While house sitting this weekend, we got a call from Nick's mom (who was helping us with feeding our kitties)to let us know that something was wrong with Bertoli. When she put the food bowl down, she noticed that he wasn't able to stand up. She brought him over to the food, which he ate, but then instantly laid back down. We quickly rushed home to find out that he was not able to get to the bathroom in time and....I'll spare you the details... he was definitely ill. We put both him and Chloe in a box to take them down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, something spooked Chloe and she jumped out of the box (5 feet up). We caught her, brushed her off, then put her back in the box for the ride. We went to the Vet emergency room (since it's Saturday)to get Bertoli looked at. The vet revealed that he didn't have a temp and his blood level was fine, but he might have liver problems (because he shakes after eating), but we won't find out the results until Monday. Throughout the whole exam, Chloe was whining A LOT and just wanted to cuddle. We thought it was due to her being scared. When we got home, we realized that she hurt her left leg from jumping out of the box. We're not sure if it's broken or just strained, but we can't get it checked out until Monday. So now we have two kitties who are not able to stand up (one out of weakness, the other due to a hurt leg)and we must go back down to feed the other cat soon. Ah the turmoils of having animals. I hope they both get better soon.
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