Mike's feeling better!!

"LOL" wrote in message
om...
He's back to being *our Mike* again, or as his daddy said, "You're
back to your old mildly annoying self, Buddy!" We are getting ankle
ambushes instead of compulsive pacing! Langorous blinks instead of
fixed glares! He's even *playing* in his new box, in which the (very
desperately needed) Nature's Miracle was delivered!

Yesterday we could tell he was feeling some better, as it was easier
to settle him down after he did start the pacing and growling routine,
but today he actually seems like his old self. I am relieved. I am
thrilled! The potent combination of Tapazole and purrs is working!!

We've still got to get some weight back on the poor little mite - it's
in the thirties (F) here and he wants the door open to look out, but
he has zero body fat these days and he's chewed off an awful lot of
his fur, so he just stands at the screen door and shivers. (Oz, by
contrast, sprawls his big fat fuzzy self in front of the heater at the
office all day.) Mike is reminiscent of a greyhound right now with
his long skinny self and naked legs. Our regular TED should be in his
office tomorrow, and we will be talking about monitoring and what else
to do. Our vet has 2 offices in 2 towns and alternates days in each,
and I DO NOT LIKE the relief vet. I never bother to ask him anything,
and only in the most dire of emergencies does he ever get anywhere
near one of My Babies.

(We've also got to douse the whole blasted house in Nature's Miracle
and wash curtains and slipcovers and pillows and quilts and, well,
pretty much everything in the house.)

Mike's had *such* a rough time for weeks, the poor darling - he's
alternating making up for lost Crazy Time and sleeping hard. He's
been wearing himself out with the pacing and has slept a lot less than
usual for the past few weeks.

Thank you for the purrs and prayers, wonderful rpca people - they have
worked!

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Krista
Pics of Mike in RPCA Pictures!
Pics of Oz and Tiger in RPCA Photos!

glad to hear it!
Brenda

"CATherine" wrote

I am glad Mike is better. And cream sounds good for growing a bit of
fat and plenty of fur. Years ago we lived near a Jersey dairy and got
raw milk from them. Since Jersey milk is one-third cream, I would let
the cream rise to the top of the jar and skim some of it off and feed
it to my cat with her dry food. She grew a layer of fat without being
pudgy and she grew the most glorious, lustrous coat of cat hair. I
attribute the cream to saving her life when she was hit by a car and
lay unconcious in the snow overnight when it was 38 degrees below
zero! Only her ear tips froze. Her injuries were minor and she healed
and lived to be 16.

That is amazing! I think it's because I give him his meds mixed in sour
cream that Frank has such beautiful fur still. TED said one time that it is
exceptionally fine for a cat "his age".

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

m. L. Briggs wrote in message . ..

Maybe you could locate a little sweater for him to wear.


Well, not without massive blood loss. :-P
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Krista
Slave to Mike, a determined nudist

Tanada wrote in message thlink.net...

Do they make "Nature's Miracle" for hoomins? My Mike likes to pace and
growl too.

Pam S. amazed with how alike the two Mikes are


Heh. Nature's Miracle is the enzyme cleaner made for kittypee, which
my entire house has been soaked in for the past few weeks during
Mikey's troubles. If your Mike is spraying too, I don't think the NM
is what I'd suggest. :-P

If I knew something to stop hoomins from pacing and growling, I'd be
swilling it myself this very minute. These last few
kitty-pacification-intensive weeks have given me cabin fever big time.
;-)

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Krista

"Marina" wrote in message ...


So glad to hear he is doing so much better already! Would he like some fatty
cream or sour cream? You know, fat is actually good for cats who are too
thin. Scritches and purrs to the poor guy, may he continue to improve.


Thanks, Marina. He's not *there* yet; he's still getting agitated,
but he's definitely lots better. He's not much on cream - I've never
tried sour cream, and may give it a whirl. He's not all that picky,
he's just a grazer and doesn't eat very much of anything all at once.

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Krista

(JBHajos) wrote in message . ..

Well, thank goodness for that!! And so soon too! Wonderful news,
and we hope it continues for a long, long time.

Jeanne


Thank you! We are thrilled. :-)

Mike's purrbox is back in working order now, so we are adding another
layer to the purrs for Hobo - I hope he feels like himself again too.

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Krista

"lrulan" wrote in message ...
Poor little Mikey. We are so glad he is feeling better. Please give him and
the others extra skritches from us. We will still purr and pray everything
settles down soon.
Jazz & his mama

--

Irulan
from the stars we came, to the stars we return
from now until the end of time



Thank you for the purrs - the scritches are being distributed. :-)

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Krista

CATherine wrote in message . ..

I am glad Mike is better. And cream sounds good for growing a bit of
fat and plenty of fur. Years ago we lived near a Jersey dairy and got
raw milk from them. Since Jersey milk is one-third cream, I would let
the cream rise to the top of the jar and skim some of it off and feed
it to my cat with her dry food. She grew a layer of fat without being
pudgy and she grew the most glorious, lustrous coat of cat hair. I
attribute the cream to saving her life when she was hit by a car and
lay unconcious in the snow overnight when it was 38 degrees below
zero! Only her ear tips froze. Her injuries were minor and she healed
and lived to be 16.

CATherine


The poor darling! I'm glad there was a happy ending, and glad to hear
she had some nice insulation when it happened. :-)

Mike's not very keen on milk or cream, but I've never tried giving him
sour cream. I think I'll get some tomorrow and give it a shot.

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Krista

"LOL" wrote

Thanks, Marina. He's not *there* yet; he's still getting agitated,
but he's definitely lots better. He's not much on cream - I've never
tried sour cream, and may give it a whirl. He's not all that picky,
he's just a grazer and doesn't eat very much of anything all at once.

Sour cream may be easier on the stomach. Apparently, lots of cats are
lactose-intolerant, and I get the low-lactose kind for my cats. You could
even try butter. Seriously. ) And that should be real, pure butter, not
margarine or anything like that made from vegetable oil.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

So glad to hear your kitty not only survived the accident but lived to be
16!
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"CATherine" wrote in message
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attribute the cream to saving her life when she was hit by a car and
lay unconcious in the snow overnight when it was 38 degrees below
zero! Only her ear tips froze. Her injuries were minor and she healed
and lived to be 16.

CATherine