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30 May 2022

Getting old ain’t easy

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

First lemme tell you, my friends, Mom L and I thought this post was gonna be a whole lot different than it is today. I know, I know—I missed my Friday Memes post. But I have a good reason. You see, I was at my regular Vet DVM place, but with a different Doc. This Doc was very good, except—the Doc forgot the “why” I was there and focused on my dismal sad, lethargic state and my whole senior cat history.

Well I can tell you! I cried, Mom L and Dad P cried! The Doc started to talk about…ahem, koff, koff…ya know…that “end of life” chat. That took the whole focus OFF the real health challenge I was brought in for. Mom L noticed that I had been going in and out and in and out of the litter boxes multiple times within one hour over a few days etc.

But the Doc focused on my senior ailments, and decided it was time to have the “talk” with Mom L and Dad P. Thank Ceiling Cat that Mom L and Dad P know me so well. They said “thank you” but we will get back to you. They left, having forgotten the “why” they brought me in the first place.

That night I literally went between two litter boxes THIRTY times!! Mom L knows, ‘cuz she was counting them and watchin’ over me. Thank Ceiling Cat again, Dad P and Mom L took me to a great emergency Vet hospital on Saturday at about 8 AM PDST.

My pals, I so wanted outta there!! We waited for over an hour in that little room. I know, yes…we could hear that there were several even more critical care needs for other woofies before they could get to me. I did try my best to find an escape route!!

Mom L and I were there for like five hours. But I went home with a urine draw done and a pawerful antibiotic for treating my suspected urinary tract infection. Fast forward to today, Sunday, May 29. I am peeing like a champ!!

And enjoying a bit of time with my nip rainbow! This kitteh may be seventeen years old, but she still has some moves left, by golly!!

Now to add to the state of health affairs for Sage and sweet Katie. Sage was at the Vet about ten days before me. She was not eating for like three days, vomiting bile, etc. Mom L suspects the evil IBD. But our Vet gave her some fluids AND cerenia, to calm her gut track that day. And TKS is back to her darling, always willing to eat anything self!!

And lastly, precious Katie has been back again for that horrible fungus that won’t let go of her claw sheaths. More than on Vet has suggested she might need her claw (s) removed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO SIREEE!!!!!!! That will not happen in her lifetime. Mom L and Dad P will catch her once a week to treat her affected claws, for the remainder of her life!!! KATIE WILL NOT HAVE HER CLAWS REMOVED!!!

So, that’s what’s happening over the last ten days or so in my castle. Let me know how you are all doing. We all know that gettin’ older is tough, but we can still be active kitties, loved by our humans!

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

25 Apr 2022

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We three girls in our castle

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

I am, of course posting my Monday blog post late…sigh. But at least it is gonna be out there for any and all to take a look.

Moving on, I thought it has been a while since I shared some recent photos of me, Sage and Katie—living the good life in my castle.

I am first up, naturally, right?! You can see me visiting some of the volunteers who met in my castle to plan for Delta View Cats’ inaugural fund raiser yard sale. I was upstairs napping and decided to go down for a snack. Wow! There was a meeting going on that I needed to get in there and snoopervise. In the past, I would not have joined in with all those strangers, but I went right over to my stairs, climbed up onto my couch and checked out Mr. Burt and Miss Shannon who were sitting there.

You will also see me hangin’ out under my tent on my bed when Miss Kandi was staying with us while Mom L and Dad P were away.

Next up is Sage aka The Kid Sage aka TKS. She is such a bootiful house panther. Sage and I have never been really close, but I know that she so loves to sit on Mom L’s lap and take a nap. This makes Mom L so very happy so’s that’s OK by me.

Now for Katie aka KK. She is such a cutie and she makes sure that Sage and I know she respects us. She and Sage play chase through the house, up and down the stairs and whatnot. One of her favorite things to do is hang from the stairs with her front legs hanging over and then she streeeeettttccchhhheeeesss our her front legs and spreads both her paws. You can just hear her toe knuckles cracking!!

Hope you enjoyed being a part of my castle world for a few moments. Thanks for sticking with me while Mom L and I try to figure out how to get about ten more hours in our day!!!

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

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31 Mar 2022

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Your Purrs and POTP paid off!

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

I am joining my buddies Brian, Seal and Simon, Brian’s Home, for their weekly Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. And I have a ton to be thankful for!! You know Mom took over my blog on Monday to tell you about what’s been happening in my castle and with me.

Well, I did have to go the my doc so’s he could do that ultrasound thingy. That was to check for lymphoma (my irritable bowel disease can progress into that) and last Friday he snatched some of my bloods so’s he could do a test about my kidney disease progress.

GOOD NEWS!!!

My ultrasound showed NO LYMPHOMA at this time and no suspicious masses and whatnot!! AND—my blood results show that my kidneys are back in the normal range!!! Even though I take prednisolone for my IBD, which is not good for my CKD, that med has NOT pushed my CKD to become worse!!! WOO HOO!!!

Now I do have some bile sludge stuff in my gall bladder which probably is upsetting my tummy and making my appetite not so good. So’s the doc is putting me on some oral med, chik-hen flavored of course, to help me feel better. I get my fluids twice a week from Mom L and Dad P, and my appetite stimulant about every three to four days to keep me eating. We are gonna try me on some salmon oil for my furs but I’m thinkin’ I am not gonna like that stuff. Kind’a like I don’t like that cerenia pill bein’ put in my food. I can smell that thing six inches away from my food bowl and I won’t eat until they remove it. I’ll just have to feel a bit nauseated. Oh well…

So you know that I am thankful beyond any words. And Mom L and Dad P are over the moon happy with my test results. I am still not outta the woods ‘cuz I am, as you know, a senior gal. But I have your POTP and the best vet and greatest love and care from Mom and Dad, Katie and TKS.

Thank you all for being here for me. Click on the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop badge below and transport yourself over to some other really fine blogs!!