Feb 19th

I was going to take kitty in to be put to sleep today, but she had other ideas. She was feeling pretty good and helped me replace the power supply in my computer. Actually she just stuck her nose in there and got hair all over everything. BTW, Thermaltake makes shitty power supplies.

Kitty has kidney failure

Kitty has been very weak and not wanting to eat so into the the vet we went. Blood test results were very bad and kitty is now in kidney failure and is anemic. I knew it was bad news when the vet called first thing in the morning. Because of her other health problems (brain tumor and severe arthritis), I have come to the painful decision to not give her any life extending treatments. The vet told me to take it one day at a time and she how she does.

I can't help but wonder if it was something in the food that destroyed her kidneys. There's just no way to know, expecially considering her age.


Today she's feeling good enough to eat!

Kitty videos!

Kitty is still alive!

Believe it or not, the cat is still alive! Phenobarbital and Keppra have controlled her seizures and prednisilone has helped slow down the tumor growth. Although she is getting close to the end now, she has for the most part been comfortable and happy these last 7 months.

Upsetting news

On March 26 kitty had a grand mal seizure. I rushed her to the vet and after various tests, the vet says it's probably a brain tumor. I am heartbroken.

Adventures with home cooking!

I've decided to try making my own cat treats, just to see if the cat will eat anything homemade. The ultimate goal is to switch her to home cooked only! The basic recipe I used is 1/2 lb ground turkey, 1 egg, 1/2 jar Beechnut squash, 1 Tbsp grated cheese. This made about 30 heaping teaspoon sized balls. I baked them for about 15 minutes in a 350 oven. Let's see how my first experiment went:
















Aha! The first problem was they're a little runny - the squash & the soft cheese made the recipe a little too moist. I used Havarti cheese (that's all I had) and I think a harder cheese like parmesan would be a better choice. Let's see how the cat likes it:

















You woke me up. What do you want?
















Look kitty! I made you a yummy snack!
















Do not want!
















Come on kitty, just a little taste...
















Maybe you'll like it better in pieces...
















10 minutes go by... Well, half eaten is better than nothing.
















Another 10 minutes... Wait a minute! What's that I see?
















All gone! It's a success!

'nother update

Kitty has another UTI and a gum infection around one of her teeth. Will this never end? She won't eat Wellness anymore, so I've switched her to Trader Joe's (what I used before the recall). This food has a lot of fish in it and it's extreme stinkiness seems to appeal to kitty's ancient smell receptors! She's eating it with gusto. I hope she continues to have a good appetite as getting her to eat anything has been a real struggle. She's on Clavamox for the next 2 weeks after just finishing 2 weeks of Baytril for the UTI. I can't seem to do anything about these ongoing infections. All the things I've tried - antibiotics, tooth extraction, various topical treatments, brushing teeth - and the infection still comes back. It's disheartening to say the least.