Today Weasel and I headed to the Holistic Vet in Newmarket. I unfortunately have a very smart kitty who recalls getting poked with needles 4 weeks ago and therefore was incredibly difficult to work with today. Luckily Dr.Haghighat has the patience of a saint and a calm demeanour so we eventually had success.
On a plus note, the vet was very happy to see how healthy looking Weasel is and he hasn't lost a single bit of weight since our last visit which is remarkable. I know that the different treatments we give him each day have been quite effective but of course, being the type of cat he is, it's becoming increasingly challenging to administer them. Just this evening he snuck upstairs and stole chicken from the tenant we rent to. He seemed thoroughly excited to have such delicious food so I grabbed it from him, inserted a capsule of Yunnan, wrapped in cream cheese, cut open macaroni noodles (from a macaroni salad that he liked the smell of), coated it with liverwurst and wrapped that in the chicken he snagged. The Yunnan had 4 layers around it! Do you think he touched it? Heck no. These are all foods he loves but he knows what's in the middle. I've tried pork based pâté and every sticky substance known to mankind. Nothing works anymore. It's frustrating beyond belief when we've made so much progress to date. His intelligence is infuriating and I never thought I would say that.
I may have to prepare these treats and intentionally leave them on our tenant's counter so that he 'thinks' he stole food which he thoroughly enjoys doing. Maybe then he'll eat it.
One unusual 'ailment' I'll call it, although it may not be one, is that 4 days ago, Weasel's eyes started discharging pus. He doesn't have an inflamed iris or any other symptoms that would fall under one of the eye diseases cats can get, nor is this really a consequence of the cancer, just based on the fact that the eyes look clear. The vet stated that it's his body detoxing which would make sense based on how much stuff he ingests each day. It's quite the peculiar thing to see and unfortunately has irritated the corners of his eyes. We picked up natural based eye drops today. I can't literally drop them in his eyes unfortunately so I put the drops on a cotton ball and rub that on his eye, hoping it achieves something.
And on a side note, the Cothivet arrived in just one week from the UK! Not bad! Shipping was just over $1 which blew my mind to begin with. I assumed it would be over a month before it arrived.
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