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thoughts and good wishes for Lulu, the little black stray cat who found us 3 yrs ago.

She is as I write in the vets for blood tests and re-hydrating, as they are worried about her liver and kidneys. She went down hill over the last few days which resulted in her not eating and more worryingly not drinking either. Food has always been her God, so we knew something was not right.

They have found on examination a medium to large heart murmur which we never knew about and are running some tests on her. They will ring us this p.m. with what they find, but she will definitely be in tonight if not over the weekend.

She has been through so much, when she found us she had parasites in her gut, thickening of the intestines, a HUGE worm burden, ear infection and her tail end had been skinned but she was too ill to amputate for nearly 3 months. She came through all this only to find this heart murmur. She is approx 6/7 yrs old and we have had her just over 3 yrs.

Please send your thoughts to her, she does not deserve this, bless her. Thanks.
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Aww sending lots of {hug} and {hug&kiss} and healing positive vibes for Lulu xxxx
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{hug} {hug} to Lulu and all of you too x
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Very sorry to hear this, poor Lulu. Hope she is ok {hug}
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Thanks guys. Have heard from the vet and they are keeping her in to get her fully hydrated.

Her white cell count is a little high, so indicating an infection although she has no temperature, no kidney/liver problems as far as they can tell. So she is on antibiotics and something else to reduce stomach acid and they will ring us 7.30 -8.30 tomorrow morning to give another update and see if she is able to come home.

They said that we will have to monitor re the heart murmur, but will talk to us more tomorrow morning, so, not too bad at the moment. :-D
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Aaaahhhh, poor Lulu. I hope she pulls through. Bless you for taking care of her. {hug&kiss}
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Get well soon, little Lulu xxxx {hug}
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What a little fighter she is Gwen. My loving, healing thoughts are sent out to Lulu and to you for giving this little girl the best chance for surviving, as she has. {hug} {hug}
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Hope you soon get her home and all is well {hug}
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Thanks everyone. She is back at home but really only because she was stressing so much at the vets. She greeted Clare, I couldnt go to pick her up as out measuring up roofing jobs with Terry, like no other animal ever has when they have been apart from us.

She is not eating hardly at all still, just very little, very often. Have tried every food/taste you can imagine. She has to have the antibiotic pills and the acid reducing liquid an hour before at least two feeds and she has never been the best animal to administer pills and potions to. LOL

We have to monitor her and any change at all we have to take her straight back, so not out of the woods yet.

When we took her in 3 yrs ago we never thought she would come back from her first vets visit, but she did and she has made us very aware as to just how grateful she was each and every day, soooo loving and purrs like a tractor engine. If she cant see you she comes looking for you, such a great bond tbh.

Just keeping everything crossed and hoping.
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{hug} Fingers crossed here too Gwen, she sounds like such a cutie {hug}
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She is doing just dandy, although still have everything/anything crossed. She is eating, more importantly drinking and her heart/respiration seem OK, so good.

She is such a fighter and even the vet said she was very, very poorly. Have read up on heart murmurs in cats and apparently they can occur one day and not be heard the next, so hopefully it was a one off because of the infection and stress of going to the vets. She is not on any medication, vet said to monitor her closely and just see how it goes. Got to admit we all agree, dont want to be putting pills and potions in her if not needed tbh.
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So glad she seems to be on the mend Gwen {hug} {hug} {hug}
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{hug} {hug}
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Everything still going well with Lulu, she is totally back to being herself again and eating everything and anything, so normal service has been resumed. )t'
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