Saturday, September 3, 2011

Sick Rocky July & Aug 2011


We went to Alaska the first two weeks of July. When we got home, Rocky ignored us. That's very unusual because he follows Parke around like a dog would. We thought it was just behavior. After 2 weeks home, he stopped eating or moving. He just laid on the computer desk. I brought water and food to him and carried him to the litter box. He had no energy. To the vet - he was very anemic. Testing did not show the cause of anemia. He continued to decline until August 13 when he went in the front-loading washer. We thought that was his way to get away and die. Talked to the vet Monday and made an appt for Tues to have him put down so he wouldn't suffer. At 6 am Tuesday, he was ON me as I slept. That meant out of the washer where he'd been for 3 days. He was purring and kneading on me. We cancelled that vet appt. He steadily improved. In a week he was all better. We don't know what it really was. He was an hour and a half from his last vet visit. So glad he's still with us.

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