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"I was naughty, got upgraded to an Elizabethan collar."
"$275 in Vet Bills, 3 Trips back to vet for restitching, 2 cone collars, 2 rounds of antibotics, 3 onesies... Kodak Moment: Priceless"
"I was naughty, got upgraded to an Elizabethan collar."
"Sleepy Cally"
"Whatdayawantnow?"
"*purrs*"
"Death shall not separate us, heaven will unite us again and love will bind us together forever. I miss you, Spencer. Always know that I'll love you forever."
Coloration: Gray Tabby
Likes: Sleeping under blankets, sunbeams, cuddling with Daddy, stinky armpits, playing with my little sister, being rubbed the wrong way, paper bags, catnip, the smell of freshly brewed coffee and chinese food
Pet-Peeves: Closed doors, having someone near my face, vacuum cleaners, washing machine & dryers, taking pills, brushing teeth
Favorite Toy: 1st baby kitten catnip toy, glitter pompoms, coffee filters, foam fish toy & apple, furry mice, ping-pong balls
Favorite Nap Spot: Under the covers on my parent's bed, anywhere there is a sunbeam, back of the couch
Favorite Food: fish, chicken, vanilla icecream, cheese, mashed potatoes, Felidae Cat Food
Skills: Cat "Barking", long conversations, waiting by the door to greet my humans, will run to you if you "cry" like a baby
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: I was born in Dallas, Texas. My humans think I'm an attention-loving, high-maintenance feline. I can be a bit "stuffy" at times and possess a royal attitude, hence my nickname Queen Cally. My previous family either had to get rid of me or have me put down. I was just 7 months old at the time. My new parents were looking for a cat and happened to know the daughter of my previous family. Well, the whole transfer process was very scary for me and I didn't make a very good first impression. I ended up having a "smelly accident" in the back seat of my new parent's car on the way to my new home. My parents still think back to that day and laugh about it.
Bio: My name was given to me by my daddy. He's a huge Star Wars fan - one of the characters from the Star Wars books was called "Callista", an ancient Jedi. Mommy liked the name because it means "most beautiful".
I have 8 of 9 lives left - When I was about 2 years old, mommy had turned on the washing machine and it was filling up with soapy water. She had went to get some clothes in the other room, but the machine was making this weird sound. So I jumped up on the machine to see what this noise was coming from, about that time mommy came around the corner. I became scared that she would see me somewhere I wasn't supposed to be, so in the process of jumping down I slipped and fell into the washing machine while it was running. Mommy freaked out, shut off the machine, pulled me out and rushed me to the bathroom. She made sure I was breathing and washed off all the soap that was clinging to my fur. She wrapped me up in a warm towel and stayed with me for several hours. I didn't mean to scare mommy, but I definately don't like washing machines anymore!
I also have a unique feature on my tummy. Like most tabbies that have spots on their tummy, some of my spots form a nose, two eyes and a smile. Even nature loves the smiley!
Lives Remaining: 8 of 9
Forums Motto: Sleep well, bark often.
The Groups I'm In: *****Mac Kitties & Doggies Club*****, 10 YEARS OR OVER??? DOGS or CATS, ♥ Democats ♥, Hey! You Look Like Me!, PETS for OBAMA, Beautiful cat eyes, Cat in the Bag, Cats Who Drink From the Glass!, Catster Marketplace, CATSTERHOLICS!!!, Coffee-holics Anonymous for Cats, Fearless Feline Flyers', Frends of Skeezix (FOS), Hogwarts School of Catcraft & Dogitry, Keep Austin Whiskered, Ms. Tiger Woods and Zelda's Friends, Navin and Buds, New Site Homepage! Sweet!, Paws with Claws, President Isabel's Animal Abuse Commission, Rowdy Naughty Bawdy Cats and Dogs, Star Wars, Terrific Tabbies, The Lost Island Of Atlantis Couples Paradise ~Featuring Singles Catnip Valley!, ~**::Fuzzy Sneaky Ninja Kitties::**~
The Last Forum I Posted In: Catsters In Need of Serious Purring
Hey Guys! Mom took me to the vet the other day after she discovered a small marble sized lump on my back left leg where the human's calf muscle would be. The vet did a biopsy of it and found it was a lipoma. The simple version of that is it's a fatty benign tumor, which is common in dogs but somewhat rare in cats. The vet said it's the first time he's encountered this in his practice. The humans agreed, as a precaution they would have the tumor removed so that it doesn't develop into something worse. It's also in a location that would cause mobility issues for me if it continued to grow. So, my surgery is scheduled for this Tuesday, May 12th to have it removed.
purrs & headbonks,
Cally
PS: Mom had to reschedule the surgery from Friday May 8th to Tuesday May 12th.
I'm doing so much better now. I've been on a low dose anti-inflammatory and it's working wonders. Mom keeps telling me to take it easy, don't be jumping off stuff - but I feel great. I've got full range of motion in my tail and I just feel like a brand new kitten! Mom is trying to encourage me to use the little stairs and ottoman, so I don't further injury myself. Thanks for all the purrs and get well wishes.
Yesterday, I called the vet because she's almost 100% except for the little weirdness in her tail. The vet agreed that an xray would be a good idea and see what's going on.
We had an xray done on her today. We found out she had an old vertebra injury (like many, many years ago) in the middle of her back. With her recently falling off the window sill back in January, that could have triggered what we *thought* were seizures. As a side note, that's the day when she didn't land gracefully from the kitchen window, ran through the living room with her tail in an inverted U, and did the weird shaky/sway motion. What we didn't know is that it destabilized her two vertebras under the old vertebra injury (total of 3 vertebras affected now), and it's causing some nerve problems for her. The vet put her on a low dose anti-inflammatory for a little bit, so that'll help the recent injury and make her feel better.
He did mentioned something about *something* shift syndrome. I'll have to research that. It's where cats don't realize where their feet are after an injury like this, and will fall off window sills, beds, couches, etc. That explains why Cally, over the last many many years, hasn't had good balance.
So this weekend, we'll be working on getting our house "handi-cat" accessible and ready. I don't want her to hurt or injure herself more - so here comes the cat stairs & ramps! =^..^= My girl is going to get pampered even more, she's already spoiled but I don't think she'll mind the extra love.
If anyone knows of a protective bubble that is available for cats, please let me know. :)
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