Regular readers of the blog, and any visitors to the Roediger House, are well acquainted with Cyprus. She is sweet, precious, loving, gentle, and sleepy. She loves women, especially, and poses a modest threat to any who get close enough to her for a kiss to be attempted.
In recent months, this sweet girl of the house has ballooned to over 80 pounds. She turned into quite the porker, as some of the following pictures might attest:
I've been between vets the last few months and I'd let her thyroid medication run out. Between the weight and a terrible infection in one eye that she contracted, I was propelled to action on a Friday when I was off the road and got her in to see a new doc.
The eye infection was termed "idiopathic" and was cleared up with drops, although it's left her with a ghost eye and limited vision. Once she started again on the thyroid medicine, though, she underwent a tremendous period of weight loss. In less than two months, she shed nearly 20 pounds. She was listless, eating only a little bit every two or three days, and she'd become quite weak. I've been carrying her on the stairs and lifting her up into the truck. Another vet visit was called for.
There's now a new diagnosis, after some tests were run: Cyprus is diabetic. From now on, she'll need insulin shots morning and night:
Update: after almost a full week, Cyprus has really rebounded. She's got her appetite back (and how!), she's got more energy, she's returned to her loving personality, and I'd say she's going to be just fine. In fact, I'd say she's almost ready for her learner's permit:
1 comment:
Wow! Quite the veterinary roller coaster ride... So glad you seem to have arrived at a proper diagnosis and therapy, and thrilled that she's getting back to her old self.
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