My Birthday was great!

Ok, so mom is slow at updating my diary.

My birthday was great! Thanks to freinds like you & my loving family, it ws pawsome. I received many birthday wishes & gifts from freinds & my family gave my special treats & lotsa love!

It's great to be a cat! : )

Love & thanks to all,
Biscotti

Christmas & Birthday Memories

This year was my first Christmas & it was a blast! I got so many presents. I even had my very own stocking! My Secret Santa Legolas, got me a bunch of toys, catnip, treats, my own stocking & 2007 ornament. He even included a Calendar for our family. Thanks again Legolas!
My family got me more treats & a new collar. I think I'm going to like this Holiday stuff after all. : ) Tomorrow is my Dads 44? birthday. Mom said not to make a big deal out of it, cause he's too old to celebrate birthdays. MOL!

Happy Holidays & Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Biscotti

Back home from surgery

Well, everything went ok. Dad took me in on Monday morning to be neutered & declawed in front. Mom was worried sick & was crying cause she was scared for me.
When we got there,they took me in back & I got to rest for awhile. Soon it was my turn...YIKES! Next thing I knew, I was waking up back in my cage with my front paws bandaged & I felt a litttle bit groggy. They called my mommy to let her know that everything had gone ok & that I had woken up. Mom was releived to hear that! : )
I got to rest the entire day & by the next morning I was out of my cage & walking around. Mom came & picked me up around 2pm & now I'm back at home. Buster has been pretty good about leaving me alone, so that helps! I'm sure by tomorrow we'll be playing around & tearing up the house. MOL!

Thanks everyone for your prayers & support,
Biscotti

Yeah....I'm not grounded anymore!

It's official! ...
Mommy isn't mad at me anymore. I've been back inside since yesterday & it's nice to have a warm place to sleep. Mom actually came up to me & pet me when I was asleep on her bed. Yes, she actually let me back on her bed. She even told me she still loves me & gave me a kiss on top of my head, although she was a bit leary. Atleast she's not wearing her fullface motorcycle helmet to go near me like she thought she was going to have to do. I'm being a good boy! ; ) BTW, mommys face is doing lots better, but she'll have permanent physical scars. Mom jokes about sticking a nose-ring into one of the claw piercings I put in her nose. MOL! ; )

PS. Tomorrow's the big day for me...YIKES! Mom or Dad will be dropping me off at the vet for my overnight stay. They'll be removing my front claws only, & neutering me. So much for enjoying the outdoors with my girlfreind. : (
Mommy will update more when I get home. Wish me luck !

Biscotti

Todays Update

Well, mom's still not comfortable with me wanting to be picked up & loved on. I'm trying to suck up to her - really! She will pet me if she makes sure that her face isn't anywhere near me. She waits until I'm resting in my crate before she'll pet me, unless I'm eatting or drinking, then she knows I'm distracted & then she'll pet me more. She did put me in the crate & I came inside after the kids left for school. It was nice & toasty in the house. : ) She wouldn't let me out to play with Buster though. Maybe I won't be grounded any longer?

Mommy went to the Dr. again yesterday, & he said that it looks like they caught the infection just in time & to finish the medications & to come back in a week. Ofcourse if the redness/swelling come back...come back immediately.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts & prayers. Mommy & I really, really appreciate it.

Purrs to all,
Biscotti

Biscotti's been a Bad puddy tat!

*This was a email to mommys freinds*

Hi,
Things are going better today (i hope - so far). The day you sent your reply...Tues I think it was, our cat Biscotti attacked me. Around 12pm - He was outside "playing w/ his girlfreind" & about 2hrs. later I went to check on him. He came out from under the house & came up to me, so I thought that he was ready to come back inside. Boy, was I wrong! I picked him & got about 3 steps toward the frontdoor when he attacked my face. The harder I pulled to get him off me, the tighter his grip & the deeper his claws into my face. I finally just had to rip him off me & throw him. I ran into the house holding my temple, eyelid & nose pretty much leaving a trail of blood as I went. I stopped the bleeding (finally) & called Ben. He came home from work in Reno around 2pm to care for me & see if I needed to get stitches (which I technically needed, BUT decided not to since the bleeding had stopped) My eyelid is torn on the bottom about 1/8 inch, my temple has a deep gash about 1/2 inch, & my nose was punctured through in 2 -3 spots, but other than that... the rest are mild scracthes on my neck. About 4pm my temple started bleeding again from the swelling/pressure & it just reopened it enough to start again. Ofcourse everytime I cried, my nose would bleed from the puncture wounds & ofcourse it feels like I got hit with a baseball on my nose, but I'm learning REAL QUICK not to touch/move my nose while I drink/eat. LOL! : ) The bleeding from my temple & nose continued for about 24 hrs. off/on, but has finally stopped totally. By bedtime that night, I had blurred vision in my eye & I gobbed on the neosporin to my face & eyelid, so my eye wouldn't be swollen/gooped shut in the morning (which it was anyway).
Weds. I went to Urgent Care in Dayton & was checked out. The dr. was concerned about infection & I almost had to go to Carson Tahoe Hospital. He checked my eye thoroughly & had Biscotti punctured/lacerated my eyeball.... I'd be at CTH! Lucky for me he only "Scratched" the eyeball. So, I ended up getting a heavy duty shot of penicillin in the hip, eye drops, 875 mg Amoxilcillin, & had to wear an eye patch last night. Also, Biscotti attcked Cambria's right hand yesterday when she was sitting on the porch after school. She said that he came outta nowhere (under the house), & just attacked her hand for no reason through the steps?! I wasn't home from the dr. yet to see this happen, but unless she did something to provoke him (like smack/repermand him) he's never done that before. There's always been a reason for his moods. (normally feeling frisky, or Cammy tormenting him)
Today... I have to go in for a recheck on my eye & if it's not any better thatn yesterday, than CTH here I come. I do feel alot better (although my eyes/nose itch). The redness & swelling around my eyelid has gone down considerably. WOO HOO!!!! : )
Thanks for praying for me. You had no clue how much it was needed. God works in mysterious ways. : ) BTW, Biscotti will be fixed & declawed on Monday. We really can't afford the $207.00, but I personally went in to Biscotti's vet & they took one look at my face & made 2 payment arrangemnets for us. They asked me not to let anyone know what they are doing for us financially, as they won't take payments for anyone, but in my situation & being a long time client... they made an acception for me. So, that's a miracle in itself! : ) Also...Biscotti is currently grounded from coming inside the house & has been outside since this happened. (Karl set up his lil' crate with a blanket & his stuffed animal tiger to keep him warm at night on the porch & set some water/food out for him too)
Also, today is Cambrias 17th birthday! YEAH!!! : ) She wants to go to her original church by Best Buy tonight for teen bible study & church on Sunday, so we may not be at our church. Just a lil' heads up.
Ok, I think that's about it for the update.
Thanks again for the prayers.

"Hey buddy, can you spare a flake?"

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/2007111230132

My mom was sent an email this morning from a freind. It was titled..."Hey Buddy, can you spare a flake?"
My mom & dad originally started this program when they adopted our mustang -Monty from LRTC, but thought it had failed & had given the program to someone else to take over. It's called, "Fund-a-Flake" to help feed the Wild Horses & Burros awaiting adoption at the LRTC Center. Please take a moment to read the article in the link I've provided. They could really use some help & if nothing else...some prayers. : )
Thanks
Biscotti

Cat Of The Day on Big Leo's Stray Cat Alley

WOO HOO!!!
I'm Cat of the Day! What a honor to be picked. I'm soooo excited. Thank you Simon & to all my freinds. You all are awesome!
I've recieved numerous pawmails congratulating & complimenting me. This is just so cool! I never thought that anything like this would ever happen to me.
Thanks again & love to all,
Biscotti

Female trouble

Ok, so Saturday I got to stay out & play all night. But now that I'm home, mom really put a tight leash on me. She won't even let me go near the front door! I know that she was worried about me, but come on!!!

Grrrr... mom is really making me mad. I'll get even!

MOL!... just wait till she tries to put on her pajamas tonight. They'll be all wet & she'll have to do laundry. AIN'T I A STINKER?

OOPS!...Gotta run! Mommy's furious.

Scotty

Cat'n Around

Saturday, I had so much funcat'n around! I snuck out while dad wasn't looking when he went out to have a cigarette. Apparently he didn't even see me! Boy, I must be good. MOL!! I got to play for a long time outside. Dad went inside, shut the door & went to bed. I still had fun explorering a world I'm not allowed to see without my mom, dad, or other family member right there.
Before you know it, it started getting really cold. BRRR! I meowed & meowed, but none heard me cause they had all gone to sleep. I decided to mosey under the house to see if I could find a warm place to sleep. Atleast I wasn't out in the high winds anymore.
The next morning when dad woke up & came outside for his cigarette, I heard him & immediately started to meow. Dad started to look for me recognising the sound of my voice. I came out from under the house & dad picked me up & gave me lots of love & then put me inside to get warm & eat. I was so hungry & thirsty! I didn't get to have my midnight snack lastnight, so I really gobbled up my food & I drank a whole bunch of water.
It's good to be home! MOL

Biscotti