It struck me with great concern this morning that my (not so) little guy did not greet my early morning footsteps with his usual crying and whining for food. In fact, there was no sign of him, even after the fridge door opened; nor indeed after the food was distributed into their dishes. I searched the house for him, opening closed bedroom doors, thinking perhaps he'd slept in a family member's room all night perforce. No Levi.
I checked in his 'bunk bed' box, situated outside my bedroom door. Sure enough, he was curled up and sleeping in the 'bottom bunk' - a box on its side with a towel for padding (the top bunk is an open, low sided box). I picked him up, unresisting. He seemed warmish... I set him in front of his food but he turned away, uninterested. He meandered to the basement to use the box, then went straight back to his bunk bed.
I phoned the vet by 8:30 and had an appointment by 10:20.
The vet gave him a shot to take down his temperature (yes, he had a fever), antibiotics for the next 10 days and a very tasty food to stimulate his appetite. Levi took the visit quite well - he was even affectionate with the vet, though not his usual energetic self.
Levi ate the food alll up, which was gratifying to see. He's spending the next couple of days in isolation in my Studio, with his own food and water dishes (and litter box, of course).
I'll get a photo up soon... its been a busy day!
Finally, here are a couple-three pics from May 2, when Bek and I stayed in isolation with him to keep him company...
He slept all day in our arms and Kiah kept us company (she who refused to be left out)...



How's handsome doing?
ReplyDeleteHandsome is just fine - took a few days to recover completely, finished his antibiotics and right back to eating like a horse! I'm working on an updated post and more photos!
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