Hi Judy
Prayers for all in need. Hope that everyone is ding as well as can be expected.
Our trip wasnt the best, the start was ok, we were havng a bit of a rough time getting into the swing and getting stuff accomplished, and was then a bit rough in the end, I got sick in Florida, we lost a mk day as we had to visit celebration hosptal and i got Ntibiotics for cellulitis. I saw the signes and knew what they were so i k n not to ignore it, but still it wasnt quite caught early enough. (not sure if you remember but the first time v and i went to disney, the same week in august in 2011 actually after we left disney and were at my bosses house in florida, the day before we flew home i got really sick with a high fever headache etc... Figuring it was the flu, i tried to sleep it off. Symptoms went away the next day flew home and thankfully didnt get sick again until i got home) This time i saw the signs and knew what it was and after starting chills i knew to medicate to control the fever and had to make the call to go to the hospital. The hospital was great i got a perscription which although was accurate for my diagnosis, it wasnt strong enough so it didnt stop the infection butit slowed the progression until i got home eand when I got home I went to my doc who sent me to the ER for IV antibiotics, 4 days of them and then oral meds. It has been a longer recovery than the last time as it got worse than the last time and was just "different".
V was amazing a the trip. I got blisters the second day we were there and my feet were a mess, it came to the point where walking was excruciating and the only way. Could keep going was pushing v in the stroller so I had something to hold. She was awesome, parking the stroller and getting the stroller and just doing stuff, being a bit of a gopher. Most kids could not d this and she was so willing. By our Epcot dAy, I knew I couldn't walk anymore. V was convinced she could push me in a wheelchair, we gave it a whirl at Epcot and it lasted an our. I tough I could wheel myself but no way.i don't know how people do it. I had to make a choice, go back to the hotel or get a
scooter. I ended up near tears in Epcot from frustration and not wanting to ruin vs vacation and googled apple scooters on my phone and called. I asked for a scooter to port Orleans. When the guy realized that I was at Epcot he said no worries he would get it to me there. Service was amazing, they had a scooter at Epcot in less than 30 minutes. The scooter saved the las few days of our vacation. V thought it was the best thing ever. It was this day I saw the rash on my leg starting and got suspicious. We were supposed to be watching illuminations that night, got our spot and I just felt awful. The chills were starting and I said to v, I'm sorry I really don't feel well we need to go. Any other 6 year o,d probably would have cried. V is a special soul. It's okay erin, let's go. We booted it out of there and we're ahead of the crowd getting on the bus. Fever and chills all night, and then a hospital visit the nex morning.
As amazing as v is she did have her breaking moment, when we were cleaning/packing her up as her parents were coming to pick her up and I was telling her what to pick up while I packed and she blew up, no I am so nice to you and helping you and you're treating me like this etc.......... Little girl was tired and just done. For the record, she spilled a cookie and stuffin the floor and Thais what she was supposed to be cleaning up lol.
I flew home alone woohoo I can fly by myself. But what greeted me was a good week of recoup for md and my very sick cat, she lost 2 lbs in 3 weeks or so. She had stopped eating, went to the vet and $500 later ($300 was also spent a month before) an X-ray and anthesia and throat exam and no answers. We think that she may have a tumor in her head. She is almost 15 and walks with her head cocked to the right, was so weak and stumbling no balance etc..... We tried appetite stimulants etc.... And no go. We made a decision to put her down. Unfortunately a week ago Monday when we were trying to give hallie her pill, she accident,y bit my mom which ended up causing an infection and my mom got cellulitis! She went to the ER for IV meds. The hospital had to report the bite (no matter how it happened, didn't matter that it was an accident and the cat was just trying to close her mouth as we were trying to pry it open.) to public Heath. Next thing public health is involved and we have to keep the cat I. Confinement for 10 days t ensure she does not have rabies. We made the decision to have her put down. We still have to wait out the confine,ent period until we can do anything. The thought of her possibly suffering and in pain eats at me. To make things more confusing, she has decided yesterday to start eating. She has more energy andislooking and doing better, more like her old self and are still struggling with our decision. We are going to push forward with it, because despite her improvement, there very clearly is something wrong that we can fix. I worry that by giving her more time, we are prolonging any pain sheis in. Such a hard decision. I feel awful that people or the vet think we are bad pet parents for putting her to sleep despite the fact that she is improving. The facts tha at 14, she is pretty old and likely will go downhill again and we have already decided not to seek further treatment if that happens again and inevitably it will. Despite her improvement now, there still is Something wrong that the vet cannot identify. Decisions are so tough.
