The Dungeon

I was locked in the Dungeon today. Someone left the door to the Dungeon open and I went exploring. The Dungeon is very dark and cold and filled with boxes and many things the Dragon has collected over 30 years or so and will not throw away even if it is broken. After exploring the Dungeon, I went back up the stairs to see if I could explore the attic. That is when I noticed that the door to go back inside my kingdom was closed. I pawed at the door but it would not open. I meowed but no one came to let me in. I waited and waited for signs of Humans inside. After a very long time, I heard my Human come home. I usually greet my Human when she comes home but, of course, I could not today. My Human got worried when she did not see me and went looking for me, thinking perhaps I was not feeling well because of my diabetes. She called for me and I meowed. My Human followed my meow to the Dungeon door and opened it. I hurried back into my kingdom. My Human picked me up and comforted me and gave me some treats to eat. My Human thinks it was the Dragon who closed the Dungeon door not knowing that I was exploring down there. My Human is thinking of putting a cat door in the Dungeon door so if the door is ever closed while I am out exploring, I can still come back into my kingdom and not have to wait for a Human to let me in.

My newest skill

I have learned to apparate. Mol. I have been trying for some time now but it was not until the other day that I was able to completely apparate. I meowed at my Human's door late at night wanting to be let in so my Human let me in and closed the door and went back to bed. She fell back asleep until some time later when she heard me meowing again. She got out of bed and looked for me but I was not in the room. My Human opened the door and looked in the hallway and there I was lying in front of the bathroom door. My Human does not know how I got out of the room when the door was closed. I am very proud of myself for learning to apparate so I did not have to bother my Human to be let out of the room, mol.

Hehe. I apaprated just now :) My Human is sitting in front of the computer doing that "web surfing" thing. She just turned around to go look for me and saw me sleeping on the floor. My Human did not hear me come in the room. She thought I was still napping on the sofa. I was there just minutes ago but I decided to keep my Human company so I apparated myself off the sofa and into my Human's room. I must apparate more often. Mol.

Entry for Mission Impawsible:

I, Merlin the Cat Wizard have been selected to participate in a highly secret mission initiated by Agent Cat-o-Lantern. The mission is a formidable one but one that will help felines dominate the world.

All the agents are in training right now for their respective specialities. My specialty is chemistry. I am to find the enemy's secret poitions and figure out what the specific formula is so it can be used to our advantage. As I am a cat wizard, chemistry is not very had for me. I must work on taking poitions apart and learning what secrets are inside. I must also learn the finer points of poition making.

Bernie is certianly a troublemaker. He gave my Human a scare this morning. My Human took out my Creature's bowl to refill with more food. Bertie Bott was awake and moving about the dwelling. Usually Bernie is awake too but not this morning. He was still in the nest. My Human gave the food bowl to Bertie Bott and then poked Bernie to wake him up. Bernie did not move. My Human, fearing Bernie was ill or worse, took the lid off the dwelling and picked Bernie up. Bernie sleepily looked at my Human and bruxed. My Human, relieved that Bernie was ok and just sleepy, scolded Bernie and put him back into the dwelling. Bernie slowly scurried to Bertie Bott and then went back to the nest to sleep some more. He did not eat, which is unusual for him. My Human worried about Bernie all day. The first thing my Human did when she got home was to make sure my Creatures were ok. She took Bernie out and checked him. Bernie is fine. My Creatures have an appointment with their special healing person on Sunday. I hope they can remain well and out of trouble for a few more days.

Purrs and squeaks needed

This has not been a very good week for my Human or us. First, on Halloween night I decided to pull a prank and become hypoglycemic (low blood sugar in diabetic cats). It was only very mild hypoglycemia and my blood level was not too too low. My Human noticed that I kept waking back and forth to my bowls but I would not eat or drink and I would lie on the floor and not move. She tested my blood and found that my blood glucose level was low. My Human knew that my blood glucose levels would continue to drop for the next 3 hours before they rise again so she quickly fed me some canned food to raise my blood glucose levels. My Human tested me again an hour later and my blood glucose level was more normal. She fed me some more canned food to keep my blood glucose levels from dropping. I feel fine now. I am glad that my Human was able to notice my odd behavior and treat me right away before I showed more serious signs of hypoglycemia. I am glad that I did not have to go to the healing place to be treated.

Bernie was not so lucky last night. He went to the healing place because he was ill. My Human noticed that Bernie was foaming at the mouth and in a corner of the dwelling by himself. My Norbert the Mouse showed these signs when he had a very bad seizure. My Human took Bernie to the healing place. Bertie Bott went along to keep Bernie company. I will let Bertie Bott write what happened at the healing place.

Squeaks, an emergency healing person took a look at Bernie. She noticied the foaming and the lack of activity. I was scurrying around the travelling dwelling, The healing person looked into Bernie's mouth to check for anything that might be stuck inside. Bernie did not like it very much and squirmed. The healing person did not see anything inside of Bernie's mouth other than teeth and a tongue *giggles* The healing person was not familiar with Creatures so she could not tell what might be wrong with Bernie. She said that Bernie could stay at the healing place overnight in a special oxygen tank but I would not be allowed to stay. I did not want to be separated from Bernie. Our Human decided to take Bernie home and call our special healing person in the morning.

At home, Bernie would not sleep in the nest I fluffed up for him. He stayed in a corner. I eventually managed to coax him into the nest. I snuggled up to Bernie to keep him warm. Our Human spent all night checking on Bernie to make sure he was ok.

Bernie seems ok now. I hope our special healing person can see us today and make Bernie feel better.

--Bertie Bott

Meows, I have posted in the Get Well forum for Bernie: http://www.catster.com/forums/thread.php?t=357989

Update: My Human just talked with the special healing person. The special healing person thinks Bernie may have a respiratory problem, a heart problem, or a seizure. It is likely not the heart because the special healing person listened to Bernie's heart on Sunday. The special healing person wants my Human to monitor Bernie and to call her back if Bernie becomes ill again.

More purrs and squeaks needed!

Bernie gave my Human another scare. He lay on the floor of his dwelling and started thrashing around. My Human took the top of the dwelling off to examine Bernie. Bertie Bott went to examine Bernie, too. Bernie stopped thrashing around soon after my Human touched him. My Human will take Bernie to the healing place soon. The special healing people know that Bernie will be arriving soon. I hope the special healing people can heal my Creature!

Update on Bernie

My Human took Bernie to the healing place again yesterday. The special healing person examined Bernie and found that Bernie has an irregular heart beat that may be causing the seizures. There are tests that can be done to confirm the diagnosis but Bernie is very old and anesthesia may be too much for him. My Human has not decided on what to do for Bernie yet. For now she will monitor Bernie at home and keep the special healing person updated on Bernie's condition.

My Human has made a decision on Bernie. It was a veryhard decision to make but my Human feels it is what's best for my little Creature. My Human will keep Bernie comfortable at home until it is his time to go to the Bridge. Bernie's fragile body will not be able to handle anesthesia and testing and medicine very well so my Human does not want to put him through all that, even though she very much wants Bernie to be well again.

My Creature has not had a seizure since yesterday morning. I hope that is a good sign. Perhaps the seizures were a one time thing. At least, that is what my Human hopes. Right now Bernie is sleeping with Bertie Bott. Bernie is breathing quite fast compared to Bertie Bott. I wish there was some way that Bernie could have his heart fixed.

Bernie's Get Well thread