I have to take Quince in as he is not doing well. He is barely eating and his discharge from his eyes and nose has increased despite the covenia shot. I wonder if I should have just followed my first instinct and let him go, but he is so darn young and loving (unless he’s getting fluids or pills!) He doesn’t use the litter pan but I expected that- those paws are still swollen and a bit sore. Even the pine litter that I keep damp has to hurt him. He’s not due to get his staples out until the 18th but he has that “look” about him that I can’t just ignore.

I hope and pray that I am wrong. We don’t need another large charge on the bill- but I won’t let him suffer either. Seems to me, he has the monopoly on suffering at this time. 🙁

**Just got home from the vet. They are putting him on more pain medication and a stronger antibiotic so he hopefully won’t be blowing snot all over the room and soon feel like eating. He has gained some weight. The vet thinks that the paws (even though he is walking normally) has a large portion to do with why he won’t eat well. We also decided to shave him to get rid of the nics (lice eggs). Since the enclosure is heated- it should be okay to shave him so close to fall. I was distressed to see that even after the clipping, there were still nics in his fur. They hatch every nine days. I also learned that lice deposit more tapeworms inside cats then fleas do. I guess the saving grace here is he isn’t strong enough yet, nor does he feel well enough to groom himself. But we put profender on him. I am to keep an eye on him to be sure the chemical doesn’t mess with him.

He was so wore out, he slept all the way home. Poor boy. I did have to laugh- they left him a Mohawk down the center of his back! Quince has gone Punk! The vet did say that the paws were relatively clean and look so much better than before. Laying down that linoleum seems to have worked- plus it is easier to clean his piles up in the morning when he skips the litterpans.