The folks were out of town for two weeks, they went to Melbourne to visit the sissy and left me home alone. I wanted to go so bad, but I had work commitments. My sissy's been there for six years, but I've not been to Melbourne at all. I shall, soon.
While they were away, Crystal fell really ill. I can't quite explain how worried I was. Initially, she vomited once and I thought that was it, but she started refusing food. That was alright too as she is normally a fussy eater, but soon after she started shivering a lot, even with the horribly hot weather. She was either shivering or panting a lot. It definitely wasn't the normal kind of shivering, her leg would tremble up and down when she was lying on the side and when she shivered, she would bite her tongue really hard. It almost looked like she was having seizures which were happening way too frequently, I really had a bad scare.
She could barely get enough rest as she couldn't even get to sleep, even through the night she was just shivering and panting away. She was refusing food, even her favourites and she started to become really thin and weak. She couldn't even stand up straight or walk properly, could even fall as she's walking or tumble over when she's urinating. It really broke my heart to see her like that and what's worse is that she's not someone I can speak to, I can't seem to understand what was going on with her, where she's feeling unwell or uncomfortable or how I could make her feel better and it really hurts to watch her in discomfort and so lifeless. Just looking at her made me cry, and I kept wishing and praying that she will not leave. It didn't help that my parents were not in town and I had to go to work too, which meant that I had to leave her at home alone. There were a few days where I got off work earlier because I was so worried about her. Brought her to the vet twice and she almost got hospitalised, turned out she had a liver infection and the vet said that it could be fatal if it wasn't treated properly. Also, being almost fourteen years old, it wasn't just one condition, there were a few others too. Hearing such news definitely didn't help make the situation better and truth be told, I've never felt so helpless before. I tried to spend as much time as I could with her, took care of her the best that I could and really just hoped for the best.
I fed her daily with a syringe using a liquid diet recommended by the vet since she still wasn't consuming anything and I fed her her medication too. Apparently, honey is good for the liver so I rubbed some on her teeth everyday. She gradually got better. Right now, I am just extremely glad that her appetite is back and she's doing so much better. The vet said that her liver might take quite awhile to heal. Please let her be healthy and happy always. And a shoutout to those who have shown their concern, thank you so much, really appreciate every bit of it.
My little one, who's much better, being a busybody. Homecooked lobster made with love.
With garlic butter dipping sauce, who needs Burgers & Lobsters now.
Our oven-baked scallops.
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Look who's feeling much better and feeling excited to pick Mommy and Daddy up at 1am.
My cutie.
When the folks were back and when Crystal got better, I headed out for some fun with my favourite bunch on a Sunday night. Always a great time with them, drinks, singing sesh and even bowling after. Probably one of the most embarrassing bowling experiences I've had (all in the name of fun), but who cares, I was ranked number one.
Shameless selfie because I really like MM's cap.
Things are only going to get busier from next week onwards.
