Of course on the day Scratchen has an unexpected, untreatable and uncontrollable seizure... ...I find out that, in just one dose of iodine-131, her hyperthyroidism could have been cured. I'm not sure if that's what led to her present condition... ...but, I doubt it helped. Around 7:55 AM EST, Scratchen arrived at the same emergency clinic that treated her for congestive heart failure [ see The Door, The Cross and The Cat ]; less than an hour later, she was transported to another clinic, IndyVet , for a neurological examination. Presently, the clinic is pressuring me to spend more and more money, and is delaying the treatment I've already paid for pending my acquiescence to more expenditures. Update | 9:02 PM $2,700 later, Scratchen still lives, in spite of the treating veterinarian's recommendation that I "put her to sleep." When I visited her tonight, she had regained some awareness, although she saw extremely lethargic... Long couldn...
My inevitable demise, daily.