Happy Mommy's Day

Hi Friends;
We would like to wish all the Mommy's everywhere a very Happy Mommy's Day, we had a pawsome day with Mom, I enjoyed a nice day sitting on the deck with fresh catnip, watching the birds and also there's a stray kitty that looks just like me, I have to say he's pretty handsome. He scratches all my trees that I use, plus he's nipping on my catnip. Grrrr! Thanks also to Catster and our pawsome Friends for the Mommy's Day gifties.
Love Always;
KiKi McSqueakers

It's been a while

Hi Friends, it sure has been a long time since I've updated my diary. Things around here have been very sad. You see, our Grandpaw from IL always spends Thanksgiving with us and this year my Auntie from Fl was flying in also, we were all going to have a wonderful Holiday with the Family and friends. Grandpaw flew in right before Thanksgiving, and we were all having a good time, until he went up to his room to get ready for bed when we all heard a loud noise. Grandpaw fell. Mom & Dad called 911 and he was sent to the trauma unit where they had to do emergency surgery, as he suffered head trauma, beings he was also on blood thinners made things worse. He never came out of his coma, and passed away right after Thanksgiving. Grandpaw was flown back home a few days later, then Mom & Dad went back to attend the funeral while we stayed at our Vet's office because they offer boarding, plus they felt it was better for us being there because of all of our medicatons we're on.
Anyway we're all back home, we will miss our Grandpaw, he always filled our bowls to the tippity top, and gave us lots of love. Our Daddy says Grandpaw is up in heaven with Grandmaw now. Poor Daddy! When Mom was at Grandpaws house she must have seen at least four to five stray kitties in the yard looking for food. Grandpaw must have been feeding them. Dad said it was a good thing we didn't drive because Mom would have had them all packed up.

We sure hope all our friends are safe and doing well. We'll have to catch up.

Sending much love to our friends;
KiKi & Em

My Birthday & Thank You

Meow Friends..
Yesterday I celebrated my Birthday & Gotcha Day. I had a relaxing and wonderful day. I got lots of hugs and kisses and had a nice long nap, I wanted to go out on the deck for a while but it was very hot & humid. I did get to go out later on. I had yummy cuppy cakes with lots of frosting, but my nap seemed more important. My Dear Ole Furts know what I'm talking about. I sure hope someone tells my Brother this cup cake is for me! He gave me lots of kisses too, and he also licked a lot of the frosting, I'm a nice gentle kitty so I did share with him!


I would like to thank all my wonderful Catster Friends for stopping by my page and sending me Birthday & Gotcha Day messages, gifts, rosettes and pmails. Thanks to my sweet Friend Wally & Family for the pawsome Birthday memento. I love you all, you have made my day very special. Catster Friends are the very best!

Please stop by for some cake, there's a lot left, but watch out for my Bro, you might not get any frosting!

With much love & thanks;

KiKi McSqueakers

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