Holy moly, when it rains, it pours!
Thanks to everyone for your well wishes. I'm feeling much better today. DH is well enough that he can sit up without being exhausted.
Unfortunately, we are now dealing with pet problems. Gracie was laying on my chest/shoulder last night, turned around and saw her brother (one of the cats.) Before I could stop her, she jumped 5 feet across the room and came down wrong on her back left hip.
Now, her breed are jumpers anyway and she is constantly bounding off and on the couch but that's her jumping from 2.5 feet onto carpet. Even though she gets distance (about 4 to 5 feet) she doesn't come from much height. When she jumped last night, she was about 4 feet in the air and launched herself across the room.
She didn't cry but she wouldn't put any weight on her leg. I felt all along the leg and nothing seemed broken but she was wincing as I stretched her leg out so we took her to the vet this morning. Our vet thinks she bruised or strained it a bit so she gave us some pain meds and anti-inflammatories for her and told us we have to keep her from jumping. Easier said than done but we will make it happen so she doesn't have permanent damage.
Right now, she is passed out on the couch. The biggest benefit of the meds will probably be to keep her knocked out so she won't be awake enough to jump.
I just feel so guilty that I didn't stop her from jumping. I'm usually fast enough but I just didn't do it this time. I feel so bad.
As if that isn't enough, both of our cats had their dentals scheduled for today so we dropped them both off this morning while we were there for Gracie. First off, I NEVER leave them there for treatment. We always stay with them in the examining room because they are scared and they are happier when I am with them. Unfortunately, I can't do that with their dentals since they have to go under general anesthetic so I've been a nervous wreck about dropping them off AND about them being put under.
Half an hour after we get home with Miss Priss, we get a phone call from the vet doing Arkhe's dental. Apparently, he has something called a neck lesion which is essentially a large cavity. They had to pull a tooth, stitch it up, give him pain meds there and we have to give him more pain meds at home. They discovered this because they touched the tooth near the cavity while he was under general anesthetic and he "chattered" which meant that it was really painful. I kept telling the doctor I didn't understand how he could have had this crazy painful thing for what had to be quite a while since his behavior has been completely normal, good appetite, etc. and she said that he wouldn't necessarily have changed his behavior. He is also supposedly missing several teeth and his lower jaw is not fused properly. She said we could wire his jaw and hope it will fuse but that it typically won't so I decided not to put him through that stress. She said it's not painful to him, it is not normal but is not uncommon. She thinks he might have some periodontal disease but can't tell since they don't have a dental x-ray machine. However, that is the most common cause of teeth going missing so she is guessing that is what is wrong. Phelia's dental was mostly OK but he is also missing one of his tiny, little front teeth.
I am mortified that I have potentially allowed my babies to be sick and/or in pain. I kept telling the doctor that I take good care of them and I really do. I play with them, cuddle them, take them to the vet regularly, they get monthly baths, I clip their nails, I groom them, and I love them. I am so upset that something like this could happen as I feel as though I am neglecting them. The vet said no, that she could tell we take good care of them and they are healthy but just have teeth problems.
We now have to try to brush their teeth which they won't allow me to do and get them to eat special dental health chew treats which they won't do. However, it's the only way to keep them from getting worse. I feel like a horrible kitty mommy.
To top this all off, I now am covered in head-to-toe hives. I think it is from the stress of dealing with my knee injury, kidney stone, being sick, Gracie getting hurt, being worried about the kitties' dentals, my paper and final and getting the completed page swap sent.
I am itching like mad so I will just have to go to Urgent Care this evening after I get the kitties home. In the meantime, I get to just sit and feel guilty for all of my babies hurting.
Hope you both feel better soon.
