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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!!!!!, *HAPPY KITTIES*, 10 YEARS OR OVER??? DOGS or CATS, Black And White Units, Cats Surviving Cancer Support Group, Feline Lymphoma, Flying Furlendas, HAVEN for the Economically Challenged, Heart and Soul, Heart To Heart, jeepers-dinner-dance-night club-hotelev, LIVING with cancer, Muppet's Bucket (HQ-approved fundraiser), Olde Furts, PAWS Angels WAGS for Kindness, Pawsome Pages, Royal Canin® Felines, Soft on Cats. Hard on Fleas., The (Endless) Summer of Scooter, The FURminator® Group For Cats
The Last Forum I Posted In: My friend Tyler needs purrs
Between being sick and a DDP on Halloween, I have SO many furriends to say thank you to!
When I was feeling bad, I got some wonderful comments on my diary entries that really made me feel better. Hugs and purrs to Hazel Lucy, my Riley Wiley, angel Scootie, Lola the Good Girl, my guardian angel Tigger, my unofficial guardian angel Abby, Miss Mittens, angel Zack, Pie, BA Tyler, Flo & Flossie, Flowie, Minxy and Freckles. Your words of encouragement and sympathy really helped pick me up when I was feeling down.
And then there were my "get well" rosies. I was totally overwhelmed by all the gifties!
-A beautiful sunflower from Sunshine angel Jazzi, Sissy & CK
-A Rainbow Bridge Ribbon from Dusty the DogCat
-A sparkly diamond from Kaci, Miss Mittens, Abby, Jennifer and Pete
-A big group PoP from Flowie, Riley, Whispie, Mau Mau and Apollo
-A big heart full of love from angel Zack
-A boombastic PoP from the Boombastic Angel Tyler
-A big sweet heart from the lovely Sky
-A whole bunch of PoP from Leo, Lady, Thomas & Pixiebell
-Yummy candy corn from Miss Mittens (my sister in cancer)
-A scumptious shrimpie from Miss Sable Kitty
-A little mini Miss Sable Kitty from Miss Sable Kitty
-A special angel PoP from angel Patches
-A yummy juicy steak from Orkney, Arrow, Tara & Zephyr
Saturday was a very special day for me. My very first DDP ever! What made it extra special was that the entry I was picked for was about sweet Calvin's journey to the Bridge. Thank you to my Riley Wiley, Dusty the DogCat, BA Tyler and Alex Finnegan ("Finney") for the congratulatory comments. An extra special thank you to Samoa. Your comment brought tears to mama's eyes when she read it.
Happy Halloween thanks to my sweet furriends for the rosies:
-A spooky ghost from Karma Kitty, Charlie Clarence, Punkin Pooh and Bobbi Boi
-A happy Halloween pumpkin from angel Zack
-A beautiful red rose from Rosie
-A big delicious shrimpie from Edgar, Emily Felicity, angels Gabrielle & Lucinda
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My Caster furriends mean the world to me. I am one lucky little girl indeed.
Imagine my surprise when mama opened her email this morning and saw the email congratulating me on being a DDP today. Woo hoo! My first time! We are so excited!
Some of that excitement carried over to my visit to Dr. Hansche. I purred almost the entire time I was in the exam room, even when the tech took my temperature. Dr. Hansche compared my purr to the cooing of a dove. He was VERY happy to see that I'm feeling better. I gained 7 ozs since my ER visit! However, he was a little concerned to see that my sore is still there and not healing as well as he would have hoped. He said that it's entirely possible that I keep biting down on it and re-injuring it whenever I eat. Plus, with my abnormal immune system, it takes me much longer to heal. There is still some lingering concern that it may be a little squamous cell carcinoma but since I've been doing SO well, he wants to give me another two weeks to see how I do. I've still got some Clavamox left so I'll finish that up and go back on the 14th for him to take another peek in my mouth. If he doesn't see any improvement, then he'll need to take a closer look to make sure that it isn't anything nasty.
So, all in all, I'd say it's shaping up to be a pretty good day! My furriance Riley asked me to be his date to the Olde Furts Howl-oween party at Pie's Breakfast Club so I need to get ready to go. Thanks to all my furriends for making my first DDP so special! I'll be thanking you better later but I have to go decide what to wear!
We were very sad to hear that Calvin made his journey to the Bridge today. He was an important member of the Olde Furts and a very special guy. We loved keeping up with his diary entries and always made sure to check to see who his "Pal of the Week" was.
It's upsetting to hear of any family having to say goodbye to one of their furry loved ones but it's especially tough on mama and I when it is a kitty battling cancer. Calvin had been diagnosed with stomach cancer several weeks ago and everyone had been purring very hard for him to feel better.
Cancer is nasty. Cancer doesn't play fair. Cancer doesn't care WHO it hurts. In fact, it seems like the more people it can effect, the happier it is. One thing it definitely is: a sore loser. Once it gets its rotten old claws on you, cancer holds on for dear life and doesn't usually let go.
I'm sorry such a great guy like Calvin had to fight with cancer. The hardest thing in his life should have only been which wonderful Catster member to choose as his "Pal" for the week.
I'm sorry too for Calvin's family for having to say goodbye to such a sweet boy. I'm glad though that they were blessed to have him as a part of their family for as long as they did. One thing is for certain. Calvin got just as much love in his life as he gave.
I'm sure Calvin was welcomed to the Bridge with open paws. I bet it was almost like an OF reunion! I know he's in good company so I'm going to concentrate on sending my love and purrs to his family as they learn to live their lives without the best "Pal" of all.
In the immortal words of Calvin, knead on my furriend.
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