Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday. I've been telling the humans they need to be my slaves today but they aren't abiding by my birthday wishes. My little brother also needs to show me some birthday respect. They had the nerve to give me only one serving of chicken breast for lunch and then tried to put some clown party collars on us. Parties are supposed to have unlimited food right? An impressive spread or buffet perhaps? Well all we got were a few measly cat treats! What the #@!#%!! I better have a ice cream birthday cake coming to me later tonight along with a lot more attention and waiting on me hand and foot!

Jake one, Micah one

This month I beat my brother for the most Rosettes! Paws in the air guys! Last month he had more than me. BOO! For some reason everyone thinks he is SO cute. Cute is for babies. I am one handsome dude. I was good at giving lots of Rosettes to new friends and other deserving cats this month. In return I got lots of Rosettes too. I even got an anonymous 4 leaf clover from the Lucky Leprechaun! That was very cool, so I passed the favor along. In light of the celebration, I sense a problem. Micah has 2 STARS! I don't have any stars...Stars last forever. If mommy would just get some Zealies then maybe I would be able to get a star. Looks like I'm going to have to do some begging...

A Star Studded Day!

Today I made a wonderful new friend, Navin R. Johnson-Davis. Navin gave me the best gift a cat could ask for... a shiny “lasts forever” STAR! I feel as though I received my own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! I am SO honored someone would think I am special enough to deserve a star! I wrote in my diary last week how I wished I could have one just like my brothers. Well my kitty prayers were answered and now I have a bright yellow star of my very own! Thank you SO much Navin!

Mommy is a kitty chef now?

Daddy has been very worried about us and the pet food scare lately. None of the foods we eat are on the list...yet but they keep updating the list everyday. Mommy and daddy keep saying it's really scary and they don't know what they would do if anything bad happened to us. There have been lots of stories in the news about other kitties like us getting really sick from eating food that had poison in it. Mommy checked all of our cat foods and treats for wheat gluten. Not quite sure what that is but it doesn't even sound like something Micah and I would like to eat anyway. Daddy said that maybe they should start cooking food for us until things settle down. Mommy found a book with some cat food recipes, go figure. Yesterday mommy started cooking something on the stove that smelled pretty good. I couldn't help but keep jumping on the counter to get a better look. She gave some of it to Micah and I for dinner and Daddy gave us more for Breakie. I think it's pretty good but I don't think Micah is all that fond of it. He prefers seafood and mommy said that what she made for us is chicken. Mommy said she has more recipes to try so maybe she will find one that both Micah and I both like!

The Me Me Game!

I was tagged by Taylor!

THE RULES
Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged need to write about themselves (the seven random facts) as well as the rules in their diary. You need to select seven cats to tag and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment (via p-mail) telling them that they've been tagged and that they need to read your diary for more information.

MY SEVEN FACTS:

1. I don't like my feet to get dirty. I clean them religiously, in between toes, under nails. You could eat off them, they're the cleanest thing in the house! I love to clean them right before bed.
2. I love coconut.
3. I never miss a meal, EVER.
4. I am very sensitive to medication. I've given mommy a couple scares with the vet.
5. I talk A LOT. I hardly ever shut up. I even taught my brother how to speak. His voice is not as musical as mine though.
6. I am a CRAZY good jumper. I amaze my brother sometimes. He just stares at me like, how'd he do that???
7. I am really really smart. Mommy & daddy say I probably have the intelligence of an 8 year old if I could only speak human!

The 7 Cats I tagged:
George...it's good to be king
Tiki
Apollo
Minnie
Hobbes
Toni
Micah (my bro, don't want him to feel left out!)

My CRF Diagnoses and Losing My Little Brother

It’s been 4 weeks since I was first diagnosed with CRF (Chronic Renal Failure). Since then a lot has happened. Mommy and Daddy took me to see a specialist and he got me started on Renal food and Calcitriol. Mommy was so worried and sad but I've been doing really really well. I like my food and my activity level is back to normal. I've been jumping and playing. Mommy is so happy since we caught it early and we're taking preventative measures. I go back for a checkup next week so we'll see where my levels are at.

Today was the saddest day for Mommy and Daddy. My little brother Micah died today. I was his big brother and he really looked up to me. Something bad happened to him and they took him to the emergency hospital in the middle of the night. He hadn't come back and I wondered where he went. I saw them put him in the carrier and he wasn't happy at all.

Mommy and Daddy were crying all day today. It kind of scared me to see them so sad. They've been so worried about me the past 3 weeks and never knew my little brother was sick too. I went looking for him yesterday and today and he's not around. He doesn't try to find me when I'm eating or in his bathroom. Mommy said I'm her only baby now and that I'll see Micah at the Rainbow Bridge someday. I know by then he'll be ready to wrestle me big time! I try to give Mommy and Daddy lots of blinkies and I sit on their laps to make them feel better. I'm missing my brother lots too.

Hey little brother, where are you?

I searched the house for you again today...under the bed, in your favorite bathroom, at the top of the cat tree, under daddy's desk...I even wait for you before I eat.

Mommy said you're my guardian angel now, but what does that mean? Does that mean we can't wrestle anymore, that I can't push you on your back and nip at your belly, that I can't clean your face with my tongue? I listen for your voice to call to me down the long hallway and wait for you to jump into bed with me at night. It's getting cold now and I miss cuddling with you on the couch and when it's cold in the morning. Little brother, I miss you. Your big bro, ~Jake

My latest CBC Results

Mommy, daddy and I had another date with the vet last week. It was hard for mommy and daddy to go back there (to the same room in fact) where everything bad went down for them the week before with Micah.

Dr. Dave felt my stomach and listened to my heart and lungs. I also got weighed. I'm still my muscular and attractive 15 lb. self! Then he whisked me off for a blood test! UGH! It wasn't so bad though, I like Dr.Dave. He treats me with the respect a cat should get at the vet. No baby band aid this time.

Anyway I got my results a couple days later. **Drumroll... My BUN and Creatinine numbers have gone down!! Yippee! Not down to normal, they will never be normal again. But down enough that's encouraging to mommy and daddy. Mommy just makes sure I get my Calcitriol every day along with a quarter Pepcid. The Pepcid helps settle my tummy so I keep my appetite up. For now I've been active, playful and enjoying life as much as I can without my little brother Micah.

Adventures in Catnip Blog

I update my blog Jake & Micah ~ Adventures in Catnip more than my diary so check it out if you have the time! It has loads more photos of me with Micah, Jonah and Fionna along with tons of fun cat stuff! Purrs, Jake

My Friend Charlie

One of my best friends Charlie passed away yesterday. I already miss him terribly. He was my first CRF friend on Catster after I was diagnosed in Oct. 2008. Charlie lived with CRF for over 5 years. He continues to be an inspiration of dignity, courage and the will to live. He is with my little brother Micah now at the Rainbow Bridge. Please visit his page. He was a special cat and a wonderful friend.