dreaming@echonyc.com

the last few days have been really, really rough. i didn't write about this the other day, but when lunch went in to the cat hospital on friday, he seemed to be in dire straits: he wasn't eating, he seemed to have gone blind, and he was exhibiting this alarming tendency to walk only around the contours of a room, hugging the walls, walking through whatever obstacles were in his way (food bowl, water dish).

it was terrifying.

the news throughout the weekend wasn't good. he still wasn't eating and had lost his ability to walk and control his bladder. paul and i expected to have to make a very hard decision this week.

and we still may have to. but lunch has shown a marked improvement from yesterday. overnight he ate on his own, and today he was sitting up and moving around in his cage. he walked down the hall without major incident.

this was the best news i've heard in days.

the vet suspects he may have an infection of the central nervous system that is responding to the new antibiotics and steroids he's being given. it could also be that he had a brain bleed that's now resolving itself.

he has a long way to go if he's going to recover. we are only cautiously optimistic and trying to stay realistic about his prognosis, but it sure beats the hell out of preparing to say goodbye.