We thought we were going to lose our cats today. Lily earned her very own plant for studying with me this term. She picked lillies. Last night, I saw Westley get up on the island to nibble on them. She also told me Tribble did as well. The next morning Lily said “I hope it’s not bad for the cats.” (She knows I’ll never have a pointsettia in the house because they’re poisonous to cats. SO ARE LILLIES! They cause kidney shutdown and it’s fatal. Every part - stem, leaves, flowers, everything. I called the vet immediately. They weren’t exhibiting any symptoms but they told me to get them to emerge immediately. We also took Buttercup because we know she’s nibbled the spider plant before and she gets into whatever her brother does.
We got to emerge. They said the first 12-18 hours are critical, by the time overnight had passed and our waiting time, it was at the 14h mark. They said the only thing they could do was blood tests to monitor kidney function, and flush their systems via IV for 48 hours. If they survive the 48, they are unlikely to succumb to.it. However there could be kidney damage. It was going to cost $15,000 I don’t have. (I already paid $500 immediately before they could be seen, for emergency fee and three exams. They crunched numbers for for me and were able to bring the cost down to $6,000 for the treatment for 24 hours. This included blood tests off the hop and 1 more after the night had passed. This was the option we went with. We got a call from the doctor at 10pm to let us know the kittens kidney levels were so far normal, but two of Tribble’s were up. We will wait to see what happens, and I’m terrified this will effect Lily psychologically if any of them don’t make it. It’s so lonely going to bed tonight without Wes.
