We got an update last night from the Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaii, where Toby is being cared for.

Their deep dive diagnostics have found several ailments in this nearly 15 year old cat (Toby is just a couple of weeks shy of his 15th birthday). Some of these are theoretically worth worrying about in the longer term, but are probably not directly related to the acute problems that took him to the vet. Or at least that’s what we’re hoping as we absorb the vet’s news, and try to focus on the immediate issues.

The most relevant bad news is that the infection has traveled from his lower urinary tract up into his kidneys, so becomes somewhat more difficult to treat and can result in longer term loss of kidney function. We won’t know much about that until later today, when they’ll do another blood test to determine whether he’s responding to the fluids, a different antibiotic, and an anti-nausea drug.

But for this Feline Friday, enjoy this little video from 2012 showing Toby in better times. We were still living in Kaaawa, and I was down for what I hoped would be an afternoon nap when Toby went into his routine. I’ll let the video take it from there.

Get well, Toby!