My Fur Baby

"That don't impress me much!"

Here is some Cat- ittude for you!

If there is a cat with a tude, it would be him!

He just wakes up some mornings and you know he has

 given you the paw!  For right now he has

lost some of his spunk, but we are working hard

to get all his "I'm better than you" attitude back!

If you have been on Dorcas blog you may have

noticed she made a card for me to cheer me up 

since this weekend was a bit  horrible not knowing

if I was losing him or not.  The card helped. 

She is the bestest! 

Anyway, Cody had been diagnosed with

pancreatitis a few weeks back.  He has an inflamed

liver, pancreas and intestines.  He looks like a 

giant cat, but don't let all that fluff fool you.

He actually lost 4 pounds and most of his muscle

mass.  The vet gave him some antibiotics and he seemed

on the mend.  Then on Friday I noticed he stopped eating.

This was unusual, because he has been sick before, and 

has NEVER stopped eating or lost his appetite.  So it was 

a rough 24 hrs., but with force feeding him broth

and letting him lick tuna juice off my fingers

he gained a little strength.  One of the horrible

things is he wanted to be outside and left alone.

That was gut wrenching for me because he has always

been affectionate towards me. He did not even want me 

to touch him.  He stayed curled up in a ball

in his little cube barely able to lift his head or open his eyes. 

Again gut wrenching! My crying hysterically did not help 

him any either.  He has never been a big fan of my crying!

 I was worried about him being warm enough 

because he does not have much meat on him.  

It seemed crueler to force him in the house 

when he clearly wanted to be outside.  He was very

weak, so I did not want to use up his energy fighting 

with me.  He has a stubborn streak... Where did he get 

that from I wonder! LOL

So with a lot of spoon feeding and giving him

bits of chicken, turkey, and tuna, he slowly is

regaining an appetite.  As of last night he started

annoying me wanting to eat. Only meat, but he wants to
eat !Yey!! You don't know how much his
 annoying me, makes me happy!

He still is weak, but coming in and out on his own 

now.  I don't have to hand feed him now, and he is
 really digging being spoiled with more meat!  Just

trying to be careful because his organs are so tender.

I am hoping this all means he is on the mend and

will have a full recovery, but it could go either way

right now. 

Thanks for letting me vent! The thought

of something happening to him has been more

than I can bear, but reality is, he is an older cat

with an illness.  As most pet owners know,

it may be just an animal to some, but it is my 

baby to me!  I was able to write

this without crying, but am having a hard time

fighting the urge now! 

These photos were all taken a while ago!

"I am so incredibly bored with my life!"

"I will kill you!"
He is playing... sort of.  When he gets that
look in his eyes, watch out!  He scoots along
the grass and WILL pounce on you or
your poor unsuspecting fingers!

"What part of no don't you understand?!"

Isn't he just the cutest?