My Bug

My Bug decided that she wasn't getting enough attention from me lately. Today, twice she came into the bathroom with me, went to her litter box, squatted like she needed to pee, but nothing came out. Even though I had already scheduled an appointment for next week for her annual check up, I called the vet, explained what happened, and they said that they needed to see Bug today. So, off we went. Now Bug has been to this vet twice before, once after I adopted her, and then again to gt her teeth cleaned. So I had an idea of how she acts at the vet's. That was NOT how she acted today. Now since today's appt was unexpected, I didn't spend a lot of time telling Bug what would be happening. Call me crazy, but I will not make that mistake again! When I picked her up to put her into the carrier, she fought me. Then on the way to the she cried, but thankfully no peeing. But it was how she acted once we got there that surprised me the most. The last time I took her in, she wanted to stay as close to me as possible during the exam. Today, she tried to jump off the table, she was shedding a lot, the vet commented on how big her pupils were, and she was shaking and her paws were sweaty (the vet's term). When the vet left to run the tests, Bug seemed to be trying to make herself as small as possible. I talked to her, and tried to pet her, but when I touched her, she turned away from me, and started staring at the wall. It broke my heart! I sat and wondered if these was the behavior that her previous owners saw that prompted them to put her on anti anxiety meds. If she acted that way at home, I would be tempted to put her on medication too, for her sake. The vet said that she did see a tiny amount of blood in her urine, which could be a couple of different things. She didn't see any bacteria, and she won't have the results of the blood work until Saturday. On the drive home, Bug lifted her head once when got into my parking lot, like she was beginning to smell familiar smells. Once we got inside, she checked everything out, then settled in on my lap. Looking at the paperwork the vet gave me didn't help any. Since Bug is 10 yrs old, they ran a "geriatric" panel of tests. they think my Bug is old!! Don't they know she's my baby Bug? I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th!