We went to Tuft’s today for an appointment with the Veterinary Nutrition Specialists. The goal is to find the perfect diet for Zora to help with the pancreatitis. The diet has to be low in fat, so it doesn’t aggravate her pancreas. It also has to be low salt and low calories. The specialists told me that Zora’s ideal weight is 25-lbs. She is currently 30.6-lbs. Zora was 36-lbs when I adopted her at 3 years old. She is 6 ½ years old now. So now we have a new weight loss goal.

They gave us samples of food and teats to see what she likes. They actually recommended a low fat cat food to use as treats. Its fish flavored, which Zora loves! They said cat food is ok, as long as its low fat.

They will be writing up a special diet, including treats and a wet food to use for giving her pills. I hope she likes it and it helps.

After meeting with the Veterinary Nutrition Specialists, we went outside for a break. Zora was peeing blood! Fortunately we were already at an animal hospital. They took her back inside and took a urinary sample. We already strongly suspect a UTI. Poor baby didn’t need anything else wrong.
While we were there, the Cardiac Specialist wanted to listen to Zora’s special heart (for free!).

They were very interested in listening to her little heart with her little heart murmur. Zora was a teaching tool! Several Veterinary students also listened to her heart, only one could hear the heart murmur.

This is Zora on the ride home. Look at her back feet. She’s sitting like a human.