Katom is sick

For several days, we had noticed that Katom (the cat we bought in 2001, when he was only 2 months old, and brought here to Israel with us) was not eating, and he had been throwing up every day. He had also begun to look like he really didn't feel well, so we took him to the vet Thursday evening.

When we arrived there, we found that Roi, the English-speaking vet, was not there. Instead, the other vet, Amar, treated him. Although I didn't understand everything that he said (he spoke only Hebrew), I picked up most of it and was able to talk to him in Hebrew, as well. I tried to translate the most important things for David so that he wouldn't be left out, and he picked up some of the Hebrew himself.

Amar gave Katom some antibiotics and also injected some normal saline under his skin since he was slightly dehydrated. He gave us the rest of the course of antibiotics to give to him for the next week (we have NOT succeeded in this, unfortunately, due to extreme resistance on the part of the cat!). He told us to bring Katom back on Sunday if he's still not feeling well.

As of today (Saturday afternoon), Katom is still definitely NOT ok. He's still very lethargic, is not eating or drinking much at all, has thrown up several times (just liquid, since he's not eating), and I don't think he has pee'd at all, either. This means that there is probably a problem with his kidneys, as Amar had feared. So, we'll be taking him in tomorrow evening, and they'll take some blood for tests. Sadly, the prospects are NOT good, since there is really nothing they can do if his kidneys are shot. We're bracing for th worst. :-(