A Hunny update

Hi all! I thought I should take a minute to mention Hunny. She is, for the most part, doing well, but she is getting old. She'll be 15 this February! A month ago she missed the litter box twice. Now, you guys know that Hunny has been known to booby trap the house in certain unpleasant ways when she's mad, but this time she was peeing outside the litter box. Hunny doesn't do that.

She has an inflamation of the bladder. An antibiotic and steroid were tried, but both times the inflamation came back. The vet said it's kinda like getting arthritis when you're older- some inflamations do not go away. This is probably the case with Hunny.

The good news is that it is not painful. It can also be treated with a steroid shot every 4-6 weeks. She had her first shot in the beginnning of September, and since then she's a changed cat. The inflamation is under control, and the high dose of steroids has given her new vigor. She chases my brother's cat around, and has returned to some of the older habits old age had discouraged: playing, chasing, and following people around (as opposed to lounging in the sun room).

The question now is how long the vet will allow the steroid shots to continue. As she is in no pain and actually enjoying life more with the shots, I am hoping that they will allow her to continue for some time, although with people I know routine steroid shots cause problems after awhile.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she can continue like this for awhile- at least as her curent quality of life continues. Thought I should keep you posted, in case anything happens.