My kitty went to the vet today and they did a full workup because it's been a while. Her values were fine except for her thyroid which was twice normal levels. So I finally finally have an answer. I don't know why it hasn't been tested before. I have meds for her now, and the vet said that with some cats, a month on these meds makes them seem like a new cat. Fingers crossed she feels a lot better. They gave her meds for her teeth and enough fluids that her saggy skin is literally sloshing around because she was so dehydrated. It's been challenging to get her to drink lately and it made it difficult for them to get blood from her today.
Anyways, thank you so much to everyone that contributed to the kitty fund. 💚 She's too frail at the moment to have her teeth removed, but now that we know she's hyperthyroid, she might gain some weight and be a better surgery candidate in the future. I feel so relieved to have an actual answer finally. I should have followed my instincts years ago to have that tested, but now I know for sure...

In the Lemon news, I have a root canal scheduled for October, which is way too long to wait, but my dentist is closed today so I will call them tomorrow to see if I can get a different referral. I'm finally done being feverish it seems but I only have antibiotics for 10 days, so I'm a little concerned my face is going to balloon up again before October, but I guess I'll just deal with that when/if it happens.