kitty woes

So.  Last week, my fifteen year old cat Miss Bea (formerly known as The Cat Who Likes To Pee On Things - she's now cleaned up her act, so to speak!) started breathing in a very strange manner.  Loud and laboured.  You could hear her breathing from across the room - I kid you not. 

So, with much eye-rolling from the husband who refuses to admit he likes the cats, off we go to the vet.

Three hundred-some dollars later, Bea is breathing just fine.  X-rays showed no pneumonia, or anything like that.  Bloodwork showed no infection.  The vet gave her a steroid injection, and a round of baytril.  My fingers are crossed that whatever-it-is does not come back - the vet is rather stumped.  She said that there is the possibility that it could be some sort of tumor somewhere, and the steroids helped to reduce the swelling or something. 

So.

Zoe, the little calico, is now under the weather.  I suspect there is something going on in her urinary tract - she's trying to pee in weird places (such as, uh, the box of my kid's playdough accessories - ew.), and has a bit of a discharge.  I know she needs to see the vet - alas, I do not have Any More Money after spending it all at the vet LAST week.  I'm trying to sell some artwork and hand sewn pillows, etc., but nobody else has any extra $$$ these days, either. 
In the meantime, I'm feeding her canned food mixed with water, and chicken broth - trying to get as much fluids as possible through her poor little system.  She's eating and drinking just fine, and seems much more comfortable over the past few hours, so maybe that's a good sign.  My poor little girl - think good kitty pee thoughts for us, would'ya?

In other cat news, we've spotted a big ol' long haired black and white cat hanging around in our yard lately.  I have a feeling it might be Zoe's babydaddy.  Little Violet does bear a striking resemblance... I'll try to get a photo of him next time he's around.

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