January 19, 2007 (Friday)

I hand-fed Ashley today because we had to take her to Dallas to Dr. Harris’ office for another chemo treatment. They called yesterday and asked us if we could come in today.

It is cold and rainy today. On the way down to Dallas, we had turned the heat on a bit because it was so cold. Ashley seemed to get a little over-heated. She started panting a little. We shut down the heat, and she seemed a little better.

We drove Ashley to Dr. Harris’ office. We didn’t see Dr. Harris because Ashley didn’t actually have an appointment. They didn’t charge us an office visit that way, just an injection fee. Dena, one of the assistants/vet techs, gave Ashley her injection between the shoulders, as they do the annual vaccines, in the waiting area. This chemo is the expensive one to give to one small cat; so, Dr. Harris wanted us to try to wait until she had some left over from another patient. The chemo has to be mixed and then used in a certain amount of time – something like 24 -48 hours. They saved enough for Ashley and asked us to bring her in. The chemo is… (I will have to call them to find out what the name of this chemo is. Update will follow as soon as I know)

On the way home, Ashley seemed a little uneasy. It was again really cold; so, we tried to turn the heat on again for a little while to get the chill out of the air. This time we kept an eye on Ashley for her to pant. Ashley, again, started to pant. We shut the heat off. Ashley calmed down, but she still seemed upset. The rest of the afternoon Ashley seemed upset. She gagged a couple times. I’m thinking she may have an upset tummy.

After I fed her supper, Ashley seemed slightly calmer. She was willing to eat her supper. About an hour and a half to two hours after Ashley ate her supper, she got down off the couch and got a drink – a good drink – by herself. She seems to be feeling a little better. Maybe the heat, the car, the chemo added to her maybe being hungry caused her tummy to be a little sick.