Artemis is 18-years-old and was an owner surrender to IACS Rescue due to not being able to take care of her anymore.
Artemis had been hiding in a closet due to a dog in the home. She had fleas when she was surrendered, was missing a lot of hair, had scabs all over her skin and was extremely skinny/bony. IACS did a very good workup on her and determined she has early kidney disease. Our veterinarian confirmed that diagnosis.
Update 2022-06-09: Artemis is doing great! She is on a prescription renal support diet and is gaining weight. She was nervous and anxious so we put a calming collar on her. Artemis is much more calm now. Her true personality is starting to come out! She is friendly, sweet, is eager for attention (allows pets and kisses on her head) and is slowly becoming less scared of the other cats. She does hiss at some of the other cats but walks away. We still have her separated to give her plenty of time to ease into sanctuary life.
Update 2022-07-29: It was with heavy hearts we had to say goodbye to Artemis today. She stopped eating Monday night. We think she had a couple seizures this month and possibly had a brain tumor. Artemis was at the vet most of the day yesterday for blood work and observation. Her kidney disease had not progressed so that was not the cause of her rapid decline. Thank you to Kara and Dr. Watkins at VCA Companion Animal Medical Center for the kind and compassionate care she received.
Artemis was sweet but sassy and we are beyond thankful to have given her a wonderful home for the last several months. We already miss her! It won’t be the same without her.