As many of you know, Queen of America mentioned here at Ten Cats on Friday that her beloved Puddin’ Pop had to cross the Rainbow Bridge. I’ve asked her if she would like to have some pictures posted here along with how Puddin’ came into her life. The following is from QoA:
https://i.imgur.com/vJPQrdv.jpg
“The first photo is the day we brought her home. The second is almost two years and one week later.
We got her in April 2016. She was 7 yrs old and had been dumped at the shelter because her owner, who got her as a kitten. “just didn’t want her any more”.
She was a big cat, too big to sit in a cage. We brought here home to foster until a friend in San Diego could take her.
Two days after we got her, I saw the signs of kidney stones. Having been through it with Moose, I got to the vet right away. Yep, there were stones, but they were tiny and the vet hoped getting her on the same food as Moose would dissolve them. It did. But, she still needed an x-ray twice a year to make sure they hadn’t come back.
Three months later my friend said she’d changed her mind about taking Puddin’. By then she was attached to me and Brad loved her so she was ours. She was a good kitty – she never barfed, got sick, caused trouble or was demanding. All she wanted was love and to sit next to me.
She stayed a big cat even though she never got snacks or people food. So when I noticed she was a little thinner a month or so ago, I wondered why. It wasn’t enough to worry me, though. But then about 10 days ago I could tell she was really losing weight. I could feel her spine and when she was sitting up, I could see her leg bones. I called to make an appointment with one vet but he couldn’t see her for a week. I waited two days and called a second vet. I took her in the next day, which was this past Wednesday. He said she was diabetic and we started the insulin shots. He said she should perk up with-in 24 hours….
… She didn’t. She got worse. Thursday night she couldn’t stand or walk – she was like a drunken sailor. I called Dr Susan who has had, and currently has, diabetic cats. She told me get sugar into her. We don’t own sugar, only Splenda. We don’t have regular pancake syrup, only the sugar free kind. What we DO have is home bottled honey from a friend up in WA. We started using our fingers to rub it on her gums and tongue. It didn’t work. I melted some, cooled it down and used a syringe to get it into her. Nothing.
I sat up with her all night until Brad got up for work at 3 AM. By then my eyeballs were burning and I went to bed. Was up at 6, called the vet at 8 and took her in at 9. He took blood and it was bad news. Really bad.
He explained that she was what they called a “brittle” diabetic, which means it’s uncontrollable. The prognosis was that she was never, ever going to get better. We talked for a while, I called Brad, and we all made the decision together to let her go. I stayed with her, holding her, talking to her and kissing her little furry head.
The night before, I think Moose and Scooter knew her time was up. They circled her, cuddled her, licked her head. They had never done that – ever. They did that all night. She was kind of a loner cat. When I got up a 6, they left her side and that was that.
I know this is way to long for posting so feel free to edit as much as you want.”
rush.diana almost 6 years ago
Man I love these two kitties…..
DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Dogs are illegal aliens?
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 6 years ago
The Science Guys….er… Cats
LastRoseofSummer Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Sigh… are we gonna have to build a wall in space?
More_Cats_Than_Sense almost 6 years ago
OK, today I thought I’d go down the line of “Two cats” :-)
https://i.imgur.com/k2Ad3Tz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pDt0sIH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AsrC1gH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XVkyyCP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/yKeEBSQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UTJ5ik1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UIlo9rn.jpg
I’ll finish with Chesney and Jack out on the Loading Dock…… ;-)
https://i.imgur.com/p4JeLkY.jpg
SheMc almost 6 years ago
Well!!! well well, like I said yesterday, if you listen long enough you hear everything!!!
ladykat almost 6 years ago
Good morning and happy Caturday, Graham Crackers.
I hate to tell you, Chesney, but dogs were around prior to 1542.
Well, Paul has survived his first week of radiation and chemo with no effects but a slight grumpiness, which is to be expected.
Space_cat almost 6 years ago
Thanks for the plutocrats….. Not!
jessegooddog almost 6 years ago
So Jack is as innocent as Oliver!! A good laugh before I start my day. 5:20 and I must get out in the garden before the 100+ heat kicks in.
bbear almost 6 years ago
Today’s BBEAR posts:
1. A Caturday cute kittens post: Houston, we have a problem!
https://i.imgur.com/bhvqJye.jpg
2. At my age, my train of thought derails frequently.
https://i.imgur.com/4Sxz7et.jpg
3. A Caturday repost: Chest? Standing on a full bladder you mean!!
https://i.imgur.com/XcnwoJl.jpg
4. Knock. Knock, anybody home? (A Caturday catitude post)
https://i.imgur.com/3hdYC12.jpg
5. Fear of thunderstorms, a tradition in my household for several generations of pets. (sadly)
https://i.imgur.com/R5FScz0.jpg
6. With this announcement, it’s official: it’s Caturday!
https://i.imgur.com/x6fBkjo.jpg
7. The Neighborhood Watch reports that it’s going to be a good weekend.
https://i.imgur.com/b2JzaPY.jpg
8. A Caturday cute kitten post: this hungry kitten has come up with a solution for his empty food bowl.
https://i.imgur.com/2qVM12U.jpg
9. A Caturday cute kitten repost: this kitten is patiently waiting for his humans to wake up. (Yeah, sure he is)
https://i.imgur.com/imn0WJM.jpg
10. A Caturday cute kitten post: playground fight!
https://i.imgur.com/WezvBp7.jpg
11. When you are comfortable, any place is home.
https://i.imgur.com/Sq86qx0.jpg
12. A Caturday Sarcasm: kitty wonders why your date would go out with you.
https://i.imgur.com/RGy1D3t.jpg
13. Kitty takes possession.
https://i.imgur.com/85hBFzP.jpg
14. A Caturday repost: why relationships fail.
https://i.imgur.com/TYwJgwL.jpg
Popcorn almost 6 years ago
Ok guys,here is the theory..men are from Mars..women from Venus..dogs from Pluto..Goofy is from Trump towers!!
Casey Jones almost 6 years ago
“You hear about Pluto? That’s messed up.” B. Guster
BaconBoyCamper almost 6 years ago
As many of you know, Queen of America mentioned here at Ten Cats on Friday that her beloved Puddin’ Pop had to cross the Rainbow Bridge. I’ve asked her if she would like to have some pictures posted here along with how Puddin’ came into her life. The following is from QoA:
https://i.imgur.com/vJPQrdv.jpg
“The first photo is the day we brought her home. The second is almost two years and one week later.
We got her in April 2016. She was 7 yrs old and had been dumped at the shelter because her owner, who got her as a kitten. “just didn’t want her any more”.
She was a big cat, too big to sit in a cage. We brought here home to foster until a friend in San Diego could take her.
Two days after we got her, I saw the signs of kidney stones. Having been through it with Moose, I got to the vet right away. Yep, there were stones, but they were tiny and the vet hoped getting her on the same food as Moose would dissolve them. It did. But, she still needed an x-ray twice a year to make sure they hadn’t come back.
Three months later my friend said she’d changed her mind about taking Puddin’. By then she was attached to me and Brad loved her so she was ours. She was a good kitty – she never barfed, got sick, caused trouble or was demanding. All she wanted was love and to sit next to me.
She stayed a big cat even though she never got snacks or people food. So when I noticed she was a little thinner a month or so ago, I wondered why. It wasn’t enough to worry me, though. But then about 10 days ago I could tell she was really losing weight. I could feel her spine and when she was sitting up, I could see her leg bones. I called to make an appointment with one vet but he couldn’t see her for a week. I waited two days and called a second vet. I took her in the next day, which was this past Wednesday. He said she was diabetic and we started the insulin shots. He said she should perk up with-in 24 hours….
BaconBoyCamper almost 6 years ago
… She didn’t. She got worse. Thursday night she couldn’t stand or walk – she was like a drunken sailor. I called Dr Susan who has had, and currently has, diabetic cats. She told me get sugar into her. We don’t own sugar, only Splenda. We don’t have regular pancake syrup, only the sugar free kind. What we DO have is home bottled honey from a friend up in WA. We started using our fingers to rub it on her gums and tongue. It didn’t work. I melted some, cooled it down and used a syringe to get it into her. Nothing.
I sat up with her all night until Brad got up for work at 3 AM. By then my eyeballs were burning and I went to bed. Was up at 6, called the vet at 8 and took her in at 9. He took blood and it was bad news. Really bad.
He explained that she was what they called a “brittle” diabetic, which means it’s uncontrollable. The prognosis was that she was never, ever going to get better. We talked for a while, I called Brad, and we all made the decision together to let her go. I stayed with her, holding her, talking to her and kissing her little furry head.
The night before, I think Moose and Scooter knew her time was up. They circled her, cuddled her, licked her head. They had never done that – ever. They did that all night. She was kind of a loner cat. When I got up a 6, they left her side and that was that.
I know this is way to long for posting so feel free to edit as much as you want.”
https://i.imgur.com/Zt03tkd.jpg
Charlie Tuba almost 6 years ago
But Pluto is not a planet!
“Get over it!” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
tad1 almost 6 years ago
Great pictures today. :)