An Update - Finally!

Sorry for the delay in letting everyone know how Lexi's spay surgery went on Monday. The surgery itself went well but she's been having issues pertaining to the medications since Tuesday. She was sent home with gabapentin for pain and a combo pain/anti-inflammatory pill vetprofin. Well, beginning on Tuesday she's really antsy, pants heavily and would cry - all of which are not like her at all. I kept her company while she was going through all that...

Yesterday Daddy called the vet and was told it was probably the gabapentin causing her reaction so she didn't get that medication last night. Instead they prescribed her trazodone which was supposed to calm her so she could sleep. Well, it didn't work. None of us slept past 1:30 this morning when she was moaning and really uncomfortable which for a dog means she was making soft growling and even crying sounds. Daddy brought her downstairs to her thick, comfy bed to get her to rest and she did do better down there...

We both stayed awake with Mommy until she got up at 4:20 to get ready for boot camp. I help her get ready every day so it was normal routine for me...

But Isabella was up and that is completely not normal....

So far today Lexi's been everything from restless to panting heavily to crazypants when our Chewy order came to even sleeping. She only got the vetprofen this morning and not the other two medications since they clearly are not good for her. We plan on napping today since our days and nights are turned around. Hopefully Lexi has turned the corner and will get better soon. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Angel

Progress

After Mommy's initial report yesterday of what happened to me, I was whisked off to the emergency vet again that evening because I was breathing through my mouth and sticking my tongue out. More x-rays were taken and more time was spent in the oxygen tank but still no answers as to what was happening to me. The vet wanted to keep me there to give me an IV and more x-rays after four hours but Mommy said no. The cat before us, Panther, was left at that emergency vet and Mommy never saw her alive again so there was no way she was going to leave me. I was glad about that because when we got home I ate and ate and ate. I was hungry! I was also super loveable and very antsy so wouldn't sleep. Mommy stayed up with me until 12:30am when she slept until 3:30am. I wanted fed at 3:45 and I cleaned my bowl. A few hours later I wasn't feeling so well. I stuck out my tongue and acted zombie like in a meatloaf position. Around 7am I ran under the bed and stayed there most the day. I tried to sleep but Mommy kept laying on the floor beside the bed checking on me. She came thisclose to whisking me off to the vet again but she decided that'd be more traumatic for both of us. Anyway, we were both really tired so Daddy came early and worked from home so that Mommy could take a nap. Guess what? I finally came out from under the bed then...

She was very happy that I was out, my tongue was in and I was also on her so we napped together. She woke up two hours later to find Bella still on her but I was under the bed again. She brought me food and gave me treats but I didn't want to eat anything. Later she came back and I ate five treats and I laid on her again...

This time I purred loudly and also made biscuits on her which I know made her extremely happy. She's easily amused sometimes. I am feeling better and I know tomorrow I'll feel even better! Thanks for all the purrs and prayers for me! We all appreciate them very much!

Purrs,

Angel

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a good weekend with Mommy home. I didn't let her out of my sight...

Isabella napped pretty close to her too...

Saturday evening Mommy began feeling tired and run down. Hopefully it's just from a busy couple of weeks and not that she caught something on her travels but we're on duty to make sure she feels better soon. It's a tough job being nurse cats but somekitties got to do it.

How was your weekend?

Hope your Monday is a good one!

Angel

Tortie Tuesday

It's Tortie Tuesday and although it's my favorite day of the week, I almost didn't do a post. I've been having asthma issues lately. I had three attacks last night just before I had Mommy take this pic...

I had another three attacks as I was dictating this post. I don't know what's changed because I had been doing well, having no attacks, with one Flovent treatment a night. Last Thursday I had five attacks in a short amount of time so Mommy gave me a treatment mid-day. That helped slow them down to one every so often until last night's round of six attacks. I wish I knew what's happening. I don't like having attacks at all. They're scary.

Daddy picked up my Flovent prescription last night and it was $272! Mommy asked if I was worth it. Is that not the dumbest question ever? 

Hope you're having a good Tortie Tuesday!

Isabella

Take Two Cats and Call Me in the Morning

Yesterday morning Mommy had a horrible headache causing her to log off work an hour early to lay down and relax. Trouble is she said she couldn't relax because she felt like she was being watched. I have no idea what she meant...

Isabella had her eyes closed while holding Mommy down so I didn't see anykitty looking at her. That headache clearly made her hallucinate! Anyway, she felt better after a while. No doubt thanks to our help. What would she do without us?

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Angel

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a lazy kind of weekend around here. Between allergies and changes in the weather, our mommy felt pretty crabby crappy all weekend. I did my best at holding her down though...

Despite not feeling well, she took care of the next door neighbor kitties while their mom was away. She introduced them to their first plague rat...

She also took them our crochet snake to play with...

We'd lost interest in it but Dez really enjoyed it...

He's such a cutie pie. Anyway, we plan on taking it easy today since it's back to work tomorrow. It's a tough job being holder downers but somekitties have to do it!

How was your weekend?

Hope you have a great day!

Isabella

Finally Friday

We hope all our US friends enjoyed their Thanksgiving! I slept through it. All of it. Well, I did get up to eat but other than that, I slept. I'm up today just long enough to see what's on the Birdie Network. As you can see, I also got rid of that awful cone. I'm a good girl so I don't need it...

Anyway, I'm going to sleep through the rest of the day and probably the weekend too. I'll feel better soon though. Mommy says I have to, there's no other option.

I do want to thank everyone for all the purrs and prayers for me during all this. I can't begin to express how much it all means to me and my Mommy and Daddy!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Isabella

PeeS: Mommy here: Isabella is eating very well despite losing all her teeth but she started sneezing Tuesday, the day before her dental surgery. We told the vet this on Wednesday but she said her lungs were clear and even sounded better than they had at the initial consultation several weeks ago. By the time Isabella got home on Wednesday her nose was very runny and she was sneezing a lot. Yesterday her eyes were watery and the sneezing was pretty constant. We started the antibiotics Wednesday evening so she's now had four doses and it seems to be working a little. If she's not better by tomorrow we'll take her in but we're trying to avoid another car ride. Also, we noticed they cut her nose in two places which is very upsetting and we have no idea what would have caused this. This has been such an ordeal for all of us but hopefully she starts improving and that Angel doesn't catch whatever she has either. Angel won't even be in the same room as Isabella so at least that's one good thing right now.

Tortie Tuesday

This is so not how I wanted to spend Tortie Tuesday...

Seriously. Does this look like a happy Tortie to you?

Nope. Not happy at all! Daddy whisked me away to the v-e-t for a check up and yep, I got car sick but he kept his old SUV for situations like this so it didn't quite have the impact that it would've in his new car. Bummer. Anyway, the v-e-t discovered that I have two cavities. If that wasn't bad enough, the v-e-t thinks I might need ALL my teefs pulled out! I've had bad teefs my whole life and I'm down to just a few so she thinks it might be best to have the rest pulled at once to avoid extractions when I'm even older. Easy for her to say! I have to go to a dental specialists to see what she says first. Until then I'm going to be a drama queen mope...

I look so pitiful that even my little sisfur didn't hiss at me. We'll see how long that lasts since it looks like I'm in for some not so fun times for the near future.

Hope your Tortie Tuesday is better than mine!

Isabella 

Always on Duty

A kitty's work is never done especially when Mommy isn't feeling well.  It's up to us to make sure she gets some rest...

Sometimes it's even a two kitty job...

She's starting to feel better, of course thanks to us.  It's a tough job but somekitty's got to do it.

We hope you are feeling great today!

Angel and Isabella

Kitty Nurses

Mommy started feeling icky last night so decided we're not working on tax returns today and she missed her first exercise class in 3.5 weeks.  Instead, we're on duty to nurse her back to health!  I'm tap, tap, tapping on her forehead every half hour to make sure she doesn't have a fever.  In between this health check, I'm keeping a close eye on her...

Isabella is working hard as the holder downer...

It's a tough job being a nurse but somekitty's got to do it!

We'll post and comment when we're able to.

Hope you're feeling well today!

Angel

PeeS:  Last night, Isabella had her first big asthma attack since last Friday night after starting the inhaler.  Mommy was pretty out of it due to her cold meds but it was bad enough to wake her up.  We're hoping they don't start up again since she has had a few smaller attacks too. She is much more alert and is even awake more often than she has been so we can tell she's feeling better.

What a Difference a Week Makes...

Just last Monday Mommy and Daddy came back home from their Hawaiian vacation and now Mommy is in bed sick.  We're making sure she gets better soon by having everything she needs close by.  Boy, you sure picked a lousy day to get sick Mommy cause it's purrty outside!  Too bad you're stuck in here!

She didn't appreciate my commentary for some reason so it's a good thing Isabella is on duty keeping her in bed...

Hopefully she'll be better soon so we can get back to our regular posting.

Hope you're having a great day!

Angel