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Coloration: Black and White
Likes: Turkey, outside, patches of sunshine on the floor, the comb, her mama (in that order!)
Pet-Peeves: Strangers, loud noises, trips to the vet, Emily the Pug...
Favorite Toy: Her pungee (one of mama's make up sponges)
Favorite Nap Spot: On her pink birdy blanky in mama's bedroom
Favorite Food: Turkey, turkey and turkey! Sally is a very picky eater and has Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She only likes turkey and chicken but the chicken has to be fresh or it makes her sick.
Skills: For such a timid, skittish cat, Sally can be VERY determined when it comes to getting something she wants (see her list of likes).
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: Sally was a birthday gift. I was very depressed and needed something to love so my friend got her from a neighbor that takes in strays and feral cats. Her middle name is "Maria" because she was found along with several of her littermates living under a dumpster behind a mexican restaurant. She was only 3 months old when she came to live with me. She was so scared of everything at first that she would not come out from under my bed. It took lots of time and patience to get her to trust me. It took weeks before she would come out of my bedroom on her own. She has come a long way, but she's still a little shy. From the very beginning, I could see what a good natured girl she is in spite of her rough start in life. She has definitely won a permanent place in my heart. I love my Sally Maria!!
Bio: Sally was very sickly growing up. When she was 8 months old, I found out she had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I was devastated!! She has been taking heart medication twice a day since she was 2 and we have to go see the vet every year for ultrasounds and tests to make sure all is as well as it can be. She has been a happy and relatively healthy kitty! When I met my husband, it took Sally a while to warm up to him. When I moved in with him and his kitty, it took a long time for her to relax and I worried that I might have set her back, but now she's a little more confident and friendly than she used to be but will always remain a little on the shy side. But that's okay, it just adds to her charm for those who know and love her!
UPDATE: Sally was diagnosed with low grade intestinal lymphoma April '08. It all started with a persistently high white blood cell count and quickly escalated to weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea. She is now taking Leukeran every other day (the Prednisolone and Methylprednisolone caused her lungs to fill with fluid) for the lymphoma, B12 shots, Diltiazem, Enalapril and Furosemide for her heart. At the end of the summer she will get a follow up cardiac ultrasound to see if her heart has stabilized enough to try one last steroid for the lymphoma. She has been doing pretty well, with good days and not so good days. We just try to remember to take it one day at a time. She's a little kitty with a mighty big obstacle in her path.
UPDATE: As of August 30, 2008 Sally is officially in remission!!!
Lives Remaining: 5 of 9
Forums Motto: Mama's baby! Catster Local Spots I've Marked: Veterinary Specialty Hospital, A B C Veterinary Group The Groups I'm In: !!!!!ALL AGAINST CANCER!!!!!, 10 YEARS OR OVER??? DOGS or CATS, Black And White Units, Cats Surviving Cancer Support Group, Feline Lymphoma, LIVING with cancer, Muppet's Bucket (HQ-approved fundraiser), Olde Furts, PAWS Angels WAGS for Kindness, Pawsome Pages, The Summer of Scooter
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