Thankful Thursday

 Hi everyone!

It's Mom Sierra here today, and I am joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

I want to apologize for not visiting anyone's blog last week. Spittlebugs hit the fan last Wednesday, and you're about to see why my focus needed to be solely on sweet little Gabe for several days.

A few weeks ago, Gabe was doing really great! He was eating all his meals, being social, and enjoying life. So, the vet and I decided it was time to start weaning Gabe off some of his medications for chronic pancreatitis to see what he needs long-term versus what he doesn't. 

It took nearly two weeks, but we titrated Gabriel off his buprenorphine. Gabriel is quite a sensitive mancat, so we had to lower his buprenorphine dose a tiny bit at a time. After 12 days, he was finally off the medication completely.

Unfortunately, he was showing signs of pain again—not wanting to eat his canned food, hiding in the closet after meals, and not being very social (rather spending nearly all of his time in his bed in the bedroom). 

It seems clear that Gabe still needs his buprenorphine. 

So, after talking to the vet, we decided to put him back on the medication to see if that would help perk him back up. 

Poor Gabriel was sad and miserable last week, waiting for the superpotent medication to leave his system.

Last Wednesday, I gave him 0.1ml buprenorphine per usual. Then I found out about the Wedgewood recall. I checked the bottle I gave him the medication from, and sure enough, it was in a recalled lot. Wedgewood Pharmacy has stated that some of the medications they sent out were underpotent while others were superpotent (too potent). 

Gabriel started acting strange shortly after I gave him his buprenorphine. He was meowing excessively, very hyper, constantly under my feet, couldn't settle.... He was like this for several hours. Then, he crashed. Hard. 

Thankful Thursday

*Graphic created by Terry Frum of Brian's Home - Forever.

Hi everyone,

It's Mom Sierra, and I am joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Way back in June, I had the idea to create a Patreon channel for The Cat Blogosphere. I thought it would be a fun way to grow our pawesome pet community and help us all connect more. 

Life happened. Gabriel got sick. But it is finally time to launch our Patreon channel! You can read all about the Patreon channel over at The Cat Blogosphere if you haven't already.

Patreon will allow us to connect with one another via Zoom calls and community chats. I am really excited about the events we have to offer! 

The best part is that you can try out the channel and events for FREE for the rest of the year! After January 1, 2027, our events will go behind a pay wall, but you can always remain a free subscriber and participate in the online community chats.

How to Join The Cat Blogosphere on Patreon 

I've had several people say they are technologically challenged (like me!), so I thought I'd give a quick rundown of how you can become a free subscriber. 

1. Go to Patreon.com. 

Feline Friday with Giovani

Today we are joining Feline Friday hosted by Messy Mimi's Meanderings.

It is simple to join. Feline Friday is simple to join.  All you have to do is: Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (they may be silly or cute).  Then add your link!

Hi everyone, it's me, Giovanni, today!

Gabriel has been hogging the blog for quite some time now. I thought it was time that I got a turn!

Oftentimes, I will join Mama on the bed before she goes to sleep so she can admire and pet me while she reads her devotional. It is a little Mama and me time just for me. We both like that.

Thankful Thursday

 Hi everyone, it's mes, Gabriel, and me is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Today me and Mama are both thankful. 

Gabriel checked around his empty bowl to make sure he didn't drop any food while he ate his midnight snack. 

Mama is thankful me is eating consistently. As many of you know, me has been struggling with chronic pancreatitis since June. Me had not been eating consistently since then. Me might eat two meals in a row, but never more than that. Me wasn't even touching my midnight snack most nights. 

BUT for almost the past WEEK, me has been eating all three of my canned food meals each day! Mama is so very happy and thankful that me is feeling good and me likes my current menu.

Gabriel enjoyed a nice snooze in the big basket on his tree after he finished filling his belly.

Me is thankful me feels better and that Mama listened when me said me wanted to eat a variety of flavors, not just the same one everyday!

Feline Friday: Remembering Tylan for His Angelversary

 Today we are joining Feline Friday hosted by Messy Mimi's Meanderings.

It is simple to join. Feline Friday is simple to join.  All you have to do is: Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (they may be silly or cute).  Then add your link!

Yesterday (October 8th) was Tylan's Gotcha Day/Birthday. So in honor of him, I'm sharing a photo of our sweet angel. 

I miss him and think of him daily. He was a special mancat who will always be loved and remembered.