An unexpected loss today....

Misaki collapsed today (thank goodness it was while he was already at the vets---being rechecked for a repiratory infection), despite all our efforts we were unable to revive him. My dad even tried open chest heart massage, in which he knew there woudl be little chance once he felt his heart, he said it felt like a rock, it was very tough. He had Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy which essentially the heart wall is so thickened the heart can't pump the blood properly, it is something there is no cure for. Most cats with it after diagnosed live anywhere from 60 days-6 years depending on their symptoms and how damaged the heart is. It is weird as my cousin just lost his Pit Bull to this about 2 weeks ago, it's extremely RARE in dogs, and she just collapsed in his backyard. She was only 5 years old. Rob even cried at work when I told him (which he normally cries for the loss of our animals because I'm crying and he hates to see me upset) but Saki aka Paleface stole both of our hearts in a matter of minutes. Rest in Peace sweet baby boy, you took a piece of our hearts with you, and you will remain in our memories forever. Thank goodness for Rainbow Bridge, it makes the passing of a beloved furkid so much easier, as I know I will have quite the slew of animals waiting for me when I get there. I'll be overrun with them :)





On a weird note, Pipsqueak is being unusually snuggly this evening. He RARELY snuggles other than maybe on the side of me on our couch, but he's been in my lap for the past 1/2 hour. Purring his butt off so loud/hard he's chirping like Mini Dee does when she purrs.

Misaki teaches....How to win hearts....and a new home

Rob wasn't an 'animal' person when we met, but he is now a MEGA cat person, he adores our cats. He especially loves snuggly ones. I told Misaki when I brought him home he had to work some magic on Rob so he could stay...this is his version.....
"Hi, Daddy...want some lovings?"

"Come on dad, you know you do...I see that smile forming"

"Oh daddy, I love belly rubbings"

Daddy was trying to get me to play with my tail, like Mini Dee does...I'm not as funny about it. I'm told Mini Dee grouches at her tail, bites it then licks it all better.

"Acting Silly does the trick"

Oh daddy, that's the spot right there (Rob is AWESOME about finding our cats favorite spots to be loved/petted).

"My job is all done, look at that happy smile on daddy's face...it's official...I'm staying".

Do you think he loves me as much as I love him?

Sickly babies....

First off....it looks like Misaki is going to be joining our family. He's keeping his brother Pipsqueak out of trouble, and entertained....YEAH my other cats are SO relieved:


DeeJay has been excessively grumpy lately, normally she is grumpy when she needs her anal glands expressed but something else was going on. She had a lump by her chin so I took her to work with me yesterday, it's an infection, since DeeJay is a pill to medicate she got a shot of long acting (5 day) penicillin. Then my dad checked her bladder (she has Interstitial Cystitis) and it was fine but he noticed he was full of crap...literally, so DeeJay is constipated which is why she's probably being grumpy....so we attempted to give her some laxatone....YAH that was a nightmare...picking up some pumpkin and mineral oil tomorrow.

Then Munchie Roodles did something to his eye last night he couldn't hardly open it, and he is breathing 'raspyish', well his eye has a small scratch on it (probably from wrestling with Misaki), and his breathing is raspy (loud) but not in his lungs but his throat, he's had it for a long time, he thinks that he has a developmental issue with his trachea, so we are going to watch him, if it causes problems for him we will check into it further. He may have collapsing trachea as occassionally he will lower his head to the ground (flat) and cough for a few seconds, sometimes I have to rub his throat to get him to stop. You can kind of see his eye in the left in the picture below, Mini Dee is on the side of him, that's her latest accomplishment....sitting on the back of the couch...yesterday she had us LOL'ing as she dang near jumped over the ENTIRE couch from the floor...YES she puts THAT much umph behind her jumps....

And Munchie says Mommy's tired....time for bed:

Some of my boys

Misaki is home for the weekend, and is such a snuggle bug:

Here he is doing the 'frog', most normal cats don't do this, but because he has hip dysplasia he can.

Munchie is such a handsome fella, he sure got dark, you can see thin spots on his back leg, that's where he has scar tissue from his staph infection he got after his knee surgery, it was NASTY and took FOREVER to heal.

Remember Misaki?

We have my cat Pipsqueaks littermate Misaki, who is a 10 month old blue point siamese for adoption at the Vet Clinic I work at...he's had a lot of issues, he had an intestinal prolapse essentially back in October, got him over that, and we just found out he has Hip Dysplasia (VERY RARE in cats) and Luxating Patellas. So while we were still pursuing finding him a home (I've been trying to talk my hubby into him but sending subliminal messages such as cute pictures...just talking about him etc...but not flat out asking...that doesn't work so well with him, as Misaki is an absolute sweetie). Anyways a few weeks ago this lady saw him on Petfinder and decided she wanted him, so she came in, we had just diagnosed with him hip dysplasia, so I talked to her extensively about it, told her there is a possibility he may need to have FHO (Femoral Head Osteotomy) surgery in the future which the new owner would be responsible for (average price PER LEG is anywhere from $600-$1800.00 depending on the vet), so she has been thinking about it, then Tuesday she came in and decided she wanted him and was going to pick him up Saturday (today).

So 10 min before closing she comes in and tells me that she wants to adopt him and if he ends up needing surgery she's just going to put him to sleep, as she can get another cat for under $100.00 why should she spend THAT ludicrous amount of money on a CAT? WHAT THE HECK! Needless to say I refused to let her take him, and told her that we want a 'forever' home for him. She told me I was being mean, I told her "No, mam, I think you are the one that is being mean, he is a living, breathing creature who deservest o have the BEST home possible, not to be discarded when he might end up costing money". She stormed out at that point. Yes we know it might be difficult, but we have another siamese who was adopted last year who has hip dysplasia as well and the adopters agreed to do the surgery if it comes up that Alex would need it. I was so mad I was shaking. She put on her adoption application "What would you do/spend on this pet if he requires expensive surgery or medical treatment?" she put on there she'd spend whatever it took to make him better. I guess she only meant that until it came down to it. Misaki deserves a better home than that. He is one of the SWEETEST cats we have for adoption, he gives hugs, loves attention, doesn't use his claws, even when he 'hugs' you. He doesn't hiss at anybody and purrs at the drop of a hat. My dear sweet hubby let me bring Misaki home today for the weekend, I'll be taking him back on Tuesday....maybe ;) I know once Rob meets him he'll be hooked.

Here are some more pictures of him:
(He was taking my camera for a walk...LOL he would grab on to the cord then walk away with it)

More taking the camera for a walk:

Here he is giving me a hug

Investigating...the little paper sticking down where you can see a bunch of 'arrows' on it is my mom/dad's Lynx Point Siamese Mix; Cooney's bloodwork from several months ago, where just about everything was super elevated. He's 17 years old and has kidney failure...but is still going strong...believe it or not he is an outdoor cat, and comes in only at night, and in the winter, they have NEVER been able to keep him inside all the time.

Cutie pie Misaki for adoption

This is our kitty Pipsqueaks littermate, and just like Pippy Whips, Misaki has had a slew of health issues. When he was a baby, he had coccidia and had really bad diarrhea, we thought it was because he was straining so hard, but he actually ended up with a rectal prolapse...or so we thought....when we opened him up it ended up being an Ileal/Cecal/Colonic Intussuseption...so part of his intestines were actually poking out his bum. Poor kitty! We did surgery on him in October and he hasn't had any problems with it since. Has gained weight and is generally a happy boy. He also has hip dysplasia, and patellar luxation BOTH rare in cats, but probably because he's inbred. His brother had PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosis) which is a heart condition. Misaki, will have to be on meds for the rest of his life to control pain in his joints, as well as may possibly need surgery....so his options for finding a home are bleak...we've had him since he was 8 weeks old (he's now 9 months old) and he is a beautiful handsome sweet blue point siamese. He is one of about 30 cats/kittens we have right now for adoption with the majority of them STILL being siamese.

He prefers attention when he is out and about, this was taken today of him getting loves. He gives 'gentle' hugs. As soon as you open up his cage he 'jumps' on you and wraps his paws around your neck, he hardly ever uses his claws.