Thankful Thursday

 

Hi everyone, we are joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

It is the Mom today with some wonderful news. 

The vet and I agreed it was time to try Gabriel on prednisolone for the pancreatitis he has been struggling with for the past three months. We have tried literally everything else there is for treatment, but none of it was providing him with enough relief to recover.

He has been on the pred for almost two weeks now. He has had eight good days in a row!! He has not had more than two or three good days in a row since this all started. 

He is demanding food every couple of hours, and even though that is not his usual feeding schedule, I have been giving him snacks whenever he wants. He has been eating 5-6 times a day the past two days. He usually gets 4 meals a day, but during this illness, I considered it a decent day if Gabe ate two full meals (and yes, he has been taking an appetite stimulant). He may be a little rounder the next time he goes to see the vet....but he is still at a good weight. 

Gabriel is clearly happier now. He runs around, plays with his toys, jumps up on my back and wraps himself around my neck like an orange scarf several times a day, and follows me around like he did before he got sick. I am so incredibly thankful that my baby is back to his happy, social self! 

Next week, our vet wants us to start titrating Gabriel off his medications, one at a time, to see how he does. We will be starting with his pain medication next week.

I'd be lying if I said I am not nervous. Please cross your paws he has recovered from his flare and that it is time for him to come off his meds now. 

Thank you, again, to everyone who has shown so much love and care for our sweet Gabe through this trying time. 

Thankful Thursday: Giovanni's First Dental

 Hi everybody, it's me, Giovanni, and me is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today!

Me had my first dental yesterday (Wednesday). Me tried to hide from Mama. Me hid well, too! Mama had to call her bestie and ask him to help her look for me, MOL!! Mama was getting scared hers would not find me and would have to cancel my dental, but hers finally found me. Me was coming out from under the couch! Mama looked under there three times and me was not there. Mama's bestie thinks me was moving from one hiding place to another so Mama could not find me! Me almost won.....almost. 

But in the end, me got put in the carrier and carted off to the vet. 

Ginger Cat Appreciation Day

 Today is Ginger Cat Appreciation Day!

Mama says today is the day everyone takes the time to admire orangies, like us. But everyday is Ginger Cat Day here! Nonetheless, Mama will spoil us a little extra today so we feel especially loved.

We hope all of our orange kitty friends get extra love and spoiling today, too!

We also want to thank everyone who visits us here on our blog and/or on our Facebook page and leaves us comments. We appreciate you all so much!

Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day! May your day be filled with treats and love!

Love,

Giovanni and Gabriel

New Look

 Hi  everyone!

You might notice that our blog has a new look. Ann from Zoolatry made our adorable new header! Didn't she do a fabulous job? 

Do you know what else has a new look? The Cat Blogosphere! You call should go and check it out by clicking on the link. 

Thank you, Ann, for all of your hard work in redesigning the CB and for our pawesome new header!! 

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day

Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, a day to remember all our precious companions who have gone to the Rainbow Bridge. I have lost four of my precious babies in my adult life thus far. 

I thought it might be nice to honor each of my babies today by sharing a favorite memory of each of them with you.

Jewel: June, 1998–August 28, 2014.

When Jewel still lived with her former human, I visited her a lot. Her human liked to play a video game called Rock Band. One time he was playing it, and Jewel started walking along the back of the couch and meowing like she was trying to add vocals to the song. The song was, "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters. Now, anytime I hear that song, I think of her.

Lita: July 22, 2003–September 12, 2018.

The first catnip toy I bought Lita was a little burlap sack filled with catnip. She was only two or three years old. She was so excited about the toy! She grabbed it and wrestled it all around. It only took her about 10 minutes to rip a hole in the little bag and start taking the catnip out. I made sure I bought sturdier catnip toys from then on.

Carmine: February 18, 2005–May 26, 2023.

My cherished memory of Carmine is his constant presence. He was near me when I did nearly everything in my daily life. He slept with me when I slept. He hung out with me at dinnertime to wait and see if I'd share with him. He'd curl up in his heated bed right next to me when I worked on articles and blog posts at the computer. He was a constant comforting presence to me for our nearly 18 years together.

Tylan: Oct., 2015–May 13, 2025.

The first night I brought Tylan home, I had chili for dinner. I set my bowl down and walked back into the kitchen to get my glass of Crystal Lite. My bowl was unattended for about five seconds. When I came back, I found Tylan with his head in my bowl of chili eating it. His poop smelled like chili for two days!

I miss all of my sweet babies. Each of them taught me valuable lessons and showed me incredible, unconditional love. They will never be forgotten, and their memories will live on in the hearts of everyone who loved them.