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!

In Your Eyes - Photo Contest

Maggie May has entered the Anamigo Pet Photo Contest

VOTE FOR MAGGIE MAY

Maggie May would love to win, so please vote for her!

Anamigo.com is having a photo contest with a daily prize of $25 and a weekly prize of $125, totaling $300-a-week for the cutest pet photos (voted by users.) Anamigo.com is a new online community for pet lovers and their pets. It doesn't cost a thing and all you have to do is join.

Voting begins at 1pm est

Blister In The Sun - Wordy Wednesday

***Purrs Needed***

Our lady servant's father, our Pop, has been in the hospital since Monday. He stepped on a nail at work and now has an infection in the bone. He is on very strong antibiotics and is unable to put any pressure on his foot. He will have to remain on IV antibiotics for another six weeks. Please purr for his recovery!

Cal will be going to the vet tomorrow. He has bloody stools once again. Please purr for him as well!

Walk On The Wild Side

Toesie Tuesday with Chevelle

What's different about my toes?? Do you see it??

Here's a close up......do you see it now? I have an extra claw on my back paws. So, Instead of having 4 claws on the back, I have 5!

I am the only one in the house with an extra claw on the insides of my back feet!

***Snoopy Update***

A note from Snoopy's new parents:
Snoopy is adjusting very well we are all very happy with her. I will try to send some pictures and another update soon. I'm not sure if she was named Snoopy because of how curious she is but the name does fit her we will keep it.

She loves to play, is very active and also affectionate. I'm glad to hear CC found a good home also.

We are enjoying her very much. She is the perfect addition we were looking for. Thank you very much!

Something In The Way

The lady often refers to our home as an obstacle course. Every morning before leaving for work she puts a bar stool in front of the cat door going to our litter boxes to keep Dixie out. Yes, Dixie will squeeze her butt right on through that little cat door in order to get some "treats" -- I know, gross! Dixie still manages to get in by moving the barstool so I don't know why the lady still insist on putting it in front of the door. The man is contemplating a solution to the "Dixie cat door problem,"-- he has been contemplating for a while. So, until he comes up with a solution the lady will keep up the senseless act of putting the barstool in front of the door. Creature of habit, that woman!
She puts pillows on the back of the couch so we will not leave indentions of our bodies in the cushions. Now, as you can see, it's very effective :)

So obviously the barstool and pillows are futile attempts to block us, but there are a few barricades we can't quite pass. Like the pink ferret leash on the bi fold doors going to the pantry. The leash was put in place after Cal went on his midnight binge of Dixie's dog food, sending his fragile digestive system into a tailspin. He has yet to fully recover, just ask the lady as she hollers for "more paper towels, please!"
Everytime the lady and man leave the house these chairs are stacked on the couch to keep Dixie's furs off. It is very effective against Dixie, however, we think they make very cool tee pee huts!
And lastly the brand new gate at the bottom of the stairs. Before the lady bought the gate she blocked the stairway with two barstools and our pirate ship-- what is it with her and barstools? That barrier was not strong enough against the tidal wave known as Dixie, so the lady dropped quite a few green papers on this heavy duty, extra wide, ain't-nothin'-getting-through-this-baby, gate. Well, nothing except a cat. It has a small cat door on the bottom, so small in fact, Dixie can't squeeze her butt through. It even has a locking "human door" so the lady doesn't have to try to jump over it, which on a stairway could prove quite hazardous. So Dixie hasn't figured a way around this one yet. It is in place to keep her out of the loft, where for some reason she liked to use as her own personal "indoor patch of grass."
So, when you come on over to our house, be sure to push the door hard enough to move the barstool, unlock the leash to the pantry to grab a snack, throw the chairs in the floor and have a seat, but try not to knock the cats off the back of the couch when you sit down.

***Thanks to all for the nice comments and well wishes for CC and Snoopy as they settle into their new homes. We hope to post updates on them!***

Don't Forget To Remember Me

Well, today I was adopted by a very nice woman named Melissa. This was very unexpected and out of the blue and we all had one hours notice to prepare to say goodbye. I am very excited to move into my new home, which is also on a creek about 30 minutes away. My new mom, Melissa, is very nice and she has a husband and two kidbeans ages 4 and 9. I think I will fit in very well with all of them and their black lab too, who reminds me of the Dixie dog.

My new mom has promised to send updates and I will have one of the creek cats post them for me. Although I am sad to leave the creek cats and my foster parents I am excited to start a new chapter in my life, with my new family. I think our departed caretaker, Brent, would be very happy with the new families the servants have chosen for us.

Like Snoopy says, it's not goodbye, it's goodbye for now.

Love,
CC Masey

P.S. Snoopy's new home is also on a creek. We will forever be creek cats!

Don't You Forget About Me

I just wanted to say goodbye to all the great friends I have met in the cat blogosphere, I won't forget you! I am going to a new home today and I have to say goodbye for now. I am very excited to go to my new home and be the only "childcat." I will no longer have to worry about another cat coming along and stealing my mouse, my food, my looney-loop, or my red dot (still haven't caught that darn red dot!) I may or may not walk around my new home, mouse in mouth, growling.......we'll just have to see. I know the servants and the creek cats will miss me doing that around here.

I'ts not goodbye, it's goodbye for now.
XOXO
Snoopy (Scoopy) Masey