Goodbye's are so hard

Yesterday I said goodbye to my little Princess Lady Lucy - she is with Gino now. It was such a hard decision to make but I had to do what was best for HER and not be selfish. She had gotten so she wasn't eating, her nose was starting to bleed, and her little eye was just so swollen. I didn't want her to suffer & I know she couldn't tell me if she was hurting or not. She was still being her cuddlebug self - always on my lap & purring up a storm. Not sure if the purring was contentment or pain though - she had been on pain meds for the past 10 days.

I didn't want to make this decision & I thought she'd have more time. I just know that there was no getting better for her & she would only get worse. I refused to let her starve to death & she just wasn't eating. So with saddening heart I took her to the vet yesterday so she could be at peace with her brother, Gino.

On the way to the vet I saw a rainbow, and I took that as a sign of Gino & Cracker welcoming their sister home.

Goodbye my Sweet Sweet Lucy - I miss you so much already.

Update as of Monday (9/28)

Well Monday was Lucy & Gino's birthdays...Lucy is my first pet to make it to age 12...Unfortunately Beanie wasn't here to enjoy it with her.

Lucy went to the vet on Friday for an evaluation - she is now down to 5.7 pounds. She hadn't been eating very well & thats why she went to the vet. He put her on pain meds (she doesn't seem to be acting like she is in pain....) & sent her home. She was very hungry once she got home & was eating all her food. She's still full of lap sitting & purrs - wants to be the cuddlebug she always has been. Although she's been spending a lot of time sleeping in strange places, even the bathtub.

I know I'm going to have to make a decision but I don't feel she's ready yet...If I knew for sure she was in pain, I would do it for HER & not be selfish. But I figure as long as she's still eating, purring & cuddling I will not make that decision.

Again - I want to thank you all for your well wishes & birthday wishes for my sweet Lucy....She is such a sweet girl and does not deserve for this to be happening to her.

Hugs to all of you....

Cancer is Bad!

First I want to thank everyone for the purrs, prayers, rosettes & gifts for my little Lucy. I apologize for not being able to get back to each & every one of you. Thought I would give the background on Lucy's illness - I was so consumed with Gino being sick & the vet had actually thought that Lucy's biopsy 'might' come back okay. Unfortunately that isn't the case.

Lucy's salivatory duct has poor differentiated cells that is becoming final tissue. They are becoming primitive aggressive & there is high activity - its invasive & inoperable. The cancer is pretty much in her gums & mouth - the vet feared this when he saw her & removed her tooth - he said this type of cancer is very aggressive & it happens a lot in older cats. I don't know how much time I have with her & don't know when I'll know when its her time. The vet says when she stops eating I'll know its time. I dread that moment. Right now she is eating canned food & still has an appetite. Her eyes still have that sparkle & she purrs up a storm. She has lost a ton of weight though - she can't weigh more than 5 lbs.

I feel so sad and depressed....First losing my 'main man' Gino & now seeing my beautiful princess in this state. It just seems so wrong to have both my kids struck with illness at the same time. I keep wondering if Gino actually knew how sick Lucy was & he lost his will to live.

Thank you all for thinking of me & my kids at this horrible time - I really appreciate all your thoughtfulness. I will try to keep you updated on Lucy as much as I can.

WOW - I'm a finalist!!!

Hi everyone - just wanted to thank ALL of you wonderful furbabies for voting for me - I'm actually a finalist in the Coolest Pet show...Can YOU believe it? Who'd have thought that little ole me would make it there......Well, now I'm begging for votes for the Best in Show category (My brother made it to the finals too & I want to beat him out big time!)

SO Please, Please, Please vote for ME! Girl Power!!

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PS - I totally appreciate your votes!!! More than you'll ever know.

Zowee - I'm Cat of the Day!!!!

Wow, my great friend Daphne just told me I was Cat of the Day!! What an honor!! Thank you Catster for choosing me! Are you trying to make it up to me for taking three weeks to get the 'fleas' out of my system? Frontline would have done it much quicker.

Well, I'm going to totally enjoy my day of 'fame'. I'm thumbing my nose at Gino right now - he's always picking on me for hanging out on Catster so much. My dedication has paid off *grin*. You don't see HIM getting any honors. Well, er, I won't mention that he was featured on diary central this week too. I'm so much better - I made the home page...So There!!!
Thanks again, Catster!!!!

PS - Thank you EVERYONE for all your friend requests, congratulatory catmail & rosettes. You're all just sooooooooo sweet.

Beast....Smeast - Nothing Scares ME

Blah, Blah, Blah – there’s a big black slobbery beast in the house. I don’t know what happened, but mom came home & this beast walked in the door with her. I’m not gonna let IT rule my life – I’m going to show it who rules in this house - ME. Poor Beanie – he’s hiding in the basement. I tried to tell him that if the two of us stick together we can conquer this thing. He’s a baby & doesn’t want anything to do with it, so I guess I’m on my own (tee hee). Rule #1 – don’t let it know that I’m scared. I’m going to sit in plain view, hiss at it and bat it with my paws every chance I get. Hmmm – tried that but the darn thing just keeps licking me & nipping at my tail & feet. Mom’s yelling at it to leave me alone though (grin). Rule #2 – Get momma to yell at IT every chance I can. Lalalalala – The beast is sleeping, I quietly walk up to her & lick her ear……Ooops, I woke her up (smile). I’m going to saunter away like I didn’t do a thing - lalalalala. I can see she’s up & running after me out of the corner of my eye. Momma’s yelling at IT to stay away from me (giggle). I just got IT in trouble AGAIN. Hmmmm – I think there’s something about this teasing thing. I’m going to go with it. I antagonize the beast & mom yells at the beast & cuddles me………….What could be more purrfect???? Maybe a beast-less house!

Zowee - I'm Famous

I feel soooo special. I was actually honored on the home page with the diary of the day. I know its not Cat of the Day or Cat of the Week OR a gold medal, but its a start. Hey we gotta start somewhere, right? When mom told me (and everyone else she knew for that matter) that my diary was listed, I was so excited I did catwheels (yeah, catwheels). I even thumbed my nose at Gino (na na na na na). He thought I was stupid to write a diary - I think its just because he hasn't written one yet. Its not my fault he's not as fascinating as moi.

I didn't realize how much fame one simple little diary entry would gain me. I received lots of catmails from kitties wanting to be my friend. Can you imagine - someone is befriending ME. I want to thank you all so much for catmailing me & becoming my friends. Now I have someone other than my snotty brother to play with. I think he's working on his diary now - we'll see if he gets big honors like I did. Probably not - he's lame-o.

Toodles........I've got some terrorizing to do!!

The Little Mermaid - A Tale of an Olympic Dream

I know you’re not going to believe that a beautiful, sophisticated, princess like myself would like water sports, but REALLY I do. I had forgotten how much I loved the water until recently. It all came back to me when mom was cleaning the pool. She was squatting next to the pool, so I thought I’d go give her some kisses. Well, that was my first mistake. She didn’t realize I was there & stood up quickly, knocking into me. She literally launched me into the pool, but I quickly recovered and did a swan dive (I’d say it was worthy of a 10 score) into the deep end. Mom looked at me shocked as I surfaced and tried to show her how great I was at the doggy (should be renamed kitty) paddle. Unfortunately this was short lived because mom jumped into the pool and made me get out. I was a pretty wet girl and looked like a drowned rat. Mom wrapped me in a towel & made me lay in the lounge chair in the sun to dry off. She’s such a Party Pooper – I really wanted to show her some other moves. As I was lounging in the sun, it all came back to me……………My long, lost dreams of an Olympic gold medal.

My love of water started when I was a baby. I was on the toilet trying to figure out how I could get in the bowl & learn to swim when suddenly the lid came down and knocked me in. I was trapped, but I’m no baby – I wasn’t scared – Really, I wasn’t. Mommy came looking to see what the awful crash was. She lifted the lid of the toilet and there I was – Hi Mom. She wasn’t as amused as I was. I was just trying to learn to swim, and that seemed like the shallowest place to start. She told me I was ‘lucky’ she was around because something awful could have happened to me if she wasn’t. She clearly didn’t realize that this was just the beginning of my Kitty Olympic swim team training. From the toilet, I graduated to the shower. Whenever mom was in the shower me & Gino would jump in with her…….Who says we don’t like water. There’s nothing like the spray of warm water in your face. After that I decided it was time for something more challenging - deeper water…..like the bathtub. Whenever mom was lounging in the tub, I thought it would be fun to join her……she didn’t find any humor in that. Although she laughed at me, she wouldn’t let me stay in there. Obviously, she had absolutely no respect for my gold medal dreams.

So for those of you who don’t think cats can swim, you’re wrong. I know I would have taken a medal if I’d had the proper training. I know mom was impressed at my swimming abilities. She brags about it to everyone she sees.