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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LMAO Gal! Rosie so didn't want pictures taken! I still have to post pix of his bro, Posie. I promise not to include the one where he decided to turn tail on me! (I should submit it to the annual "Animal Butts" calendar".)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
LOL, GAL. I think you captured the dialogue perfectly.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
GAL, lol! (do you write for the cats in the book Cats With Attitude)

Costa, so glad to hear Rosie is doing so well. Thanks for posting his picture, what an intense look! He's beautiful.

Gina, they are adorable!

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Gina, I just love your babies!

Costa, I hope that Rosie keeps eating. What a cute guy!

GAL...LOL

My two have found a friend. Okay, she's not a friend, but she keeps visiting. Mine growl and puff their fur up. She's a mostly gray cat, with just a little white. She has a curled tail. Any ideas of what kind of cat she is? I've never seen a cat like that before. I guess she lives across the street in another development, but the guard shack people here let her come in and they feed her. If I can, I will take a picture of her.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Dogdoc, if you are still around... I've got a question for you. Supposedly, Rosie was in kidney failure. They sent him home with a saline bag for subcutaneous fluid injections. He's been doing really well and is starting to eat a bit again. I told my dad he should take him back to the vet to run some more kidney tests and see how he is doing. My dad said, and I quote, we will know when he doesn't need the subcu fluids any more if when we give him the fluids it makes a "ball" of water under the skin. That just sounds kinda weird to me. Is it right?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
GAL!!!!!! ROFL!!! You nailed it!!!! ahem..did I say "nail?!!!" heh heh

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 2:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Goddess, it's clear that you've had more than one discussion with a cat! That was hilarious!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 2:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
RMAO, GAL!!

However I think Rosie threatened you to leave out the actual final line of dialog, after the chin scratch...

Rosie: "Purrrrrr<blush>rrrrr!"

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 3:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I'm certainly well acquainted with that look, LOL. 100% pure, unadulterated cattitude.

Regee
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10-09-2005

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Regee a private message Print Post    
Oh my gosh that was so funny GAL, thanks so much for giving me the laugh I needed so so badly today.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 7:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Today's Rosie update... he's still doing good. He seems to be drinking more CatSip than eating food, so tonight they are putting out less milk and more food. He's spending the days with his brother, and his nights alone. And is back to his purring headbutting self!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
. What is CatSip, Costa, some kind of nutritional milk for adult cats?

PS You're welcome, Regee, Rosie's a very inspirational kitty. I saw that face and it just had to come out. I was picking up what he was putting down.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
GAL: from catsip's website:

CatSip is real Grade A milk from the dairy... Cats love it.

Lactose-free and clinically proven for digestibility.

Contains taurine for healthy heart and eyes.

A wholesome snack for your cat any time of the day, every day.

we give it to my kitties, but only ariel likes it.


Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Cats can't tolerate regular milk (due to the lactose sugars). So the lactose-free milk is supposed to be a good alternative. I don't give my cats any, but when we were trying to get Rosie to eat, I thought maybe mixing a teensy bit of canned food in with the CatSip would give him some of the nutrients he needs.

I think my dad and his wife have realized that Rosie is going to need special care for the rest of his life. They are retired and had planned to do some serious RV'ing, but now are not certain what to do. I could keep Rosie here, but my little girl doesn't take well to "stranger" cats. Usually, Rosie and Posie stay behind in the barn, and a neighbor goes over daily to give 'em food and clean out their litter boxes.

I think that maybe he may not have to have the daily subcu's once he stabilizes. But I read about cats living up to five years, with maybe a weekly or twice-weekly subcu. Apparently, after the kidney failure problem, some cats have lived up to five years, but most live from one to three. Since Rosie is already fifteen, another coupla years would actually be kinda cool.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Costa, maybe your dad and his wife can still do the serious rv'ing but just not as long at one time as maybe they had originally planned.

We realized a few years ago, that our days of leaving the cats home were gone. They both needed meds twice a day. (Oreo still does.) We did have a neighbor do that for a couple of vacations, but then subcu was needed and with all the water Cashmere drank, even with three litter boxes, they just couldn't go too long without being cleaned out. So, our vet does boarding too. Even though I worried about them being out of their home, I knew that if something medically was to happen, the people at the vet's office would know what/how to do things and also to know when to not use extreme life saving measures. I really didn't like that they were in a cage for almost all of the time. It was a big cage, but still sad. But they had each other and it was either that or not go on vacation as a family. At least I knew they would be safe, loved, cared for, and medicated.

We are going on vacation for spring break. I am really worried about Oreo being at the vet's alone without Cashmere. We don't have anyone to house/pet sit. I don't trust that an agency would actually be here twice a day to give Oreo attention and meds the way she needs them. She will die without her thyroid med. So, she'll board at the vet.

Anyway, maybe boarding at the vet is an option for Rosie especially if Posie goes with him and they can stay in the same cage, even though they are used to freedom. Maybe someone could stay at their house or they have someone they trust to check on them and take care of them as many times a day as necessary.

Also, I think Dogdoc has a thread maybe in the Animal Farm area where she answers questions. She ref. it at some point in time in this thread.

About the subcu fluids, I could always feel the pouch under their skin before it would actually distribute itself more into their bodies. The vet would tell me how much per day each cat should get depending on what was going on and who it was. I would just look at the iv bag, the measurements on it. For the last year or so for Cashmere, it was pretty much give her subcu whenever she seemed dehydrated and regularly a couple times a week would probably help her since they can't get the fluid as efficiently by drinking even if they drink all day. (Even though she was in kidney failure for a few years, her labs never got any worse as time went on.) To check for dehydration, you can see if their gums are moist, also, you can pull on their skin, if they are dehydrated, their skin will not go back to regular really fast, if it goes back to regular right away, they aren't dehydrated. These are the two things my vet had me check a lot on for Cashmere and for Oreo when Oreo was really sick last fall. I'm not a vet and really don't know anything past my own experience, plus I'm not really sure what your question for dogdoc meant, but I just am trying to be helpful. I hope Rosie continues to improve.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Happy, thanks for the info!

I have a cat sitter come out to deal with my kids. Even though I've got neighbors who say they'll feed and clean up, I feel better knowing the cat sitter is responsible for them. And since Costa now takes 3 meds a day, I feel better knowing that someone is hired to take care of them. I still have a neighbor check on them once a day, just so they have another warm body around.

But my dad lives out in the danged boonies. I'm sure he could arrange for a cat sitter, or a neighbor. And I could go out once, or maybe twice, a week or so. But they are quite a ways away from me, so it's not quite so easy for me (especially not with my long commute to work three days a week).

They are gonna kinda adopt a wait and see attitude. They wanna see what happens with Rosie. And I'm pretty sure my dad isn't gonna be finished with the work he needs to do on the RV by this time next month. I think Annie is gonna make the trek to Florida alone, and then they'll figure out what to do later on. Right now, I think they just wanna see Rosie stabilized.

My dad say that if the water didn't distribute right away, that it meant he was no longer dehydrated. But the way he made it sound sounded not quite right. I still think he needs to take him back to the vet to check his levels.

They are so impressed with Rosie's love of the CatSip that they are gonna go to the store to pick some up for him. And... more good news!! Rosie is also eating canned food now. The pouches, actually, that have gravy in them. So he's eating a bit more than last I heard! Which is really good news!

I think the little man is doing remarkably well. He's gonna be like Smudge, and make a miraculous recovery!

So, I want to really thank all of you for all your well wishes and suggestions! It's been so helpful, and I am so glad that he's doing really well. So thank you, thank you, thank you!

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    


It's rare when all three will sit together and look at me, so I thought I'd share.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Awesome picture! What a beautiful kitty family.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Half, Loki is growing and growing.. I love the tips of his ears with those wild tufts! A great looking trio you have!

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My brother and SIL had a cat-sitter who did the subcu and meds for their Ben for the last several years, when they are away on a trip or in Hawaii.. otherwise SIL did the subcu and brother did the rest of the care.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Aww, there they are! I love the Halfy Kitties.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Half, what an awesome pic!!!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Cute pic yet kinda spooky like you hit her high, you hit her low and I'll take out the middle.

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
Thanks! Loki weighed in at 13 pounds yesterday, bypassing the girls. He'll be 9 MONTHS old next week.

Hard to believe the change!

faces




Here are a couple more.






ETA: lol, Mocha


Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Holy shit you're raising a mountain lion, Half. Beautiful kitty. Beautiful kitties.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Loki is getting that muzzle and prominent jaw!! Angelina has the jaw but not the muzzle but then she is said to be Forest Cat, not Mainecoon..

Great set of pix.

I can just see you holding your breath and getting the camera ready.. praying that they all stayed put!

13 pounds is more than Angelina but you'd never believe she was only 11lb 6oz if you saw her or hefted her.. But the scale doesn't lie!