I was quite surprised with the great response to my previous thread about my broken-down cat and was very grateful for all the suggestions & well wishes.
There wasn't a single suggestion of a pillow case & couple of bricks etc. and I did expect a few of those! People at work weren't half as sympathetic!
Anyway - the fantastic vets at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital in Cambridge have sorted her out a treat. (Quite why the Queen goes to a vets rather than a doctors is anyone's guess!!)
They reckon that the initial lung infection has completely cleared up, although they have no way of knowing for 100% what caused it and they've treated her lack of appetite as well (it was caused by numerous problems bought on by not eating while ill).
I picked her up last night and she is pretty much settled in at home now & has eaten a fair bit of food, so just need to fatten her up! The vet has given us some of that A/D (?) cat food that someone on the other thread mentioned to get her started.....
She looks a right mess, with a graze on her head from where she picked off the adhesive holding her feeding tube in place. She also has a shaved bit on her head, a shaved bit in her neck, a massive shaved section on her side from the ultrasound, bandages on two legs that we need to take off this evening and various bits of matted (food encrusted) fur!!
Although it kind of suits her.
Here's a few pics for your amusement. Apologies for the rubbish quality, but they were taken on my phone without the flash as I didn't really want to startle her:
