I think little Pond is sick today. ;3;
She started sneezing a bit yesterday, and I assumed it was from the dust under the recliner, which she was getting under a lot. But this morning she's been sleeping a lot more than usual, isolated herself for a while, and is still sneezing at times and sometimes seems to be breathing through her mouth. I suppose she's got a cold, but I don't know. All we can do right now is let her rest.
Why the hell does it have to be Sunday? And why the hell does tomorrow have to be a holiday? And why the hell do important places like vets and doctor offices have to be closed on holidays? Illness doesn't care what damn day of the week it is. >3<
I'm really frustrated and I just hope she gets better soon...
I feel like a first-time parent with a sick baby.
UPDATE:
Thank you to everyone who's expressed concern about Pond. She's still sneezing at times and still snuffly and still spending most of her time resting (I know cats sleep a lot, but she's a pretty hyper little thing normally). But she's been eating OK and using her litter box without incident, so no problems there, and she's been up a little more today, whining to try some of our food as usual, which is a good sign.
I'd still like to get her in to see the vet. I tried calling, but I didn't even get an answering machine. What kind of health care business, be it for humans or animals, doesn't have a bloody answering service? >>;
She's not bad off enough to take her to the emergency place just down the street, and right now that would be the only other option. So I guess I'll just have to sit here and fume about it being a holiday until tomorrow when I can actually talk to someone.
*grumbles*
UPDATE 2:
We finally got Pond in to see the vet today. He said it's most likely a viral infection. 99% of cats get over it on their own, and they gave her an antibiotic shot as a precaution. But 1% end up being carriers. It's a cat-herpes that causes this, apparently, at least in a lot of cases. If she isn't better in a week or so, they'll give her an anti-viral medication to knock out the virus directly. But the good news is she should be OK.
There were a lot of dogs showing up at the same time, which probably wasn't great for her stress. But there was one lady and her dog I could barely stand to watch. The dog was cantankerous and difficult, and the woman was always trying to hold it back with the leash, and you could literally hear the dog choking on it and wheezing. *facepalm*
OK stupid woman, two things, A) Get a harness instead of a collar leash, and B) Put the dog through some training, because just saying "No!" and "Stop!" isn't working.
