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Thanks all. As the cat recovers from his events at the vet this week I have my doubts. But I realize one fact. I cannot have him seen at the vet without two things happening
1. He must be sedated (pretty heavy sedation - kettimine- which messes him up)
2. He has hurt himself each time and frankly, since he fights so hard and so wildly it is possible he has sustained damage each time that I don't know about. The sight of him drooling from the mouth and struggling to stay up on his feet on Tuesday was so sad - how can I keep doing that to him? It took over 48 hours for the medications to wear off and I am not even sure they have. He is crying this morning -- presumably from the tummy ache, but how can I bring him to get vet to really find the problem? The ER found nothing.
3. It is getting more and more difficult to give him medications... he refuses a lot of the time.
It is tough because I don't feel I can tell anyone in the real world because they will just judge me. But I know this has to be done. My appointment isn't until the 17th for work scheduling reasons. And yes, I resent that I have to live with it for that long because of work.
I see now this probably was my mistake in part. This is the first cat I got as a kitten who lived with me all alone from kitten time. I now think that made him unnaturally nerotic. But also he is a black and white tux and after my last cat I swore I wouldn't get another one, but I did. To be fair when he arrived he was all black. I have noticed a marked tendency for black and whites to be neurotic and have issues with touch / the vet.
I don't think I will get another pet for a while. It is cruel since I am gone 12 hours per day and sleep 8. Work ruins everything.
I really do feel like I have tried everything.
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