Prayers and Glow Needed For Luna Kitty- For EQLhasas's sister, Wendy

Nancy wrote to me about her " kitty niece", her sister's beloved cat, Luna Kitty.

"Luna is my nephew Sean's kitty. Sean is seven years old. Luna is about one and a half years old. She is a rescue kitty. She has only a 50/50 chance of surviving her liver disease and must be fed through a feeding tube for six to eight weeks. The vets are working hard to keep her alive and nourished."

Please pray for this little girl. She means so much to her family.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and glow. As soon as I get updates on her condition, I will post them here.

Luna is showing improvement! Here is the latest update!

Luna Update From Her "Mom" 10/31/06

"She kept down her 35 cc feedings yesterday (at least up until 4:00 p.m. or so).  Today they’re going to recheck her liver function tests and do an x-ray to make sure her feeding tube is positioned properly, and if everything checks out, so will Luna and I can bring her home.  Fingers crossed…"
 

Update 10/31 Good news! Nancy writes:

"The biopsy shows hepatic lipidosis http://maxshouse.com/Feline_Hepatic_Lipidosis.htm and no sign of bacteria - so if an infection was the original cause of this, the IV antibiotics have wiped it out. 
 
Luna looked SO much better today!  She was up and around, grooming herself, trying to jump out of the cage she’s in – even crawled on to me and let me hold her for a while. Her liver function tests are looking better too, except for the bilirubin, but the vet wasn’t worried as she expects a lot of these values to take several weeks to return to normal.  They were trying her on 40 cc feedings today, but she couldn’t keep them down – seems like she’s fine all day, then when I get there to see her, she barfs.  :P  I think maybe she gets a little over-excited especially when the boys are there too being the active, noisy creatures that young boys are.  In any event, she wants to back down the feedings and try again forsending her home on Wednesday, and in the meantime, she was taking Luna for a new IV placement (current one was more than three days old) and a BATH when I left.  (Poor Luna-kitty!)."

11/3 Update:

"Luna’s home!!  YAY!  She’s made herself quite comfy, and other than meds and tube feedings several times a day, she’s doing well. "

Here she is back home in her favorite spot. "Dad's" computer chair.

Update: 11/12

Not much more to tell right now, really.  it is  just a matter of putting on weight and learning to eat again .She’s doing great otherwise.  Very feisty – it’s getting harder and harder to get her to sit still long enough for the tube feedings.  Vet saw her today, says she looks great too.  Now to put some meat on that boney rear end of hers…