It is the end of day 2 with Eleven at home, and I'm not gonna lie--my stress level is through the roof.
Got a better pic under the door today.
She will not come out in the daylight, but at nighttime if I sit in the room for a bit she will come out and sit just out of my reach. But she'll sit there and look content, so that's progress.
However
It became apparent last night that she is still wormy. She's dropping tapeworm hell-confetti the same as she was when she was outside. The lady who fostered her told me she had wormed her twice recently--once with a mild de-wormer, and then again last weekend with something stronger. I now believe that she lied.
I was nervous giving Eleven a de-worming dose since I thought she'd had one less than a week ago, but my intestinal parasite phobia sent me into full blown mania last night. So this morning I mixed some decent de-wormer into her food.
One top of that, I was informed that she has not been treated for fleas. (Y'all know my past unpleasantness with fleas.) So I have not been in a great place the past 24 hours.
When I cleaned her litter this evening, I discovered she had relieved herself of several dead worms.
But not tapeworms. Roundworms. Which means she has tapeworms AND roundworms. And she's living in my bedroom. And she also might have fleas.
Staying sane is difficult. Not putting Eleven outside where she came from is difficult. But I've had one friend in particular going out of her way to help me through this, plus some emergency xanax prescribed to me.
The de-wormer I have worked on the roundworms. The de-wormer I ordered for rush delivery today should take care of the tapeworms. The Frontline I have should take care of the fleas, and the non-toxic spray I have will kill any flea eggs that fall off of Eleven with the dead fleas. Follow up treatments of all of the above should guarantee that all pests remain dead and gone.
I just need to breathe. I can do this. I have to do this. I made a promise to Eleven, and I will not break it.
Eleven is a lucky cat.
ReplyDeleteThat poor cat! With your assistance and love, I am positive she will be better off very soon!
ReplyDeleteYou CAN do it. I know it's hard, but you have a plan and you're going forward with it. That's good.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Yes you can do it because you are amazing
ReplyDeleteYou're so much braver than I would be in that situation! Eleven has a true friend in you.
ReplyDeletePoor dear, she looks so afraid :( It's utter shit that the foster lady bullshitted about the worming and fleas. I hope she's feeling better soon and starts being a bit more social, and I'm glad you're getting some support through this yourself. She's a lucky cat to have someone as caring as you.
ReplyDeletexxBella
I can tell you from experience that it may take a while for Eleven to act like a 'normal' cat (whatever that is). Feral kittens usually tame fairly easily but a grown cat will certainly take longer. I think she looks content under the bed. I do hope you get the worm and flea situation taken care of because fleas suck and worms are gross!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you can do this, for the sake of Eleven and for the sake of yourself. My cats have real issues with fleas. It's as if they always have them no matter how much we treat them. Thankfully I've never had to deal with worms. Just keep treating her and she'll be right as rain. Be careful with putting them in her food. My cats never take medicine that's put into their food.
ReplyDeleteThink of this as a lesson for you. It may suck getting through it now, but after all is said and done, you'll look back and be amazed at how far you've come.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot to take in, but there's always light at the end of the tunnel, hopefully this phase will pass. Warm greetings!
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