So, I’ll be looking for inspiration from The Cats’ House and hoping that a kind soul would take pity on Salix and me. I want her to be able to hang out with us, to run and jump and climb & to use the litter box! Sigh.

In Alyson-related news:

• Tuesday – CBCs at Clinic

ANC > 750 = passes counts

• Wednesday  – Chemo if she passes, Biopsy if she doesn’t

The Biopsy will be to take a look at her marrow. The docs want to see if there are blasts (relapse, a terrifying word), any activity in the white blood cell department or anything else that would let us know why she’s now at a five week delay.

• Thursday – Acupuncturist appointment

I have high hopes that the Oriental Medicine/Acupressure will help Alyson. If she doesn’t pass counts, then we’ll be trying to revamp her immune system. If she does pass, then the nausea and exhaustion will be the target.

And I don’t even want to talk about having DI during the H1N1 scare, no immunizations available and regular influenza season getting started. I just can’t go there out loud. I spend enough time there in my mind.