Although Cyclone is doing better and putting on a bit of weight, he is still so depleted. When he gets sub-cu fluids they are instantly sucked into his body, no bubble remains on his skin at all. he is getting about 200 ml per day.
Here he is at Day 5. He appears to want to talk to me when I come into the enclosure and will raise his paw and look at me as if to say “Mom, are you sure you are paying attention to me?” I pat him reassuringly and tell him- “Yes Cyclone, I am and you truly matter!”
I am going to take him in tonight and have blood drawn. He is filling up three litter pans daily with urine, so suspect either diabetes, thyroid issues, IBD. Other possibilities lymphoma, kidney disease or?
Boy, was he in need when he came to you. He may not have lasted much longer in the wild.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Cyclone. Herman, Spyro and Oja send healing purrs.
He does look better today than 5 days ago – keep on with the fluids and good foods and this man cat will be thriving soon enough.
he looks so much better, may not seem so to you being with him daily, but the proof is in the pics.
What a handsome older gentleman he is…