Some months ago, Haiku was experiencing some health problems, and acting very strangely. It was as if she would get some place in the house, and did not know how to get out, or she could not find the food dishes. We went to the vet, who did blood work and thought Haiku had a kidney infection, and prescribed antibiotics, and kidney care food. While Haiku was on the antibiotic, she seemed to be increasingly confused. But she ate the kidney care food, at first well, then not at all, then regularly. Sometimes she stops eating, as if she is tired of the food, but the next day, she makes up for fasting the day before.
After the antibiotics, there was an occasional day, here and there, when Haiku seemed disoriented, or needed more consoling and comforting, but generally she did well. She seemed to really enjoy my presence when I took a week off from work.
I have to admit that I do not think the cats knew what hit them when I returned to work this week. The were not distressed by my departure on Monday, but Tuesday was a very different story. And Haiku was very distressed when I got home Tuesday evening. She has been more distressed than not this week. She has spent quite a bit of time in the crate in the closet, and when she is in the computer room with me, she wants to be on the desk, or if she is in her chair, she is physical connecting to me. Friday and today she has acted as if she is not sure where she is sometime. Other times, she is just fine.
The vet explained that this is what I should expect with her dementia. It is my hope that my return to work will once again become a comfortable routine for Haiku. I understand about routine: I am a creature of habit, and when my routine is disturbed, I do not always know how to react.
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