Starfire is doing SO well.

Star had her big 3 month follow up vet visit today.  I took a soft blanket with me to lay on the table while they did her blood pressure and they did that first before drawing blood for her workup.  The result was awesome.  Her blood pressure was 100, which is just about as perfect as it could be. Dr wanted it below 120, and she's extremely happy with it where it is. We'll know how her blood work up comes out by about Saturday most likely.  All is going well in the world of Starfire.  Her special account is now empty though. The funds we raised have served their purpose though, they got us through to this last full workup of her initial treatment.

Full workups will be annual from here on out. She has to have a blood pressure test every 3 months for the rest of her life, so I'll have to put aside a little bit each week to replenish her account for the next time, but for the moment all is well.  I hope that she will be with us for many more years.

If you didn't catch it, Star had gone completely stone blind as a result of high blood pressure. Her retinas had detached and her pupils were completely blown.  Now that her blood pressure is back where it needs to be with medication, her retinas have reattached and her pupils are reactive. She can see, though I'm pretty sure not quite as accurately as she once did. She still follows motion and looks at me when she sees me.  I don't have to touch her or talk to her to get her attention.  (unless she is sleeping, which she does very well). She sees me come into the room and follows me with her eyes.  Her depth perception is not as good though, so she's more cautious about hopping up and down from things. (especially down) and occasionally you can tell by her over correction when she reaches the floor, or scrabbling when she hops up, that she misjudges the distance. Thankfully she's super smart and recognizes that she can't 100% trust her eyes when it comes to distance guageing now.

We are extremely happy with her progress. We feel that the $1000 we raised went a long way towards helping us prepare financially for her continued lifetime treatment. Thanks to everyone who donated.