Small improvements

Even small improvements cheer me. Although Cleo vomited again tonight, it was several hours after her last meal, and I think she kept most of it. I’m hoping to get 3/4 of the can into her again today.

Cleo spends a lot of time hiding behind my stuffed, antique, grandma-style rocker (below).



Tonight, in an attempt to lure her out, I bought her several new toys. She seemed particularly excited by the mouse, as she started purring and arching into my hand as I pet her. I think she even played with it for a few minutes before she tired, as the mouse was wet and had a tooth hole when I checked back a little later.



Cleo certainly seems to be acting a bit more like herself. Lately, she's been reacting more favorably to attention: instead of only purring when her head was scratched (and growling if any other part of her was touched), she is now arching into full-body petting, like she used to, and lifting her tail quite a bit more. She even talked to me a little tonight, after I gave her the toy: she meowed a few times, and then peeked out from behind the chair when I moved a few feet away.



As I said, the little improvements are so encouraging. Tomorrow, Cleo goes in to the vet for a checkup. (On top of everything else, she’d had a urinary tract infection, and is on antibiotics for it. The vet needs to recheck her urine.) I will, of course, continue to update Cleo's Progress.