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Sometimes inpatient rehab is called subacute rehab or subacute care. It might be a nursing home as well as rehab, or just specifically do rehab and nothing else, but either is helpful to your situation. Just wanted to clarify that. If the hospital says yes to the idea, ask for a list of optional places, ask them where they would send their mom (ask the same of every hospital staff member you can, especially nurses, so you get lots of opinions–they can’t tell you unless you ask that way!), then research the places for reviews and if you can even visit them before she gets transferred.
Subacute therapy was my expertise. 😉
Even just the out of control blood sugar could cause the mental status changes (too high or too low can lead to confusion). And dehydration can do it. So can not eating enough or missing certain vitamins and minerals. And very high blood pressure isn’t helpful for it tho less likely. Your mom has a lot going on. I’d suggest asking around for a very highly rated neurologist to assess her and see what might help. Is it just blood chemistry and a pinched nerve in her back or something with the brain? A good one can figure this out, but make sure its a good neuro and not just whoever the hospital refers (because those are not always good). She’s weak so meanwhile I’d recommend trying to get the hospital to put her into inpatient rehab. If nothing else they can build her up to better (and safer) mobility, figure out nutrition and meds, and help you figure out the best options for where/how she can live safely after. Again, do some research before choosing such a place, you want a good one!
I’m sorry you guys have so much going on. Hopefully her health can get sorted out so you guys can resume some stability again!
Holy cow, Dragonfeathers! Those are all so awesome! Did you get all the ones you were trying to get?
So much amazing dragon eye-candy! I don’t think you could really choose wrong!
Pardon, Setsuna, I just realized you meant your friend only has an eye condition not dementia. My apologies.
I never got Jello diagnosed officially with Alzheimers. I’d gone to 5 vets about him peeing in front of his box but only at night and how he literally ran into the other cat twice coming around the corner like he couldn’t change his path, and how he followed me into the kitchen once then wailed that he was lost when I stepped back out of it only to be fine once I stepped back in. All vets could tell me was that physically he was healthy and a bit fat. My breakthrough was picking up a book at the petstore about behavior and the first line said it all…
Cats can have all the same mental illnesses that people do.
He was sundowning, that’s why the odd night behavior. He was starting to have dementia. He was behaving like some of my elderly patients with Alzheimers, and as time went on and it progressed it only became more obvious.
Long story short: if you think your cat might have a mental illness, you can be very right! If Setsuna’s friend can have it, so can your furry loved one. I hope remedy works for you, and at least buys you time like it did for us. I wonder if she’s possibly developing dementia (on top of her eye issue) like Jello did, because anything new and unusual (even routine changes or moving furniture) would cause difficulty or immediate fear in such a case (except the drops, luckily), and that gets worse as they age. The drops didn’t work indefinitely for him either, he built a tolerance to it or worsened fast, I’m not sure which. But some dementias can be pretty stable for a while, so who knows?
Amazon has it. Not sure what’s the best kind tho. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYT9ZXK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_S3seFb7B93DN8
Ive heard there are occasionally vets that are willing to do house calls, tho I can’t say I how costly (or prevalent) it might be. Can always ask around? Might be a long shot.
If it’s stress, there is something that can help. It’s called “Rescue Remedy”, a holistic herbal liquid safe for children and animals (dogs and cats). I had it recommended to me by people who used it on both their kids and pets and ran it past their vets. I know Whole Foods carries it, used to be about $20 a tiny bottle and you add some drops to their food. I used it for my cat who had Alzheimers (I know, I was stunned a cat can have it too) and it gave him relief from the terror his life was becoming (enough that I could go to work without him wailing in terror because I was gone), buying him a couple extra years. Its a calming agent from what I gather.
The other ideas sound really good too!
There’s a stegosaurus too. Wasn’t someone looking for one?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windstone-Editions-Pena-84-Colorful-Dinosaur-Figurine/154009925599?hash=item23dbb4f7df:g:4VcAAOSwt4VfEJrxThe seller for that secret keeper packages very well, I got a lap and someone else here got a sun oriental from her. She has a note asking you to contact her before trying to buy so maybe she intends to discuss insuring it. If you’re interested you can always ask.
Wow, awesome! Lol, the blue and purple platter reminds me of dragon scales! How do you hang the platters? Aren’t they heavy?
