Do You Believe in Magic? - Movie Monday

So, the lady went to her recycle bin yesterday to retrieve a picture she accidentally deleted (something she does often, apparently) and guess what she found............ all 20 of the short film clips she accidentally deleted of Rambler last week! All she can say is what the eff! She has no clue how they came back, after searching and searching with no luck last week, there they were. It's a miracle!

The TNR fundraising yard sale was a major success, the greatest one yet! They raised over $2800.00 on Saturday. Not too shabby! That's a lot of spay/neuter funds and will come in very handy for the 2 spay/neuter clinics they have lined up for April.

The lady bought us a gently used drinkwell fountain and a few other cool items. We just love the fountain and hope this one will encourage Cal to drink more. Cal had a bit of a rough weekend, his water intake dropped off considerably and he became dehydrated. His appetite was still wonderful, but he started laying around in strange places and just acting different. Luckily, one of the lady's good friends has the supplies and was kind enough to show her how to administer the fluids herself. They really seem to be helping and after receiving fluids Cal began drinking on his own again. There will most likely be a trip to see Dr. D about at home fluids this week. Cal still has his regular B12 and weigh in on Wednesday.

Pop still hasn't received word from his tests last week or the MRI of his foot on Saturday, we are still purring for good results. Thanks for all the wonderful purrs thus far!

Where The Green Grass Grows

(Biggify for full effect)

Hi everyone, Cal's lady servant here. I have to be honest, last week when we saw the x-ray and Cal's weight was down to 8.5lbs, not eating, we began preparing ourselves to make that heart wrenching decision. When we got home from the vet that day, we decided to let him roam the yard. I thought, if this could be the end, I want to fill his days with things he loves. Cal loves the yard and he is the only one who gets to roam without a harness, but supervised the entire time. It really helped to lift his spirits.

I am happy to report Cal improves more and more everyday. He has more pep in his step and now runs to his meals, which he never seems to get enough of. He no longer lays around in dark places or hides under the bed. We couldn't be happier with his progress and pray he continues to improve day by day. That evil, vishus "c word" which was once at the forefront, is now the furthest thing from our minds.

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers, they really work!

Locomotive Breath - Updates

I am not pleased, in fact, I'm pretty hissed off! On Monday, I am scheduled to have a full dental cleaning and extraction of my broken premolar. You know what that means? I can't eat breakfast on Monday morning while all my brofurs and sisfurs get to stuff their faces. So not cool! I protested the entire car ride to the vet -- meowing as loud as I could, but no luck, she just kept driving and brought me into the vet's office. I do have to say I was a very good boy for Dr. T and the lady gave me lotsa scritches while I sat on the cold exam table.

Dr. T went step by step, through the dental proceedure, assuring the lady that I will be intubated and on a breathing machine and completely monitored. They will also use the safest anesthetic on me and give me an injection before I am sedated that will help to open my airways. She also gave the lady a transdermal pain med, to rub on my ear before we leave for the vet's office that morning. This will help to keep me calm on the car ride over. I tend to meow, meow, meow until I start to pant, which makes it a little hard for me to breathe. I will also use this pain med to control the pain when I come home.

I am still not happy about missing my Monday breakfast, but hopefully I will get lots of snuggles and treats when I get home.

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Update on Cal

Cal had his weekly B12 injection and weight check this morning. Guess what...... he went from 8.5lbs last Tuesday to 9.4lbs today!!! That is almost an entire pound in a week! YIPEE!

As always, thanks for all the purrs for Cal and Maya!

Down On The Farm - Feral Friday & Cal Update

Meet Rusty, Beta and Mama Tortie!

These purrty kitties are the first kitties TNR'ed by the cat project in which our lady volunteers. About 3 years ago they were living at a plant slated for demolition and had to be relocated. They now live on a 44,000 acre farm! Mama Tortie is the only one who will allow the lady to pet her, but the others will get pretty close as the lady puts the foods in the bowls.

The farm is about 20 miles away from our house on the creek. The road to the grain silos, where the kitties are, is a 4 mile long dirt stretch. Our lady enjoys taking this trip alone sometimes, so she can crank up the tunes and sing. She can't carry a tune in a bucket, but it's ok cause there's no one around who might hear her and tell her to stuff a sock in it!

We had to show off the lady's cool new bracelet. She was inspired by Daisy to purchase one from the I'm Tired site. For every $10.00 bracelet you buy, I'm Tired donates $5.00 to the cause you choose, she chose animal cruelty. She loves that the bracelet is made out of recycled tires and metals - so fashionable and eco friendly!

This photo is for Elin in Malaysia!

This is Cal in November with the American flag flapping in the breeze behind him. This is one of the lady's favorite pictures.

We all really appreciate all the kind words, purrs, and prayers for Cal. We do believe they are working! The lady has taken him outside to walk around 2 days in a row and it really helps to lift his spirit. He's a different cat when he is roaming the yard with the lady. He is eating very well at the moment, better than he has in months! He ate 2 pouches of Whiskas and 1 1/2 cans of Friskies yesterday. His appetite is wonderful....... is it the medication, the b12 injection, the purrs, the sunshine and fresh air? Whatever it is we hope it continues to work! We are still awaiting the results of the malabsorption profile, we will post the results as soon as we hear from the vet. Thanks again!

Cinnamon Girl - Feral Friday

This is Cinnamon. She is one of the lady and man's favorite feral kitties. They feed Cinnamon and the rest of her feral colony regularly. Cinnamon and two of her colony mates stayed at our house while they were in post-op from their spay/neuter surgeries earlier this year. If you look real hard you might be able to see that her left ear is tipped, which signifies that she has been altered.

When Cinnamon sees the lady's car pull up at the boat yard, she runs to the feeding station ready to eat some crunchies! The bottom two photos are from Thanksgiving day, she is enjoying her Thanksgiving dinner!

**Cal Update**
Cal's meds are working, his appetite is improving and his litter box issues are starting to resolve. None of this could have been possible without the outpouring of love, purrs, purrayers, advice, etc. given to us by the wonderful kitties out in the blogosphere! You guys rock!