Well, seeing as how Mom point-blank asked for an update, and because I suspect Katie and Rachel are wondering too....
We woke up this morning, and Rosie was still breathing. She'd rested comfortably through the night. We did the week's errands this morning -- and managed not to hit any cats as we left the garage.
Not long after we bought our last side of beef, Maggie discovered the Ramona videos at the library. They are FABULOUS! In one episode, Mom makes tongue for dinner because it's cheap and they're nearly out of grocery money at the time. Mom and Dad try to hide the identity of the meat from the kids, but tell the truth when asked directly. Ramona and Beezus flip out. As punishment, they get to make dinner the next night. Well, ever since, Maggie has wondered what tongue is like. She asked me to buy some. Now, I don't know about y'all, but around here you ain't gonna find tongue at the grocery stores. So when I bought me a cow last month [aside: I'm sure Mom and Rick and Sandy are humming a certain tune about now], I told the butcher that we wanted the tongue. We picked up the moo-cow on Saturday, and Maggie wanted tongue that very day. But I already had meals worked out, so the tongue had to wait til Tuesday.
We plunked the tongue in the crockpot for six hours on high, with a little barbecue sauce. Paul described it as somwhat like "meat pudding." The texture was indeed softer than most meats. So we offered some to Rosie, and she was SO happy to eat a bite. She's still not drinking. Last real amount of water she had was yesterday lunchtime. There's been no bleeding since bedtime last night.
The kitty has managed to sit herself up a couple of times. She's alert now and interested in what's going on around her. You can tell from her face that she's wanting to go pouncing and chasing. But she's not attempting anything yet. I have NO idea what we'll do to curtail her when she decides she's ready to go before she's actually ready to run. (Mom, I'm thinking about someone attached to a bed shortly after having a kidney removed, who decided he was ready to get up and walk.) Probably keeping her in a huge box is the best we'll be able to do. But for how long?
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I'm glad to hear she's doing better!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like an improvement. Do you have an animal carrier or something of the sort? That might keep her a little more confined but also stable.
ReplyDeleteLike the last response- do you know someone with a cat carrier you could borrow for a week? What do you think is hurt?
ReplyDeleteRemember the tongues we fixed? It was not "soft". I boiled it in a pan like the red and white cookbook suggested and served it with horseradish sauce. It's actually pretty good.
I don't know about a cat carrier, but there are plenty of boxes in the basement big enough for a computer. Those would contain her.
ReplyDeleteWe're not sure what's hurt. I think it might be her left hip or upper thigh or maybe pelvis. She's getting around slowly and gingerly. We try to figure out what she's headed for and interrupt and wait on her. Sometimes she gets all revved, looking at Athena and thinking she wants to play. But as soon as she starts to move, you can tell the pain is shooting through her. So far, she's not even tempted to play & pounce & run. But she will be, before she's able.
I remember eating tongue at home, but don't remember it well enough to recall texture or toughness. And yes, this was pretty good too, even though it's softer meat than we're used to. I suppose Katie would like it -- less chewing, y'know.