Sugar Still in the Hospital

Dear kitty friends, please keep up your purring and praying for Sugar.  She has not been able to wake up from her anesthesia.  My mom and I went to visit her today to see if she could rally her strength but it was not enough.  Her doctor performed a blood test while we were there and we discovered that Sugar has severe kidney disease.  Because of this she is unable to metabolize the medication in her body thus keeping her asleep.  They put her on an IV and are attempting to flush the medicine from her body.  Please pray that this works for her.  She will have to stay in the hospital until at least Thursday evening but if all goes well she should be alert and able to come home then.  Once she comes home we will have to begin giving her sub-q liquids to manage her kidney disease.  She had this disease going in to the incident but we just didn’t know till today.  In a strange way this attack may have saved her life because left undetected she would have gotten VERY ill before we discovered her disease.  She is quite young to have this problem but we are hopeful that her youth may give her an advantage.  We know that lots of kitties out there deal with this everyday so we take courage in knowing that it is combatable.

Above was a picture of Sugar in her recovery cage at the hospital.

Below is Sugar on the exam table with Dr. Earick her fabulous vet.  You can see her drainage tube in the front, this is to help the large puncture wound to heal with less infection.  Notice all the bruising and scabbing over her lungs.  She is very lucky that they did not puncture her lungs.

 

Here you can see the second drainage tube in her back.  This puncture went all the way down the length of her shoulders and separated the skin from her body.  This is the worst of all the wounds but seems to be doing well.

Thank you all for your support and caring.  Sugar is our baby and we need her to come home soon.

Today’s Update

Sugar is currently recovering from surgery to close her puncture wounds.  She had not woken up from the anesthesia so she was unable to come home tonight.  We are hoping to be able to pick her up tomorrow afternoon.  Please keep purring and praying for our sweet girl and thank you for all the love and concern that you have already shown.

Sugar Update!

Sugar is now stabilized and breathing without the oxygen tent.  Her labored breathing has subsided and she has even begun to purr.  She has very large puncture wounds on her back and severe bruising on her lungs.  The doctors are optimistic and we hope she keeps progressing well.  Thanks.

Hello again!

It's been so long since you have seen any of us the typist thought it would be a good idea to refresh your memories. We are still as cute as ever, you can plainly see. Lots has been going on here at our house.

Christmas came and went. We really enjoyed ourselves under that tree. Scotchy especially liked to hang out under there but she would constantly test her limits by chewing on all the colorful lights. She would be quickly evicted but she always came back for more. Aunt Josey sent us some lovely presents that involved nip, of course. She really knows how to pick 'em! Sugar tried to bring home her own present for everyone, but she let it go as soon as she got in the house and forgot to make it dead first. We all tried to help get it back under paw but we just couldn't get the job done. We were too busy being shy because Meowmy's Gramma was visiting. The Food Lady finally captured it and let it out the back door. Sugar was quite insulted but she got over it when the Party Mix came out.

New Years was a bit lonely. Meowmy left us alone for the first time after her surgery. We didn't know what to do with ourselves without her here. Lucky for us she hurried home the next morning, unlucky for her it was because she was in pain cause she tried to celebrate a bit too much. She thought she was healed enough to get back to her social life, turns out she really wasn't. It took her way longer to get better than she had ever anticipated. She's only just now strong enough to get back into the swing of things.

Which brings us to Valentine's Day. We sure had a nice one! As reward for being such good nurse kitties the Food Lady got us a great present! We got a CAT TREE!! It's fantastic! It has three levels you can sit on, and you can scratch the whole thing and never get in trouble! Even when you put a BIG hole in it the first week you have it --Scotchy. Plus Meowmy got sprayable nip to put on it to help it smell nice and yummy. We also get prizes in the form of Temptations when you climb all the way up to all the platforms. Scotchy has created a maneuver that allows her to circle the main pole while lying on her side. It's truly an inspired move. Anyways, it stands in the kitchen in front of the huge windows that over look our back porch and the woods behind the house, so you know there is plenty of eye candy. It goes all the way to the ceiling! We also got our very own lazer mouse toy and have created several games the have us climbing up and down that tree. It's the best time we've had in a long time!

Oh, yeah, Meowmy said that she had a nice time on Valentine's Day with Almost Dad, Bob. He made her a seafood dinner and brought her sugar free candies and pretty rose petals. He asked her what she would like such as a teddy bear or knick knack. She asked for a 6 pack of Aquafina raspberry water instead! Weird isn't she? Actually we're quite proud of her because that was a healthy request. She has been working really hard on getting healthy. On Friday she got weighed at the doctor's office and she has lost 82lbs! Woo hoo! Way to go Meowmy! Headbonks for everyone!

We would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you who have been stopping by to continue to show your support. We have missed you all too! Your encouragement has really helped us keep Meowmy's spirits up. We hope to soon be back on a more normal blogging schedule but until then we will still be keeping up with you, our friends.

A Note From Kellykat

I just wanted to thank all the wonderful furry friends and beans who have been leaving me messages of encouragement and support. I feel special everyday that I discover one waiting for me. It means a great deal to know that there are so many fabulous friends that have me in their hearts.

I also have received many Christmas and Get Well cards from you. They are all beautiful and I have surrounded myself with them to remind me that I need to hurry up and get better so I can resume my place in the blogosphere!

While I have been away from the keyboard I have been well taken care of. We do A LOT of this:

The kitties take turns keeping me company and its just what the doctor ordered!

Thanks for not forgetting us and I promise that the kitties and I will be back real soon. We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.

Update on Meowmy!

hello everyone! aunt josey here :)

stryder, scotchy and sugar asked if i would fill in for them to let you know about how their meowmy's doing! they are busy making biscuits on her bed and keeping it warm until she comes home :) they miss her so much but know she is in good hands!

kellykat's surgery went veryvery well yesterday! once the doctors got over some challenges with her IV, everything went smoothly. she was up and walking within hours of leaving the recovery room!

she has been able to keep a good amount of sustenance down and is looking forward to regaining her energy soon :) she is staying at least one more night, as the doctors are still monitoring her kidney function. she is in very little pain and so thankful! she is also extremely grateful that her boy-honey bean and parents have been there to give her strength and encouragement every step of the way!

she also wanted to let you know she is most appreciative of all the purrayers and good thoughts you've been sending her way! they are helping more than you know. THANK YOU!!!

and i have to add one personal note from myself...i have known kellykat IRL for over 20 years and i must express how PROUD i am of her and how COURAGEOUS she has been! she has been very steadfast for several months in preparing herself mentally, physically and spiritually for this change in her life, and i know that with her focused determination, lots of healing laughter and support from family and friends (beans AND furry kritters alike!) she will heal very quickly and be well on her way. i also know that she will be eager to take over the blog reigns soon, but until then i'll be helping out stryder and the crew!

thank you again for your encouragement and we will check back in again soon!

(((HUGS!!))) and lots of purrs,

stryder, scotchy, sugar and aunt josey :)
(and of course, cousins snax, trixie, cadet and cali!)

P.S. thank you to the folks at cat blogosphere for remembering kellykat yesterday!! how thoughtful!

Happy Holidays

Check out these lovely graphics from the Human at Zoolatry!

We are wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season. We will not be around for a while as you may know cause our typist, Meowmy, is having surgery tomorrow. She asked us to say a great big "thank you" to all the nice kitties and beans who have left her messages of love and encouragement, it has meant the world to her to know that so many friends out there care for her. We will be purring for her and taking care of her until she is able to return to her blogging duties. Thanks for coming by, we hope to see you all real soon!

-Stryder, Scotchy and Sugar

Happy Happy Gotcha Day Scotchy!

Hello everyone! Meowmy here, I'm taking over today to give a special message to one of my favorite girl kitties.
It was 3 short years ago that you became a part of our family. You were such an unexpected gift. The cute little foxy kitty who just showed up out of nowhere. You were persistent and you charmed us all. Now you have a special place in our home and our hearts. You bring us so much joy and happiness. We are so lucky to have been chosen by you little girl! We love you and are grateful to be your people. We look forward to celebrating many, many more special days with you.

In honor of Scotchy's special day we would like to give a prize to one of our blogging friends. If you would like to receive your very own copy of "Purry Logic" by Jane Seabrook please leave a comment on this post. A name will be drawn at random and the book will be sent directly to you from the publisher. You have until Thursday evening at 6:00 pm eastern time to leave your request.

Now I'll turn the blog back over to the kitties and go find Miss Scotchy so I can shower her in head scritches, chin rubs, and Party Mix while she showers me in kitty drool, purrs and makes biscuits on my tummy.

P.S. Special thanks to Ann of Zoolatry for the gotcha graphic.

UPDATE: Concatulations to Lorianna of Twilight's Muse. She won the copy of Purry Logic. Thanks to everycat who participated.

It Came!

The prize package that Stryder won for his entry in the Simply Siamese Fall Contest arrived a few days ago.

He was so proud to have won! He won the Lazy Crazy Fall category sponsored by Sassy Cat.

He couldn't wait to tear into it!

There were so many cool toys he didn't know what to think!

The mouse became a quick favorite. It squeaks when you whap it around.

After playing with the mouse for a while we headed back to the bedroom for some more playtime.

The bird was pretty yummy.

But the fish was too interesting to pass up.

Can you tell that all of the toys had nip in them?

After a long evening of testing out all the toys he finally passed out and had nip colored dreams.

Thanks so much to the wonderful beans that picked out these great prizes, they were purrfect!

Thanks for the Award

Woo hoo!!! We got another award! Can you believe it!?! They like me...they really like me. Ha ha! This award comes from two cuties Niko and Cloud. They gave it to us cause they liked how we wanted to help our family by trying to get a job. Well, we think that it was the right thing to do but if you wanna give us an award for it - we'll take it! Thanks you two! Here are the rules as posted on their blog:

With the Premium Dardos, recognize the values that each blogger shows each day in commitment to transmit cultural values, ethical, literary, personal etc. that, in short, demonstrate their creativity by alive thinking that remains intact from their letters and words. " This label implies two rules: the first, link the blog to which he received the award. The second - pick blogs to deliver the prize."

We would like to pass this onto a few of our many favorite blogs.

• Captain Jack and Sir Dante and of course Fagin
• Daisy and Harley
• Lux
• Maggy and Zoey
• Samantha and Mr. Tigger
• Sock, Scylla and Charybdis

You guys are the best friends a cat could efur wish for. We have been feeling the love that all of you have been showing us since my last post. Many of you had great ideas for my meowmy on how she can make some extra green papers while things are tight. She is looking into all of them.
Most of them involved making some changes to our blog and doing some research on the innernets so she had to get the computer guys to come out and check our connection cause we have been having troubles in that department too. But now that it seems to be back to normal she says she can get started. We wanted to thank you all again, we never knew how many of you there were out there that cared about us and it has meant the world to us to find out. Purrrs to you all!

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for Meowmy's bed. Cause yesterday when she had a migraine headache we were able to cuddle up in it for hours and hours and hours!