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Sheena,
Thank you for everything! I’m so glad I found you and all the helpful, sweet ladies on here!

Big hugs to you!
Susie and Emily
Hi Susie
How is Emily doing? Has she had her bath yet? I read poor Anna’s story about Jackie’s bath, which must have been so scary. I bathed my cats on a couple of occasions (crazy right? To be sure) Cats and baths really don’t mix, and I ended up with poor, bedraggled, skinny looking creatures, and a soaking wet, scratched to pieces, fur covered and slightly hysterical owner. Seriously though, having read Anna’s story I think you are right to hold off on the bath for now if it can wait.
I am sorry to hear about Sadie’s UTI. These things always seem to happen all at once don’t they?
Your vet sounds ace, and I’m really glad she is happy to go with the sucralfate and stopping the Vitamin K. Wonderful to hear that Emily’s PCV is going up. That’s the best news! Has your vet thought about adding in some anti-clotting medication? I *think* I am right in saying that liver enzymes are often high due to the drugs, and that the denamarin should help with this. Regenerative is a good word! I like that!
Big hugs to you, Sadie, and of course lovely Emily.
Mary and Mable x
Hi Mary,
I can imagine trying to bathe cats is crazy!!! I’ve had many cats in the past but I don’t remember bathing any, except for a darling little orange guy that we found hiding under the hood of our car a couple of decades ago. He had grease on him and so I had no choice. He became a beloved family member named Milo :)
Anna’s story scared me so much that now I really don’t want to try to give Emily a bath until her PCV is in the 40s and the weather in the 80s. Emily is known to be a drama queen anyway and she’d probably guilt me for it.
I forgot to ask about the anti clotting meds and once again forgot to get copies of all her lab work! My brain!
I do have amazing news though, Emily is at 38!!!!!! Yay!!!! Her Azathioprine is being cut down to every other day!!! and she’s been taken off of the Enrofloxin now :D !!!!!!
Happy hugs and wagging tails,
Susie, Emily & Sadie ♡♡♡