Daisy was the last surviving kitten from Zelda.  She was a beautiful kitten, but she didn’t choose to socialize with us.  We brought her into the house after she was spayed at six months, but she preferred to keep to herself. She was always near, but was not willing to let us touch her or handle her. Thursday morning, she was sleeping in the bathroom, let me pet her, let me pick her up and hold her, and she felt cold. When I put her down, she didn’t run away. I picked her back up, took her downstairs, and put her in a carrier. I knew she was sick.

Our primary vet is off on Thursday, so I took her to our secondary vet, and he and his team began working on her immediately. She was severely dehydrated. Blood work revealed renal failure with some kidney involvement. They got her onto an IV with several medications. She perked up by mid-afternoon, but there were some troubling neurological signs which didn’t bode well. She deteriorated neurologically overnight, and by the time I got there on Friday morning, she was gone.  The mostly likely cause was acute renal failure accompanied by a stroke.

Rest in peace, dear girl.