Doing good!

I'm feeling pretty good and happy to be out sitting on the deck again and enjoying the sunshine. The solitary confinement after my therapy wasn't that bad! I kinda liked my room and the quiet. After being confined for the week I spent hours soaking up the sun and nipping on the catnip. Mom had to trim the nip, we gave some to my Bro and the rest I took a nap on. Today I had to visit the Doctor to take some more blood to check my T4 level. The good news is I gained a whole pound, Daddy says I'm starting to bulk up. I should have the results back on Monday. Every night I go back to my room, and take naps there, I like the quiet and my Brother sleeps up on his cuddle bed right near me. He can't get enough of me and gives me kisses all the time. I think the best part of being confined was the fact that my Brother couldn't steal my food!
I hope all my friends are doing fine and enjoying springtime!

Love & Hugs;
KiKi McSqueaker's

I'm Home

My radioactive level was down to .5 so I was able to come home. My neighbor and roomie too. I'm happy and content, now confined to my Moms sewing room for a week. I'm happy to be home, and napping in the sunshine. My Brother is outside the room wanting to see me and meowing why he can't come in. I told him he'll be able to come in and give me kitty kisses next week.
Love to all;
KiKi

Doing well

I told the staff here to please call my Mommy and let her know how I'm doing. They said I'm doing well. I'm eating, drinking and doing my business. They even give me my pills in pill pockets just like Mom does. Nothing else new is happening here except that I'm rooming with our neighbor's cat Abby. When Mom & Dad dropped me off yesterday our neighbor's were there dropping off their kitty who has the same problem as me. So we're roomies for a few days. The Vet Tech said we're both busy meowing in our cages to go home!
Hugs & Purrs;
KiKi

Happy Easter & My Treatment

I want to wish all my friends a very Happy Easter & Spring, and thanks for all the beautiful Easter Eggs from all our friends.
I'm going into the hospital on Monday morning for five whole days to get my radioactive therapy for my hyperthyroid, it took a little longer because I had to have one more test before I go which was an ultrasound of the abdomen the other day, everything turned out very good, they had to shave my whole belly!
I've been spending the week on my deck enjoying the sunshine and catnip. Mom & Dad have been spending a lot of time at the Vet too just like me, because my Brother has been in the ER this week with his asthma, he's doing better now and also has an URI. I get to spend Easter with my Family then after the five days of treatment, I'll be confined to one room for a whole week. I'll be looking forward to getting this over with, and hopefully be feeling better. Mom will be getting daily updates from the Doctor's office, because I'm not allowed visits :(
Happy Easter to you and talk to you soon!
Love & Hugs;
KiKi McSqueakers

Happy Early Spring & Stuff

Wow! Spring is almost here and the weather has been great! I've been chillaxin on the deck and rolling in catnip. Our catnip has been getting real nice the past few weeks. I read where my Bro mentioned me in his diary so I thought I'd update whats been going on with me lately. I've been to the Doctors several times this month! Whew! Mommy took me in to the Doc's back in early February for my regular check up. My results were all good but the T4 was slightly elevated. She said to keep and eye on it and recheck it again in a couple of months. Then I started to vomit, Mom said she thought I was eating and drinking more than usual but losing weight, so she took me in again...more blood work and also the blood test for the equilibrium dialysis Free T4. It was elevated. So then, last week Me & Mom & Dad had a consult with one of the Doctors about Hyperthyroidism, the symptoms, treatment and all that stuff which they do right here at my regular vets office. They did more blood work, urinalysis, and two chest X-Rays. Mom and Dad thought the radioactive iodine therapy was the best choice. The chest X-Ray showed some mild mitral valve thickening and because I have high blood pressure & asthma they advised I should see my cardiologist. Our cardiologist Dr. Miller now has appointments at our regular Vet's office so I didn't have to travel as far. My appointment went very well yesterday and he said my heart and lungs were good, my heart was racing though and he said that it was because of the hyperthyroid. He suggested medication for that and if we choose to do the radioactive therapy to first go on a low dose of methimazole as a trial to assess my renal function and re-check the values again in two weeks. That's where we are right now and waiting for the Doc to call Mom back to see the next step. Whew! I didn't realize how long this was. I'm doing well and I still enjoy going out walking. I think it's time to eat and will update my diary as soon as we know more.
Happy Spring to all my friends!
Hugs;
KiKi McSqueakers

The Groundhog

So, today is groundhogs day, and the groundhog saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter. We've had groundhogs in our backyard every now and again. I don't think I would really count on him for a weather forecast! I've been ready for spring to get here, but if we have 6 more weeks of the weather we've been having around here, I won't mind at all! I've been taking walks with Mom, the catnip is sprouting up on the deck and I've seen a few Robins and bugs crawling around too, how sweet, I'm ready..

Merry Catmas!

Merry Catmas to all my Catster friends, hope your day is filled with love. I've been having lots of fun all evening with my family. Thanks for all the wonderful mistletoe gifties, it was fun reading them all.

Lots of love;

Squeakers

DDP ~ Thanks Friends!

Wow..I'm a diary pic today! Thanks diary gal and to all the other pawsome diary pics.

Thanks to all my dear friends who were so kind to leave me some wonderful pmails, rosettes and comments, I had a pretty wonderful day. Thanks also to Wally & Family, and Tabatha & Family for the pawsome mementos. Mom will add them to my page.

My Grandpaw went back home yesterday, so now I'm back down to my regular feeding schedule *Shucks*

We helped Mom put the Christmas tree up, I was very good, but my Brother, Oh Boy is he Trouble!

Thank you all for making my day extra special.

Love;
Squeakers

Thankful

Happy day after turkey day! I hope all my friends had a pawsome Thanksgiving. We had a pretty cool turkey day. My Grandpaw is here visiting with us and he gets up at the crack of dawn to feed us, shush please don't tell Mom we're getting fed an extra meal, plus Grandpaw fills the bowl to the tippity-top where its overflowing. Maybe he'll give my Mom some tips! I sure like when company comes.

Hope all my friends had a Happy Thanksgiving and a great weekend ahead, the windows are open and we're enjoying this lovely weather!

Hugs;

KiKi aka Squeakers

Testing

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