And We're Back

Feels like we've been gone forever! Here's a little update on what we've been up to....
We have a new garden in the front yard for Gretchen, but she won't stay in it....We built a new "cat shack" on the front porch, but she won't sleep in it....But, Gretchen is making great progress and will now eat on the porch with us!!
We got new foster kittens! A very caring shelter volunteer pulled them from our shelter, had them spayed and arranged for them to be transported to a rescue in Maryland. They will be with us until Friday. They are so precious, but both have URI and bad tapeworms and ear mites. We've been fixing them all up since we got them last Friday. We've named the long-haired girl, Tutti Frutti and the short-haired girl we named Rudi.

Many of you have asked about Maizy and Ferris' weight loss secret. Well, they used to get 1/4 cup of food at breakfast, lunch and dinner.... we cut out lunch altogether and they now only get 1/4 cup of food for breakfast and 1/4 cup for dinner. They are eating Natural Balance Duck and Green Pea.

Some Kind Of Wonderful - Awards and Updates

We received this very cool award from our friend Elin! Elin recently lost her older brofur Boody and she is very sad. We are still sending lots of comforting purrs, Elin.

The rules of the Kreativ Blogger Award say to list 6 things that make us happy........ We will each list one, so there will be a total of 7 happy things. We've been quite the rule breakers lately :)

Here goes:

Cal: All you can eat stinky goodness buffets
Maya: Milk
Chevelle: Solitude
Ferris: Any food, anytime, anywhere
Maizy Grace: Sunning in the laundry basket
Rambler: My new boogie mat
Maggie May: Rasslin' with Maya

We would like to pass this award on to:
Tom, The Office Cat
Rusty's World
Ginger Jasper
Whippy Curly Tails
Millie

A big thanks to Millie for this Lemonade Award!

Since we have received this one before, we would like to pass it along to anyone who has not received it yet! Thanks again Millie!

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Updates on Maya, Maggie May and Cal

Maya is doing much better than he was when he first came home from his dental. He would not eat that night or the next morning. He finally ate a little lunch and then a bit of supper. He is getting transdermal pain meds every 6-8 hours and they seem to be controlling the pain from the extractions. He still isn't full on Maya, but he is slowly returning to his playful self.

Maggie May is doing 90% better than she was yesterday when the lady and man freaked out and whisked her off to the vet for x-rays. It is starting to seem more and more like she did pop her right knee out, perhaps while she was running up the stairs for her breakfast. The tech told the lady Maggie was limping for her, but by the time Dr.W came to examine her, no more limp. We are all just happy that Maggie's limp has for the most part gone away. Yay! She is on "bedroom arrest" for a little while to let her knees rest and heal. Chevelle is keeping her company.

Cal went in for his weekly B12 injection and weight check this morning. Unfortunately, he has dropped down to 8.8lbs. Last week he was 9.4lbs. Possible cause could be the clavamox, which is making his runny stools even runnier, thus making the nutrients pass right through him instead of being absorbed. We are having a new antibiotic compounded at pharmacy and shipped. Hopefully it won't take too long to get here.

Been a rough week so far, we hope it gets a little smoother as the weekend approaches! Thanks again for all those healing purrs!

Hangin' Tough - Updates

***Update on Cal***

Cal's lady servant/mom here! Cal went to the vet yesterday for a check up for his IBD. Since his last appointment in November, just two months ago, he has lost a whole pound. Cal now weighs in at 9.5 lbs. He was a tad dehydrated so the vet gave him some fluids. In addition to his once a day dosage of prednisilone, she added a probiotic called Fortiflora. This probiotic will help with his digestive issues, like diarrhea. His food has been switched to Science Diet R/D for the high fiber content. I am not a huge fan of SD, however, I am a huge fan of him eating and gaining weight. He loves his new food (at the moment) and doesn't even notice the probiotic that I mix in. He also had to have his anal glands expressed, which he did not like one bit!

This morning Cal seems to be doing great. He is eating and his stool was normal this morning with zero blood. I feel we are getting back on track. The vet requested we drop into the office in about 2 weeks or so for a weight check. We pray he will have gained some by then!

***Update on Pop***

Pop is scheduled to be released from the hospital today. Yesterday, the doctors installed a picc line into his right arm. This picc line will be kept in for the next two months as he will be doing at home IV antibiotics. He will do 3 hours in the AM and three hours in the PM everyday for the next 6-8 weeks. We are all hopeful the antibiotics will kill the infection that has settled into his foot bone.

All of us on the creek would like to thank everyone for all the purrs and purrayers so far. You are all so very wonderful! Please continue purring and purraying for both Cal and Pop.

Don't forget to vote for Maggie May!

Thanks to all who have already voted, you guys rock!

***Update***

At 1pm we were notified by Anamigo that Maggie May won $25.00!!!

We will be using this money to buy food for our local feral colonies! Thanks to all who voted for Maggie May. She is still in the running for the weekly $125.00 prize, so if you wish you can continue to vote!