hello everyone, happy easter! i haven't been online for a couple weeks. my shadow, turned 15 years old on monday, march 3rd and on saturday , march 8th, around 1:30 am, shadow went into the worst diabetic seizure. He's been diabetic for 2 years now, and i have never witnessed a seizure. i had know idea what to do. i thought he was dying. all i could do was lay on the floor with my shadow and cry, while my husband called 2 vets. shadow and i have been together for 15 years and i still wasn't ready to let him go. we brought him to the nearest vet and they had to give him an emergency glucose iv. shadow pulled thru, but i had to leave him at the vet for the nite. i called sunday morning, shadow wouldn't eat and he had another seizure, he had to stay for some tests. monday morning i called and shadow still would not eat, so i asked if i could bring in his favorite food. when i did, i asked to see him. i was put in a room and when i saw him, i just couldn't keep back the tears. he was so happy to be with me, he temperarily lost his sight ,so he put his head on my chest. it was so precious. it made me cry even more. we got to spend 15 min. with each other and i told shadow that i couldn't take him home until he eats for them. i prayed for him right then and there and told him again, that he has to eat, to get better so he can go home. tuesday morning i called and they told me that after i left on monday, shadow ate for them, but he still couldn't come home as they had to regulate his insulin. wednesday morning i called and they said that shadow was doing much better and that if i took him home, i'd have to keep a close eye on him. my shadow pulled thru and is doing ok. i still worry sometimes when i give him his insulin. i don't want to see another seizure. will he have them more often because of his age? has anyone ever been thru something like that? i need some advice on what to do and if i can ease his pain the next time, should it happen. shadow is the oldest cat i have ever had. cats can live longer than 15 years, right? i try to spend as much time as i can with him. each moment is more precious than the last. thank you for reading. |