Muppet's New Beginnings

~grateful, thankful & blessed~ Happy Thanksgiving~

I have been tagged by my cute friend CASEY to play the Thanksgiving Game! I am to purr out 5 things that I am most grateful for. I have been blessed so much so this game should be fun and easy! Thank you Casey for thinking of me!

1) I am most grateful that I am here today to play this game. Last year at this time my days were numbered, but with the extreme kindness of the Muppetheads and many others, I was able to have my surgeries! I am so grateful, thankful and blessed! Thank you to all who helped make this possible! I wish that I could list names, but that would take days and make this entry 2 miles long! *grins*

2) I am most grateful that I have wonderful doctors who never gave up on me! Dr. Herr, Doc Holly, and my favorite Doc Forbes! How can I ever say thank you enough, especially to Doc Forbes who personally drove meomy and me to California to have my tests done.
Again, I am grateful, thankful and blessed!

3) I am most grateful that I have such loving and kind friends in Catsterland! Your prayers, support and love I know is what pulled me through the really tough times. Your friendships mean the world to me and I am blessed to have you in my life! Thank you & big hugs!

4) I am most grateful that I have a loving home and family and that I have no worries of ever going hungry or thirsty again. I’m very thankful for every comfort that has been provided for me.

5) I am most grateful that I was able to be one of many of sweet CALVIN‘s ‘Pet of the Week‘! So much was going on then, and I didn’t even know who Calvin was! Over time I discovered just what a special soul he is and, like so many, many others, I miss him! Thank you Calvin and all of the hundreds of wonderful Catsters for your kindness and generosity!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Grateful Ooh oohs & Aah aahs
Lots of Hugs & Love,
Lil’ Muppet

Purrin’ for Sweet Hazel Lucy‘s Mom, The Texas Wild Bunch‘s Family, and for all of the ill and recently passed beloved pets and their families.

~ sad goodbyes to a sweet friend ~

Sweet Skinner,you were a blessing to your family and a good friend to us and many, many others here on Catsters. We send our sympathy, love, purrs, and prayers of comfort to your wonderful Family. You are so loved and will be so missed. You’re one amazing and courageous spirit and we will always remember you, handsome boy!

Sad Ooh ooh, Aah, aah’s
Prayers & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

To all who entered in the 'World's Coolest Contest'

Dear Diary,

We want to congratulate all of the finalists in the World’s Coolest Contest! There were so many pawsome photos this year and we had a blast viewing them and voting. I think every fur who entered in this contest is a winner!!

We were very surprised this afternoon when Lucy’s mom phoned us and said “Congratulations!!” Huh? For what? Our foster kitty’s ‘lamp photo’ was voted as one of the finalists in the Naughtiest category! Wow was meomy surprised! That picture contains five of her beloved foster kitties and it felt great to have them receive such an honor, even though they smashed her lamp! Mol!! Thank you & big hugs to everyone who voted for them! Spunky if you read this, I still love and miss you a lot! I'm so glad that you are doing fantastic in your new home!

Best of luck to all of the finalists!!

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs and Luv
Lil’ Muppet

~ Thanks sweet Gaia! This was a new one! :) ~

SWEET LIL‘ GAIA ROSE posted her answers to a tag game she played and asked us Catster’s to please play along. How could any fur say ‘no’ to such a courageous and cute kitten? *purrs & love to sweet lil’Gaia* If you haven't followed or read her story, please find the time to do so! Below are my answers and I hope many others will play along too!

What is your name? Muppet

What other nicknames do you have? Puppet & Muppet-My-Puppet. My human Sissy C calls me Precious. When meomy first brought me home I had a bedroom all to myself. One evening, she brought home another emergency rescue kitty. He needed my bedroom so meomy asked Sissy C if I could sleep with her for a few nights. Sissy C kept coming up with names for me, but I didn’t really respond to them. Then she called me ‘Precious!’ and I immediately head bonked her and started purring! My other nicknames are very special to me and were given to me by my Catster friends. I respond to each one of them. Some of these nick-names are Mupps, Muppsters, Muppers, Muppy and Lil‘ Mupp, but I have to admit that there is one that I respond the most to and is Muppet-ini! I love and cherish ALL of my nicknames because each one was given to me out of love! *big hugs*

What breed are you? Not that it matters, but I am a Domestic Long Hair, Tortie.

Where were you born? I believe that I was born in Pahrump, NV but I really don’t remember. FLOCK was advertising to the United States that they would take mama’s and their babies, so I just can’t be certain.

Where do you live now? Pahrump, Nevada

What is your favorite toy? My big brown mousie and my mousie from my good friend ALFIE.
I also now love my lil’ mousie that’s attached to a feather wand.

What is your favorite store? I don’t have one because I don‘t personally shop. If I did have one though, I would have to say MISS HAZEL LUCY‘S store. ANGEL KILA and her kind Family sent me a beautiful blanket & scarf from there, and Miss Hazel Lucy herself has sent me several items to help keep me warm before, during, and after my surgeries. All of these precious gifts are well worn, traveled and laundered, yet still look the same as the day I received them. I cherish them and all of my gifts!!

How many toys do you have? All I can gratefully say is ‘an abundance!’ Thank you and grateful hugs to all who sent me so many fantastic and fun toys!

Wet or dry food? Meomy wants me to eat only wet food, but I love to crunch on the dry stuff too!

What is your favorite color? Blue, red & pink!

Are you bad when nobody's looking? Sorry, that’s a well kept secret! Mol!

Are you friendly? YES!

Are you overweight? NO!

Do you eat people food? Yep! I love anything that the humans eat that is a bird or a fish. I also love hamburger.

Do you eat bugs? Meomy never wanted me to tell, but once a pretty white butterfly landed next to me and right before meomy was going to snap a shot of it, …. well….
I ate it! Mol!

Do you live with other animals? Believe it or not, I used to live with over 1000 of them! Now I live with a feline sister, a foster sister, two feline brothers and a foster brother.

Do you like to exercise? Yes, when I’m having a good day I love to zoom around the house. I also like to zoom around in the outback on occasion.

Do you like car rides? Undecided! I like to go wherever meomy goes, but usually it means the icky doc’s office!

Do you get into stuff? Yes! I keep meomy in an utter state of shock with that! Mol!

Do you like to swim? Because of my past, I am terrified of water!

What is your favorite treat? Tiki sardine food and Soulistic chicken and pumpkin dinner

Do you shed? No, but I do, on occasion, pull my fur out in clumps. Allergies!

What's the funniest thing you ever did? I climbed up the screen door to the very top, somehow unlatched it at the top, and went for a ‘whooshing’ ride down to the ground, screen door and all!! Not funny to meomy then, but she LOL’s about it now!

What's the bravest thing you ever did? I went on a road trip to California with meomy, and with MY DOC driving! I was freaked out, but was a very brave and tolerant girl!

Are you neutered? Boys get neutered, I am a girl and I am spayed. *giggles*

Are you a social animal? Yes, I am known as the ‘social butterfly,’ except at the icky surgeon’s place in Las Vegas! There, and only there, because of their abuse I have become an anti-social nightmare!

Collar or harness? Don’t go there!!! But I am micro-chipped!

Retractable or regular leash? No collar…. no leash! Again, don’t go there!!!

Ceramic, Metal or Plastic bowls? Ceramic for dry food and porcelain and glass for wet food and water.

Do you sleep in a crate? No!! I sleep on meomy’s pillow! (A crate?)

Do you have a dog bed? I have several CAT beds. I’m quite sure if meomy’s doggies were still alive that they would have shared with me though.

Do you have a doghouse? Mol! I have a cat house! It sits up on top of meomy’s bed-wall unit. Krikit mostly sleeps in it now though.

Do you belong to any dog clubs? Yes! Many kind Dogster groups have asked me to join in with their fun doggie groups! Is that what you mean? Mol!

How does your owner describe you Tolerant, loving, silly, independent, grateful and an ‘angel on earth.’

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil' Muppet

~ Mr. CPU & Mz EHD and their drama -Mol~

Dear Diary,

Just when I was thankful that we’d received our fast cable-car and were able to zoom around Catsterland, our old ‘puter, known as Mr. CPU, had a near fatal crash! Meomy rushed him in to the ER ‘puter doc, and all we could do was hope for the best. Meomy was devastated when she was told that everything was wiped out in the crash and all the ‘puter doc could do to save the ol’ chap was start him over with a clean slate! Poor meomy, all she kept repeating was that, ‘she felt sick to her tummy‘. All of our pictures, all of her art stuff, everything just erased!

But, thanks to some good advice back in July, I had helped meomy give some of CPU’s things to Mz. EHD. (an external hard drive.) But I wouldn’t know just how much stuff she had stored with her until meomy returned home from the ‘puter doc. I was not a happy kitty last night when meomy finally was able to connect Mz. EHD up with Mr. CPU! The Mz. claimed that that she had no recollection of any of our files stored with her! Say what?! And naturally the Mr. had no memory of ever having any files at all! *giggles - what a nightmare* Meomy remembered that she did have stuff stored also over at the Disc’s storage unit. But when we tried to gain access, we were locked out because Mr. CPU had no memory of what program created them! *sighs* I jumped in my cable-car and tried to go ask the Big Web if it could possibly help us find a program to access the Disc‘s, and that’s when I discovered that my cable car could go nowhere! I was blocked at every turn, and was told to ‘try again later‘. HUMPH!

Auntie T helped us to discover that it was our cable-car’s modem that needed a quick rebooting, *big hugs* and the ‘puter doc helped Mz. EHD to wake up and remember what we had stored with her! *more hugs* Hurray! All we ended up losing were pictures and things created after mid-July and we are most thankful that it wasn‘t everything!! And we are also thankful for Catsters because the newer pictures we would have lost are hanging safely in our Catster rooms!

We are far behind now on catching up with the p-mails, comments and gifts sent over the last week. All I can say is a big ‘Thanks’ for now, and hopefully we’ll be caught up with all of our friends again soon.

Purrs & Prayers for all of the ill kitties and doggies! And also for those who have had to say their sad goodbyes! *gentle hugs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Mupps

So Not Fair!

Dear Diary,

Meomy put on her shoes late this evening, so I immediately took my position behind the couch! It was after dark, no way does meomy ever go water in the outback after dark, so behind the couch I hid in case a surprise vet visit had been planned!

Meomy left and soon returned with a grocery bag. She grumbled that since we had run low on our usual wet food that she had to go purchase some from a local market. I immediately recognized the cans that she set onto the counter. It was the ‘yummy food’ that we used to be fed along time ago. The Fanciest Feast of all time!

Meomy retrieved some plates from the cabinet but then suddenly looked at me, me with my mouth drooling in anticipation, and started to read the ingredients. She saw the word ‘soy’ and shook her head with disapproval. I guess that my tests showed that soy is one of the things that I am allergic too! Humph! I watched her portion out the fancy feasts of candy yum, but I didn’t get any! SO NOT FAIR!

She then reached into the bag and pulled out the last can she had bought. It was a can of Friskies. I sat in utter anticipation as she squinted and read every ingredient. She finally smiled and said that I could have some of it! *hurray* Soon my furmates caught a whiff of what I was eating and they were suddenly thinking that they were the ones who were ‘left out’! Mol! Just wait until meomy buys us our usual wet food, we’ve all agreed to snub it in hopes that she will once again bring home the ‘candy!’ Mol!

Meomy is now 99% positive, thanks to Auntie T, that it was the fumes from the fog machine Halloween night that knocked me for a loop! Please remember not to ever expose your pets to one of these. 'Us kitties get a double whammy with toxic stuff, not only do we have to breathe it, we have to lick it off of our fur!!' * a direct quote from my fav, Doc Forbes* Thank you for all of the kind purrs and comments! *big hugs* I am doing much better now.

Ooh ooh, Aah ahh!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet
*still smacking her lips from that yummy kitty food*

~ back up once again & some overdue thanks ~

Dear Diary,

As usual, meomy had to brag how well I was doing so I took a turn for the worse the day after Halloween! No worries, I’m finally back up today and acting fairly normal, even playful and sat out back with meomy for a bit!

I had a blast Halloween night sitting out front on meomy’s lap helping Sissy C and meomy pass out the treats! I even let some little ghouls and goblins hold and pet on me, that is as long as they were not wearing a scary mask! *giggles* Sissy C had our front courtyard erringly decorated as a spooky graveyard and had her fog machine blowing thick. Meomy wonders if this may have been what made me ill for the next three days?? It’s always a mystery with me, but I’m feeling much better now and narrowly escaped going to see my doc. Hurray!

I have to say that I am in total kitty-shock to learn that the Cat's Meow, Skeezik & Crew, honored me with a consolation prize in their Halloween Parade! *blushes, purring gratefully as I had no costume - giggles* I want to meow a big thank you to them and congratulate the pawsome winners & finalists and meow ‘fantastic job‘ to all of the contestants who dressed up so cute! The kind furs at the Cat’s Meow sure help to make Caster that much more of a fun place to scamper around! *purrs*

I also want to thank every fur who commented on mine and Chico’s Fall rooms. Meomy had fun making up our rooms and the idea for my Pumpkin Patch room came when our sweet friend SMUDGE sent us the pretty kitty in the pumpkin picture that he said looked like me. Thank you Smudge for the pawsome photo! *hugs*

Meomy’s camera has been refusing to download the pictures onto the ‘puter for awhile now. Humph! She finally went down today and had the pictures from her memory card put onto a disc. She captured a great shot of our outdoor feral kitty who’s been impossible to photograph. Meomy’s decided to soon set up a Catster room for Mystique, as she’s been living in our yard now for over a year, and she‘s become part of our extended family. Meomy even has some pictures of Mystique when she ran into our home one time and plowed through the kitchen and dining room before deciding that she wanted back out! Mol!

Purrs and prayers for all of the ill kitties and doggies, and prayers of comfort for the families of those who’ve had the Bridge call their sweet name. *gentle hugs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Happy Halloween & my update ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy took me in to see Doc Holly today for another acupuncture session. My doc commented that I didn’t look as peeved as I did last time! *giggles* Last time I thought meomy was putting on her shoes to take me outback with her and I got all excited. I was not a happy kitty when she instead took me so my head could once again become a pin-cushion! I pouted the entire time I was at the doc’s office trying to get some sympathy, but everybody who saw me just giggled at me! I can’t help how silly my bushy eyebrows look when I’m upset! Humph!

But today, although not thrilled about the car ride there or seeing Doc Holly, I was in a much better mood. My doc even put more needles in some different places besides my head. She placed some by my shoulders and down by my lower back. These I didn’t even seem to notice and they are to help with kidneys and some other areas.

Overall, after my sessions I have much more energy and a much better appetite. Meomy says that I seem much more happier and alert, and she cracks up how I prance around the car on the ride home. I get so excited when we turn onto our street and I loudly ‘ooh ooh’ out the windows at all of the familiar homes and sites. When we turn into our driveway, I always ’ooh aah’ a big hello to our tree out front and then jump into meomy’s lap. I stand on my back feet and place my paws on the steering wheel and help her steer the car into the garage. And when meomy opens up my passenger door I hop right out and beat her to the door! I don’t know why, but this whole routine cracks meomy up! Mol!

Meomy tells me that we’ll see how I do this next two weeks, and then she’ll decide whether or not to start lowering my pain meds again. So my report is that I’m doing remarkably well with the acupuncture and small pain doses, and everyone’s hope is that soon I won’t need either of them. I’m very thankful for everyone’s continued prayers! *big hugs*

I wish every fur a fantastic and safe Halloween!

Purrs & Prayers for the ill kitties & doggies, and also for those who have had to say their sad goodbyes. *gentle hugs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~They're back!! ~

Dear Diary

Everyfur knows that I do not like those big, round, scary faced monsters humans refer to as ‘jack-o-lanterns’! Last Fall I let it be known to my meomy and my family that those glowing jack-o-lanterns with faces creep me out and are not natural! But low and behold, what do I see once again in my home? Yep! Monstrous, glowing jack-o-lanterns!

Sissy C and her beau J snuck in six round orange things, I suspect were out of MY harmless pumpkin patch, and spent hours hovering over them casting their spells until the unthinkable happened! The lights went out and there are now scary jack-o-lanterns all over the place! Humph! I have taken flight to my highest safe spot up on top of the monitor and not even meomy can coax me down!

My furmates promised me that they would do what they could to rid our home of these intruders. So if by chance anyfur finds a mysterious glowing jack-o-lantern on their doorstep, ummmm… Happy Halloween? *giggles*

And one more thing Diary, I’ve been hearing some rumors that a one-eyed kitty has been trotting around Catsterland calling himself Muppet! My private eyes finally found his address and I raced over to confront this ‘poser‘! *giggles* His address is 101 CUTESVILLE LANE and his house appears to have been vacant for quite a few years. Humph! I’ll have them keep a look-out for this shady character! *Mol! We wish him well!*

Our thoughts and healing prayers go out to all of the ill kitties & doggies. And our purrs and prayers of comfort go out to the grieving families who have lost a cherished furry member of their household. We sadly all know that there have been so many lately like sweet Calvin and precious Icebox. *tears* ~ Loved, missed and remembered always! ~

Ooh ooh, Aah, aah!
Hugs and Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ two of my former furmates from FLOCK join Catster ~

Dear Diary,

While LUCY was strolling through the kitties who have entered the Catster’s Coolest Dog and Cat Show, she came across a kitty who was a rescue from the icky place I came from. She p-mailed me to let me know where to find this kitty’s room and mom and I were so excited to see that it was ACACIA!! Hurray!!

Acacia, although socialized with other kitties, was pretty much shy and un-socialized with humans. It was a joyous day, over two years ago now, for all involved with the rescue when a wonderful family invited Acacia and another un-socialized kitty, BILBO BAGGINS, to come live with them. That right there shows what a loving and caring home they were going to because with all of their health issues, and then being un-socialized on top of that, they still made room in their hearts and home to take in ACACIA and BILBO!

Mom’s eyes flooded with joy as she viewed their recent pictures that they have hung in their rooms. They’ve come around in the past two years to trust their loving pawrents and they both look so content, healthy and handsome! And their pawrents have stayed involved with periodically volunteering at the Best Friend’s sanctuary in Utah, and with Shadow Cats in Texas. Sheila and her hubby who run Shadow Cats, adopted several of the Leukemia positive cats from the FLOCK rescue. If you remember, Cover Girl was one of them.

So I want to thank my friend LUCY for reuniting us with ACACIA and BILBO! And any kind fur who would like to welcome this wonderful family to Catster can visit them by clicking on any of the links provided. Thanks!

I go in tomorrow afternoon for my next pin-cushion session so after that, I’ll update on how that’s been going so far.

~ Prayers for all of the ill kitties and doggies ~

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ DDP Thanks ~

Wow! I was one of the DDP’s today! I want to say congrats to all of the kitties chosen for honors today and a thank you to the one known as the ‘diary gal.’

Thank you to all who kindly stopped by my room today and left messages, comments, treats and gifts! I appreciate each and every one of them! I had an unexpected special day thanks to you all! *big appreciative hugs* Meomy was gone most of today, but made up for it this evening. She even busted out the TIKI and the ’outside feral kitty’ was also able to join in the celebratory feast! (I wish meomy would just go ahead and give her a name! She’s been living in our back yard for over a year now!)

Thanks again everyone!

Ooh ooh, Ahh, aah!
Grateful Purrs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Halloween Tag ~

I’ve been tagged by ANNA, PIPER & LUKE to play a Halloween game! How fun! I need to list five things that I love about Halloween & then tag five or six more friends to play. Everyfur knows that we are way behind on tagging kitties, so if you would also like to play please consider yourself tagged and please let me know in a p-mail so I can read your answers too! Thanks!

1) I love to help meomy set up the decorations. Except for those pumpkins, they really spook me!

2) I love to inspect each empty candy bag to make sure meomy retrieved every piece out of them.

3) I love to see the kids come by all dressed up, but Sissy C’s fog machine out front scares me! It’s too creepy so I watch the kids from the front window.

4) I love to observe meomy trying repeatedly to get a picture of the boys, my furmates, dressed up in costumes! It’s quite comical and so far she has yet to get one good pic. Mol!

5) I love to trot around Catsterland and see all of the cool Halloween pics and decorated rooms!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

~ meomy - attorney at law? :) ~

Dear Diary,

I’ve been doing a bit better since my last pin-cushion session. I have more energy and my appetite has been good. I’m even up and waiting on the coffee table just like the ol’ times now for meomy to take us outback in the early evening with her. Before she would have to wake me up and carry me out there. Not anymore, and I no longer just sit with her on the patio. Nope! I’m up and cruising around the yard and even attempt to jump the fence at times, which results with me being placed back indoors! Humph! *giggles*

Meomy’s been such a space cadet lately and we haven’t had much time in Catsterland. She’s been fighting ‘legal battles’ and I wish the battles would end so we could have our real meomy back! One evening she forgot Chico outside, then at 3:00 in the morning she accidentally let Nakita slip outside, and then the next evening she frantically looked all over for me outside only to discover me still sitting on the coffee table inside! She had forgot to take me out back with her! Where’s her head at? Her mind has definitely been someplace else these days!

One 6 year long battle for meomy, which finally ended today, has been her never-ending “D” with her ‘hubby’ that I only met a few times. It’s been one mind blowing thing after another regarding the attorneys and one of ‘hubby’s first attorneys, after learning the truth, even ended up taking meomy’s side! *giggles* Hubby promptly fired him and disappeared again. Then yesterday, meomy’s attorney called and said that there was a court date set by ‘hubby’s’ new attorney. Hurray, meomy was so happy! But her happiness quickly turned to panic when she was told that her attorney could not attend this court date so she would have to represent herself!! OMC! Meomy almost passed out! She asked when the court date was and was told, “Tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.!” Then she passed out! *giggles*

I sat up with her all night trying to reassure her that everything was going to be ok. In a daze she finally dressed and left this morning to go face the unknown. Hubby had an entire clan of people with him including his attorney, and there sat meomy all by herself. Hubby’s clan carried in three huge boxes of stuff, meomy had a simple folder.
To make a long story short, and everybody knows how long my stories can be, meomy came home tired, shaken but with a grin on her face! The judge awarded her our home and although meomy didn’t ask for much, she was awarded much more than she asked! Hurray we don’t have to move, and now meomy can finally ‘move on’ and prepare to conquer her next battle with her insurance company! Maybe after that we can finally get our attentive meomy back and return to having more free time to trot around Catsterland. We apologize if we’ve missed any honors or diary entries.

~ Purrs and Prayers for all of the sick kitties and doggies ~

A new Catster to check out: Lu Lu She would really appreciate any advice on a pregnant, declawed, abandoned tortie that her owner found and has brought into their home. Lu Lu's furmate, a doberman doggie, is a real cutie too.

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ warning: a lengthy entry about a spider - giggles ~

Dear Diary,

It’s finally cooling off a bit here in the evenings! We’ve been joining meomy in the outback every evening while she waters the plants and trees, and this evening it was much cooler and a refreshing breeze was blowing. It felt so good that I even became real frisky and zoomed around the backyard! I haven’t felt up to doing that for a very long time. Meomy has noticed that I have had more energy since my pin-cushion sessions with the doc and my low dose of pain meds seems to last much longer than before. I get the treatment again this Friday and meomy is going to start weaning me off of my pain meds and see how I do. Keeping paws crossed and pawsitive thoughts that I will no longer need them.

Meomy encountered another girly spider (black widow) while we were in the outback this evening! This is about the time last year that they tried to take over our back patio and one tried to take out Armani, so meomy’s been diligent about keeping an eye out for them. Now that it’s cooler at night, meomy decided to check the outdoor feral’s igloo house to make sure the bedding was clean and warm enough. She was kneeling down, taking the blankets and looking at them, shaking them lightly and replacing them when she suddenly noticed the tale-tale sticky white web on one of them! She glanced down by her knees and spotted a big girly spider sitting on the ground two inches away from her not looking too happy that meomy had rudely disturbed her house. Meomy’s shrill even alerted the neighbors who wandered out to watch the show! *blushes for meomy - giggles* But she also freaked Nakita, Chico and Sampson into running for the safety of the back door, which was right where the spider was sitting! I was already inside, that’s what happens when I attempt to jump the fence, watching this scene unravel.

Somehow they all safely trotted right around the spider and ran inside. But then here came the accident-waiting-to-happen, Armani! He was trotting directly in line with the spider, but something had caught his attention and he was looking off to the side and not where he was going! Meomy shouted out his name which just made him trot a little faster, but he still wasn’t watching in front of him! *sighs* So meomy yelled at him and made a loud noise which made him veer off right before he would have stepped on the already upset girly spider. That boy is going to give meomy gray hairs!! Mol! According to statistics, he’s lucky to be alive after he was bitten last year!

Now our future outback adventures are once again in debate. Humph! Meomy checks and gives the ‘all clear’ before we join her every evening. She had no clue that one had discreetly taken up residence inside the igloo house and where else might they be lurking? I wish those mean girls would all just stay away so we can continue to enjoy our 30 minutes in the outback every evening! Humph!

I have more to meow about, but this entry already is a bit lengthy, so I’ll say goodnight for now. Sending our POP Purrs and Prayers to all of the ill kitties and doggies. CALVIN, FOXY LEO, and PUDDLES what incredible inspirations you are!

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ more pins & some yummy new food ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy sure played a trick on me today and I didn’t even see it coming! I saw her get dressed, I saw her shoes go on, and I promptly pulled my disappearing act behind the couch. She just peeked over at me back there and giggled. She said not to worry, that I wasn’t going with her. Whew! A bit later when she came home, as usual I came happily trotting up to her and she picked me up….. and carried me outside where the car was sitting in the driveway still running! What?

It was my day to go in for my second pin-cushion session. Humph! Not much to tell as it was the same as last time, although I was a bit more relaxed today. Doc Holly noted that I wasn’t looking so mad as I was the first time. Everyone knows that I can scrunch up my bushy eyebrows and give the evil glare when I’m mad! *giggles*

As for this last week, mom noticed a few slight improvements in me. I seemed to have a bit more energy and appetite and this lasted until the following Friday. That’s when I had a really rough day and had meomy pretty concerned. I did a bit better over the weekend though and now, after today’s session, I’ll see how I do this next week. If I do better, then we will start lowering the pain med dosages. The acupuncture should be helping my body to once again produce it’s own endorphines and other vital things so I won’t be dependant on artificial pain meds.

Meomy brought home some new absolutely yummy natural food!! All of us kitties went crazy over it and so now she’s wondering if it really is healthy? *giggles* We devour it like it’s candy! It’s called Soulistic and I promise you it’s just as addicting as TIKI is! Yum! Unfortunately, most of their canned food has tuna fishies in it so I can’t have them, but mom found two that I can. *licks lips*

Meomy spent a lot of time and started to list out our special purrs for our ill friends and the links to their rooms. Finally there were so many and we were afraid that we would hurt some feelings if we forgot to mention some, so we deleted what meomy wrote. *sighs & wipes tears that so many have fallen ill* We just want to say that we purr and pray for all of the families with ill kitties or doggies, and for those that have recently or are planning on making their journey to the Bridge.

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ purrs, prayers & pin-cushions ~

Dear Diary,

~ Today we remember September 11th. So much devastation, so much heartbreak, and so much continuing pain and sorrow. Our prayers of healing and comfort for all of those affected. ~

Today was my very first ‘pin-cushion’ session. I received what’s known as ‘surrounding the dragon.’ I had 6 pins placed surrounding both sides of my ears, and naturally had the calming pin placed on my forehead. I wasn’t too sure about the whole thing, but I remained still and took it in stride without freaking out. What’s interesting is that when the pins have done their job something as light as say a feather could knock them off. If they are still 'working' they won’t come out very easily. The two pins that were placed closest to my bullae were the last two to ‘let go.’ Except for the calming one on my forehead, it remained firmly stuck there for several minutes after all of the other ones were done. Then it just slipped out without a problem.

Since I’m remaining on my icky pain meds for awhile longer, mom might not notice too much of a difference in me. When we start backing off of the meds is when it should really show if the sessions have helped my pain condition to improve. Keeping my paws crossed!!

We are purrin’ hard tonight, along with a lot of other Casters, for Calvin to feel better and to be able to come home soon. We are also purrin’ for his mom who we hear is out of town and unable to be with him. Our meomy would go crazy if one of us fell seriously ill while she was away. So our purrs for Calvin’s mom too! Also we continue to purr for my beau Greystone’s family who had a tragic loss of a very young human family member. Our hearts and prayers go out to them.

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet
* the one trying to quickly learn how to talk like a pirate!! *

~ My Doc Visit & Tornado HQ ~

Dear Diary,

I had my first consultation for acupuncture with Doc Holly today! After I got over the initial silliness of meomy’s antics trying sneak past me and tip toe out into the garage with my pink princess bed and HL blankie cat carrier like I was clueless, and then letting her know that I saw her by playing hide and go seek for awhile, the ride really wasn’t that bad.

I’m fully aware of which place I’m headed to by watching the moving scenery out of the windows and when we turned left onto the second highway, I relaxed and knew that we were making the trip to my normal doc’s office. I trotted from side to side looking out the windows and curiously singing my monkey-tunes.

If mom had turned right at the second highway, I would have frantically ran back and forth to each window and then screamed and pawed at her shoulder shouting that she had turned the wrong way! Then I would have attempted to dive down by her feet so I could slam on the brakes, and if that didn’t stop her I then would have went and silently buried myself somewhere in the vehicle pouting and knowing that we were headed to icky Las Vegas. Thankfully, that was not the scenario today!

Doc Holly was very nice and my visit went very well. I was a little nervous because this was my first time meeting her, but I could tell that she was a gentle and caring doc. Before it was time for me to leave, she showed me the pretty pink pins that she will be using for her procedures on me. She placed one on my forehead to see how well I reacted to having it stuck there. I didn’t know what to make of it, so I picked up my head and looked over at meomy. Meomy assured me that pink is my color and that I am going to make a lovely pin cushion!

My first session is set for next Friday at 4:30. I will have them every week for a bit, then we’ll go from there. Some only need a few sessions, while others continue ‘as needed’ with their sessions for as long as it takes. We are very hopeful that this not only will help me live a much better quality of life, that this will also help to finally get me off of my icky pain meds for good! Hurray! And as a special treat, Doc Forbes surprised me and came out and visited with me while meomy was waiting to pay for my visit! She’s back to being there on Thursday’s and I let her know that it was good to see her familiar face.

Thanks to all who have kept me in their purrs! I’m very grateful. We continue to also purr for those in need. Now off to help meomy attempt to assess and repair our rooms after Tornado HQ blew through with gale force winds knocking things down and all about! *giggles*
Please stay tuned to Samoa's diary entries ~Samoa's Disaster Relief Tips!~ Her broadcasts have been most helpful! Thanks Samoa! *big hugs*


Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Purrs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ I get to be Doc Holly's new pin cushion! :) ~

Dear Diary,

The dermatology place in icky Las Vegas phoned meomy today for an update on me. Meomy explained to them that I’m still on my twice a day dose of pain meds and that she doesn’t want to put me through another surgery. Dr. Coyner then referred me over to another doc to have something called ‘acupuncture’ performed on me. She wants to see if it will help reduce my pain and stated that it can even benefit my ailing kidneys.

Auntie Lisa, the nice Catster mom we met while at UC Davis, has mentioned this procedure to meomy before as it really helped her sweet kitty MINXY. Nobody advertises performing acupuncture in our town, so it hasn’t really been an option for me. But today, while meomy was at my doc’s office picking up my pain meds, she mentioned Dr. Coyner’s phone call and the suggestion and referral for acupuncture. To meomy’s surprise she was informed that the owner of Animal Care Center, Doc Holly, performs acupuncture and that she doesn't advertise it, she just helps certain clients. So meomy had a consultation with Doc Holly today that went very well and next I get to go in for what she calls her ‘holistic kitty health exam’ to better help her prepare for my first acupuncture session. Hurray! (Note: Doc Holly is aware of my story because of Doc Forbes and also her and mom have known each other for the past 15 years.)

Auntie P teased me and said that I get to become Doc Holly’s new pin cushion. Hmmm…. I wonder what she meant by that? I guess I’ll be finding out soon enough! Meomy’s excited and believes that this will really help me. I’m excited and I hope so too, plus I get to have it done right here in our town so I don‘t have to go back and forth to icky Las Vegas! Hurray! I’ll be sure and keep my diary updated how my sessions go and how much they help me. Anything would be better than to have to undergo another surgery.

~ Our prayers are with MONTOYA for everything to go smoothly tomorrow for his eye operations and neutering. ~

Ooh ooh, Aah ahh!
Hugs and Luv,
Lil’ Muppet
AKA: Miss Pin Cushion :)

~ Oreo J, please find your way home~

Dear Diary,

There’s a lost little kitty and I was hoping that we could all include him in our prayers to find his way back home. His name is OREO JEFFREY, and his daddy is sick with worry and is heartbroken. Oreo J slipped out of a window on August 18th and has not been seen since. Please come home now Oreo J!!

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet
* still trying to figure out where MEATBALL has Armani stashed! And wondering just when SMUDGE and SISSEL are coming back! It’s been like forever!! -hugs- *

~ shower monsters are real ~

Dear Diary,

I dislike any running water and make sure to keep a safe distance from it. Back in my icky confinement days at Flock, a scary water monster high-pressure hose would sometimes blow through our cabins! It was the most traumatizing thing and I have never forgotten about it. Even if meomy turns on the water at the kitchen sink, I am gone!

So meomy was really surprised today when she went into the restroom and I followed. This is something I have not done before because there are just too many things associated with running water in there. But today I had my mousie/feather wand and I trotted in the restroom with meomy and began busily playing with it. I didn’t even pay too much attention when the shower monster came on, but I did become a bit worried when meomy disappeared behind the curtain. I stopped playing and cried out, ‘Meomy, are you in there?’ She pulled the curtain back and showed me that she was. Every few minutes I had to check on her and each time she reassured me that she was still in there and was alright.

Then I finally mustered up some courage and approached the shower monster’s curtain. I pawed at the curtain and once again asked meomy if she was still alright. The curtain moved and OMC I almost passed out! A scary monster-person, who was dripping wet and had a huge foamy head, peered down at me! gasps!! Where’s my meomy?!! I raced over to the restroom door and began frantically clawing at it and crying for somebody to please let me out! The monster-person kept trying to tell me that she was my meomy, but I knew better! Let me out of here!! The door finally opened and out I zoomed.

Later I found meomy sitting at her vanity like nothing had happened! There must be a secret door that leads from the shower to meomy’s bedroom?! None the less, she left me trapped in there with that monster-human! Humph! That’s the last time I ever go near a restroom, let alone enter one, ever again!

Frightened Ooh ooh’s & Aah aah’s!
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ magical wands & dancing with the bugs ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy says that I have become obsessed with my feather/mousie wand! *giggles* That’s all I want to do now is have play time with meomy and this toy. It’s no fun without meomy as the wand just sits there motionless. But bring meomy into the picture, and the wand magically comes to life! So much fun that I never want it to end!

Today meomy had several important matters to attend to which didn’t involve me or my magical wand. Humph! However I discovered that if I firmly attached myself to her foot and lightly bit it several times, she would stop being so grown up and make my wand come alive! So that is what I did all day long! Mol! She said she wondered if she was giving into bad behavior, but hey….. it worked over and over again! *winks*

Meomy took me out back with her this evening while she was watering the plants and trees. Oh that was so much fun, until I spotted something two lots away. The next thing meomy knew, I was gone. In a panic she searched all over until Nakita pointed me out through the fence and meomy spotted me! I was dancing with the bugs having a blast! I think you can imagine how that dance ended once meomy caught up with me! Humph! I ran as fast as I could back to our property and said, 'see meomy, everything's cool', but meomy still made me go inside! *pouts* I got to watch out the window as Nakita and her finished watering the plants. I gave my most pathetic looks and ooh ooh’s, but they didn’t work as meomy was still upset by what I had done.

We are sending our love and prayers of comfort to the family of little Edward who passed to the Bridge. *sad purrs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah’s
Hugs and Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Gleek, Mufasa and I are movie stars!! ~

Dear Diary,

Wow! Gleek, Mufasa and my mouie and I are in the SMILE2 video! They say that we are now movie stars!! *giggles* I’ve enclosed the note that they sent with the link to the video! It’s adorable and I think all of the kitties and doggies who entered are ALL winners!!

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The SMILE2 video is finished and guess what? Muppet is one of the stars! Congratulations on being one of our SMILE2 winners! Here's the link: SMILE2
We hope you enjoy the video and please make sure you send this out to all your friends and family to show off your new movie star and help us spread the word about stopping animal cruelty!

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Congratulati ons Gleek & Mufasa, and to all who won!

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!!
Hugs and Luv,
Lil’ Muppet
*scampers off to go celebrate with her mousie*

~ Clueless again! ~

Dear Diary,

Am I the only kitty who did not know that the “Catster - Here Kitty Kitty” logo located in the top left hand of the pages is a link that takes you back to the home page? All of this time we have been hitting our back button and finding the link in the history list which is such a pain. *giggles* Just thought I’d pass this info on in case there are any other clueless kitties out there. I expect to get plenty of comments with thanks for this diary entry as I can’t, I just can’t possibly, be the only one!! MOL! *blushes & giggles*

We are purring hard tonight for ARNOLD P who Kittanna reports in her diary was rushed to the ER with what sounds like a blockage! We are also purring for a new kitty named LOKI. Her mom is asking for prayers and any advice. And we send our love and prayers of comfort to SWEET JAKE and his family. Jake sadly has crossed to the Bridge. *sad purrs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah,
Hugs & Luv,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Chico stole the show!! Humph! ~

Dear Diary,

Right when filming began for the next scene in my mousie rescue video, Chico busted in and stole the scene! He swears that he has no idea how that straw got stuck on his belly and he was just looking for help! Humph, yea right!! He sure got the camera crew to veer off of me and focus on him! Then to top it off, my mousie and I were edited out of the final cut! So my video turned into Chico’s video and I was left with one very small part in it with one line. It’s where Chico plows over me and I say, ‘Ooh!!’ *blushes and grumbles, I’m the star! Not him!*

If you would like to take the time to see silly Chico, his video can be viewed HERE. Or you may knock on his door HERE. to view it in his room. Chico says Thanks! I say Humph! *giggles*

~ Purring for all of our ill kitty and doggie furiends ~

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ excerpts from last night ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy actually got up out of bed last night and scolded me!! Humph! She even threatened to let Nakita start sleeping in our room again at night! Nakita was banned at night from our room awhile back because she kept bopping me on my head whenever I got on her last nerve. Now that Nakita isn’t around, I guess last night I finally got on meomy’s last nerve! *sighs* I can’t help it! I feel the need to speak my intentions (ooh ooh, aah aahs) with everything I’m about to do or everything that I am doing. It’s just the way I am and I don’t mean to disturb anybody’s sleep over it.

Here’s a few excerpts from last night put into words, but these were actually ALL in my “ooh oohs & aah aahs“:

Is that my feather wand with the mousie on it? That IS my feather wand with the mousie on it. Ok, come on, lets jump up on the bed and show meomy. Meomy! I have my feather wand with the mousie on it and I am now going to jump up on the bed, ok? Ok! Here we come! I am now jumping up on the bed meomy…. and now I am up on the bed meomy! Meomy!! Did you just put a pillow over your head? Yes, you did just put a pillow over your head. Meomy!!! *paws at pillow* Why is that pillow over your head? Humph!

What was that noise outside? Meomy, did you hear that noise outside? I’m going to now jump up on the bed and ask you again, ok? Ok, I am now jumping up on the bed…. and now I am up on the bed. *paws at pillow* Meomy!! Did you hear that noise outside? Humph! I guess I will check it out on my own. Here I go! I’m now walking across the bed, meomy, and I am now jumping off of the bed ….and now I am going to jump up on my cat tower. I’m jumping…. and now I am on my cat tower. What is that outside? Meomy!! What is that? *gets on hind legs and endlessly paws and scratches on slider door and repeats going back and forth from up on the bed, to back to the cat tower pawing at the slider, to plowing through the vertical blinds…… talking the entire time.... until* Oh, meomy! You scared me! Did you get out of bed to look out the window too? Why do you look upset? You're upset with me? Humph!


Meomy! I have to go potty, ok? *paws at pillow* Meomy, I’m going to go potty now. Here I go, I’m walking across the bed, I’m going to jump down now, ok, I’ve jumped down and I’m going into the bathroom to go potty, meomy. Here I go! I’m climbing in my potty box…. I’m in my potty box now and I‘m making a nice spot to go. I’ve just finished going potty, meomy! I’m going to cover it up now. I‘m covering it! *endlessly scratches at the sand, walls of the box inside and out until….* Did you just say something meomy? Was that you? Did you shout for me to ‘knock it off?’ Humph! *comes out of bathroom sounding like she’s giggling* Now I must scratch and tidy up around my food and water bowls, ok? Here I go meomy! Gotta straighten them up! *endlessly talks while scratching at her food and water bowls until…..* Did you just say something meomy? What was that, meomy? It sounded like you shouted out my name! Did you just shout out my name, meomy? Humph!

What’s a talkative kitty to do? Nobody wants to sleep with me at night? *giggles*

Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Me DDP? Thanks!! ~

Dear Diary,

If only one could have some insight when they are going to be zapped and thrown into the spotlight by the….. what did Samoa name her….. The Diary Gal? Then we would be able to at least write a clever and more interesting diary for kitties to read. Not a mundane one about computers crashing and Zone Alarms which I’m sure bored some to tears, assuming that they even read that far read my diary at all! Mol! *giggles*

I perhaps would have written about the other day when I caught a baby lizard! Yep! I shocked meomy with my lightning speed and precise skill in snatching that little guy! Naturally meomy saved the day for the lizard, but hey, I still caught him! And I would have written more about our high speed cable buggy too, because this thing is just a blast! Like music playing in kitty’s rooms! Almost every room we’ve visited since we were able to return to Catsterland last night has music playing, we never knew! And now with one click we can kick back and watch other fur’s videos!! How fun!! And no more standing on doorsteps knocking forever to be let into our friend’s rooms either. We knock once and we’re in. Too cool! Also now when we cruise over to the gift shop, the gifts are immediately available to send out! No more hitting refresh 5 times & waiting for the page to load correctly standing in line forever! Hurray!

Now the cable-car delivery tech, he was an entirely different story. His 15 minute house call turned into an hour and a half long ordeal because the ‘puter wouldn’t cooperate. I decided it was my job to entertain the guy and I gave it my all, but he ignored me! Humph! So I jumped up on the ‘puter desk, ooh ooh’d, and gave him one of my ‘sure to make one laugh’ expressions. He didn’t blink! Humph! Finally I gave up and just laid near him wondering what this guy’s problem was. When he finally was leaving, he walked up to me, stared at me for a minute, and then there it was!!! He busted out with a huge grin! He still didn’t pet on me, but hey, I at least received a smile and that was a huge accomplishment to get out of that tough guy!

Thank you ‘Diary Gal’ for choosing me as a DDP today! And thank you to all of my friends who kindly stopped by in one form or another to say concats! *big hugs of appreciation*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*purring for Smudge & Sissel’s mom and hoping she’s recovering well - we miss them*

~ no more putt-putt mopeds! - updated - ~

Dear Diary,

Wow! Internet Explorer 8 should come with a huge warning attached for your ‘puter, …..“Save yourself! Shut down now ‘cause if you Download this you might die!”….. With moeomy now having very few hairs left on her head, I’m so happy that we are finally back on-line and that we no longer have our putt-putt mopeds! Nope! We have a new high speed cable-buggy and boy is it fast!! Hurray!

The only thing that our new speed buggy did not come equipped with is the firewall Zone Alarm. *pouts* We were able to repair and install our AVG anti-virus and the other applications that were corrupted, however Zone Alarm Internet Suite says it is free but it really isn’t. They say that you now have to include another FREE trial product along with Zone Alarm. When meomy and I finally chose one of the FREE trial products, it asked for $3.95 in shipping charges. Not bad, $3.95 to be able to get Zone Alarm and a FREE product is a steal! Meomy filled out the info and was going to type in our credit card number but decided first to read all of the ’terms and conditions.’ There, in fine print, it said by accepting their FREE product that meomy’s credit card would be charged five consecutive installments of $69.00!!! That’s $345.00!! Hisses! Hoodlums, thieves!! Needless to say, we will remain out of the Zone of that Alarm! *Pouts*

We have lots of catching up to do in Catsterland and we hope it’s known that we are sorry if we missed congratulating anyfur for any honor they received while we were away. *Pictures her friends scratching their heads and thinking, ‘You were away?? You post so little, we hadn‘t really noticed!"* Yes!! We were 'away' for a few days what seemed like forever!! Humph! - Mol - giggles!!* We missed our friends so much! *hugs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*zooming over to comfort Isis and her meomy - we are so sorry for their loss of ROCKY today and we thank Hazel Lucy for informing us! April, we luv you!*

UPDATE: Sweet Hazel Lucy let us know that we can download the 'basic Zone Alarm Firewall' for free, and it is truly free of any charge or nonsense. Hurray! We then tried to download it and it refused saying that our True Vector was shut down and it needed to access that to complete the download! Come to find out that our True Vector is a Liar Vector and refuses to 'start' and appears to now be corrupted also along with the other traitor files!! *has to stop meomy from banging her head on the 'puter desk* Can you feel the headache? We've been experiencing this for days upon days! Corruption is still lingering!! *giggles & scampers off to go get meomy more asprin*

~ My new..... old.... video! ~

Dear Diary,

Testing………. I once again attempted to put the VIDEO from last year in my room! It’s my meomy’s pictures put together in a tribute to my rescue/recovery by meomy and also to my fellow Flock furmate's rescue by Best Friends. We can only hope that it will be able to be viewed this time. These are now ancient pics of me….. giggles! There are no graphic pictures in this.

Ooh ooh, Ahh aah
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ the day Muppet snapped ~

Dear Diary,

Oh my, did I lose my temper today! *sighs* Meomy and “J’ just about fell over backwards because I have not once hissed, growled or gone bazerk on any of my furmates or humans since the day meomy brought me home! But today I’d had enough! Take the term ‘tolerance’ to infinity, beyond, and then back again…… that’s been me. I have tolerated being stuck out starving in an icky place, tolerated numerous doctors with some being heartless, tolerated numerous tests, tolerated every imaginable med being forced down my throat and I’ve even tolerated my furmates having no respect for my space.

It seemed to start today when meomy grabbed the feather/mousie toy and her and I began to play. Spunky and Armani immediately had to trot in to bully me out of the way and grab the toy! Humph! I have always just walked off in the past, but today I held my ground and gave them each a long and dirty look. They seemed oblivious about this and kept right on batting at the feathers! Humph! As I slowly retreated to the kitchen, Sampson had the nerve to come up and plant his nose in my bum! I have also always ignored that nonsense behavior in the past , but today I swung around and gave him one of my dirty looks too!

Then meomy gave me a dish of Tiki food and as I was munching away, yum yum, Sampson and Armani both came and pushed me away from my bowl. When meomy was headed to pick me up to give me a new plate of food, Armani purposely leaned his body into mine and tried to steer me off in the other direction and I fell over!! That was it! I snapped, and as all of my furmates and meomy found out, there would be no calming me down.

I went after Armani hissing and got six good smacks to his noggin in before meomy stepped in. I didn’t stop there, I ran over and smacked on Sampson’s noggin until meomy broke that up too. Then when she finally got a hold of me, I growled and hissed at her!! All she kept saying this entire time was, “Muppet!! What is going on with you?!” I squirmed for her to put me down, and when she did I ran right over and pounded on Spunky! Meomy scooped me up again, and took me out to the family room where I immediately spotted Chico sleeping and wanted a piece of him too! By this time all of my furmates were cautiously wandering into the family room rubbing their sore heads and they were just as shocked and worried as meomy was as to why I was so upset. I just sat on the computer desk and hissed at them all to leave me alone!!

Meomy had decided not to wean me off of my pain meds slowly this time. I started having some better days so on these days she would skip my pain meds and only give them ‘as needed.’ As she found out today, this was not a wise decision. I was rattled, agitated and completely intolerable of everything. Withdrawals make you that way. So, she gave me a small dose of my pain meds and within 20 minutes I was my ol’ self once again. Sweet, purring and ooh oohing with my mousie. Needless to say, the diary entry I was writing where meomy was bragging that I had gone 32 hours straight without any pain meds will be trashed! Meomy says that she will once again try to slowly wean me off of the meds, and then she can see if I do well taking them ‘as needed’ after that!

Thank you for all of my prayers! They seem to really be working! And sweet Wally, we’re still getting around to putting up that lovely miracle picture that you kindly made for me!! *hugs* Thank you, it‘s beautiful!

Ooh ooh, Aah aah
Back to planning my next video.... hee, hee!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Goodbye to a special furiend, Moses ~

Dear Diary,

We just wanted to take a moment and mention a dear Catster friend of ours who we’ve recently learned has crossed to the Bridge. His name is Moses, and for those of you who never were able to meet him and his wonderful mom, let me tell you that they are both quite special.

A thing called a Blog and then Twitter soon stole what time Moses and his mom had to romp around the Internet world in and Caster’s was eventually left behind. But Moses and his mom had a blast on their new sites, his mom is quite the writer, and I hear Moses became quite the popular chap.

After being rescued in an awful state of health, he stayed with his mom just 16 short months before having to say goodbye of past neglect/age related issues. But they were 16 loving months and his mom did everything in her power to help him get well and to feel loved and comfortable. Our hearts go out to this special guy and to his mom who misses him so. Their kindness and generosity that they bestowed upon us and others the short time that they were here in Catsterland will never be forgotton. Not ever. We will always love and miss him and will always look forward to reading his mom‘s latest Blog entry!

If you would like, you can visit his Catster room HERE, although they are not active on Catsters anymore. And you can read his mom’s last Blog entry about sweet Moses by visiting here.... http://lesley.typepad.com/umwhat/2009/05/moses-the-cat-rest- in-peace.html ..... if this link doesn't take you there you can go to http://lesley.typepad.com/ ...and scroll down to the entry named 'Loved'.

Sad Ooh ooh, aah aah’s,
Luvs and Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ my video now works - hurray ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I had quite a time getting my second video to be ‘aired‘. We finally received some tech support from Lucy and Mercedes *hugs* and now my video can actually be viewed. Hurray! The narration to this video is in my diary entry prior to this one, however the proper link to see the video is now here. We’re amateurs, what can we say? *giggles*

Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ I showed them who's the star! I quit! :) ~

Dear Diary,

What’s a Muppet to do? I had the camera crew come out today to begin the filming of my mousie and I‘s second video I scolded them for having way too many audible clanking noises in my first video, and I wanted it re-done with no extra noise this time.

Scene one was to begin with me heroically trying to rescue a little mousie that’s attached to somehow gotten himself stuck on a bunch of feathers. My mousie was to be thrown in race into scene two and together we were going to free the little mousie.

But then the camera crew did the unthinkable!! They panned out and filmed Armani and Spunky who were told that they could sit on the sidelines if they were very quiet! What?! Humph! Who’s the star here? I looked back at my furmates in disbelief, then I got up and gave that camera crew a close up piece of my mind with my short oohs and serious kitty looks! *giggles* Then I put my nose up in the air and slowly strutted off of the stage and into my dressing room, but not before turning back and giving them all one more serious look from afar! I‘m the star, humph! *giggles* I bet when other kitties view this video that they will say that they would have done the same thing!

Meomy says that I have let this video thing go straight to my head. She insists that my next video must include some of my furmates. Well, we’ll just see about that! *giggles - Mol!*


Ooh ooh, Aah ahh!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ my mousie and I's first video ~

Dear Diary,

My mousie and I have our first video in our room.... taken today! Hurray! We are amateurs so you can hear sounds from the camera that are not supposed to be there and there‘s a weird spin close to the end where the camera was trying to keep up with me. *giggles* But hey, with practice we should get better at this. If you listen real close you can hear my monkey 'speak', (edited...... my 'ooh oohs'), throughout the video. My mousie was too shy to say anything, perhaps he’ll speak up in my next video. He actually tried to stay out of the video and I kept glancing at him saying, “Come on mousie, join in!” Then I finally just grabbed him and sat him next to me! Mol!

We are very sad to learn the news that Fela Kiti has crossed to the Bridge. Our hearts, purrs and prayers go out to his family. He fought a very brave battle and is loved so much. *sad purrs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Other than the sad news about Fela Kiti, I had another good day today!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*missing Smudge, Sissel, Calamity & Prissy & hopes that they return to Catsterland soon*

~ Box car races ~

Dear Diary,

I am having a good day today! I even went for a box car ride which I haven’t felt up to in awhile. Meomy also discovered that I love to chase the box if she puts the feather wand, the one with the mousie hooked to it, in the box so the mousie is dangling out. She runs around pulling the box and I have a blast trying to catch that mousie! She calls it box car races. :)

I’m almost over my black eye that Nakita gave to me! She’s so hissy spitty lately. I know that she’s losing her eyesight, but come on. Just because I ran behind the couch headed one way at the same time she ran behind the couch headed the other way and we met in the middle did not give her the right to punch me in my eye! It watered and I kept it half open for two days, but today it looks and feels much better. What am I going to do with that sisfur of mine? She never has cared much for me, but I still love her anyways. Humph!

Meomy was gone yesterday! She knows that I do not approve of her leaving our home for any length of time, but yet she got up, showered and disappeared until way after dark! She had to take my Auntie P to her doc in Vegas for a treatment which takes many hours. I refused to eat for sissy C, I just sat by the garage door waiting for meomy to come back home. She said that while she was in Vegas she had tried to find me a dry food that I can eat. She came home empty handed and said that there was not one bag of dry food in the entire pet store that I could have! Humph! She did score some of the NB canned Duck & Green Pea though! I love that stuff and gave her my ooh, aah sign of approval when she showed me a can of it. “Pop that can open meomy, yummy!” There still are a few brands of food that meomy has to check out that kind Catster’s have suggested. *hugs*

I watched in amazement as meomy poured some of the California Natural dry that I flat out refused to eat into Spunky’s treat jar. He’s a crunchy treat fanatic and meomy hates feeding him the icky store bought treats. I giggled thinking what a prankster meomy was being and I couldn’t wait to see the look on Spunk’s face when he tried to gobble up that stuff! Ick! His look was not what I had expected when meomy pulled a few kernels out and gave them to him. He loves them and now begs at his treat jar for them!! What a nutcase he is! *giggles* Spunky’s happy with his treats and meomy’s happy that he’s eating nutritious treats. All’s good as long as I don’t have to eat the nasty stuff!

Purring for the ill kitties and doggies, and sadly there have been so many lately. The POP has proven to do wonders for so many! We’ll just keep putting our paws together and purring for them.

Ooh ooh, Aah aah,
Luvs & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ 'puter monsters ~

Dear Diary,

Ooh, ooh! I am so peeved, I cannot post any comments under diary entries! Is there some ‘puter monster lurking around in my PC messing with me? I’m getting really tired of seeing this sign pop up…. “There was an error posting your comment. (Error 3a) ”! Ooh, the nerve!! *hee, hee* I wonder if I am the only fur this is happening to or if others have had the ‘puter monster messing with them also? I think I must speak with HQ about this! Humph! *giggles*

I hope my friends know that I read their diaries and that I’m trying to leave them comments!

Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Please Purr For Tony!! ~ Updated ~

This is a quick update to my diary entry below. Tony's mom talked with my mom late tonight and Tony is finally home and is suspected of having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He will need to have tests done to determine if this was the cause of his scaring his mom and dad half to death collapsing. He's been a healthy boy for 9 years now so this is such a shock to his mom. Please keep Tony and his family in your prayers.
They pray for so many including me and now they are asking for some for their precious boy. Thanks and hugs!
Lil' Mupps
*extra hugs for Tony's wonderful mom*

Dear Diary,

My mom just returned home from visiting with Auntie M to find some frantic messages from 2 hours prior on her Messenger program. They were from my beau Greystone’s mom and she said that TONY was very ill and that they couldn’t locate a vet. Sir Sonny Bono reports in his diary that Tony threw up, then collapsed and was non-responsive and that Tony’s mom and dad were rushing him to a vet.

Please say some extra prayers for TONY. He’s our very good friend and we are just in tears praying hard that he holds on. Prayers for his mom and dad also!

Worried Ooh oohs and Ahh aahs,
Prayers and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
*waiting impatiently to hear any news and sending comforting hugs to Greystone*

~ decisions ~

Dear Diary,

I am so glad to be home! I decided this morning that I didn’t need to go to visit my doc. I got up with meomy, ate breakfast and then sat by my favorite window so I could watch the birdies. Meomy was so happy to see me up and acting normal, but said that I still needed to go to see my kitty doc. Humph! As I ran under the sofa I meowed, “No I don’t meomy!!” Then when sissy C and meomy tipped the sofa to retrieve me, I ran down the hall and under meomy’s bed meowing, “I’m fine, meomy! I really don’t need to go!”
Away we went! *pouts*

My kitty doc said that pain is probably a factor in how I have been behaving, and that meomy needs to make a choice. I cannot live on Buprenix forever and obviously I am once again growing tolerant to it by the way it works alright sometimes and then not others. She has determined that my problem is one of two things or both. Whatever is sitting in my bullae may be causing pressure there for causing my chronic pain, or that I have permanent nerve damage on my left side where the TECA/osteotomy was performed.

She did her neurological tests on me which I dislike, but what can a kitty do about it. The good news was that I passed them all this time! Yep, neurologically she said that I was ’normal.’ Last time she did these, I kind of flunked on my right side. So with a ’normal’ rating she’s leaning towards that I most likely do not have permanent nerve damage and that it’s the junk in my bulla causing my pain. Naturally she cannot be 100% sure.

My doc phoned the surgeon that we were hoping could help me out, but he said that he didn’t feel comfortable doing an osteotomy on me because I had the TECA and that changed the entire anatomy of my ear. *pouts, but at least he was honest* He has referred me over to the Veterinary Neurological Center in Las Vegas to see if they can perhaps help me out. Meomy is going to go on the ’puter and research this place before she calls them. The last thing we want is to have to put me through another surgery, but my doc and meomy have concluded that my quality of life is kind of going down hill and who knows how much longer I can get by on the Buprenix.

I will update you more when we learn anything. Other than going to see my doc and what we learned there, I had a good day today and my evening is looking good also! I think I might want my dinner now.

Ooh ooh, Aah, aah!
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

Thank you to all who have said purrs for me, left comments, p-mailed and left gifties in my room! Hugs and Muppet kisses to you all! Meomy and I so much appreciate each of you!

~ an update on me ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy says I have to go see my doc tomorrow. Humph! I have been having quite a few icky days and I have not been hungry for several days now. Meomy keeps opening different cans of my food, but I’m just not interested. I’m more interested in finding a nice hiding spot and getting lots of sleep.

The other day meomy could not find me anywhere. She was all panicked searching the entire house. She finally discovered me up on top of her bed’s wall unit sleeping in an old kitty house that’s up there. She said that she could see in my eyes that I was ill and I also didn’t want her to pet on me. I would cringe like it hurt when she tried. Yesterday I was awake for a little while, but just wandered around the house meowing the entire time. I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to play, I didn’t want my mousie, and I didn’t want meomy to pet me. Then I guess I really freaked her out yesterday evening. She looked for me everywhere and finally discovered me sleeping in a box. I felt cold to her and I didn’t respond when she tried to wake me up. All I know was that I was sound asleep and the next thing I knew I was frantically getting taken out of the box by meomy!
Boy was she happy when I finally lifted up my head and looked at her. She put me in my kitty bed, covered me up with a blankie and said her prayers for me. I didn’t move all night long.

Today I’ve been awake a little more, but still don’t have much of an appetite. I did try to sneak a few bites of the crunchy NB a little bit ago. Meomy says that I can’t have that as it may be contributing to part of my issues, although I still seem to behave the same even when I don‘t get any NB dry. She’s at her wits end as to what all is going on with me. She offered me Wellness wet and I walked off. She grabbed a can of my favorite Brandon Farms and I again walked off. Later she offered me some TIKI and I did nibble on that but she said that it wasn’t enough to keep a bird alive. Humph! I’m just not hungry, meomy!

So, tomorrow my doc is going to poke me and steal some of my blood and do whatever it is she does with it. We will also get an update on where my doc feels we should go regarding my bullae problems. She’s been trying to get with doc Lam at UC Davis to discuss my MRI more with her. Hopefully we will learn some helpful news for me because I'm really tired of the pain and whatever else is going on with me and nothing being done about it. I'm having more icky days than good ones now and I'm just really tired. I will be sure and update when meomy and I learn anymore.

Tired Ooh oohs and Ahh aahs
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

I don't need gifties as I've been so generously overwhelmed many times in the past. But any prayers for me are so much appreciated. ~hugs~

~ Happy 4th and my icky new food ~

Dear Diary,

It’s Independence Day! I want to wish every fur a Happy 4th of July! Skeezik’s parade was pawsome and there were so many cute entries. I think I signed up my float a bit late because I missed being in the parade, but that’s ok. Sweet Hazel Lucy let me ride up front with her and it was a blast! Congratulations to all who entered as I think you were all 1st place winners! That must have been a tough call as to who was the actual winner.

Meomy brought home a new food for me, and ick! I have my own feeding schedule and I want to stick to it, but meomy says that my food allergies will not allow me to. I like any wet food for breakfast, then I like to nibble on a can of TIKI for the rest of the day. For dinner I again will eat whatever wet food my furmates are eating. But during the night I like to crunch on my NB dry food. She says that I can no longer eat the NB dry because it has brewers yeast, potatoes, and tomato pomace in it. Humph! Since it’s tough to find a healthy crunchy food that does not contain the things I am allergic to, she’s been trying me on the few that she’s found. This time it was California Natural. You should see the size of these kernels, they are as big as my little mouth! She mixed some of it in with my dry food last night and I just picked out all of the NB and left the CN behind! Then I didn’t get up with her this morning nor was I interested in eating anything for breakfast or lunch. I had a belly ache from crunching on the NB. *pouts* So tonight she’s going to break up the CN kernels and see if that helps. I’m not holding my breath that she won’t find the NB gone in the morning and the broken up CN still in the bowl. But we’ll see.

Purrin’ hard for all of the ill kitties and doggies. Hooch! Hang in there sweet guy! *hangs head and prays for extra strength for Hooch’s incredible meomy*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah,
Happy July 4th!!
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ What is a 'bulla' anyways?

Dear Diary,

My meomy and my kitty doc have been saying the word ‘bulla’ quite a lot lately. Bulla this and bulla that, right bulla, left bulla and even the big long word bullaosteotomy. Humph! I’m kinda getting tired of it! There’s something in my left bulla that’s taking up the lower half of it. Then there’s something much smaller in my right bulla also. Ok, so what now?

My kitty doc showed us a model of a kitty’s ear sliced in half. The bulla is the part of the bone on our skull that sits right below the ear canal. It’s where we get what’s known as inner ear infections. It’s round and hollow in the center except for a thin bone or ’shelf’ that separates the top half from the bottom half. In a bullaosteotomy, the surgeon cleans out any debris or infection in both the lower and top half of the bulla.

With the new CT scan and MRI it shows that just the top half of my left and right bullae (plural for bulla) were cleaned out during my surgeries, leaving the trapped debris in the bottom half. The question that remains is this; if you have debris, with no obvious inflammation or infection, sitting in your bulla can this cause pain? UC Davis isn't sure. Since the severe pain was on the right side of my head prior to my surgeries, and then switched to the left side of my head after, and now the CT scans and MRI show that my left bulla is half full of something, meomy and my kitty doc would have to say, “Yes! This is what is causing my chronic pain.”

Nobody wants me to have to go through another surgery, but at this point it’s looking like I may need the bullaosteotomies performed again and done correctly this time. *sighs* Since having the TECA (total ear canal ablation) surgeries I have done remarkably better. I no longer tilt my head to the right and walk into walls. I don’t scrunch up my right ear with pain glaring from my eyes. The surgeries truly saved my life it’s just too bad that the other surgeries, the osteotomies, as far as we can tell were not done correctly. We are waiting on more info from my doc as where to go from here.

Our buddy HOOCH! is very ill and is still in the hospital! We are purrin’ so hard, as many others are, for him and MADI! and others to get well soon.

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Worried purrs for our sick friends,
Lil’ Muppet
*the one who runs and dives in my box car now & knows how to lie so mom can pull me around a bit faster….. zoom, zoom!*

~ Ice Cream Tag ~

Ooh! I’ve been tagged by Miss Angel Cleo to play a summer game! It’s a simple one but took a lot of thought. The tag question is, “What kind of ice cream flavor would suit you best?”

I would have to say that my answer is Rocky Road with fluffy little marshmallows & small bits of nuts! I’m soft and fluffy but can be such a silly nut! *giggles*

If anyone would like to play this tag game, consider yourself tagged by Mupps! Thanks!

Ooh ooh, Aah, aah!
Nutty Lil’ Mupp

P.S. Meomy’s working on an update regarding her meeting with my kitty doc yesterday. She’s trying to make it so it’s not so long, confusing, and boring. *yawns - giggles*

~ 'going for a ride' turns out to be a blast ~

Dear Diary,

I have been observing this strange play time with meomy and a few of the other kitties for a long time. Whenever we get a new box, no matter the size, Sampson and Nakita will take turns riding in it while meomy either pulls or pushes them along. They go from room to room saying hello to every fur and eventually wind back up in the living room. Sampson loves for meomy to go super fast and make the box slide around the corners! That always looked scary and I wanted nothing to do with ‘going for a ride’ in any box!

Sissy C just received some work shoes in the mail. The shoe box was inside another box and Sampson and Nakita were right on top of it arguing who got to ‘go for a ride’ first. Meomy tried to push them around for awhile, but the box was a bit too small for them. Their rears and tails hung out over the edge of the box, and it looked like meomy was having a hard time keeping their fun time going. * giggles - it was a comical sight* Sam and Nakita finally gave up and wandered off. I decided for the first time to muster up some courage and I went over and climbed into the box, which fit me nicely, and sat there staring at meomy. She got all excited that I finally wanted to try this game! She showed me how I must hunker down and lie like Sam and Nakita do so I won’t do a back flip out of the box, but I didn’t want to. I preferred sitting up! *giggles* So off we went, in utter slow motion compared to my furmate’s rides, but still I got to go for my first ride! We were going so slow that I actually had time to lean over and give Armani and Spunky each a kiss as we passed by them. Oh, it was so much fun and I wanted to do it again and again! Meomy gets wore out though and needs to take breaks. Humph! Hee, hee!

A few times today meomy couldn’t find me, but her worried thoughts turned to laughter when she discovered that I was sitting in the box waiting for another ride. Hee, hee! The second time she discovered me it there, I had my mousie in the box too and we both got to go for a cruise! Gee, if my mousie and I had only known what we’ve been missing out on all of this time, but we’re not going to miss out any more! *happy purrs*

Fun Ooh oohs, Aah aahs!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

And ooh, meomy reported the bad bag of Diamond to the manufacturer like HL suggested. They gave us a reference number and said that they would investigate and test the food from the batch Grammy’s icky bag came from. Thanks so much for everyone’s suggestions on a new food for Grammy’s kitties. We’re still checking into all of the possibilities, and meomy is going to try and get grammy to slowly coax them into eating some wet foods too. *big hugs & thanks to all*

~ more icky, harmful pet foods ~

Dear Diary,

What are we going to do about these uncertain pet food companies? Who are our parents supposed to trust?

Grammy’s two kitties became very ill recently after being fed Iams - Indoor Hairball Formula. Grammy had them on Natural Balance and they were doing very well, but the feed store here in our town that carries this food is very unreliable. You never know if they are going to have the food or not when you go there. After several times of not being able to buy her kitty’s food when she needed it, grammy switched them to the grocery store bought Iams because of the reliability of them having it in stock.

After a hefty vet bill for grammy and the Iams food being determined to be the source, meomy went everywhere in search of a kitty food that grammy could feed her kitties. Meomy ended up buying Diamond - Indoor Formula cat food because it had basic and good ingredients. Grammy slowly switched her kitties over to it and they have been doing wonderful and thankfully have been regaining their health. That was until yesterday!!

Grammy purchased another bag of the Diamond and put some down for her kitties yesterday morning. Later she noticed that they hadn’t touched it. She tried to offer it to them and she said that they both acted repulsed by it! This morning grammy raced down to the feed store to buy a different bag of it. When she arrived back home, both of her famished kitties practically attacked her for the new bag of food and gobbled it right down! Grammy compared the two bags of food. The kernels in the bad bag were a lot darker color than the good bag. Also she said the bad bag had an off odor to it! OMC! What if her kitties would have eaten it, who knows what is wrong with it! Meomy wishes that there was some place that she could have it tested for free. That and the bad bag of Felidae that made Aunti P’s kitties so ill.

We want parents who feed this kitty food to know that the good bag has an expiration date of June 2010. The bad bag has an expiration date of September o4, 2010. Meomy is off in search once again for a new kitty food for Grammy’s kitties because now we don‘t trust the Diamond. *sighs, will this ever end?* She wants to find a basic food that has simple ingredients like a meat-based protein, low carbs, no by-products, no grain, no corn, and no harmful preservatives like ethoquin, BHT, or BHA. Is there one out there that can be trusted and that somebody in our town can carry? Humph!

Grumbling Ooh oohs & Aah aahs,
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ My Mousie has been found! ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy found my mousie!!! Hurray! The poor little guy had attempted to go pillow climbing on the sofa in the family room and had slipped inbetween two pillows! Except for being squished & flattened losing a bit of weight, he seems to be just fine! Thank you everyfur for all of the encouraging words and mousie gifts that you left in my room! *big hugs* Although meomy and I had held out some hope that he would be found, we still had horrible visions of him being buried alive out at that icky land fill.

I’ve been finally snapping out of my anesthesia hangover, as mom calls it. I was up and played a bit yesterday and today I was up a lot longer and played even more. Meomy received the copy of my MRI and CT Scan in the mail and drove them out to my doc when she was at the clinic yesterday. They didn’t have time to review them on my doc’s lunch hour as they had planned. A human brought in her two kitties that she said had the sniffles. My doc was horrified at the condition these poor little guys were in! Sniffles? They were almost both knocking on the Bridge’s door! She spent so much time trying to save them that she had to work through her lunch hour to catch up with the rest of the kitties in the waiting room. Anyways, my doc took the discs home with her and will call meomy when she comes up with a plan for treatment for me.

Meomy has not had much time to try and catch up with her thank yous for the tremendous show of support for me. We do hope that everyfur understands and we know a lot don‘t expect a personal thank you. Meomy just likes to do it that way but for now we are still on our putt putt mopeds. *pouts* We did find that there was another speed buggy place out here, but they want an insane amount of ‘gas money’ to run their speed buggies. Meomy is going to seriously inquire about getting us a ‘cable car’ to zoom around Catsterland in.

Purrin’ & Praying for all of the ill kitties and doggies. And also for those who have sadly had to say goodbye to their furbabies. *comforting hugs*

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Luvs & Purrs,
Lil' Muppet

Missing: Muppet's Mousie!

Dear Diary,

I’m just beside myself! My best buddy mousie has gone MIA! I know I haven’t been the most fun furiend to hang out with lately because I’ve mostly been sleeping off the anesthesia for the past week, but where could my mousie have gone? Meomy has helped me look everywhere today with no luck. *pouts* The last time he was seen he was sitting by the ‘puter monitor helping meomy play a game of spider solitaire. *Muppet trots over to the ‘puter monitor and peeks over the edge of the desk to see if he sky dived into the waste basket again. She notices that the waste basket is empty and gasps wondering if he was carried out with the trash!! She scampers over to the window just in time to see the garbage truck pull up!*

Oh no, Diary! This cannot happen again! Remember when my favorite piece of sisal rope disappeared never to be found? Meomy told me that it must have fallen in the waste basket and was taken by the big garbage truck to the land fill! I don’t know why they fill land with sisal ropes and for goodness sakes I hope they don’t also fill land with cute mousies. *wipes a tear*

I must ask meomy to quickly make up some lost posters. Lost: Muppet’s Mousie - 3 inches tall - brown & tan markings - has only one whisker - if spotted please notify Muppet asap - she misses him a lot.

Meomy and I are off to search the entire house again.

Worried Ooh oohs & Aah aahs,
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Roads to a Miracle ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I are finally home and resting up from our road trip. I now understand that a ‘road trip’ means lots and lots of different scenery for lots and lots of hours. Meomy and my doc said that I was a doll the entire way there and back. I guess some kitties do not like to travel, but it was an adventure for me. After I got over the fact that my doc was in the same vehicle as meomy and I, which I found quite odd to say the least, I spent lots of time checking everything out through the windows.

I loved our little houses that we got to stay in. We had a different one every night and I spent lots of time checking each one out. I really liked the last one the best because there were plenty of things to climb up and around on. I seemed to somehow keep meomy up with me every night, which she wasn’t too fond of, but this was all new to me. The first night I was so excited to have a place where I had meomy all to myself that I just had to celebrate. I used her neck as a slide and kept sliding over it one way and then the other. I did this for hours until the wee hours of the morning and had a blast! The next night I got to meet Lisa, Freckle and Minxy’s cool mom, and after she left and meomy came to bed I kept freaking her out all night because I would wake up screaming. She didn’t know if I was having nightmares or what, and a few times I had her so scared for me that she almost went next door and woke up my doc. I did this on and off all night long, actually I was having nightmares about my upcoming tests that were being done the next morning. I thought I was done at UC Davis, but heard Lisa, my doc and meomy discussing my next appointments for the following day! Then the last night I kept meomy up by having non-stop meowing fits. Again she could not figure out what was wrong and hoped that it didn’t have anything to do with the anesthesia from that day. But at 5 am I went in the litter box and showed her that I was constipated! “Ouch meomy, it hurts to poo!”

UC Davis was ok. I really liked all of the sweet staff and docs there. I don’t remember having the CT Scan or the MRIs, but I do remember how well I was treated. They were able to determine the most likely cause to my pain source and it seems to be scar tissue. I have a small amount in or next to my right osteobulla, and a larger amount in or next to my left osteobulla. My left osteobulla itself is also larger than it is supposed to be. So now meomy and my doc need to decide the next step to take. In people they simply go in and remove the scar tissue and or bone spurs that are causing pain after a surgery. This is probably what will be decided for me and will be my next and hopefully very last trip to a surgeon. I can’t wait to finally be pain free!

I want every fur to know that all of our prayers so far have been answered!! We prayed for UC Davis to be able to locate my pain problem and we also prayed that the problem would be fixable. I’m so happy to report that I do not have a brain tumor…. Hurray!!!! And also that the fluid did not show up this time and appears to be gone!! Hurray! We now know what the pain problem is and it is fixable!! I do believe that this little Muppet has had the Miracle that all have prayed so hard for! Meomy and I cannot think of a way to thank everyone enough for purrin’ and praying and helping this to happen. *grateful hugs and luvs*

With this happy news, we were very sad to hear the heartbreaking news today about my fellow flock mate, Truman. He fell ill over the weekend and his family helped him to cross to the Bridge on Monday. *tears* I wish we could have known that sweet Truman had a brain tumor because we could have prayed for a Miracle for him also. Unfortunately he showed no signs of one until it was too late. We are purrin’ hard for his sweet family whose hearts are hurting so. They saved him from his icky life at Flock and gave him a comfy home. He crossed with lots of love and a full belly, but my sweet friend Truman….. we just wish that they’d had more time with precious you! You will be missed by so many! ~ Fly free and in peace beautiful boy ~

Diary, can you believe that I was a DDP while I was gone! Kitties knew that I was away from Catsterland for awhile, and those little sweethearts still took the time to stop by my room and leave mail and gifties with ConCats in them!! Thank you all so much for that and also for all of my other great birthday and well wishes gifts and messages! They were so pawsome to come home to and I adore each and every one of them!! Thanks!!!

Ooh ooh, aah aah
One Lil’Grateful Muppet
XOXO
“Faith is not knowing that ‘God can‘, Faith is knowing that ‘God will‘.”
(don’t know who wrote that quote, but meomy repeats it to me a lot lately)

~ Thanks to all for your kindness, purrs and prayers!! ~

Dear Diary,

We are truly overwhelmed with everyone’s well wishes and birthday wishes for me! Thank you all so, so very much!

Meomy forgot to call MINXY‘s mom today and tell her that we will be staying at Motel 6 #280 off of the I-80, Mace Blvd exit, Davis/Sacremento area. And also that tomorrow, Sunday, might be a better day to meet up. Minxy’s family so kindly offered for us to stay with them, but our chauffer, my doc, was afraid to travel too far away from the driving directions she was given. And we don’t blame her because meomy knows all too well what it’s like to get lost on road trips. *sighs for meomy - giggles* Minxy’s mom is going to come to our motel and meet with us!! Hurray! We can’t wait and appreciate her so much for traveling a bit to reach us. Hopefully this motel room is much closer to her than the original one that we were going to stay at that was right next to UC Davis. Meomy is going to call her after 5 pm tomorrow.

Wally sent a very pretty birthday pic he made for me. *hugs* Sausage & Meatball sent a very pretty and yummy cake *hugs* and some other furs have sent very nice pics also. *hugs* It’s late and meomy simply cannot get them all posted. We want every fur to know that we adore every one of them and if the circumstances were different that they would all be hung up in my room tomorrow.

Meomy and I came across some very nice diary entries for me that kitties had written. *purrs & more purrs* We are tired and don’t want to start naming names in fear that we will miss some kitties. *huge thanks to all who mentioned me* But there is one that I just must give special thanks to and it’s my sweet beau Greystone! He surprised me with the best birthday ever! This took time and thought to plan and his momcat hung up a few pics in his room. One pic of both of us and one of me in my para-sailing suit next to my new convertible car he bought for me. We hope if any fur would like to read his diary entry and see the pics, that they would please knock on my sweet Grey’s door to his room HERE. Thank you Greystone! I luv you and will miss you tons!

Meomy just said it’s time to catch some zzz’s as the alarm is going to go off in about 4 1/2 hours. *yikes* I just purr that every kitty knows how blessed I feel to have them in my life! The Power of their Paws in Prayer is what’s going to save me. I just know it! Sending out group hugs and huge special thanks to them all!!

G-Nite for now and for a few days Diary,
Ooh ooh, Ahh aah!
Lil’ Muppet
XOXO
*sending extra special prayers to Hazel Lucy & her wonderful Mom*

Happy Birthdays, Weddings, & Thank Yous

Dear Diary,

Oh my meowness do we feel silly! *puts paw to forehead covering her eyes* Can we ever get this right? I just wished SISSEL a Happy 6th Birthday! Pretty Sissel is not turning 6, she’s only turning 5. *blushes and is thankful that it wasn‘t in a forever star. -giggles-* Last year we wished Smudge and Sissel a Happy Birthday when it wasn’t even Smudge’s birthday, just Sissel‘s! Mol! *giggles*

So I now would like to get it right and shout out “Happy 5th Birthday, Sissel!” *big hugs and cheers* And thank you for celebrating our birthdays together. SISSEL, KIRA and Muppet. Three kitties who almost didn’t make it to see their birthdays this year on May 31st but here we all are! Hurray!

I would also like to say ‘CONGRATULATIONS!!!’ to GIMME and PHOEBE on their marriage! What a purrfect and lovely couple they make! *purrs* I was very happy to be their kittymaid of honor and Phoebe made sure that I caught her pretty bouquet. *thinks about Greystone & blushes* I wish them forever years of happiness and love!

Thank you to all for the overwhelming p-mails, comments and gifts with kind notes and purrs in support of my upcoming trip to UC Davis! They are all so much appreciated and I can’t tell you how thankful I am. Thanks also for my sweet birthday wishes and nice gifts!! We will have plenty of sunshine, yummy cakes, cupcakes, fun balloons, shiny jewels and party hats to last us for the entire trip there and back! *giggles* We even received a cute mousie to take with us! *purrs*

Ooh ooh, aah, aah!
Hugs and Loves,
Lil’ Muppet
*California Dreamin’ for a miracle*

~ Cheers, Tears, and OMC am I Mad! ~

Dear Diary,

We are so happy to see TONY sitting in the Home Room reining as this weeks Cat of the Week! That’s my beau Grey’s handsome and sweet brother and we luv his family so much! Congratulations Tony!!

My mousie and I have been busy packing our bags. Meomy says that I’m bringing more stuff than she is! *giggles* She told me that one of my early birthday presents was going to be a pretty new harness with a leash that I could use on our road trip. I wasn’t sure what those were, but unfortunately I found out today!! *hisses & pouts* Meomy loaded me up in my cat carrier, which is my princess bed and H.L. blankie, and we went for a drive. I jabbered and checked things out through the windows the entire way. Then Ooh ooh aah! I could not believe my eyes when we pulled up to Dr. Suzanne’s office! What? Did meomy turn into a trickster?! The vet’s office, I worried and wondered what were they going to do to me today? Meomy had the backseat folded down in her car and I ran across it and hid in the trunk!

We went in and I was not happy at all. People tried to tell me how cute I was in my carrier/bed, and I just buried my head and wanted to go home. Meomy stated that we were there for the harness and leash that she had previously phoned about. Just when I was wondering what kind of icky procedures a ’harness and leash’ were, out came Deb and started strapping something on me. Ooh! No! Not around my neck, Deb! Aah! No! Not around my belly either! Get this contraption off of me!! Then they wanted to see if I could walk comfortably in it. Walk in it? I was not going to move one muscle while this thing was assaulting me! And that’s exactly what I did, I rode like a statue in my carrier/bed all of the way back home. I did not make one ‘ooh’ or one ‘aah’ and meomy swears that I didn’t even blink once. I am still not speaking to her!! What kind of a birthday present was that? *humph*

My Auntie K is driving us to meet up with my doc early Sunday morning so we can start our 9 hour journey through California. My MRI is scheduled for Monday, June 1st, at 8:45 a.m. LUCY is going to kindly be meowin’ out my updates in the Muppet’s Bucket Group for me until we return. *hugs of thanks* We don’t know how long we will be gone as it depends upon what the MRI shows. I hope everybody knows how much their prayers are truly appreciated. May the MRI show what is wrong with my head and may it be fixable.
Meomy has had to up my pain meds again since my last diary entry and she is very concerned for me.

I want to meow that little cutie KIRA also has a birthday coming up on May 31st. Happy 1st Birthday Kira! Glad you came through your surgeries well and that you are celebrating your first birthday as a healthy, pain-free girl! We luv you cutie!

We are very sorry for the loss of Paisan’s fur-sister EMMA and for the other families who have had kitties depart for the Bridge. ~ Special Purrs & Prayers of Comfort~

G’Nite for now,
Lil’ Muppet
xoxo

~ DDP thanks & packing my bags for CA ~

Dear Diary,

Wow! I am a DDP today!! Thank you so much for all of the kind concats, p-mails and gifties! They sure make a kitty feel loved! *big hugs* And concats to all of the other kitties who also received an honor today! *cheers and purrs*

I heard meomy making arrangements for her, my mousie and I to fly on a plane to Arizona. Meomy was going to make sure that we had a window seat because I love looking out the windows when we are traveling in her car. She thought I might get a kick out of seeing the clouds up close. LUCY & her mom had generously offered not only to pick us up at the airport, but also to let us stay at their home and escort us to have my MRI done in Phoenix. *huge grateful hugs* But then my doc said that since we are not sure what exactly is going on with my head, that it was not a good idea for me to fly on a plane. *Pouts! I really wanted to meet LUCY and her family!*

My doc then offered to personally drive meomy, my mousie and myself to UC Davis in California to have the MRI! Wow! That is so kind of her and we didn’t know what to say other than, “OK & thanks!!” It’s going to be a long road trip to CA, but I’ve done very well on my trips back and forth to icky Las Vegas. As long as I am up front with meomy and not stuck in a carrier where I can‘t see out the windows, I don‘t seem to mind traveling. I love to look out the windows and shout out my monkey tunes at all of the new things I see.

Meomy’s going to call UC Davis and set my appointment up for hopefully June 1st. If it is set for June 1st, then we will be on the road early Sunday morning, my birthday. Meomy says not to worry, we can celebrate my birthday a day early. *purrs*

My mousie and I must start packing our bags. Ooh ooh, this is going to be an adventure! California here we come. *dreams that her and her mousie will be ‘discovered’ and finally get to star in a movie - Mol -giggles -* We will not have access to a ‘puter, so meomy will keep in touch with some Catsters by phone so they can put updates in the Muppet’s Bucket Group for anybody who’s interested.

Group hugs for all of the Muppetheads, Catsters, & Dogsters who have been purrin’ for me! Prayers that this will finally bring a clear diagnosis as to what is still causing me to have continued chronic pain, and that it can be resolved.

We also continue to purr and pray for all of the ill kitties and doggies. And also for those who are grieving over a loss. ALABAMA! We’re purrin’ for you pretty girl! We hope the dermatologist can help resolve your painful rodent ulcer issues. HARRY, we're purrin' extra hard for you & your family sweet boy. * Muppet wipes a tear and gives Harry and his family gentle hugs for the loss of their special furmate, ZACH. *

Ooh ooh, Aah aah!
Grateful Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Sampson & meomy's red face! -giggles -*

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I are just beside ourselves! Meomy tries to keep a clean house and she is just paranoid about our house smelling because there are now seven of us furry kids living with her. And also Gucci and Hulk have been visiting here for the past three weeks. Us girl kitties have spotless manners, and so do the boys most of the time. But now and then Sampson will feel that his King status is threatened and he’ll decide that he has to mark his scent on the kingdom wall. Something that meomy simply cannot tolerate and she lets Sampson know it! She gives him mental visions of the outside stray sleeping in his cozy bed and him sleeping in the outdoor igloo! *giggles* But those baby blues always melt meomy’s heart and she forgives him. *sucker*

Meomy had a lot of running around to do on Monday. She planned on gathering up Gucci and Hulk’s things Monday evening, as they were being picked up by their mom first thing the following morning. Meomy and I watched some TV, and it got later and later. Finally her and I decided it was time to go to bed and that we could do this stuff in the morning.

Seven a.m. came and went, the alarm must of fit right into meomy’s dream because she repeatedly got up with her eyes closed, hit the snooze button and fell back into bed. Eight thirty a.m. meomy shot up out of bed! That was the time Gucci’s mom was to arrive! She shot down the hallway and glanced out just in time to see her pull up in the driveway!! Barely awake, barely dressed and with me on her heels, she raced and threw on some clothes, raced back and opened the front door. Gucci’s mom and her friend could see that meomy had just woke up, so they said that they would quickly gather up their things and be gone. They loaded the boys up in the hallway. Hulk quickly went into his carrier, and Gucci took some effort. Meomy kept getting a strong whiff of piss while they were doing this!

After they left, meomy put her contacts in and went back down the hallway and discovered that our bedroom door, the spare bedroom door and sissy C’s door all had smelly yellow lines running down them! OMC was she in shock and in embarrassment! What the ladies must have thought of her and her house! They probably were gagging! Meomy quickly went to get some paper towels and cleaner and on the way stepped in something! It was half of a pile of up-chuck with a hairball! Where was the other half? On the bottom of one of the ladies shoes was all we could assume! Mol! I’m just a giggling away and hearing a whole new list of vocabulary words that I don’t think a lady-kit can repeat, and meomy’s face is turning redder and redder and has a look of horror on it! Then as she was hobbling out into the kitchen to clean her foot off, she glanced in the dining room and there just as plain as day were not one, but two big splatters of up-chucks and one with a hairball!! As she made her way into the kitchen, there right in front of the fridge on the rug was another nice dark brown up-chuck and a bit of a hair ball! Right where Gucci’s mom had come to hug and thank meomy for taking care of her furkids!

When meomy finally calmed down and Sampson came out from hiding, I asked him why he did all that. He simply stated that this is his kingdom and he did not want Gucci’s mom to ever bring those two rivals back over here again! He giggled and said that he believes she won’t and hopes that she spreads the word to others!

Meomy still has a red face and there have been no further incidents of messes in our house. *giggles*

I know that meomy put my birthday page up a bit early, *blushes* and I thank those that have already left kind early birthday wishes and gifts! I’m going to be three, we‘re just too excited! And meomy is still working on having my second MRI done. She should have some news soon about when it will be. Thanks for all of the continued purrs and prayers! *Big hugs of appreciation*

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Remembering May 31st ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy kind of decorated my room a little early this year for my birthday! She’s very excited that I am going to be turning three years old! And since my good buddy Sissel will be turning 5 on May 31st, we decided to celebrate our birthdays together by combining our top banners! Hurray!

May 31st has a lot of mixed memories for meomy. Tears of happiness that so many of us kitties survived the Flock nightmare and that we now know love, the comfort of a home to call our own, yummy nutritious food and fresh water. May 31st, the day meomy first discovered me, her little monkey, out there and now with endless thanks to the kindness of Catsterland and others, I’m going to be celebrating my 3rd birthday! Hurray! Meomy says that over the past two years I have brought so much love and laughter into her life and she is so thankful for every second of it.

But then there’s also meomy’s sad tears for May 31st, the day meomy received a pleading phone call that the president of Flock had apparently left and could meomy please drive immediately out to the sanctuary to help. She was told that us kitties had obviously been starved and many of us were being found deceased and in critical condition. In less than an hour meomy witnessed the most horrific thing she’s ever seen in her life. And it didn’t end there as she and a few others lived and breathed the horror for the next six weeks straight trying to save as many of us kitties as they possibly could. Helplessly, hopelessly and heartbreakingly aware as day after day, and night after night suffering kitties all over the compound could no longer hold on and the new president of Flock was not asking for any help and was even turning it away.

Meomy says that Flock broke her heart, but she says that I help to make it whole again. :) So happy, happy cheers for my upcoming third birthday, and silent tears of remembrance for my fellow Flock-mates who are resting peacefully at the Bridge. They will never be forgotten.

Ooh ooh, Ahh aah!
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*Still praying that one day there will be Justice for Flock*

~ Update on my MRI ~

Dear Diary,

I heard meomy on the phone with my favorite kitty doc yesterday. I heard meomy tell her that she’s been concerned about me over the past couple of days. She said that I haven’t been myself and appear that something’s wrong. Well, I don’t know how to explain it to meomy in my kitty-monkey speech. I have had some rough nights and I didn’t feel well enough to get out of bed with meomy in the morning like I usually do. In fact I didn’t feel at all like moving or even being pet on until meomy gave me my next scheduled dose of my pain meds which is at 10 am. Then I would get up and eat and feel pretty good, but by early evening I would go hide somewhere and sleep. My kitty doc told meomy that it sounds like the pain meds are wearing off too soon. She suggested meomy lower the dose a bit and give them to me three times a day instead of twice.

Next I heard my meomy and kitty doc discussing my MRI. My doc had finally gotten her hands on the report from the radiologist and what meomy was told it said was only part of it. We knew that it said that he didn’t believe I had a tumor, but that there was fluid building from somewhere. Now come to find out he also said that bi-laterally, meaning both sides of my head, something is not adding up with my ears! He sees something on both sides of my head that should no longer be there if I had a TECA surgery. I heard meomy gasp and say to my doc, “How can every person see a different thing when reading the MRI?? This is ludicrous! And why did Mupp’s surgeon fail to tell me this part when we spoke? ” Meomy looked very upset and my kitty doc was too.

My doc strongly suggested to meomy to have the MRI re-done. She told meomy not to get too worked up yet about this latest report. It could be because my head was mistakenly crooked in the MRI as to why everybody is seeing different crazy stuff, but something is obviously still going on in my head and we need to find out exactly what it is and as soon as possible. The pain meds wearing off is definitely not a good sign. So I guess there is no option but to have the icky MRI done again. *pouts & hisses at icky Las Vegas!*

On a different subject, we are so pleased to see Aldo’s auction going so well! I broke into mom’s coin jug and had her bid on Hazel Lucy’s hat for me! I watched for a day and a half as I was in the lead! Then, ooh, aah somebody outbid me! The nerve!! *giggles* I still may have one special coin hidden up my fur sleeve, so watch out for this little Muppet! JK! Hee, hee!

And ooh! I am one of the favorites so far in a photo contest that I entered my mousie and I in! *not bragging* At least that is something for meomy and I to be able to smile about! *Muppet daydreams of her mousie and her starring in a movie one day - giggles*

Prayers for all of our sick furry friends! And as always, thanks for those who continue to purr for me! *group hugs*

Purrs and Loves,
Lil’ Muppet

A note from Muppet’s mom: We still are on very slow dial up and it is taking an average of 20-30 minutes to thank each person individually for their kind prayers and gifts for Muppet!! We have to bring up the kitty’s family pages, unless the gift was left from one kitty, wait for them to load which can take awhile, then pick a kitty from their family and wait for their page to load, then get over to the gift shop which is hit and miss if it will load properly or have to be refreshed several times, and then finally we get to leave a thank you gift!! LOL!! But this is how I want to thank everybody for showing their support for little Muppet, so I don’t mind a bit. It’s just taking me forever to get them all passed out. I wanted everyone to know what the hang up is as to why we haven’t properly got all of our thank yous out yet. We appreciate you all so very much!

Happy Mom's Day!

Dear Diary,

Today is Mother’s Day and I want to send wishes out for all Mom’s to have a super day!

I love my meomy very much! I am grateful that our paths have crossed and that I get to be a beloved furry family member of hers. I would like to be let outdoors, *giggles* but I have a wonderful life being a pampered indoor kitty.

I feel like I have so many Mom’s in Catsterland. I hope they know how much I love & appreciate them all! * blows each of them kisses*

~ Happy Mother’s Day! ~
Ooh ooh, aah aah
Lil’ Muppet
xoxo

~ another week & more cheers with a tear ~

Dear Diary,

I really need to write in this diary more often! The following diary entry is just too crazy long!! *giggles and apologizes*

Monday meomy left our home and was gone for over 6 hours! All of my furmates love it when she does this sort of thing. They run around meowing, “Party Time!” and they non-stop get into all the mischief that they possibly can. Not me, I must have something like separation anxiety because I miss meomy a lot and can’t help but worry that she may not come back. When Sissy C returned home from work she found me once again sitting and crying by the garage door, the one meomy leaves through. When meomy finally returned home, I was so happy to see her but upset that she dared to be gone for so long.

Tuesday was a much better day! And we were so thrilled to see Smudge sitting adorably reining as this weeks Cat of the Week and also cutie General Harley was the Cat of the Day! Hurray! Then Wednesday came and meomy left home again! Humph! She was only gone a few hours, but still! When she finally decided to return home, I couldn’t believe my eyes! Her hair was different! I jumped up on her lap and inspected the top of her head and meomy asked me, “How do you like my perm?” All I could muster up was ooh, ooh! and then I jumped off of her lap and trotted off. Meomy still doesn’t know if that was meant to be a giggling insult or a voice of approval! Mol! I’ll keep her guessing!

Thursday came and the mailman brought a package with my name on it! Oh goodie! I sat and tried to wait patiently as meomy tried her best to open it. Lots of attempts from her, lots of sighs from me, finally the scissors were busted out, and walla!! OMC! Beautiful Sky and her mom made me the cutest blankie! It has a pretty heart and my name on it! It is just adorable and I love it! Thank you Sky and Family!! That was so kind of you! *hugs* Meomy naturally grabbed the camera, but every cat knows that I am not a poser! *giggles* I do not pose for pictures, so meomy will have to wait until she catches me snuggled up with it on my own.

Later in the evening we received word that sweet Lionel was helped to peacefully cross to the Bridge. Although we knew his days with his meomy were nearing the end, it didn’t stop our hearts from aching and our tears from flowing any less. Our special prayers and purrs go out to his dear mom who is now grieving for the loss of two beloved furry family members. Lionel’s brofur, Trevor, passed unexpectedly on May 1st. * wipes tears and sends Mary comforting hugs* We will always remember these two very special boys!

Meomy is waiting until this Wednesday to speak with my kitty doc. She had my surgeon’s office fax over another copy of the results of the third reading of my MRI as the first one seems to have been lost. My kitty doc also took my MRI disc back to Vegas with her, so we’ll see if anything has changed with her dreaded diagnosis. Nakita is still limping, so it looks like she may need an x-ray of her leg. *sighs for our kitty doc as Nakita is a wiggle worm to the max* She was diagnosed last week with a possible sprained or fractured ‘wrist’ and as having macral-degeneration of her eyes. That is why she recently has been acting like super kitty, and believing that she can dive off of too high of places. She’s going blind and apparently she has lost her depth perception. I kept telling her that she didn’t have a magic flying cape on, but she wouldn’t believe me! Humph! If any other fur has had to deal with this condition, meomy would appreciate to know what supplements and other things can be done to slow it’s progression. *thanks*

As for my furry self, meomy hasn’t noticed any neurological changes with me, which is good. I’ve never walked right since my ordeal at flock, so she doesn’t consider that a sign. And my right front paw acts bothersome at times and I‘m holding it up a lot. But this has only started since I had the icky MRI and it is the paw that they shaved for the IV. So meomy doesn’t take this as a bad neurological sign either. I’m still doing pretty well on my pain meds and I am eating, drinking and playing. My newest thing is that I sit on meomy’s vanity with her while she does her hair and makeup. After she puts on her mascara, she pretends to put some on me! *purrs* Then when she combs her hair, she grabs my comb and gives me a once over with it. I love this girly attention and just purr the entire time! *giggles*

Prayers for all of the ill kitties & doggies! And thanks so much for those continuing to purr for me. We are trying our best to catch up with our thanks, but we are having to do it all on our mopeds. We were informed the other day that our speed buggy can not be driven in our area. *pouts* Meomy’s now checking on getting us some kind of a cable-car.

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Roller coasters in Catsterland ~

My morning started out pretty good. Meomy hasn’t been sleeping too well and so I haven’t been cuddling up with her at night. She tosses and turns and it’s very irritating for me because I want to sleep right next to her with my front paws and head on her arm. That’s impossible to do when she keeps rolling from side to side. *sighs* But late last night Meomy fell sound asleep and slept right through the early morning. That was so cool because I was able to sleep cuddled up with her, with her arm as my pillow, for many hours. *purrs*

Gucci-Goo has turned his attention from me onto trying to buddy up with Armani. Also so cool! My mousie and puppet bear survived the entire day without being kidnapped and tortured! And I survived the entire day without him trying to smooch me on my kitty lips! Hurray! *giggles*

I actually busted out with a perfect sounding ‘meow’ today too! The first one meomy’s ever heard me say! She smiled at me and said, ‘did you just say ‘meow?’ And I looked right at her and said ‘meow’ again! Then I trotted off sounding like a monkey! Mol! Meomy is too easy to shock and amuse!

There are so many wonderful birthdays happening recently that we cannot seem to keep up! If it was your birthday and we were not able to stop by and wish you a Happy Birthday, please forgive us. We seem to be stumbling across them as we are passing out our thank yous. Speaking of Birthdays, Oliver turned a big five today! And tomorrow, May 3rd, Smudge will be celebrating his sixth birthday! A special Happy Birthday to you both! And we’ll be on the lookout for any more Catsters who will be celebrating their special day.

With happy birthdays there always seems to come sad crossings. The roller coaster of our kitty lives here in Catsterland. Sadly the Bridge called upon one of Catster’s very sweet, and very quiet as far as being known, kitties yesterday. My beau Grey informed me today that Trevor, an amazing blind kitty friend of ours, went in for a routine dental cleaning and did not wake up from anesthesia. *tears of shock* Trevor was just five years old. Prayers and loads of purrs for him and his loving family. If anyfurr kindly stops by Trevor’s room, please also peek in on his brother Lionel. We've been purrin' for awhile for him. He’s terminally ill and has so far beat the odds for his time left here with his loving family. We luv you Lionel and family!

As always, thank you for those who continue to purr and pray for me! *grateful hugs* We are still working on our thank yous. - No speed buggy yet! -

Ooh ooh, aah, aah!
Luvs & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ A Plea from Best Friends Animal Society ~

Below is copied from the e-mail I received tonight:

Las Vegas has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, which is leaving both people and pets in dire need.

So Best Friends is setting out to do what it does best—help animals. As part of our First Home Forever Home campaign, we’re donating 29,000 lbs. of dog food to Las Vegas rescue groups and human food banks and shelters.

The challenge is getting it there!
How You Can Help
Best Friends needs help in transporting the dog food from Kanab, Utah, to Las Vegas in the next couple of weeks. We’re looking for someone who can donate the use of a big rig with a lift gate and pallet jack and a qualified driver.
If you or someone you know can help, please contact:
Ellen Gilmore, First Home Forever Home campaign coordinator, at elleng@bestfriends.org.
Thank you!
The Best Friends Network

Ooh ooh, aah ahh! May their plea for help be answered! They helped to save hundreds upon hundreds of kitties from our town which is located close to Las Vegas! (The Great Kitty Rescue .... FLOCK .... from which meomy rescued me from) As you know, we are now kitty-sitting Gucci and Hulk due to this sad housing crisis that's happening in Las Vegas. We don't know about other cities accross the US, but loads of people are having to abandon their pets in LV due to losing their jobs and their homes. They are either dropping them off at shelters, which are now busting at the seams, or leaving them behind in their house, yard or street when they are forced to move. *hangs head with a tear* Meomy says that we don't know of anybody with a 'big rig', but thought perhaps somebody else might in the Utah/Nevada area.

Hugs & Luvs,
Lil' Muppet

~ Smoochie-Gucci steals kisses & my food~

Dear Diary,

Nakita and meomy arrived safely back from our doc’s office yesterday afternoon. I was so happy to see meomy and I jumped up on the kitchen counter so I could get some closer pets and kisses from her. Since she had been gone for over three hours she assumed I must be hungry. Out came a can of my yummy food, she put some in a bowl and placed it in front of me. Then she went down the hall and asked Gucci and Hulk if they would like to come out for awhile. They followed her into the kitchen where meomy discovered that I hadn’t touched my food. She placed my bowl in front of me again, and I walked over to the other side of the sink. This is my polite way of saying, ‘no thanks, meomy.’

Then I watched in utter shock as meomy took my food bowl and set it on the floor and offered it to Gucci and Hulk!! Ooh ooh ahh! Hey! That’s my food, meomy! I leaned over the counter with my eyes bugged out and observed as Hulk sniffed my food and then walked off. Whew! Thank you Hulk! But then Gucci wandered up and took a good whiff and he actually started eating it! Ooh ooh! Gucci! I don‘t think so! I jumped down off of the counter, marched straight up to my food bowl, gave Gucci a good glare and began to try and cover my food with the surrounding air. When that didn‘t work after a few seconds, I tried my best to bury it under the rug. Meomy, giggling at me mind you, had picked up Gucci worried that Gucci might find that a reason to smack me again. She then gave Gucci a bowl of his own and all was good. I reminded Gucci that guest or no guest, nobody messes with my mousie, my puppet bear, or my food dish! And nobody kisses my kitty lips except for my Grey! Humph! *giggles*

My surgeon did not send over my MRI results from the other radiologist like he had promised. Meomy did explain to my doc yesterday what her and the surgeon had discussed on the phone and how the radiologist thinks this is fluid. My doc explained to meomy why this couldn’t possibly be fluid and that she was sticking to her original diagnosis, the one meomy won't speak of. Meomy’s still keeping positive thoughts that whatever this is that it will eventually just go away on its own. With so many wonderful people and kitties praying this for me, I know that this will be so. *gratefeful purrs* Meomy and I are taking it day by day and so far, as long as I’m on the pain meds, I’m doing just fine.

We’ve been unable to enter the Forums with our mopeds for awhile now. Last night we were finally able to enter and we went straight to Hazel Lucy’s Get Well room. We were very sad to see all of the kitties and doggies listed on the wall that are still having problems and so many new ones who’ve been added on. We are non-stop purrin’ up a storm for Zack, Simba, Rocky, Alfie's fursis Minkyand all of the others to feel better soon! *gentle hugs and well wishes to every one of you*

Also we stopped by Plus POP where Wally so thoughtfully made a room for me. We thank everybody who kindly left get well messages and let us know that they are purrin’ for a miracle for me. *grateful hugs of thanks*

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh
Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
*Wishing Hazel Lucy and Kaci Sunshine a very Happy Birthday tomorrow*

Update: Ooh!! Can meomy ever get the links right the first time? *blushes* Ahh! At least they are fixed and working now. :)

~ venting about the lion-king-wanna-be ~

Dear Diary,

I just have to vent to you about that mountain lion named Gucci-Goo that meomy is kitty-sitting. I call him a mountain lion because he is huge and he has absolutely no gentlemanly manners! He struts around here like he’s the king and wherever he is walking he demands us other kitties to step aside! Nakita and Chico have tried their best to let that lion know that this is our kingdom, but now I observe that even they are timid around him. And where’s Sampson, our true king? Oh yes, he’s lying very low trying his best not to do anything that would attract Gucci's attention to zero in on him. *rolls eyes, giggles & sighs for cowardly Sampson*

This lion-king-wanna-be just would not stop pestering me today. He had to be wherever I was and he kept stalking and attacking my mousie and my new puppet bear that I just received from my Grey! Ooh ooh! Hey, you overstuffed beast, those are mine, leave them alone! Then he crossed the line big time! He tried to kiss me on my kitty lips! Ooh, yuck! I turned my face so he got my cheek instead! Meomy was talking on the phone with Auntie P and thought that was so cute so she naturally had to grab the camera, snap a picture, and tell Auntie P what was going on. *sighs & blushes that meomy‘s going to hang that picture up in Gucci’s room* But then a bit later when he tried again to kiss me and I gave him one of my Muppet expressions of ‘never in a million’ and warned him that I would tell Grey, he unexpectedly smacked me hard upside my head! Meomy dropped the phone and ran over to me. As if I don’t have enough troubles going on inside my little head, I for sure didn’t need to be punched by a meanie lion that outweighs me three times over!! Humph and Ouch!! One time Armani kind of slapped my head and I slapped him right back! Take that! But this time I saw little birdies floating around my head and I sat in meomy's lap until they disappeared.

Gucci was ordered to retreat back to his guest den and meomy shut the door. Gucci’s lion furiend Hulk, who is properly named for his huge size, has proven to be a gentleman and can come out whenever he wants to. Gucci can come out now only with supervision. *giggles and plans on teasing him outside his door* My mousie and my puppet bear are ok, and meomy says that she is really thankful that I'm such a tough kitty and seem to have a hard skull. *wonders if Gucci hurt himself when he smacked me - hee, hee*

Meomy is taking Nakita in to see our doc tomorrow. Nothing serious, she took a dive off of the top bunk and landed wrong. It appears like a sprain but meomy wants the doc to check it out and give her a pain shot just in case it‘s hurting her. *please no gifts for her - giggles - meomy is overwhelmed and FAR behind on our thank yous for all of mine & Armani‘s thoughtful and appreciated gifts and pawmails - a purr that her left front leg heals quickly will be appreciated - hugs* While meomy is there, she will discuss with the doc the radiologist’s report regarding his last reading of my MRI. And also what Dr. G has suggested meomy do as far as no treatment, just close observation and continue with the pain meds at this time.

Most thankful for everyone’s continued purrs & prayers, and sending our purrs and prayers out to all of those who are ill or who are grieving do to a loss.

*still puttin’ around on the moped handing out our grateful thank yous - speed buggy where are you! giggles*

Ooh ooh, aah ahh!
Luvs * Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet
* ~ loving her beautiful blankie, card & puppet bear from Grey, and her pretty and thoughtful cards from Alfie and Angel Sir Sonny Bono ~ Thank you & big hugs! ~

~ I believe in Miracles ~

Dear Diary,

My surgeon called meomy today and said that he has spoken twice to the radiologist who has been rereading my MRI. This radiologist feels that this is not a tumor but is instead fluid. With such conflicting opinions now by three reads of my MRI, we are not sure as to what is going on in my tiny head.

Meomy has been left with no other option than to take it day by day with me. My surgeon wants her to leave me on my pain meds for a few more months, then take me off of them and see how I am. If it is fluid it may resolve on its own in time. However if mom notices any different neurological changes with me, then he wants me brought in asap to have another MRI done as this points to that it is a meningioma tumor. Since my regular doc has already noted slight neurological signs that would coincide with this type of tumor, meomy is watching me like a hawk and will continue to do so. Meomy has been informed on what signs to look for.

Enough with the official doc reports. Now I would like to tell you what this little Muppet believes. Ooh ooh! I believe that all of the many heartfelt kind prayers that I have received were so powerful and blessed that they have miraculously turned my tumor into fluid!! And that this fluid is now going to reabsorb itself and simply vanish! Then everyone’s prayers will at last have come true…… there will be a Miracle for Muppet! And I cannot express how overwhelmed I am with gratitude and love for everybody who will have made this possible for me!

We are still getting to our thanks for all who have been so kind and thoughtful during this time. I hope they all understand that we are overwhelmed with all of their show of amazing support for me. *tears and hugs* One day, when they least expect it, I will be standing in their room giving my sincere thanks! And I hopefully will not still be on my moped!! *giggles*

We are sending our love and prayers to Aunti Barbi who sadly lost precious Kashmere last night. And also to Whimsy’s family who suddenly and sadly lost Whimsy too yesterday. Two semi-young kitties, it's just heartbreaking and doesn't seem fair! *tears for their families*

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Luvs and Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Tall Mountains and Hope ~

Dear Diary,

We are once again overwhelmed with the loving outpouring from our Catster friends and the community! Thank you all so very much. *grateful hugs* I am so sad that I have had to bring sad news to you all. This is very difficult for meomy and I to write. After reviewing the MRI very carefully, my doc has determined that I have a meningioma tumor in my brain and she’s not holding out much hope for my future. *Muppet checks out her 9 lives chart and says, “Ooh ooh! Hey! I still have 6 lives left lady doc!* And you know meomy, she’s holding out hope for just one more miracle for this little Muppet. Although this mountain appears to be the highest one yet, meomy and I have strapped on our best hiking boots. We are preparing to not only face this head on but try to journey over it. The power of prayer and the power of the paw are mighty powerful as we all know, and with that guiding us we will try to make our way over and conquer this icky mountain.

Since there are two conflicting reads of my MRI, meomy has requested that a third party read them and see what they say. Then we will trek on from there. If it is to be, which meomy is in a state of total denial about, that our journey shall end soon with me at the Bridge, then I just want everybody to know how much I love each of them. There are not enough meaningful words in the dictionary to let you all know just how much you’re appreciated and how much you have helped me and meomy and we are forever grateful.

We have so much thanks to hand out that will take us awhile to accomplish. But until then, please know that you are all in my close thoughts and I have read and adore every paw mail and gift with kind words that you have sent to me. *tears and hugs*

I want to give a personal thanks to Miss Hazel Lucy for carrying the burden yesterday of delivering my medical update for me. Meomy was a chocolate mess, with her heart melting and eyes leaking up a storm. Thank you Hazel Lucy and all who have kindly posted diary entries!

Ooh ooh, aah ahh!
Luvs & Grateful Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ vet appointments & furry visitors ~

Dear Diary,

We had company on Easter Sunday. Grammy, Aunt P, Sissy C and her beau ate dinner with us. Meomy said that I was not on my best behavior! Humph! Completely out of character for me, I insisted on laying up on the dining room table across from Grammy the entire time she sat there even when dinner was served. Meomy kept setting me down on the floor or on the couch, but ooh ooh! I wanted to sit where I could keep a close watch on Grammy. Grammy didn’t mind because I just laid there across from her, but meomy did. She said that I was not allowed up there and that I was being rude! Humph! Ooh aah! I didn’t care, Grammy was in a lot of pain and hadn’t mentioned it to anybody, but I knew. Finally I had everybody giggling on my insistence to be on the table in front of Grammy, and meomy gave in and let me lay there. Auntie P and Grammy were the only two sitting at that table and they told meomy to just let me be. Later meomy discovered just how much pain Grammy was in and realized why I wanted to be with her to make her feel better. And to think she said I was being rude! *giggles*

Tomorrow is my doc appointment. *pouts* I won’t be going alone though as Armani has taken a turn for the worse and will be going with me. In fact when meomy phoned my doc today she said that if they couldn’t fit Armani in then he would have to take my place. Ooh ooh! I thought for a second that I was getting out of having to go, but they said that they had an open appointment so to bring us both. *sighs* After he survived the black widow bite, his Polycythemia seemed to disappear. But now since Easter, it appears that all of the symptoms have come slamming back on him. Meomy will update his diary after our appointment. He has to be ok, besides Chico, he’s my best buddy. My surgeon copied my MRI onto a disc and mailed it to my doc’s office. We are keeping our paws crossed that it can be read this way. Then my doc will know where to do the ‘needle procedure’ to collect some cell samples to see what this mysterious mass is. That will determine where we go from here with my treatment.

Meomy informed us today that we are going to have two furry visitors for the next month. Gucci-Goo and his housemate Hulk will be staying with us until the end of May. Gucci-Goo is Armani’s real brother whom meomy adopted out last December. Meomy was warned that he finally has grown into his huge feet and weighs a whopping 24 pounds now. Gucci is a Norwegian Forest mix and Hulk is a large Maine Coon. It’s going to be a bit crowded for the next month here, but their family is in a housing crisis like so many others in Vegas and meomy couldn’t say no. Meomy’s not concerned about Gucci as he’ll fit right back in with all of us. But poor Hulk is 17 years old and has never been away from his family. Meomy’s highly concerned about how this is going to affect him and she’ll be sure to assure him that his new living arrangements are only temporary. His mom loves him and Gucci so much.

I guess it’s nap time again. I didn’t sleep with meomy last night and I stayed up romping all night long with the boys. *yawns and feels her eyelids getting heavy*

Prayers for all of the kitties and doggies who are ill.
Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Hugs and Loves,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Congratulations Sadie & Quinn C ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy said that Nakita and I could attend Sadie and Quinn C’s wedding today. We were so excited and spent hours getting all dolled up for the big occasion. Finally 4pm was approaching, so Nakita fired up the moped, I hopped on back and we merrily putted over to the banquet hall. But when we arrived the ‘puter locked up we were locked out! Ooh!We scampered all over checking every link door but had no luck. We were so sad that we were missing their special day that Nakita wanted to smash Microsoft Windows a window to crawl in through, but I talked her out of it. *giggles* We wish Quinn C and Sadie all the best and want them to know that we tried very hard to attend their special wedding today.

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Frustrated Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ DDP thanks ~

Dear Diary,

I was chosen as a DDP today! Thank you HQ! And also a big thank you to those who have stopped by and kindly left paw mails, gifts and treats! We will putt around on the moped later *giggles* and give out our proper thanks.

Wally, you look so adorable sitting on the home page! Congratulations to you and all of today’s honored kitties!

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Grateful Hugs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ purrs of thanks & vet vist postponed ~

Dear Diary,

I received a package in the mail the other day! It was from that sweetheart Dusty Miller & it included wishes for a Happy Easter along with get well wishes too. Inside the envelope there was a pretty St. Francis medallion to wear on my collar and a laminated St. Francis prayer card. Ooh ooh! They are just beautiful and I really appreciate them! St. Francis is the Patron Saint of animals & I feel very protected having my pretty medallion with me. *purrs* Meomy was busy still getting caught up on paw mails & things for me, but I ooh ooh’d that I wanted to get his thank you gift to him right away. So she stopped and wrote what I told her on a note then off I sputtered on my moped all the way to Texas to deliver his gift.

I tiptoed into his room and left the gift and note on his night stand. Then I made the trip back home only to find meomy sitting there with a red face! Giggling, she explained that she had just written cutie Christopher right before writing the thank you note to Dusty. She had accidentally written ‘St. Christopher’ instead of ‘St. Francis’ in my thank you note!! Meomy!! Oh no! Meomy wrote another thank you note, I grabbed another gift and sputtered as fast as my moped would go all of the way back to Texas! I tiptoed back into Dusty’s room & noticed my previous gift & note were not where I had left them! I finally spotted them hovering up by the ceiling and I pleaded with them to please come down. They said that they couldn’t because they were ‘forever’ and that I could never take them back! *Humph!* All I could do was leave the new note and gift on his nightstand and return home where meomy was still giggling with a red face. I luv my St. Francis medallion and appreciate Dusty’s thoughtfulness. *hugs* I also luv the cute ’cattitude’ card I received from the pretty Miss Lilly Paws wishing me well. *thankful hugs* Thank you for everybody’s prayers and well wishes for me! *Casterland group hug*

My vet visit has been postponed until April 15th. There were not enough kitty’s scheduled to make it worth while for my kitty doc to travel out to our town until then. My doc spent some time with meomy on the phone and she has requested that my MRI films be sent to my vet’s office here so she and another surgeon can review them themselves. She said that a 7mm x 7mm mass is of high concern and should not be shrugged off as my new surgeon has suggested. Meomy feels so much better that my MRI is now going to be read by somebody she can trust.

~ Purrs & Prayers for all of our sick friends ~

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ grateful purrs for your prayers ~

Dear Diary,

Well, we are back on our mopeds and puttin’ around Catsterland. Still no word about our speed buggy. Not too much has been going on this past week. I’m still not feeling too well from the after effects of the anesthesia, so I’ve been resting a lot. Meomy just makes sure that I am eating enough and staying hydrated, which I am. Playing & zooming around is just not on my agenda right now, but I should be feeling better soon.

I get to go see my kitty doc this Wednesday and figure out what plan of action will be taken regarding the results of my MRI and the other icky tests. I will probably just remain on my pain meds for awhile longer, and see if the mysterious mass resolves on its own. We already wore out all options prior to having the MRI to be sure that it was not an infection or something icky left over from my days living out at Flock. That’s why I was on the month of meds prior to being sent back to that unpleasant surgeon’s center. Surgery is not an option at this time in meomy and my new surgeon’s thoughts. Enough is enough and I’ve been through so much already. Everybody’s prayers and kindness have pulled me through so far, and meomy and I are quite certain that with this many prayers I will be able to once again overcome this next obstacle. *big grateful hugs to all*

Spring is in the air! Wishes for a Happy to Spring to all!

Ooh ooh, aah ahh!
Loves and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
xoxo

~ now no speed buggy or mopeds ~

Dear Diary,

The mechanics came out this morning to get our DSL speed buggy started for us. Ooh ooh! We were so excited because now we could finally catch up with all of our furiends and zoom around Catsterland passing out the rest of my thank yous. They put our dinosaur dial-up mopeds in the back of their vehicle and then they worked and worked, and worked on getting our buggy started. But then finally they knocked on our door and said that they had bad news. There is a serious problem with our new buggy and they had to take it with them to see if it would ever be able to be started! As they drove off, it sunk in that “Ooh Ahh! Hey! They didn’t give us back our old mopeds!!” Meomy tried to catch them, but it was too late! So now we have no new speed buggy and no dial tone mopeds to get around Catsterland in! Meomy got a hold of them and they said that they would try to get our phone service mopeds back to us by tomorrow! Tomorrow?!! Humph!

Until then, we can borrow our second phone line another moped for short periods of time. I’m purring a quick ‘Hi’ to all of my furiends and let them know that I will be back as soon as this mess either our buggy or our old mopeds are returned to us.

Ooh ooh, ahh, ahh,
Purrs & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Good bye sweet Belle & MRI results ~

Dear Diary,

Today was such a sad day. My friend, and friend to many, had to take her journey to the Bridge. *tears* I love you Beautiful Belle and I will miss you greatly until we meet up again. Special Purrs & Prayers for your sweet family.

I didn’t have a good day today, but then again that icky anesthesia always seems to make me feel icky for several days. Mom was planning on getting pictures of my shaved belly, but she said that it could wait until I feel better. Good, because I need to sleep this stuff off.

The phone rang today and I heard meomy say that it was my surgeon/doc. I know I’m not supposed to be able to hear anymore, but I can in my own way with my new special ears. Meomy talked quite awhile with him and looked unhappy when she hung up the phone. From what I can gather, my MRI showed that there is a mass next to my left osteo-bulla. It’s not too big, approximately 7 mm x 7 mm, but it’s next to nerves and this is what is believed to be causing my remaining pain. It’s not sure what exactly this mass is and meomy was left with some decisions to make. She does not want me to go through another surgery and she will discuss my options with my regular kitty doc.

Purrs and Prayers for all of our sick friends and Prayers for Belle’s sweet mom & family.

Sad ooh ooh, aah ahhs,
Luvs & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Ooh ooh, home at last ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy was able to come pick me up at 5 pm this evening. Boy was I glad to see her and sissy C. Everybody had to tell meomy what a good girl I was. My doc even remarked how loving I am and explained that I couldn’t get enough of his hand petting me. What a difference from my last experience there with the other icky surgeon!

Ooh ooh! I was never so happy to see the inside of sissy C’s car and I was ready to be her co-pilot and make the trip back home. I looked back at the Surgeon’s Referral Center as we were driving off and ooh ooh’d my goodbyes. We went through a drive through food joint on the way home. I saw something on the menu that looked pretty yummy so when sissy C was placing her and meomy’s orders, I hung my head out of her window and ooh ooh, ahh aah’d my order into the speaker. I don’t know why everybody thought that was so comical! *giggles* And then when meomy unloaded the food from the bag, my order was missing! “Ooh!! Hey! They forgot my order!” Meomy offered me some of hers but I didn’t want that. I just kept checking out the bag to make sure mine wasn’t hiding in there somewhere.

We finally made it home and I strutted around making sure everything was the same as when I left. Then I ate a big helping of my wet food like I was famished and have settled into my bed for a comfy grooming session. It’s so good to be home!

Meomy will get an update tomorrow from the surgeon on the results of my remaining tests. Thank you everybody for your purrs and loving support. We are purrin’ that the MRI will reveal a simple solution to my remaining pain problem and that the other test will determine the cause of my abnormal pelvic-renal area.

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh,
Big Grateful Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Not home yet! Humph! ~

*Muppet tip toes out of her bed at the surgeons and types on the nurse's lap top*

Dear Diary,

Can you believe that meomy had to leave me here at this dreaded place again? Something big must have happened because meomy always said ‘something would have to freeze over before I would ever be left at this place again!‘ Dr. Geel is a very nice doc and he spent loads of time with meomy and I, but I just want to go home! At least though I’m not in the ICU ward like before where all those scary doggies were. This time I’m in the kitty sleep-over ward where I’m being pampered and spoiled, but still I do not like this place at all!

Dr. Geel did a complete examination on me and felt that before I had the icky MRI, perhaps some other diagnostic tests should be ran. No doc has ever searched anywhere but my head, so he wanted to see if perhaps my pain issues were coming from another area. So they stole my blood, rubbed goop on my belly and pressed what looked like meomy’s ‘puter mousie all over my tummy. Then they pinned me down and took those icky pictures of my bones.

Then the doc told meomy that I needed to stay overnight and promised meomy that I should be able to come home by tomorrow evening! *gasps with fear* I begged meomy to take me with her, but her and sissy C had no choice but to leave me there. I saw the look on meomy’s face and I knew that she just wanted to scoop me up and run, but she didn’t so here I am. Hmmph!

I heard the doc on the phone with meomy a few minutes ago. He was explaining something about that the ultra sound and my stolen blood both showed chronic kidney disease and something about my ‘renal pelvis’ (?) doing something it wasn’t supposed to be. He didn’t have all of the tests back yet and said he needed to run a few more regarding my kidneys. *drats, more tests!* My pictures of my bones came back normal so that was one piece of good news for meomy and I. I heard him tell meomy that I was doing fine there *humph!* and that he would keep meomy informed as the rest of my test results trickled in.

I have so much thanks to give out to all who have been purrin’ & praying for me! Hopefully I will be home by tomorrow night and can trot around Catsterland to say how much I appreciate everybody. And as always a big thanks to ALLIE who has been right there for me and makes sure that my bills are paid through Muppet‘s Bucket. *big grateful hugs*

Purrin’ & praying for all of my sick furiends.

G-nite for now.
oh ooh, ahh ahh!
Luvs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Happy St Patty's Day & on the road again ~

Dear Diary,

Today is St Patrick’s Day! Good thing I have green eyes because my furmates are going around pinching everyfur that’s not wearing green! Poor blonde and blue Sampson! *giggles* Meomy’s trying to find him a collar with green on it! Hee, hee!

Meomy tells me that tomorrow is my big day. *pouts* My icky MRI is scheduled for 11:30 am. They made extra time for us so meomy could meet and discuss things with Dr. Geel. Meomy is practicing what she’s going to say to him regarding my previous horrific torturous unpleasant experience there. She’s afraid she’ll end up raising her voice, crying and come off as a certified lunatic! *giggles* We so much appreciate everybody’s purrs and prayers! *hugs* We are keeping pawsitive that they will locate something real simple that’s causing my remaining pain problem. I have to go under anesthesia which is always a scare for me as I don’t do too well with it. But I know with all of the wonderful purrs coming from Catsterland that I will be just fine!!

Happy Lucky St Patty’s Day!!

*Special purrs for all of our sick friends. Sammy, Hooch, Skinner, Mouse, and sadly so many more!*

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Luvs and grateful purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ back to the mopeds for now ~

Dear Diary,

Our DSL speed buggy arrived today! We were such happy cats and couldn’t wait for meomy to get it running for us. We have some catchin’ up to do in Catsterland and we waited for today so we could zoom around quicker.

Well, it was over 5 hours ago that we discovered our new buggy parked next to the front door and it is still not running. Meomy tells us that, after hours on the phone to the mechanics, that we have the wrong phone jack key to start the thing. The mechanics want over $100 to come out and re-wire our key! Meomy is considering going through all of the keys in our house to see if maybe one of them might work. But that’s a lot of hassle and mom likes the room our computer speed buggy is sitting in now.

So, for the meantime, we’ll still have to putt around on dinosaur dial-up our old mopeds until the mechanics get around to fixing our key for us. That’s ok, we’re just thankful that meomy didn't jump the gun and throw away our old mopeds and that we are still able to visit Catsterland and our furiends. We can continue scampering around in slow motion *giggles* catching up with our grateful thank yous that we owe so many.

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Purrs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ moped to speed buggy~

Dear Diary,

Meomy just informed us that she was finally able to get us a speed buggy (DSL) to zoom around Catsterland in! Hurray! No more puttin’ around on our old mopeds anymore! (dinosaur dial-up) Meomy says that it's not the fastest, but it's way better than what we have had. She’s been trying to aquire our new speed buggy for us for awhile, but the mean and lazy lady customer service tech wouldn’t even look if sport buggies were available in our area. Meomy talked to a different lady today and she confirmed that they are available to us! We should be zooming around in our new sportster by next week and now perhaps we can keep up with the happenings of all of our friends. And meomy says this is going to save her $30 bucks a month too! She can really use that as our new food costs a bit more now.

Thank you for all of my well wishes, purrs and prayers for my upcoming MRI. Mom’s trying to get it scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday so that Sissy C can drive us in. That way I can ride in a real sportster and we won’t have to take mom’s old clunker Nissan. I really appreciate everyone of my paw-mails and gifties very much!! *Big Hugs*

~ Purrin' for all of the sick kitties and doggies ~

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Grateful Purrs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~packing my bags once again for Las Vegas - pouts~

Dear Diary,

I’ll be starting my fourth week on the meds here shortly. They actually don’t taste too bad but the syringe that meomy gives them to me in looks exactly like the one she gives me my nasty tasting pain meds in. I see that syringe and cringe not knowing which one it’s going to be. It’s either, ‘ooh ooh, hey, that tasted pretty good’ or ‘ooh ooh ahh, that was nasty stuff meomy!’ The good tasting medicine should have helped me by now, but I’ve shown no signs of improvement. It may have once and for all killed any remaining ‘bugs’ from Flock, however I still am having a slight chronic pain problem.

Prior to my surgeries the pain was intolerable and I would tilt my head and scrunch up my right ear. Meomy could see the pain shooting from my eyes. All of that intolerable pain was relieved with my ear surgeries and I no longer show the symptoms of being in that agonizing pain. *purrs of gratitude* However, I still am having some chronic pain issues and my kitty doc is figuring that scar tissue may be pressing on some nerves. I am unable to go without my low dose of pain meds so that proves something is still causing aggravation and pain.

It has been determined today that an MRI of my head is the next step to take. Meomy and I are so nervous about this because the only MRI machine is at my dreaded surgeon’s office in Las Vegas! *cringes with icky memories of that place* Meomy promised me that I would never be placed in their hands again. But seeing how MRI machines cost 1 million dollars and the special room that they need to be in cost 3 million dollars, there seems to be very few of them around the United States. A lengthy road trip is not an option at this point, so the only option is to pack my little bags and go back to Sin City to my icky surgeon’s to have my MRI performed. *hisses and pouts* Please keep your paws crossed for me that they locate what is causing my pain and that it can be easily corrected. *hugs* And I will be in the hands of surgeon Dr. Geels this time and not monster Dr. Mason.

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Purrs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*My Bucket is still more than full - loads of grateful hugs*

~ Vacuum monster attacks the Wii ~

Dear Diary,

SMUDGE & his family helped me decorate my room! I’m so thankful & I love the St Patty’s Day theme that they chose for me! *hugs*

Meomy was gone all day yesterday and ‘ooh ooh’ I gave her the cold shoulder when she returned home late last night. Human sissy’s beau-friend stopped by to check up on all of us and he found me sitting in the laundry room at the garage door non-stop crying for meomy. He finally coaxed me out into the kitchen and fed me some wet food but I didn’t eat much. I kept demanding to know where my meomy was! When meomy finally came home, I let her know that I was not pleased with her disappearance! For two hours I sat in the corner of whichever room she was in and just stared at her. *giggles* When she said that it was bedtime, I was like, ‘Meow what? But you haven’t played with me today meomy!” So I proceeded to keep waking her up to play with me until the wee hours of the morning. *hee, hee*

Meomy didn’t get any of that house cleaning stuff done yesterday or the day before. Then today she gets the call that we are having company, and they would be arriving in a couple of hours! I’ve noticed that the word ‘company’ always makes mom run around and clean more. It’s hard to keep up with her at times. But combine the words ‘no house cleaning for two days’ and ‘company arriving in two hours,’ and you should see her frantically zoom, zoom! *giggles*

Right when I had decided that it was useless trying to keep up with her and laid down for a nice nap, out came that dreaded vacuum monster! Ooh, ahh! I may not always have to have my eye on meomy, but I MUST keep my eye on that beast! It always gets a grip on meomy’s hand and pulls her all over the house! Ever since that awful day when it sucked up my favorite mousy, I fear it may turn on meomy and gobble her up too. Well, today it spared meomy and ate part of sissy C’s Wii instead! In the blink of an eye, it grabbed on to part of a cord! It ripped it out of the Wii System and simultaneously snatched the sensor from the top of the TV and gobbled them up!! I’m not sure how high meomy jumped in the air in shock, but I remember feeling air underneath all four of my paws! I may be deaf, but I ‘felt’ all of that loud noise! Mom was unsuccessful in freeing the sensor and cord from it’s jaws, but Sissy C later rescued the poor Wii and believe it or not, it still works! *hisses at the vacuum monster & sighs relief for meomy as she was in tears* The Wii and all of it’s parts are now safely put up out of the danger zone of that monster!

I must go now and keep an eye on the other monster that arrived with the company today. He’s 19 months old, cute as anything, but wants nothing more than to pet my furmates while holding a set of drumsticks! Meomy keeps tiptoeing into her room and peeking under her bed to check on all of them. All she sees are 6 sets of silhouetted ears! *giggles* I’m the only brave one out and about! Mol!

~ Keeping all of the kitties & doggies who need special purrs in our prayers ~

Ooh ooh, aah, aah! G-nite for now.
Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ kitties just know these things ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy doesn’t understand how kitties just know certain things. I’m not able to explain it to her, we just know stuff and that’s that. Like today, meomy was very careful not to clue me in that it was the day of my doctor appointment. She willed herself to not let it even enter her mind, so I wouldn’t be able to read her thoughts. *giggles, like that works, not!* She didn’t get my little bed & blankie out ready to go, cleverly thinking that I wouldn’t be tipped off to her intentions. *quit thinking so hard meomy - I already know!* When it was almost time to leave I got up from the spot, that she had numerously checked to make sure that I was still snoozing in, and I snuck behind the sofa. It’s just too funny when she repeatedly checks on me and then to see the look on her face when it is time to leave and I am gone! *giggles* She still tried to keep her little secret and calmly scooped me out from behind the sofa talking to me like nothing was going on. *it’s no secret meomy, I already know!* I relaxed in meomy’s arms, and when she least expected it I ran up and over her shoulder, on to her back, then launched myself from there on to the kitchen counter! I slid with precise skill, not knocking anything over, and slid off the other side and disappeared down the hall. Meomy had intentionally shut the bedroom doors, *sighs* so I had to revert to plan B. I let meomy think she had me trapped in the hallway, and when she bent down to pick me up, I launched myself over her again and disappeared into the family room. I was just a giggling away, boasting to Sam and Chico how clever I am, when I realized that meomy was standing right beside me and I did not have a Plan C! *pouts* Off we went to my doctor appointment. *Meomy's still clueless how us kitties just know when it is 'vet day'. Mol!*

I checked out the scenery on the way there and was so relieved that we were headed in the opposite direction from that icky Las Vegas place. Things went really well on my arrival, as some of the staff just had to pet on my head and tell me how pretty my new fur is. *purrs proudly* Then things kind of went down hill from there. We found out that my bestest vet tech, Tina, no longer works there. *tears as many will miss her & best wishes that she finds work super soon and will be much happier* Then my doc confirmed that I have permanent facial paralysis on my left side. It could be worse, so we are thankful it is not. When the nerve and the muscle around it died off, my doc said that I had to be in pain. *thankfully I have been on pain meds* So, now that the nerve is dead, that pain issue should be resolved. But it is obvious that something still is not quite right with me.

Meomy’s been slowly weaning me off of my pain meds to make sure I wouldn’t have horrible with-drawls. Yet I seem to plummet and emotionally withdrawal when not given any at all. I don’t show any signs of the severe pain I was in prior to my surgeries, but obviously something is still going on in my head. My doc took more pictures of my head, checked my teeth and throat and feels that I need to go back to icky Las Vegas to have more extensive tests ran. There is one med left that thru all of my ailments I have never been put on. So in a last ditch effort, before returning to the ‘City of Sins against Muppets‘, *cringes* I will faithfully take this med for the next four weeks. And I will remain on my low dose of pain meds until then. Meomy refuses to add ~ needs purrs ~ back to my Catster name because she's keeping positive thoughts. But if you can say a few prayers for me now and then I’d really appreciate it. *hugs*

We are purring very hard for our fellow Catster friends who have fallen ill. There seems to be so many lately. *sad purrs* SAMMY is still in critical condition in the hospital and his very worried mom was told that it is still touch and go with him. I hope if kitties don’t know this cute guy, that they would please stop by and visit his room. His mom is very sweet and Catster’s loving support is helping her to emotionally get through this worrisome time. *We love you Sammy!* Loads of purrs and prayers for all of the ill kitties and doggies.

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Loves & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

And somefur cleverly figured out how to leave a cute little doggie on my page! It just keeps huggin' and huggin' me! OMC! I'm allergic to doggies! Mol!! *Just kidding Lucy & Family! - giggles - I LUV him!! Thank you!*

~ making bread with love ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy is so proud of me! I’ve been doing this new thing that she refers to as ‘making bread.’ She noticed all along that while the other kitties all make this bread, I never have. But since I’ve been feeling better, I can’t help myself. I seem to suddenly have a natural knack for doing it. I now purr and make bread on the back of the sofa and on the soft blankies. I even feel the need to make an extra batch in my kitty bed before I lay down to go to sleep! It’s so soothing and meomy always giggles because she swears I’m smiling.

Valentines Month is so much fun here on Catsters. There’s so much love in the air! Even my little Hugz Kitty that Albie & Alfie kindly sent me, finally caved in and is giving me lots & lots of cuddly hugs. That silly kitty sat in my room for two days just sleeping and would not offer up any hugz! *giggles & suspects he was tired after his long journey from the UK* Today though, meomy restarted the ‘puter and that somehow woke him up! Hurray! I'm so thankful for all of my cute gifts and sweet pawmails! *purrs*

Happy Valentines Month efurrybody! And if you run short on bread, just give me a holler! I should be able to whip up a heart shaped batch for you in no time. *purrs*

Ooh ooh, ahh ahh!
Loves & Hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

Happy Birthday Chico!

Happy Birthday Chico! I want to tell you that you have been the best brofur to me that I could ask for. Through all of my ups and downs, you have stayed right by my side! Even at those times when I felt good and a bit too big for my furry-britches, you allowed me to hold you down and pretend to bite you on the back of your neck like I was the boss! *giggles*

And remember that time I slipped thru that unknown little hole in the fence and you immediately sounded your alarm to alert meomy? You sat up on the fence leaning over and showed her right where I was apparently stuck in those 4 foot tall sticker bushes? She listened where you were pointing to and could hear my 'ooh, ooh's'. Meomy, Sissy C and her beau spent forever in the neighbor’s yard plowing thru those sticker bushes trying to ’rescue’ me. You said ’silly humans!’ and led me back thru the little hole in the fence and laid with me underneath the big rose bush until they finally returned and, very much relieved, spotted us. *giggles*! All three of them were covered head to toe in stickers and I didn‘t have a one thanks to you!! MOL!!

And those times when meomy was so consumed with taking care of me that it seemed like she forgot there were other fur babies in the house, you never once acted jealous or like I was getting more than my fair share of meomy’s time. Today I honor you and your 6th birthday! My loving brofur who has unselfishly sat in the shadows and been one of my biggest fans. I love you Chico! Happy Birthday!

Lil’ Muppet

PS. I still cannot understand why someone would give you, such a special spirit, a one paw rating! *sighs & giggles* You lack nothing in my eyes big brofur! *big hugs*

~ Science 101 ~

Science 101
Muppet
2-06-2009

SUBJECT: Mom’s ‘puter mousie

OBJECTIVE: To determine weather or not mice like Pepsi Cola.

ACTIONS APPLIED: Meomy’s Pepsi, that she left unattended on ‘puter desk, was skillfully tipped so it poured on the desk and ran off in a slow but steady stream over the edge and directly onto the ‘puter mousie. While peeking over the edge of the desk, carefully observing if the mousie was going to lap up any of the cola, meomy entered the lab room.

FINDINGS: Test was abruptly interrupted by meomy about half way thru. Test was immediately aborted.

CONCLUSIONS: Test was inconclusive. Mousie was pronounced dead by meomy despite her repeated attempts to try and revive him. No clinical proof available if it was the actual Pepsi or the amount of Pepsi that caused his demise. Will try to retest on new ‘puter mousie at a later date.

Giggles and loves,
Lil' Muppet

Bonus Question: Can anyfur tell me how to send the "big Hugz" gift? It doesn't show up on our gift list, yet I see other kitties sending them??
Update: Thank you Diego for answering this for me! *hugs*

~ cats with and without names ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I are so excited! We got word this morning that the kitty death camp called ‘Cats With No Name’ in Pine Groves Township, Pennsylvania has finally been exposed for who they really are! Hurray! This was similar to another Flock situation and a wonderful lady and her daughter have been trying for a very long time to expose the horrors that were going on there. Denise, mom’s friend from the Flock nightmare, tried to give them all the advice she could on who to contact. But, the same as with Flock, nobody listened. *tears* Not animal control, not the police, not even the Governor. They had a Blog going on Best Friends Website trying to reach out for help, but Best Friends made them take it down one year ago. They sadly believed all of the lies that this kitty hoarder, Virginia Kresge Justiniano, was telling them and not the ones telling the truth.
Well, it turns out, just as alleged all along, this horrible lady and her beau were taking all of the donations to fund their drug habits and the cats taken in by them were not being cared for! They even allegedly sold the cat food that was donated for drug money. The property was raided Saturday after the hoarder was stopped on a traffic violation and drugs were discovered. They discovered the horror of the condition of the kitties when they arrived to search the property for drugs. They say there was no food or water for the cats and other animals and the ones found left alive were all malnourished. Many were found too late, obviously starved to death. They found sheds full of public donations including sheds full of cat food! Prayers for all of the kitties and animals and cheers that the suffering at Cats With No Name has been finally brought to an end. (1996 - 2009) The cats are now being cared for by the Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA.

A little 7 month old kitty on Catsters is having surgery tomorrow (Wednesday) and her mom is very scared. The pretty kitty’s name is KIRA and her mom would appreciate prayers that this surgery fixes her kitty’s problem and that she recovers fully with no facial paralysis. Kira is having a Bulla Osteotomy which is part of what they performed on my ears. We are purrin' and praying for you Kira!

And we are so happy for JACKSON being chosen this weeks Cat Of The Week! Congratulations!! **Thank you Jackson and your wonderful family for all you did prior to and during my fundraiser!! I cannot say thank you enough! And I absolutely LOVE my HAZEL LUCY blanket and collar that you kindly sent to me!**

And if you hadn’t noticed, *giggles, like I just know that you should have! Not! * meomy took ~needs purrs~ off of my Catster name!! Yeah! She says that I seem to be doing pretty good and I'm down to the pain meds once every 24 hours now. Yep! That’s the Power of the Paw!! Thanks and love to all Catsters! :)

Luvs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
~aka: Muppet-ini, Mupps, and Muppie~ :)

~ Seven facts about Mupps ~

I have been tagged by the lovely Anna and my aussie furiend Ka-Zar to play the ‘seven facts about me’ game. I believe I have played this twice before, so I have tried not to repeat myself.

1) I cannot seem to cover up my potty enough. I scratch and scratch endlessly trying. I scratch the litter, the entire lid to the litter box inside and some out. I will do this until meomy or sissy C tells me that I’m a good girl for covering up my deeds so well. Then I will hop out, trot into the spare bedroom and pretend to cover up Krikit’s food and water dishes by swiping at the air and wall. Then I’m done. Going potty is so exhausting! *giggles*

2) One of my jobs is cleaning meomy’s plastic flowers. They are the only things in the house that meomy doesn’t dust on a regular basis, so I take it upon myself to help her out. I will lick and lick on them until meomy sees me and diverts my attention somewhere else.

3) As was stated in Sampson’s diary, I get mighty upset if meomy pops open a can of yummy wet food for me, and then feeds it to any other furmate! I don’t do this with all of the cans, just if I really happen to like that one at that time. I get fed up on the counter and they get fed on the floor. I will march over and hover off of the counter sharply telling them, “ Ooh, ooh!! Hey! That is mine!!” Every time, because of my facial expression and attitude, meomy and Sissy C will bust out laughing! Humph, no respect! *giggles*

4) My Auntie P bought me my very own patch of indoor grass! Meomy planted the seeds in a bowl, watered them, and soon they grew into grass. I absolutely adore it! I don’t really eat the grass, I just gently chew on the blades. When meomy first set it out on the counter for me, she was unloading the dishwasher. I dove on the grass, grabbed a bunch of it in my mouth and tried to pull some of the grass out. The entire clump of grass came up out of the bowl and was hanging out of my mouth. I didn’t know what to do, so I walked a few steps forward and let go of it over the side of the counter. Kaboom!! It hit the opened dishwasher door and dirt, grass and seeds all exploded inside the dishwasher and all over meomy’s clean dishes! *giggles* Then I watched in utter horror as the vacuum monster sucked up some of my grass! ‘Ooh, ooh! Hey! That’s mine!!’ But mom was able to get my patch of grass to grow again. *purrs*

5) As most everyfur knows, I was saved by the kind and generous hearts of Catsters. I had both of my ear canals and eardrums removed in a lifesaving surgery .The surgeon said that after my surgeries I would be completely deaf. Well, meomy can’t explain it, but I don’t seem to be ‘completely’ deaf. My new ears must be magic! I can ‘hear’ when meomy says my name. No matter what, if I’m in another room, sound asleep, etc. I will either look at her or come to her when she calls my name. I also can ‘hear’ that scary vacuum monster and as usual have to come keep a close bugged-out eye on it. I also ‘hear’ it when Sissy C uses it to vacuum her car outside and I will run and watch it through the window. So I guess I can’t ‘hear’ with the use of eardrums, but I somehow can ‘hear’ in my own way with my new special ears.


6) Meomy was hopeful that after my surgeries that I would continue speaking like a monkey. Not only do I still ooh, ooh and aah, aah I have variations of my sounds. When I want under the covers at night, I use short high pitched ooh aah, ooh aahs. And now I seem to feel the need to explain everything I’m going to do. I walk around all of the time sounding like a chimp! *giggles* And I still have my special call I make when I can’t locate meomy or one of my toys.

7) I am a blessed and honored kitty to be a part of the Caster community. I am engaged to my long time and most handsome beau Grey! I have so many wonderful friends who I cherish. And although sometimes I get really sad for all of my sick friends and the ones who have had to make their journey to the Bridge, I also have loads of laughter and fun times in Catsterland. And I have finally kicked my obsession over Tuna and have found another yummy food that I like just as well. *giggles and knows every fur is sighing with relief that they won’t have to listen to me whine about Tuna anymore!! Mol!*

Thank you Anna and Ka-Zar for allowing me to join in the fun!! Now I’m supposed to tag 7 more unsuspecting friends. Everyfur knows that when it comes to us tagging back, we are behind like a zillion tags!! *giggles* If you read this and think it would be fun to play, please considered yourself tagged by Muppet! Thank you!! *purrs*

T-U-N-A! How hard can it be? :)

Dear Diary,

Ten days! Yep, it’s been TEN very long days and nights that meomy has not busted out the Tuna for me! I seriously thought that she’d gone blind! *giggles* I repeatedly ask for it all day long and into the evening but still no Tuna for little me. Humph! I know she has some and I know which cupboard it is in. I sit by this cupboard and I make my cutest monkey tunes that I can muster up pleading meomy for just a bite or two, or three or ok, possibly four! Here comes meomy right on cue, opens the cupboard, reaches in and grabs a can. Ooh, ooh! Hurray! I race over to my feeding place anticipating maybe, for goodness sakes, that this time she grabbed the correct can! But so far every time she hasn’t! I sniff what she gives me and hang my head, walk off and go sit back by the cupboard. Meomy always grumbles something about what number that can is that I’ve tricked her into opening for the day. It’s not my fault she’s gone blind and can’t read the labels anymore! “T-U-N-A, how hard can it be meomy?” *giggles*

Well, my plan of action was that sooner or later I would have gotten her to open and waste every single can until all that was left was the Tuna! Then she would have no choice but to feed it to me. But then today I overheard meomy talking to Auntie K. She was saying that she would be really worried by now that I wasn’t eating anything, except for the fact that I actually gained 2 ounces. *Muppet’s mouth drops, she gasps and tries to suck in her belly* And she also said that she’s been spying on me when I go potty and I’m having quite healthy poos. Oh no! Now she knows that I‘ve been eating a lot of my new dry food!! I guess I’ll have to be a bit more sneaky when headed to the potty box and be sure to bury the evidence before she sees it! *giggles* I’m off now to once more go sit by that cupboard, look hungry and beg for my Tuna. And after meomy falls asleep, I’ll execute my latest plan on disabling that tattletale weight scale!

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Hugs, Purrs and Loves,
Lil’ Muppet
*The one very honored for her White Star award that Drifter presented her with! Thanks Drifter!! I will cherish it always! *big grateful hugs*

~ allergy results - I'm allergic to mom!! ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I received the remainder of my allergy tests today. Meomy is just in shock as they say that I am allergic to, of all things, HER! *chin drops to floor - Mol!* She says that she can deal with my allergies to foods, brewers yeast, grasses, weeds, trees, etc. And she can also deal with the fact that I am allergic to doggie hair because both of her doggies have already passed on. But what in the world will she do regarding her own human hair? Yep, I am allergic to meomy’s human hair! *Muppet giggles and studies meomy, closely checking out the hair on her head and arms. Muppet scampers off giggling and returns with the buzzer* “This is what the doc used on my head and arms meomy! It works great!” Mol!! “Purhaps Hazel Lucy can knit you a pretty hat too meomy! We can be twins!” *Mupp notices mom is not going along with this idea! Humph!* Meomy says that her and I will have to put our heads together to figure this dilemma out! Eeweey, no offense meomy, but keep your head away from me! -giggles -

I’m feeling better these days. I’m still not eating like meomy wishes I would, but I am eating. And ooh, I like the Natural Balance dry Duck & Green Pea! It has smaller kernels and it tastes great! *purrs* We are checking into all of the wet foods, etc. that our kind friends have suggested. *hugs* And I have my list of foods that the allergy test said I could have although meomy’s already spotted some that I cannot. Obviously they must have changed or added some of the ingredients in them.

I’m off now to go plan my next date with Grey. We are thinking maybe scuba diving would be fun! And I promised that I would leave my fishing pole at home this time. We can just watch the pretty fish and not try to eat them. *Mupp’s paws are crossed behind her back - giggles *

Ooh ooh, aah aah!
Hugs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
~ Still purrin’ very hard for our furiends to feel better. ~

~ going fishing for Tuna ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy found that since the surgery I really like a fish called Tuna. Yum! She really never fed us too much fish before, but she’s been trying everything to get me to put on a few pounds. Bumble Bee Albacore Tuna, yummy! *licks lips* Tiki Cat Tuna and Ahi Tuna, delicious! Well, all of this new fish added to our diets is what unfortunately helped to cause Sampson’s crystal blockage! Poor Sampson! Meomy says no more yummy Tuna for the boys. I wouldn’t know what I’d do if meomy said that I couldn’t have any more! I love it and I’ve had it for lunch every day now.
Well guess what happened today? My doc phoned meomy and had some of my allergy test results. Turns out that I am allergic to Pork, White Potatoes, Tomato Pomice, Soy Beans, Peanuts, and TUNA!!! OMC! What did you just try to tell me meomy, I can’t hear you! I’m trying to read your lips and it looks like you are trying to say the words “You are allergic to Tuna!” Tell me this isn’t so? *pouts and hopes this is a mistake* Meomy told me she’s very sorry, but I cannot have any more Tuna. Humph!! Also, the Natural Balance dry food has Potatoes in it so no more of that either. Humph!! What will I eat now? Meomy promises me that she will find another fish I like and give me treats of it now and then.

I’ve been feeling pretty good. I’m up playing with my toys a lot which makes meomy very happy. Thank you everyfur for your continued prayers! *most grateful hugs* When I get the rest of my allergy results, meomy can get me on the purrfect diet and I should recover fully from there. I can't wait!!

We continue to purr and pray hard for our furiends Sissel, Missy & Madi.

Ooh ooh, aah, aah,
Hugs & Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet
*the one with the fishing pole going fishing for Tuna ~ scratches head, and wonders where the closest ocean is? ~ Wanna come along Grey?

~ Doing better & prayers for my furiends ~

Dear Diary,

Well, we brought in the New Year just shy of giving meomy her first gray hair! *giggles*
I was going up and down and finally just seemed to crash Tuesday night. I did not feel like getting up or eating all day New Years Eve. When sweet Auntie Kalynn came over to drop off a bigger house (kennel) for Sampson, she gave me 200 cc’s of my fluids and I went right back to sleep. Meomy had her hands full trying to get Sampson home and set up, but thankfully my wonderful doc spent time and spoke with her about me. It was not easy to figure out what was causing it this time. After meomy got Sampson comfortable and situated in his 'house', she racked her brain what could be going on with me. I’m down ill, then I’m up. Down, then up. Up, then down!! Meomy missed my Clavamox doses a few times and it finally sunk in that these were the times I snapped out of my ‘coma.’ So last night she decided not to give me my Clavamox and see if that would help me. I had the dose the night before and yesterday morning and I had been down sleeping and not eating for over 24 hours. Sure enough at 10:30 last night, 2 1/2 hours after missing my dose, I woke up. I ate quite a bit and was feeling so much better! I brought in the New Year with my family! I even watched my neighbor’s fireworks show out the front window. That was so cool! Meomy was beyond relieved. Christmas evening meomy had company and had not given me my evening dose of Clavamox. Remember that’s the night when I got up and ate and started playing. Meomy thought it was the medicine that had helped me, but it really was due to the fact that she was late on the dose! Meomy will be on the phone tomorrow with my doc and see where to go from here. I was up most of the day today and ate pretty well. My Auntie P and Auntie K both saw me today and remarked on how much better I looked.

We are all still praying so hard for Smudge’s sweet sister SISSEL. Her liver values are climbing higher as they are trying to find out the cause of her enlarged liver. Please, please keep her in your prayers.

And we feel bad that we didn’t know that our best buddy Isis’s sister MISSY is so ill. Her and her family need a lot of prayers too. We are all purrin’ and praying for you beautiful Missy! You know we love you! * They are the one's who came up with the term 'hydration monster' for Armani, and now sadly Missy knows what that term means*

Purrs and Prayers for a Happier and Healthier New Year for all!!

Ooh,ohh ahh,aah!
Loves and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ I found my lost appetite :) ~

Dear Diary,

I want to say thanks to my furiends that sent me Christmas cards, paw-mails, and gifts via my Catster room and/or my home! I love them all! I had a setback over Christmas and had to take another trip to see a doc, and everybody’s kindness and prayers I’m sure once again helped me through it. *big grateful hugs* I didn’t feel good and my ears were bothersome again, so I just slept in my bed with my head propped up by my chin. I lost all interest in my food and didn’t want to try and eat any of it. I did not want meomy to pet on me either. The doc stole some of my blood and ran some tests. My kidney levels are high and he instructed meomy to give me the dreaded sub-q-fluids with vitamin b for my kidneys and my liver. He then concluded that I didn’t feel well because of pain and possible infection. So I now also get two weeks of icky Clavamox. *patooee* The doc told meomy to give me 48 hours and if there was no sign of improvement from the antibiotics to bring me back in the day following Christmas.

Christmas Eve meomy helped me open my gifts. CALAMITY sent me the cutest fortune cookie toys that she ordered from Jake & Micah! Meomy had them hidden up high in the closet because Chico and Spunky would not leave the package alone! Mol! They managed to find my gift wherever meomy tried to put it, and they just about had it torn open. One time meomy put my package inside of a box, but Spunky cleverly opened the box and had my package again! Meomy just giggled and said that whatever this gift was should have come with a warning! “Keep safely hidden until Christmas!” Mol, hee, hee! Christmas Eve meomy opened and showed me my fortune cookie gifts, but then put them back away until I’m better and feel like playing again. Thank you Calamity, they are awesome! And thank you Sprinkles for my adorable Christmas stocking stuffed with cool toys & for my cute reindeer! I love them all!! *big hugs*

Christmas Day I still was not myself. I slept in my bed on the couch next to grammy for several hours. Efurrybody was so worried about me. But by Christmas evening I gained a bit of an appetite and ate some of my Tiki Cat Tuna. Yum! Then I got down off of the couch and smacked my mousie around the room for a bit. I noticed that everyone in the room suddenly had a big smile on their face and a happy tear in their eye. I guess it was obvious that I was feeling better! Meomy mentioned that it had been 48 hours since she started me on the antibiotics and thankfully they were kicking in.

Our good friend SISSEL is not feeling well. She has to stay in the hospital over this weekend. Please pray with us extra hard for her to get well.

And another friend needs to make her journey to the Bridge in a few days. Chrissy, we send our luvs, purrs and support for you & your family. Chrissy was a DDP the other day, but the link to her page was messed up. To visit Chrissy and give her and her family a hug of support, please visit her HERE *Thank you.

Loads of Grateful Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
* feelin' a bit better now, but worried about sweet SISSEL *

~ Dear Santa Paws ~

Dear Santa Paws,

I’m known as little Muppet, but my friends also call me Muppet-ini, Mupps, and Muppie. You will find me somewhere on your 'Nice' List'.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this Christmas, you see it’s a very special one for my meomy and me. We’ve already been given the biggest gift we could ever hope to receive. So if it’s not too much of a bother, I would like to change my Santa’s Wish List for this year.

Instead of wishing for that stocking full of cool toys, would it be possible instead to bring a bag exploding with Loving Karma? And can you please special deliver this Karma by generously sprinkling it on all who helped in any way, big or small, to save my life? May they receive ten-fold the gift that they gave to my meomy and me! Wow! I know that’s a huge wish on such short notice, but please, they deserve it!

Instead of wishing that you bring me some of my most yummy treats, would you please instead bring a bag stuffed with Time? And can you please special deliver this Time to my furever friends such as my sweet Belle, Chrissy and others who would like to spend as long as possible with their families who love them so?

Instead of wishing for a pillow exactly like meomy’s to sleep on, can you please instead bring a bag bulging with Health? And can you please special deliver this Health to my furever friends such as Skinner, Pippin and others who have been battling with health issues that the doctors can’t seem to resolve?

Instead of wishing for a wig for my bald head, can you please instead bring a bag overflowing with Healing Comfort? And special deliver this Comfort to the families of my forever furiends such as Kyla, Albie, Picasso, Sir Sonny Bono, Poppet, Cleo and others who left for the Bridge much too soon? And please let this Comfort make their family’s hearts not ache so terribly.

Instead of wishing for soft pretty blankies to keep me cozy and warm, can you please instead leave me a note of suggestion on how to thank the kind, generous ones like Greystone, Oliver and Hazel Lucy who have already sent me this wish? I sure would appreciate it Santa!

And instead of wishing for meomy to let me stay up Christmas Eve so I can meet you Santa, can you please instead, for goodness sakes, help get Catsy’s little Hazel out of that ceiling? She has us all worried sick! **Little Hazel! Get your behind down from there!!**

Thank you Santa Paws! You’re the best!

Ooh ooh, ahh, aah!
Lil’ Grateful Muppet
* Merry Christmas & Happy New Ears efurrybody*

~ Goodbye to my stitches and to a special furiend ~

Dear Diary,

Well, today was quite an exciting and sad one. Meomy brought me to my kitty doc so I could have my stitches removed. Right before we left to go, those cool snowflakes started falling from the sky! Meomy explained to me that they are pretty from inside our house, but pretty cold when outside. So she bundled me up in my hat and blanket and off we went. Ooh! She wasn’t joking about being cold, I began shivering right away. I was happy to learn that our car has a heater, as I’ve only known it to blow cold air when it’s hot outside. I co-piloted for mom and I watched the snowflakes all the way to my docs. People sure must like my Hazel Lucy Hat as I noticed several people in other cars pointing and smiling at me.

My stitches took a lot more time to remove than thought. My doc finally busted out the silliest looking mask! It made her eyes look huge!! *giggles* She finally was able to remove all but one elusive stitch. She also removed chunks of dried up junk from my ears too. She said I had to be in discomfort from all of that icky stuff and that I should feel relieved now that it’s all gone. Overall, she said that she’s so pleased that I have gained some weight, I’m eating on my own, and the spark in my eye has returned. I will remain on pain meds for another week, and then we’ll see how I’m doing.

On a much different note, sadly Catsterland had to say goodbye to one of it’s dear furiends. Sir Sonny Bono journeyed to the Bridge this morning. *tears* We send our sympathy, love and special prayers of comfort to his family who is beyond devastated. *special gentle hugs for his dad & momcat* Until we meet up again Sonny, you will be missed! You are loved by so many including my family!

Hugs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
Ooh, aah = I’m finally stitch free!
Ahh ... ahh = My heart hurts for Sonny's dad & momcat!

~ A white Christmas in the desert? ~

Dear Diary,

Wow what a morning! It must be a special day out here in the desert. I saw something I had never seen before! There were these pretty white flakes floating down from the sky. Meomy told me that they’re called snow flakes and it’s uncommon to see them where we live. I just sat in the window and watched them float around. I sure do like snowflakes!

I received a special package in the mail the other day. It was from my good buddy Hazel Lucy! If you can believe this, her and her most thoughtful mom designed and made me a special outfit to help keep my new ears, my bald head and my body warm. It’s purrfect and so beautiful!! *Big hugs & my special Muppet-kissies to HL and her kind, generous mom!*

Meomy says that I’ve been ‘holding my own.’ I still eat small amounts all throughout the day and I can open my mouth a bit wider now. I still am unable to do a normal yawn, but can get a half of a yawn in here and there. I now am up to 7.2 lbs. and I have a bit more strength. Meomy still holds her breath when I attempt to jump up onto high things but I always land on all fours just fine. My new favorite spot has been up on top of the bookshelf in the family room where Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus are resting. I take my daily and evening naps with them and still sleep with meomy under the covers at night. I can’t seem to get close enough to her when we sleep. I try and try and the next thing I know meomy is almost falling off of the bed. *giggles*

Thank you to all who have continued to pray for me! We are STILL working on sending out our special thanks. *giggles & is glad that kitties are patient creatures* The loving support has been overwhelming and is so much appreciated. The kind gifts with special notes, paw mails, prayers and all of the continued well wishes from the Muppethead’s group and all is what has helped pull me through. I have an appointment this Wednesday with my kitty doc to get my stitches out. Hurray, I can’t wait as they are getting quite itchy and bothersome. I will also have to give up some blood to check and make sure no damage was done to my body by what I endured at the hands of that surgeon who allowed me to starve. *sighs*

Meomy has been informed that the surgeon is being turned into the Vet Board for what he did to me. I have Muppet furiends outside of Catsterland who also have been following my story. They are making sure that he never does this to another kitty ever again. He may be good with doggies, but he knows nothing about us kitties. To leave this on a good and positive note though, he did perform the surgeries that saved my life.

Huge Hugs & Grateful Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

Concats Sir Sonny Bono on being COTD!! We are purrin’ so hard for you to get well! *gentle hugs my furiend*

~ DDP & a bit of a belly :) ~

Dear Diary,

I want to thank the diary-powers-to-be for choosing me as a DDP today! *hugs* Lots of my friends were chosen as well, with my buddy Harley being the king DOTD! *giggles* And thank you to every purr who took a moment to say concats. *big hugs*

I am so happy to be home! I’ve spent the last two nights sleeping cuddled up with my meomy underneath the covers. *purrs* I’ve been eating little amounts of wet food about every hour during the day. Meomy says that she can feel a little bit of a belly on me now. I only weigh 7 lbs, not 8 like the surgeon tried to state. *I weighed over ten pounds prior to surgery* But it’s all good from here and soon I should be back to my normal weight.

Time to go see what other treats meomy brought home for me. Somefurrs suggested Tiki kitty food. Big hugs to those kitties as I love it! Thanks!

G-nite for now,
Loves & hugs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ home once again ~

Dear Diary,

I am home! My ordeal was not fun to say the least. My surgeon was very nice until I had complications, then he got hissy spitty. He wouldn’t admit that I was starving and unable to eat on my own because that would mean my surgeries weren’t ‘purrfect‘! Egos! The surgeon lied to my meomy and the kind veterinarian that stepped in to help me and said he was giving me pain meds, but he wasn’t. Meomy was horrified when she learned of this when she picked me up. Anyways, meomy brought me home and right away my own kitty doc has me on new meds and pain meds three times a day. My food once again likes me now as I can chew and swallow it in small portions! Hurray!! I lost lots of pounds, but mom will help me to slowly gain them back.

I know it was the tremendous amount of purrs and loves that helped me through this tough time. I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my kitty heart! *huge Catsterland group hug* And meomy would have gone completely crazy from worry and stress if it wasn’t for all of your loving support for myself and her. Thank you all! I’m home to stay, and I can’t wait to recover and be back scampering around Catsterland.

The ever grateful,
Lil Muppet
*the one still sporting a shaved head* - blushes & giggles -

~ on the road again ~

Dear Diary,

I just was told that meomy is picking me at 2pm tomorrow! Hurray! My meomy was getting nowhere with my surgeon, so she had another vet consult with him. He never did listen to meomy that the pain meds I had been on prior to the surgery were no longer working for me. He just kept on using them anyways, even for the surgery! So the vet explained to him that I needed to be on a different pain med. With this new pain med and an anti-inflammatory, I am now able to eat on my own again! Whew, no feeding tube! Hurray! If all goes well, I get to kick back here for one more night and then meomy can pick me up tomorrow at 2 pm! I can’t wait!

Hugs and loves to all who purred so hard for me. As usual, the rumbling of purrs helped so much and now I‘m coming home!

The ever grateful,
Lil’ Muppet

Not this place again?

**Muppet once again sneaks out of her hospital bed and tip toes over to the nurse’s laptop and types; **

Dear Diary,

Well, here I am again. I had to co-pilot once more on another road trip and I’m all checked back into the hospital. Humph! This time meomy let me bring my pink princess bed and my Hazel Lucy blankie from Oliver with me along with my special prayer cloth from Sir Sonny Bono. *purrs* They said that they normally don’t allow that, but meomy wasn’t taking no for an answer. *That’s right, you tell them meomy! - giggles -*

Since the surgery my food does not want to seem to cooperate. It’s the oddest thing! I’m very hungry and I go to take a bite of food and my food doesn‘t hop into my mouth as usual. I can sometimes get a bit of food on my tongue, but once in my mouth it doesn’t want to stay and ends up falling back out onto my dish! Humph! Simply frustrating. I’ve tried every food in the house, even soup, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference! Suddenly food is afraid of my mouth, it shrieks at the sight of it, and jumps back onto my dish! *thinks and scratches bald head*

Meomy called the surgeon’s on Sunday and the lady surgeon said it sounded like facial paralysis and/or inflammation and pain causing this. I tried to explain to them it’s not me, it’s my food! But they believed that I needed to be back on the hospital meds and for them to find a way that I could eat until the paralysis and pain was under control. So off I went with my human sissy and meomy all the way back to stay at the hospital. I didn't make one ooh, ooh or aah, aah all the way there. *that's my way of pouting* Purrhaps they will have a way to somehow find some food that will willingly want to end up in my hungry belly.

Luvs, Purrs & Stomach Growls *Blushes - Oops, hee, hee*
Lil’ Muppet
*The one overwhelmed with gratitude to all who are purrin' and sending kind thoughts her way*

~ Tears & more tears for sweet Picasso and his family. We love you handsome boy and we shall meet up again one day. Our special prayers and love go out to you and your kind, loving family. ~

~ the morning after ~

Dear Diary,

I’m home! Yep, meomy came and picked me up and here I am! I missed meomy and all of my furiends so much while I was away getting my new ears. I wasn’t too pleased at first on the road trip back home. Auntie P planted herself in the front seat and meomy placed me in the back! Humph! I threw a fit, this was not fair as I am always meomy’s co-pilot and ride right up front with her. Finally meomy had to pull the vehicle over and calm me down. Then she placed me in Auntie P’s arms and that’s where I stayed the rest of our trip.

Once home, I acted a bit disoriented and hid underneath the bed in the spare bedroom. Actually I had already planned this out. When meomy left the room for a second, I quickly removed my silly e-collar and hid it in the kitty litter box. *giggles remembering how long it took for meomy to finally discover where it was* Meomy hovered over me most of the night, she’s worried that I was not eating. I act like I’m hungry and I go to take a bite, but my mouth won’t work. Humph! I think I finally figured out now how to get some food and water in me though, so I showed meomy I can eat some on my own. There’s no way I want her to use that syringe to feed me! Geez, I’m not a baby! *hee, hee*

This morning meomy awoke to find me sprawled out on her pillow and her pushed off to the side of it. *giggles, just like the good ol’ times* She was so pleased and we cuddled and head bonked each other for a bit. When meomy woke up again, I was cuddled up, stretched out right beside her, flat on my back with by back legs up and toes curled, underneath the covers just a purrin’ away. I could tell a big weight was lifted off of meomy, she’s a bit less worried about me now. *purrs*

I can’t wait to go scamper around Catsterville. I soon will be healed enough to go trot around and pass out our most sincere thanks to efurrybody. Until then, pawlease know that I have seen my room and am just overwhelmed with all of the kind notes, prayers floating everywhere, and beautiful gifts & flowers. I high-paw-five to the POP’s and blow kisses to the Muppetheads and all! I think I may well be the most grateful little Muppet on the planet right now! Thank you all so much!! *giggles with a tear*

Loads of purrs & loves,
Lil’ Muppet
* the deaf furkid who swung and looked at meomy this morning when she called my name?? *

~ Muppet has safely landed!! :) ~

Muppet's mom here:

We arrived home around 6 pm. I'll let Muppet tell her experience in her own words soon. :) Right now I want to spend some time with her. Thank you for all of your prayers and kindest thoughts for Muppet!! So much appreciated!
Love, Cheryl & Lil' Muppet

~ I'm coming home today ~

Dear Diary,

I get to come home today! Hurray! Meomy’s picking me up at 2pm and we should be home by 3:30 pm. I’m going to still need special care for awhile, but at least I’ll be home with meomy and my furiends. Meomy says the love, prayers, and get well wishes have been completely overwhelming and she’s done nothing while I’ve been away but run around Catsterland trying her best to keep up with our thanks. She tells me she’s beyond way behind. So as soon as I feel a bit better and learn sign language, *giggles* I will scamper all over letting effurybody know how truly thankful I am that I have a new set of pain free ears all thanks to their supporting love and prayers for little me. With Catster's tremendous POP I was able to have my surgeries, sail right through them without one complication, and am able to come home today! How can one little Muppet say just how grateful she is for that? I'm not sure but I'm going to try my very best!

Loads of love,
Lil’ Muppet
ooh ooh, ahh aah aah = Muppetheads Rock!!
ooh ooh, aah = Thank you Smudge for my beautiful new room!

~ my new ears & honored purrs as COTW ~

*Muppet spies the nurse’s laptop and tip toes over to it so she can write in her diary**

Dear Diary,
My surgeon told me that he was very pleased how well I did over the night. He gave me lots of pain meds to be sure that I was comfortable. This morning they keep offering me food, but I’m still a bit nauseous from the anesthesia and meds and don’t feel up to eating.
I’m told that it would be best if I stay another night to be monitored and so I can continue to receive the powerful pain meds. That’s ok with me I guess, everybody’s really nice to me here. I just miss my meomy and Catster friends and hope I can go home tomorrow.

I have been enveloped with so much love and attentive prayers from the beginning to the end of my ordeal with obtaining my pain-free ears. And now, on the most special day I miraculously and most graciously received my new ears, I also humbly get to sit on the main page as this week’s Cat of the Week!! Tears flow down meomy’s and my cheeks as we are just overwhelmed with effurbody’s kindness and generosity. Thank you HQ for this special honor and thank you everyone for all of your congratulations and well wishes for me!! I hope to see my meomy and all of my Catster furiends tomorrow.

Purrs & big hugs to all,
The most grateful Muppet of all time

*Muppet sees the nurse coming and dives back into bed - giggles*

Muppet is out of surgery :)

Muppet's meomy here,

Muppet is out of surgery and is waking up from the anethesia! Dr. Mason said her surgeries went very well! He said, "Everything went straight forward and as expected. She didn't have any major bleeding or complications. " Hurray!!

They will stay with Muppet through the night and update me in the morning on how she's doing. If she doesn't have any complications, I can most likely bring her home on Friday!! Hurray!

Thank you HQ, my dear buddies the Muppetheads at Muppet's Bucket Group, and ALL who made this possible for little Muppet. She's so sweet and only 2, thank you all for saving her life! *big, big, hugs*

Much love & gratitude,
Muppet's meomy Cheryl

~ All packed for trip to Las Vegas ~

Dear Diary,

I’ve been packing my little bag getting ready for my big day on Wednesday. Meomy keeps giggling and telling me that I cannot take everything with me. She said my Hazel Lucy blanket and scarf from Oliver must stay here. Hmmph! My pretty pillow, engagement ring, and heart locket from my beau Grey cannot go either. Hmmph!

She wondered why I had an extra huge suitcase? When she opened it up, all of the prayers, notes and well wishes from Catsterland, my family and the staff at my doc’s came spilling out! *slaps paw to forehead & sighs* ‘Meomy! It took me furever to fit all of those in there and get it zipped up!!’ *giggles* Meomy told me not to worry, that everyone’s prayers will be right there hovering over me during and after my surgeries. : ) *Whew! That makes me feel so much better!* Meomy did agree that I could take with me one blankie and my special Prayer Cloth from Sir Sonny Bono. *big purrs*

Thank You efurrybody for making this possible!! And thank you efurrybody for purrin’ for me!!” * gives a big group hug to Catster/Dogster-land* Meomy has learned for certain that I will be completely deaf after my surgeries, but I know I will still feel the tremendous vibration of all of your loving purrs and prayers. *Muppet tears up and wants everybody to know just how grateful she truly is*

So now I’m all ready for my trip to Las Vegas to get my new ears! *waves bye & blows kisses to efurryone* Meomy will update my diaries and my Muppet’s Bucket group for me while I’m away.

Loves, Hugs, & Grateful Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet
* shouts: ((( ‘MUPPETHEADS ROCK!!!’ ))) *

Sir Sonny Bono, you and your family are in our thoughts and special prayers! Please pull through this my furiend!! *gentle hugs*

~ My Bucket is Full!!! ~

Dear Diary,

I cannot believe my little eyes, my Bucket is overflowing!! *wipes tears from eyes and looks again * My Bucket is FULL!! * Meomy is calling my surgeon today and scheduling my surgeries!! Hurray!
~ UPDATE: I'm having my surgeries on December 3rd! :) ~

Mom has little words coming out of her mouth right now, she’s speechless! All she can say is, “Muppet has had another miracle thanks to the overwhelming kindness and love of the Catster Community!”

When she stops crying she will help me write more in my diary. We know so many Catsters were heavily involved in making my surgeries a reality. We will properly thank them soon, but for now we want to acknowledge one. The one who started my Muppet’s Bucket group, the one and only Miss Hazel Lucy. *huge hugs and purrs for all of your kindest purrs and help!*

Love to all Catsters and Muppetheads,
Lil’ Muppet
Ooh ooh, aah = I love Catsters!!

DOTD & Muppetheads

Dear Diary,

Wow! I’m DOTD!! Thank you HQ & to all who have been stopping by to say concats, give me encouragement with purrs & prayers, left gifts & paw mails with kind words, etc!! Everyone of them are much appreciated!! *big hugs to all* And huge thanks to the Muppetheads at
Muppet’s Bucket who have blown meomy and I away with their dedication to make sure that I will indeed have my surgeries!! *We love you all!!*

Loads of grateful Purrs and Love,
Lil’ Muppet
Ooh ooh, aah aah = Happy Thanksgiving!
Ooh, aah, aah = Thanks Smudge & Mom once again for my beautiful room!!
Ooh = I know, *sighs* my links never work! giggles

~ Bucks for Muppet & Tears of Gratitude ~

Dear Diary,

Do bucks have wings? *scratches head* Or perhaps it’s the wings on the family’s who have sent the bucks as to why they appeared in my bucket so fast. In less than a week we are already over a tenth of the way to my bucket goal. Hurray! Meomy and I will not know who has made the bucks appear until a much later date. So for now, a huge hug of gratefulness to each of you who have and are planning to place some bucks in my bucket!!
And the same for all of the wonderful Catsters who have been purrin’ and prayin’ for me. We have been overwhelmed with the kindest PM’s and gifties and we are trying our best to give our personal thanks to every one of them. Meomy and I have read each one, and the tears always stream down meomy’s face. She tells me it’s because they give her so much comfort that I will indeed be able to have my surgeries and not have to go Home. So thank you to all who have in any way been purrin’ to save my life. Thank you also to those who’ve passed on my info, written in your diary’s about my Bucks for Muppet plea, and those who have hung up pictures of me in their rooms. I can’t purr loud enough how much meomy and I are filled with gratitude to all who have purred all sorts of kindness my way! Extra hugs for the kind and generous kitty family who has filled my other buckets with lots of zealies for me to pass out!
**********************
There’s still questions kitties are asking, so meomy will briefly answer them now in case others need the same info:

“How do we drop bucks in Muppet’s Bucket?”
Checks/money orders please make payable to : ‘ACC of Pahrump’ and mail to: Attn Tina/Muppet’s Fund - ACC of Pahrump - 6981 N Hwy 160 - Pahrump NV 89060
Credit cards: Please call ‘Tina’ at Animal Care Center (ACC) 775-751-2224
Office hours are Mon-Fri ~ 8am - 5pm *pacific time - same as Catster time*

“Is there a PayPal account at ACC?” Sorry, there is no PayPal account at ACC.
***********************
Hazel Lucy and Oliver, even though it didn‘t work out, much thanks for caring and taking the time to start a Forum thread for me *giggles and gives each of them a huge hug* . Meomy didn’t know that she has to be the one to do that, and since she has no clue how to, she’s going to ask around and see which Forum HQ wants her to post in.

Thanks again to ALL!
Loads of Purrs, Luvs, & Grateful Hugs,
Ooh,ooh aah, aah,
Lil’ Muppet

Miracle and Family, our Special Prayers go out to you. *tears and wishes we could race to be by your side*

Still purrin’ and prayin’ for Skinner, sweet Belle & mom, Pippin, and others. *We are having a problem putting in their links*

~ 'Bucks for Muppet' ~ fundraiser ~

Dear Diary,

OMC! Meomy has had to stoop to the level of begging for bucks for me! *hangs head and blushes* Next thing you know, she’ll have me holding a bucket with a sign that says ‘spare change?’

I overheard her conversations with the docs. ’…have exhausted all options of treatments for my chronic ear pain condition, …..need the scary surgeries asap to be able to have quality of life, ….. at highest dose of pain meds (0.15 liquid Buprenorphine) and when that wears off I’ll be in big trouble. * trouble? me? what did I do now? :) *

Meomy says that ‘big bucks’ are needed in order for me to have the surgeries that will save my life. She explained that she’s done everything to help me get better and that the docs, specialists and insanely priced pain meds and other meds have drained her of her ‘bucks‘. I know that Meomy has gone without several times just to make sure that I had proper doc care and meds. I had no clue that her ’bucks’ had a role in this.

So, I have set aside my purride and I have decided to help meomy go on a campaign to raise some more ‘bucks.’ ‘Bucks for Muppet’ is what I will call it. My docs said that they will collect the bucks given and save them up so they can help pay for my much needed surgeries. Catster Headquarters got with the docs and came up with an estimated amount of bucks that will be needed ……. 5000 of them. *gee, we’ve got some big pleading to do, that‘s a lot of buckets of bucks!!*

We made up posters for my wall with the donation info. You can see them to the bottom right of my room. (page) Anybody who has a buck or two to spare, and would kindly like to donate to my Bucks for Muppet campaign can find the info there of how to do that. My doc even said ‘plastic bucks’ can be safely phoned in.

The surgeries I will require on my ears are called a TECA & a Bullaosteotomy.
TECA stands for Total Ear Canal Ablation. They will remove my ear canals and seal them up. The Bullaosteotomy is the scraping of the Bulla, located behind the ear canal, to make sure no debri or infection is trapped in them before my ear canals are sealed up. There are some risks involved. The surgeries may leave me completely deaf and there is a possibility of permanent facial paralysis. My surgeon promises me that this is very rare and only ever happened once with all of the TECA’s he’s performed. My other issue is that I don’t do well with anesthesia, I‘m considered a bit of a high risk. But we know that with the extreme POP of my Catster friends and community and with their powerful prayers, I’ll be ok. *hugs*

So, let meomy’s and my groveling for ’bucks’ begin. I really don’t want to have to go to the Bridge, so if you have a spare buck can you pawlease send it on this way? If not, can you pawlease say a huge prayer that my fundraiser is a success and pass on my info? Thank You to all!!

Blushing Purrs and Luvs,
Ooh ooh, aah, ahh
Lil’ Muppet

*prayers, purrs and tears for my sweet friend Belle. Luv you Belle!*
*still purring and praying hard for Albie’s sweet family. Our luvs to you*

~ Purrs & Prayers for Albie, Alfie & their meowmy ~

Dear Diary,

Another sweet kitty has crossed to the Bridge. *tears* ALBIE, my good furiend Alfie’s beloved brother, needed to say goodbye today and make his journey to the Rainbow Bridge. Special Prayers and purrs of comfort for him, his best furiend and brother Alfie, and for his most wonderful and now heartbroken meowmy Jennifer. We love you, like so many others, and are here for you.

Cover Girl, a furiend of mine from the horrible Flock sanctuary, also made her journey to the Bridge in August. For those of you who don’t know Cover Girl, she became the ‘poster child’ for the Great Kitty Rescue. The picture of her that meomy put on my page was plastered all over the U.S. on local news stations, CNN, newspapers and magazines. This picture, taken by Troy Snow, really depicts just how bad us kitties were. This is basically what most of us looked like when we were discovered starved the end of May 2007. Cover Girl, along with four others, were taken in by Shadow Cats . A wonderful rescue in Texas ran by a Vet and his wife, Sheila. Cover Girl slowly flourished with their excellent care and had finally once again became her beautiful self. In August 2008, a family offered to adopt her and you could hear cheers across the U.S. & beyond. Shortly before her new family came to take her home, she took a devastating turn for the worse. Surrounded with love and prayers from across the globe, she was helped to cross to the Bridge. *tears* Meomy keeps hearing of more and more Flock kitties having to go Home. What they went through out at Flock just took too much of a toll on their systems. Through all of her tears all she can say is, at least they passed with love, the comforts of a loving home, and food in their bellies. They didn’t pass all alone, unloved, sick and starving out at Flock.

Our love and prayers to Jennifer, Alfie & Albie, and also to Cover Girl & Sheila at Shadow Cats.

Ooh ooh, aah ahh,
Lil’ Muppet
*Meomy will update on me in my next diary entry.*

~ banning pumpkins and costumes! giggles~

Dear Diary,

My hauntingly beautiful room was done for me by Smudge & his meomy! I love it!! I have received a lot of nice comments on it and I want to say a huge Thank You to Smudge and his mom!! *big hugs*

Meomy’s been getting the Halloween decorations out preparing for the big night. I’m afraid of the pumpkins! *giggles* Mom says that’s silly because they just sit there and don’t move or make scary sounds, but I don’t trust those round, orange blobs. They creep me out and I just stay clear of them! The other things are quite interesting though and I like checking them out. Armani won’t leave the big bat alone! Mol! Right when I had decided that Halloween was pretty cool, other than the scary pumpkins, meomy came home with a bag and said “Happy Halloween guys!” We all ran up curious to see what treats she had brought home for us. The bag was not full of yummy treats, but something called costumes! The other furmates yelled, “It’s a trick…. make a run for it!" I didn’t know what a 'trick' or a 'costume' was, so I still sat curiously looking at them. Then, unfortunately I found out!

OMC! Meomy strapped a hat on me, along with a scarf and a necklace. She was just a giggling away thinking that I was the cutest looking Muppet ever! Then she skipped off to get her camera. I felt stripped of my dignity, how could she do this to me? I mustered up the most pathetic expressions I could when she snapped a few photos of me. "Ha, just look at those pics meomy! Just try to post those indignant photos of me and you’ll be turned into the ASPCM for sure!!" *American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Muppets* -giggles-

Nobody is sure if my new meds are working yet or not. Right after meomy thought she noticed a slight improvement, she ended up having to leave me all alone for an entire day. I seem to go down hill when she has to do that. But, my Auntie P phoned meomy Monday morning and meomy rushed off to take her and my very special cousin-kitty Rahmses to the doc. Rahmses sadly went to the Bridge, a very heartbreaking day for many people and his kitty furiends. *tears* When meomy returned home 4 hours later from the doc, she had to immediately leave to take my human grandma to the hospital in Las Vegas. She didn’t get home until late that night. For the next two days I did not do well. She’s not sure how I did yesterday because she was again at the hospital for 15 hours in Vegas with my human grandma . My human sissy said that I would not eat for her, but I did eat quite a bit when meomy returned home last night. Today I seem to be having a bit of a better day. I took my new medicine on time, I’ve ate quite a bit, and so far have not had to have a dose of my icky pain meds. *that’s a good sign!* Meomy keeps praying and is trying to have positive thinking that these meds will work.Thank you everybody for your prayers for the same. *big purrs & hugs*

It’s now time for my afternoon kitty snooze session.

Luvs to all,
ooh ohh, aah aah,
Lil’ Muppet
*the one NOT dressing up for Halloween this year! giggles*

~ updates, thanks, prayers, & rewards ~

Dear Diary,

I opened my mailbox the other day and there was the cutest mousy scampering around inside of it!
He was sopping wet and said that he had just journeyed here from across the ’big pond’. *Thank you ALFIE ( http://www.catster.com/cats/694536) for the mousy and pretty, thoughtful card! And for the truckload of Z’s! Big, big hugs*

My friend PIPPIN (http://www.catster.com/cats/869806) has been courageously trying to get his liver to heal. He just finished with his 1½ months of icky meds, only to find out today that his liver count went up much higher, not lower. *sighs with a tear* His mom faithfully is doing everything she can for him. Please, if you have time, stop by and visit this beautiful boy’s room and wish him well. *thanks!*

Today was day 5 on my new meds. They really don’t taste like anything, but I still have to make meomy feel bad for forcing me to take them. *giggles* And I just can’t swallow one more bite of my new food. It was ok for a week, but I’m used to a variety. I refused to eat any of it on Sunday and by Monday evening when I still was refusing to eat it, mom ran to the store and bought me my organic wet food. I was so happy to see it and I ate quite a bit of it. She’ll have to discuss this with my dermatologist. Mom didn’t save me from starvation to just turn around and starve me herself! The meds are the important thing right now, and I am getting those, like it or not. *Not! Giggles*

The shrimps are back! Hurray! But where, oh where are the Fall / Halloween gifties? I know, I know…. kitties are supposed to have patience! *humph*

My foster bro-fur Armani cannot figure out who snuck into his room and painted a big 'NOT' above his adoptable sign. *giggles* He's now offerering up a diamond star to whatever Catster can help him solve the mystery. *see his diary if interested*

That’s all for now Diary,
Hugs, Purrs, & Luvs,
Ooh ooh, aah ahh,
Lil’ Muppet
*Thanks to Isis (http://www.catster.com/cats/672967) for letting me know that my links lead to absolutely nowhere! Mol.... oops! We've added in their Catster address*

~ Update on Calamity & Family and on Myself ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy received a phone call from Calamity’s mom today. They are so sad that they still have not been able to come play in Catsterland. Unfortunately it will be a bit longer until they return. We are among the many Catsters who miss them. They all are getting settled in their new home. Henry is still a bit unsure of his new home, but Calamity faithfully looks after him. She spends time staying by his side, grooming him and trying to help him to adjust. Kana got to go on a hike today and loved it until they arrived at the river. She was perplexed by the rocks in the river. There were no rocks in the water in Florida, and she didn’t like the fact that her ’new water’ had lots of them that she had to step on. *giggles* Overall, Calamity’s mom says that everybody is doing very well. :)

A truce has been called by my docs! I will be taking my new meds for the next two months! Hurray, my surgery has been postponed and solid prayers that I won‘t need it after all!! My meds are being compounded into a liquid so the dosage can be precise. They will be hard on my liver, so meomy is adding milk thistle to my diet. My cat doc is prayerful too that this may cure my ear problems once and for all. But she said if it doesn’t, I should skip anything my new specialist suggests next and have the surgeries done. I’m at my highest dose now that I can take of my pain meds. (Controlled narcotics)
If they wear off again, I can be stuck in a lot of pain. Hopefully, these new meds will resolve my ear problems and the pain will finally go away.

I can’t remember if I already said this in my previous diary entries. I know we’ve been kind of vague and I do apologize for that. Meomy and I have been so confused and we didn’t want to say something that would just turn out to be miss-diagnosed again! But my dermatologist specialist told us that at one time in her life she personally had a bad ear infection that compromised her eardrum. When her eardrum healed, it healed with debris and infection trapped behind it. She told us that the pain was insane and she couldn’t tolerate it! That’s what she’s thinking may be my problem. The meds should help clear any trapped infection. She could see something behind my right eardrum. * the eardrum is a thin see-through membrane* She couldn’t be sure if it was scar tissue on the eardrum, or possibly debris and infection. She put me on my new diet only to make sure that allergies to food were not helping to exaggerate my condition.

So that’s my update for now. Hopefully my new meds will be ready to pick up tomorrow. I’m not looking forward to taking more meds, but I’m assured that they don’t have a taste to them. *thinks that might be ok*

Hugs, Purrs, & Luvs,
Ooh ooh, aah ahh,
Lil’ Muppet

*thanks to Harley for searching that stinky landfill in hopes of finding my sisal rope!! ~ big hugs ~ Good thing he thought to bring loads of febreeze collars with him. *giggles*

~ the battle of my doctors ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy said that a battle has started over me. Hmmmm? I thought pirate days were over? I guess not, at least not for my pirate doctors anyways.

I look to the left and see my cat doc ‘slinging mud balls’ over me to my right. So I look over to my right and there’s my new specialists slinging the mud balls right back. Meomy and I are caught right in the middle!

My cat doc is stomping her feet and insisting that my ear drums are messed up and I need the surgeries asap. My specialists are saying that my ear drums are fine, that the pain is most likely coming from behind my ear drums. A couple months of meds and a special diet may help to resolve my problems without surgery. It’s worth a try.

My cat doc says that they are only prolonging the inevitable surgeries and making me suffer longer. They insist back that the surgeries are highly invasive and must be a final last option. So why not try the meds first? She shoots back with the meds that they prescribed me are dosed wrong. She says that they prescribed me over double the dose that I can take and that can really harm me!

My cat doc is also still stomping her feet and insisting that I am in CRF and have chronic renal disease. The specialists are shaking their heads saying that I am not. My cat doc says that they don’t know anything!

Well, meomy and I just don’t know what to think about all of this. I can tell you that meomy is really sad and confused. We’re just ducking and plugging our ears as the mud balls are whizzing back and forth. I have not started on my new meds because what if I am in CRF as bad as my cat doc says I am and this high dose of meds can really harm me. Oh, what a dilemma. *long sigh*

On a good note though, I gained 9 ounces! I like my new diet, and my cat doc upped my pain meds dosage yesterday. That seemed to help me have a better day today. Finding my sisal rope would just make it even better. *giggles*

Hugs and Purrs and Luvs,
Ooh ooh, aah aah,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Dizzy Red Rocks & Docs ~

Dear Diary,

Our shortcut through Red Rock Canyon was pretty but I did not like the way meomy drove! It was like the entire time I was sliding to the left of my carrier, then sliding over to the right. Then to the left, then to the right! I jabbered the entire way through the canyon asking meomy if she could please just drive in a straight line!

Meomy thought the specialist lady was wonderful. I thought she was mean! She poked and prodded around in my ears, *ouch!!* looked down my throat, *gag* and …well let’s jus’ say she ‘didn’t’ use my ear to take my temp! *grrrzz and a cold, long glare for her*

She disappeared with my ear swabs and left for awhile. I sat with meomy and had my head buried under her arm the entire time. When she came back in she said that she really didn’t find anything except a small amount of yeast. * doesn't the mean lady know that all kitties like making bread? Geeez!* She wants meomy and I to try something for the next two months that she suggests as a ‘last effort‘. If it doesn’t help to resolve my chronic pain issue, then she said to go ahead with the surgeries. *ooooh! I gave her another good glare .... she even cracked up and commented on just how 'animated' my glare can be! Quit giggling lady!Hmmph!*

So I’ll be on an icky ’human antibiotic’ and a special diet for the next two months. This will help to be clear if allergies are having anything to do with my condition. So two more months of pain meds….. the meds that I’m slowly getting tolerant to again. *sighs* At least they still help some. Maybe my doc can up the dose one last time?

Meomy stopped by a pet store on the way home to pick up my new food. Auntie P immediately pointed out that there was a very ’bad’ ingredient in that dry food, but it wasn’t in the wet. So meomy bought all the wet they had. I heard birdies chirping and really wanted meomy to push the cart over by those birds! *giggles* She said that would be no different than if she let a doggie come right up to me when I was in my carrier! *sighs* People giggled at me because all they heard coming from my carrier was 'ooh.. ooh ooh aah... aah!!' :)

So, that was my big day in the big city! I’m glad to be home and I like my new food. Meomy is trying to come up with a plan now about the other kitty’s food. She’s always ‘free fed’ but she has to make sure now that I don’t nibble on any of their food. ???

Thank you to everybody who has continued to pray for me. *big, big hugs* It is so much appreciated!

Hugs & Purrs,
-Ooh ooh, aah ahh-
Lil’ Muppet

~ sightseeing trip to my new doc tomorrow ~

Dear Diary,

Wow meomy was excited that she got 'the ball rolling' today. *we're all still lookin' for the ball?* She spoke with my doc about the suggestion of a referral to the dermatologist specialist. This made absolutely no sense to my doc. She said my ears are spotless with no inflammation? She felt it was a waste of time and money and just more stress on me. *sighs* But she finally referred me to a Dr. Coyner in Las Vegas. Meomy was right away on the phone with this doc explaining my history and my on-going pain problem. They said that meomy could bring me in tomorrow!! So we’re packing my bags and preparing for the journey. *not too long for meomy, but ridiculously long for me* We will be traveling through Red Rock Canyon this time. Meomy says it’s very pretty and I can’t wait to see it.

Then my meomy tells me that Auntie P will be riding with us. *say what?* I giggled because I can’t imagine Auntie P fitting in the backseat of meomy’s car! Mol! *thinks about that and is determined that Auntie P is ‘going’ to ride in the back and her up front with meomy….. considers camping out in the front seat tonight to save her spot*

We will be sure to update tomorrow when we arrive back home.

Hugs, Purrs & Luvs
Ooh ooh, aah ahh
Lil’ Muppet

Prissy, any clues about my sisal rope yet? *giggles*

~ update on Calamity & her family ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy spoke with
Calamity’s mom today. They arrived safely in their new state and town after a lengthy road trip and a few minor vehicle problems. The place they had planned on renting had unfortunately just been sold! *sighs* They did find another place to rent, but it needs some work and repairs. *no fun* Their friends that moved with them found themselves in a similar situation. So, until things get settled for both families they will not be able to come play in Catsterville. *pouts* They want all of their friends to know how much they miss them. Kana, Romeo and Calia seem to have adjusted quickly to the move, however Calamity and Henry still are scared & hiding. Extra prayers for them!

As for me, I’m promised that my doc will be in her office tomorrow. She’s been MIA for two weeks now. I should be able to get the letter of referral from her tomorrow. Then it’s another adventure into Las Vegas. This will confirm if I need the icky surgeries on my ears or not. *keeping positive*

That scary shampoo monster bit meomy! I told her that thing was mean, she jus’ wouldn’t listen. It reached out and grabbed her lil’ toe when she was strolling by it! Meomy hit the floor with loud noises coming out of her mouth. *giggles* I ran over and dove on the monster so it wouldn’t get her again. When she looked up she saw that I was sprawled across it with my eyes bugged out! “I got it held down meomy!! Make a run for it!!” *giggles* She’s still hobbling, but promises me that her baby toe will recover. *whew*

Today is number 54 that my adored sisal rope has been lost. I've been saving up my yummy crunchy treats and as soon as I have enough I'm going to post a reward for any information leading to the location of it's where-abouts! Meomy wonders if it accidentally may have fallen into a trash can. She says then sadly it would be at the local landfill. *They fill up land with sisal ropes? How odd!* I'm searching for a map of how to get to this 'land full of sisal ropes' so I can see if my rope is there.

That’s all for now Diary.

Hugs and Luvs,
Ooh ooh, aah ahh,
Lil’ Muppet

My big sissy is COTD!!

Dear Diary,

OMC!! Nakita is COTD! Special cheers & hugs for her! *feels so puroud for sissy Nakita* What a special day this will be for her!

Big ooh ooh, aah aah's,
Lil' Muppet

~ Pirates and Patience ~

Dear Diary,

First of all, I wanted to say how surprised I was when I received a package in the mail from my good friend Belle. You made my entire day Belle!! That was the day that Armani had to go to emergency and meomy came home without him. I was so sad and worried for Armani, but your package lifted my spirits! I share my special new banana-nana with him now. It makes him feel better. So a big thank you from both Armani and I.

We are playin’ pirates in Catsterville and it is so much fun! There are so many kitties dressing up for the fun, it’s so cool. Meomy is working on a picture of me for my room and I hope that she gets it finished in time. She has what she calls a ‘bad habit’. She starts something and sometimes doesn’t finish it. *sighs for meomy*

After being patient for one week, meomy and I were supposed to get with my doc today for a letter of referral for which specialist I should go to. My doc was feelin’ ill and took the day off today. *purrin’ for her* Meomy tells me this new doc will be like an ear/nose/throat doctor. Ewey, I hope that he doesn’t poke around in my nose! *giggles* Meomy will not be completely truthful with my doc and tell her exactly why I am being sent to another specialist. She likes to be kind and she doesn’t want my doc to know that the surgeons don’t trust her very much! They want to completely confirm that having the ear surgeries are my final last option. They do say that by their examination and looking at the x-rays I am a candidate to have the surgeries. But they are very invasive and only do these surgeries when absolutely necessary. Hopefully we can speak to my doc tomorrow and get the letter of referral. Then it’s another adventure for meomy and I back to the big city. *look out California friends! JK! Mol!* Meomy told me that Picasso’s mom, Barbi, won’t be there to visit with us this time. *sighs, I really like her and her hubby*

HQ kindly approved a request to have a fundraiser for me as the surgeries are high dollar. Meomy naturally has put the fundraiser on hold until we see the new specialist and see if they confirm I do indeed need the surgeries. *huge hugs to all who helped my fundraiser come to be in the first place - you‘ll never know just how grateful we are*

Gonna go now and bug meomy to work on my pirate costume/picture.

Luvs and Purrs,
Ooh ooh, aah aah
Lil’ Muppet
*loving Grey’s
new pirate get-up. *giggles*

~ new friends and new ear diagnosis ? ~

Dear Diary,

Well we made it to the surgeon’s office without incident. We didn’t see any ‘Welcome to California’ signs so we weren’t able to do a quick 'drive-by hello' to Moses, Angel Amelia, Angel Kyla, or any of our other California buddies. *giggles* Except for the insane traffic, *meomy’s a small town person* meomy said it was pretty easy to find. My Aunt P was going to go along, but that didn’t happen so I got to ride up front right where I belonged next to meomy.

Shortly after we had arrived, Picasso’s mom and dad walked in! Wow are they nice people! They gave me a gift bag with goodies and treats, and they even had a gift bag for meomy with a beautiful cactus plant inside. And a beautiful card with kind, thoughtful words. *Hugs* Meomy had no gift bags for them! *giggles and blushes for meomy. She promises to make it up to them. Her entire brain today was on me and my appt.*

I was not myself. All I could see were big furry things called doggies and they frightened me. I was the only kitty in the entire building! There was no way I wanted to come out of my carrier, so Picasso’s mom pet me and talked sweetly to me through the open carrier door. She sure is a sweetheart! We all went outside to take a picture, and then I refused to go back in my carrier. No more dogs, no safe carrier needed. Back inside, OMC there are those scary dogs again. What’s that? A pit bull and he’s staring at me? Yikes! Why is he staring at me? Picasso’s mom nicely put me back in my carrier! *kisses to her, hisses to that doggie! giggles* Soon it was time for my appointment, so we had to say goodbye to our new friends. It sure was nice to meet them. I was sure to send them off with some of my fur on their nice clothes. *giggles*

Next I got to see the doc. Overall meomy says that the visit was ‘positive.’ If I am in CRF, he would not be able to do the surgeries. But looking over my medical records he had some doubts that I truly am in CRF as bad as my other doc states. *that would be fantastic!* And after looking over my x-rays, he decided he wants to wait on any surgery and send me to a dermatologist specialist. He wants to be sure every avenue is covered before deciding surgery as an only option. He contradicted some of my doc’s beliefs and thinks a different specialist may be able to resolve my ear problems. It’s worth a shot before doing this surgery. If the dermatologist can’t help me, he’ll be more than happy to do the ear surgeries. I’ll stay on my pain meds for now. So, meomy’s head is once again in a state of confusion. What exactly is wrong with my ears? *she’s shrugging her shoulders with this blank stare on her face* We’ll see what the dermatologist has to say. Another trip to Vegas. Maybe this time I’ll get to see the Las Vegas Strip!

Thank you all so much for your purrs and prayers for me. *big hugs* And for all the nice messages, rosettes and phone calls. Meomy always tells me how many people love me and are praying for me. I try to relay to her that I already know. I can feel every wonderful bit of it and I am so grateful and blessed. *purrs*

G-nite for now,
Ooh ooh, aah aah,
Lil’ Muppet

Meeting Picasso's parents!

Dear Diary,

Meomy and I are so excited! Picasso’s parents are in Las Vegas on vacation this week. Las Vegas, the same place where meomy and I will be on Wednesday for my consult with the surgeon! They are going to drive to my doc’s office and meet us!! How nice is that?! *big hugs* I wish I could meet Picasso too, but him and his furmates are all being well taken care of while his mom and dad are here having fun in the big city.

I got my map and my GPS (Global Paw Siren) out and ready to take with meomy and I Wednesday. I was going to get her lost on purpose so I didn’t have to see the scary surgeon man. *giggles* But now I’ll be sure and guide meomy right to the doc’s office so we can meet Picasso’s wonderful parents!

We still are not able to go in the backyard. *pouts* I guess the area where we live are all having problems with the widow spiders. Meomy noticed that I kept looking out her glass slider in her bedroom and ‘ooh oohing’ to something I could see outside. I was trying to tell a black widow spider out there to please go away so us kitties could go out back again. Meomy kept looking out and nothing was there. I kept on pleading with the spider to go away. Finally meomy laid down on her belly so she could see from my point of view and looked out. There, underneath the lounge chair, she spotted the new widow spider with a couple of egg sacks! She was not happy at all. She said, “That’s now the eighth one that’s tried to camp out and have her babies on our back patio!!” Meomy told me that I was a good girl for pointing that out to her. Then she said that we still were not going to be allowed to go out back for awhile longer. *Hmmph!* Guess I’ll keep searching for my sisel rope and try to finish my poem for my Grey.

That’s all for now Diary,
Looking forward to meeting Picasso's parents Wednesday!
Hugs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Las Vegas here I come~

Dear Diary,

Meomy informed me that my consultation/second opinion with the surgeon in Las Vegas is next Wednesday at 2 p.m. She’s picked up my records and my letter of referral from my doc. She already has the disc with both sets of my head x-rays on them. Looks like I’m all set for our road trip to go in and see what he has to say. Holding out hope that there might be another option for me, and also hope that we find the place!


Mom has no sense of direction *giggles* so hopefully this place is easy to find and we don‘t end up lost. Remember my meomy once set out on a road trip from Nevada going to Arizona and crossed over the California border! * mol * She asked my human sissy who was riding with her, “Do we have to cross the California border to get to Arizona?‘ In which my human sissy replied, “Not unless you intend to drive around the world mom!“ I better take a map and a GPS along with us and act as meomy’s co-pilot! I’ll have to keep an alert eye to be sure no road signs say ’Welcome to California’! *hee, hee*

My pain meds still have been working well for me so I’ve had plenty of good days. I still have not been able to locate my sisal rope though. I finally did give in and play with another piece, but now it’s missing too. *wonders what furmate is hiding them*

Meomy said no more outdoor time for us until she can get some help to completely get rid of the poisonous spiders. Meomy’s lived around black widows all of her life and never has had one incident of her family or pets being bit. She didn’t know that they were so dangerous for us. Armani is one lucky kitty. Thank you to all who prayed for him. *big hugs* He’s my best housemate buddy and I luv him.

Ooh ohh, aah aah
Many Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ sisal ropes and sticky webs~

Dear Diary,

Meomy told me that I get to go in for a consultation with the surgeon in Las Vegas next week. She’s asked them for a second opinion. She’s a bit concerned as to why my ‘cat specialist’ doc had never heard of this procedure being done on a kitty before. *giggles*
And meomy spoke with a lady who’s kitty had this procedure done on one of his ears. She said that her kitty can actually hear better than before!! He didn’t have as many problems as me, but just perhaps I will not be deaf after all. Meomy is so confused right now. She will have all of the correct scoop to tell after my consultation. For now, I’m still doing well on my pain meds.

My furmates have hid my sisal rope again! I’ve searched and hollered everywhere for it. Even meomy can’t locate where they hid it this time. She cut me a new piece, and even though it looks the same, it’s just not. *pouts* I want my sisal rope, it’s my buddy.

Meomy let us go in the outback with her last evening. Armani and I took our positions by the back fence lying in wait for any crickets to show themselves. Then something caught my eye under a chair. I trotted over to the patio to investigate it, and it was a big spider in a web. She was shiny black and had a pretty red spot on her belly.

Naturally meomy came right over to see what I was ‘ooh oohing’ to and poking at. Then she did something she’s never done before! She screamed at me and told me to go away. *Hmph!* I went back over and sat with Armani. We watched how meomy sprayed some stuff around the chair. She told us to stay away from the chair, but right then the spider dropped down in her web and I couldn’t resist. I ran over and went under the chair right in to the web. Oh, meomy just about fainted! *giggles* And then she screamed at me again to go away! *I can count….. that’s twice now!*

So out I ran with the sticky white web, spider and all clinging to me!! I went back over by Armani leaving meomy standing on the patio in utter shock! She nearly passed out, but somehow caught her breath and ran over to me yelling my name over and over again. Armani and I just sat there with our eyes bugged out, we didn’t know what was wrong with her. By now, we had captured the attention of our neighbors who were outside having a bar-b-que.

Meomy kept simultaneously reaching down and stroking my fur with an odd high pitched sound coming out of her. It was like stroke, aaaahhhhh ….. stroke, aaaahhhhh!! When she finally realized the spider was no longer on me, she took off doing this weird dance! Armani, the neighbors, and I just sat back and watched the show. *giggles* Oh, my meomy can be quite strange at times, but Armani and I admit that she can also be entertaining! We have no idea what the neighbors think of her. *giggles*

When it was all said and done, nobody was bit, no more black widow, lots of bug spray put down today, so no outside time until Wednesday. *sighs* Oh well, I guess I’ll just continue the search for my sisal rope.


Loves and Hugs to effurybody
Ooh ooh, aah aah,
Lil’ Muppet

~ pain free silence ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy found out this morning that the surgery I need is performed on kitties also! *thanks 'D'* She was advised to have a ‘board certified surgeon’ perform my surgery. So Monday meomy will phone some places in Las Vegas and inquire more about this. Like my best buddy MOSES pointed out regarding that this surgery will be at a ‘high risk’, I have proven over and over that it is just not my time to trot to the Bridge! *hugs Moses*

Meomy explained again to me that I will no longer be able to hear. I wonder what it will be like not to be able to hear meomy’s voice? And just perhaps when that big ol’ mean vacuum monster roars at me, I will no longer tremble with fear? I can say, ‘Wow, you are not so scary after all!’ *giggles* But most of all, meomy says that I will no longer have this terrible pain so no need to have to take the icky pain meds! Hmmmm? No pain, hurray!!! No pain meds? I might have to go to a kitty rehab! *giggles*

Meomy and I are just overwhelmed with all of the lovely paw mails and gifts people have sent to me. Thank you all so much for caring and praying! It means and helps so much!! And thank you to Sausage and his kind mom for all they do for me. The candle page is just beautiful and thank you to all who have lit a candle for me. *tears of appreciation* http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=MUP PE

Oooh! I just spotted my sisal rope! Time to go play.

Ooh ooh, aah aah,
Lil’ Muppet

~ Muppet's Miracle ~

Dear Diary,

This is the most emotional confusing day for meomy and me. Is it possible one minute to learn that a Miracle straight from Heaven has happened, directly followed by devastating news? Meomy can tell you, “Yes, it is possible!”

First of all, the skull x-rays show that my osteo-bulla is almost completely back down to normal size!! Hurray! It’s a Blessing and a Miracle! Thank you, thank you for everybody’s prayers and well wishes! They indeed did work! *hugs & purrs* I could hear the doc and meomy in the room discussing the x-rays and I heard meomy ‘doing the happy dance.’

My doc stopped meomy from dancing, and told her that she had some bad news to tell her. Bad news? What could be so bad, I was cured! She then led meomy into another room where I was on a table. She explained to meomy that she did a complete ear examination on both of my ears. Sadly my right ear has no ear drum left at all, and my left ear drum has a hole in it. She said that meant that my brain was being exposed and that this meant I could not live with any quality of Life.

She knows how much meomy loves me, and she said that she has been guessing for quite some time that this might be what’s been causing some of the severe pain. But if the osteo-bulla didn’t resolve, it wouldn’t have mattered anyways because I wouldn’t have been able to go on living that way. Now that the osteo-bulla has healed, this too is no way to live. But she knows that in dogs, especially Cocker Spaniels, there is a surgery where they remove the total ear canal. They are deaf in that ear, but they are pain free and can live with a quality of life. She wants meomy to check around and possibly see if this can be performed on me. Both of my ears would require surgery, and I would be completely deaf, but I would be pain free.

She explained to meomy that I would be considered a high risk surgery because of my other medical conditions. But she felt it is my only option. If there is no surgery like this for kitties, then meomy is definitely going to hook up with Prissy’s kind mom on locating somebody to invent a device for my ears that will block air, sound and debri while still allowing my ear to breathe. Meomy is not giving up hope on me! Once again I have beat the odds, and I too shall try my hardest to overcome this next hurdle.

It’s been a long, emotional day for meomy and me. Meomy and I can’t express how overwhelmed we were when we checked our mail this morning! Thank you all for your support and kindness! We will personally thank everybody soon, but probably not for a few days.

Ooh oohs & aah aah’s
Hugs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~Tomorrow's my big day ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy informed me that tomorrow is my ‘big day.’ I get to go visit my doc and have my skull x-rays redone. The doc is also checking to make sure that my eardrum and throat have healed also. Meomy and I again want to thank all who have prayed and cared about me. *loads of purrs* And thank you to Prissy’s mom for researching and standing ready to contact a ‘prosthesis inventor’ if my eardrum has failed to heal. *special hugs*

My pain meds have continued to allow me to have almost all wonderful days. I carry my silly sisal rope with me everywhere. Sometimes my furmates play a trick on me and hide it. I let everybody know when I find it by loudly meowing and forever carrying on a conversation with it. Mol! Besides Armani, I’d have to say that the silly sisal rope is my best buddy. *grins*

Meomy has a meeting this Thursday to start helping with the Flock case. She was told that it is ‘moving forward and coming together.’ *hurray* Meomy is one of the few who can testify to the months leading up to Flock’s horrible downfall. And to the day and the next six weeks after we were found starved. She also has 250 photos that she took those six weeks that will be used as evidence. For all who have followed Flock’s story, this is good news. The ‘officials to be’ have vowed that the guilty ones will not get off with a slap on the wrist.
Let there be Justice for Flock! Justice for Muppet! :)

That’s about all for now. I’ll update when we get back from my doc visit tomorrow.

Luvs and hugs to all,
Lil’ Muppet

*Jane - meomy and I don't know what to say! We are just overwhelmed with your kindness and generosity. Thank you and Bless you! *big hugs*

~Purrs to Catsters & Grrrrzzz to the Judge ~

Dear Diary,

I’ve had pretty much all good days since my doc upped my dosage of my pain meds. And not only do my pain meds help me have good days, they also have other benefits. They calm my belly so my other meds don’t hurt my belly and therefore I don’t have near as bad of the icky runs. They also give me the munchies and so I’m eating more, even crunching on dry food now too.

On behalf of my meomy and me, we want to give big thanks to the Catster’s who recently contributed donations to my Muppet Fund my doc’s office has going for me. ( * Ms L&M *) We are just overwhelmed with your generosity and love, and your contributions are so greatly appreciated! Thank You!! *hugs* And Peter, meomy wants to say a big thank you to you also for your contribution. And she wants to inform you that you are now forgiven for editing her out of your magazine article! Ha! :) But she says 'thanks for leaving the pic you published with her in it' *giggles* She can at least open the magazine and say 'Look, that's me at Flock!' *giggles again!* Seriously though, Thank You!

The former president of Flock appeared in court Aug 14th to be sentenced for the neglect charges that were pressed when 125 of her own animals were confiscated by animal control. She plea bargained and plead guilty to one count of ’unsanitary conditions.’
She also was ordered to do 40 hrs. of community service. Guess who the judge assigned her to do these 40 hrs. of service with? A group called S.N.A.P.S. For those of you who may not know, meomy is vice president of S.N.A.P.S.! She almost resigned from the group, but reconsidered and decided that she’s not going to let this stop her from doing good things for our communities pets. It’s just hard to imagine that the person responsible for my cruelty and on-going pain conditions gets to now be involved with meomy’s low cost spay/neuter group. And how come a judge would assign somebody arrested for animal cruelty/neglect to work with animals? Would she assign an alcoholic to work in a bar? Or a drug addict to work in a pharmacy? *giggles*

I get to have my next icky head x-rays done on August 27th. Again, we thank everybody who has prayed and supported me and meomy through this. Paws crossed that the x-rays show that my osteo-bulla has shrunk back down to normal size, my eardrum has healed, and that my throat has healed.

We continue to pray for the other Catster's who are also ill.

Purrs,
Ooh oohs & ahh aahs,
Lil’ Muppet

Kila went Home :(

Beautiful KILA has gone Home to the Bridge. *tears* Kila is one of our first furiends we met here when we were newbies on Catster. Our Special Prayers for her and her most wonderful family. * gentle hugs for her bro's Jackman & Ollie too*

Purrs & Prayers,
Lil Muppet

~ flyin' high for a day :) ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy accidentally gave me a double dose of my pain meds last week. Wow was that a fantastic day for me! I was alert the entire day, didn’t even take one nap! I played and absolutely loved everything. *giggles* I purred and purred all day, and let my meomy, furmates, and my toys know how much I adore them. I also ate more than I had the entire previous week put together. I loved my food and couldn’t get enough of it. I even shocked meomy when she saw me a couple of times crunching on the dry kitty food!

Meomy was so happy to see me awake, eating and playful, but she was worried about the double dose. She watched me carefully all day, and good thing because I kept almost falling off of anything I was on. The computer desk, the coffee table, etc. I just kept rolling around acting so cute and silly and kept forgetting about the edge. Off I would start to go and meomy would catch me. *giggles* When it was time to go to bed I didn’t want to. I still wanted to play and was not tired at all. *meomy said that I was still ‘high’*

The next day I pretty much went back to sleeping and didn’t want to eat much. I was not purring anymore. The normal dose of pain meds didn’t seem to help much as usual. Meomy decided to discuss this with my doc. The double dose was obviously too much, *giggles* but maybe a bit of a higher dose would help me.

My doc could not stop laughing when hearing all about my ‘flying high as kite day.’ She agreed with meomy that I’m obviously still in pain with the amount I had been being given and that my dosage should be upped a bit.

So last night I got my first higher dose. When meomy woke up this morning, there I was sleeping smack on the middle of her pillow and she was pushed to the side of it. *giggles* A sign of the ol’ times as this is how she used to always wake up. I purred and purred and all morning I played with my new toy *a piece of sisal rope that came off of our kitty scratcher* and I ate both wet and dry food. I’ve taken a few naps too. I appear not to be in so much pain and meomy’s pleased with the new dosage of my pain meds. I have 2 weeks left on my other icky meds and then we get to see with x-rays if they’ve worked or not. With so many wonderful Catsters and Best Friend’s supporters praying for me, we know that we will see that the meds worked!

Purrs,
Ooh ohhs & aah aahs,
Lil’ Muppet

PS - Nigg, all our love to you and your most special mom. *hugs*

~ has meomy gone a bit 'loco'? ~

Dear Diary,

I received an airmail package! Cutie ALFIE sent me a special get well hug and the cutest play mousie all the way from the UK! *And the sneaky boy didn’t give his return address…. Hints* Thank you so much Alfie. What an unexpected beautiful surprise. You brightened my day! *hugs for you & your sweet mom*

Well, this past week was just full of ups and downs. I seem to be dancing to the tune of ‘take one step forward, then two steps back and then visa versa’. I think I may have driven meomy a little nuts! *cups mouth with paw and whispers….. ‘You know……. a bit ‘loco?’ *
Get this, yesterday evening I was up and awake and let her know that it was time to go outside. Well, it wasn’t actually time yet, but we always have to try early to see if she’ll fall for it. Meomy was so elated to see me up and asking to go outside. *the loco thing …. she’s now too easily amused by small things I do for some reason* When it was time, meomy carried me out back. Instead of stretching out by my favorite rose bush, I actually had some energy to walk around the yard ….with meomy naturally closely tagging along. *rolls eyes and giggles* When I was done doing my round about the yard, I spotted THE GATE! *a lightbulb flashed on inside my head* Oh, all of my fun memories of attempted escapes came back to me. I slowly walked over to the gate, as not to draw too much attention from meomy. It was too late, meomy already had read my mind and she was there in a flash. *reminded me of the butler in ’Mr. Deeds’* I tried anyways to make a leap, but meomy stuck her hand out and thwarted off my effort. Then, get this….. She got all happy! She was so happy that I tried to jump the fence?? *scratches head and silently wonders if meomy truly has gone crazy* She was saying how that was a ‘good sign’ and that I hadn’t even thought about doing that in so long because I have been so ill. THEN she promptly picked me up, scolded me for being a ‘bad girl’ for doing that, and she placed me inside! *OMC! Meomy has lost it!*

Another Thursday, another consult with my doc. Meomy told her of the good ups and the concerning downs that I am experiencing. My doc once again told meomy that all we could do was pray and hope the meds help with my osteobulla condition. She’s also concerned as to why my eardrum hasn’t appeared to have healed. Here’s meomy’s non-vet explanation of what my doc said….. My ear germs, that produce the cells that should help repair my eardrum, may have been killed off by all of those nasty untreated ear infections while I was out at Flock. My doc will check this out when I come in for my next visit. She also showed meomy how to wrap me in a towel to help while giving me those icky meds. It hurts for meomy to touch my right side of my head by me ear/chin. Since I put up quite a fuss when she gives me my meds, she always has to pin me down and scruff me for a second. That hurts sooo bad! My doc said the towel method should not hurt me near as bad.

I’ve been eating a bit more at times. I think something’s wrong with my food though. It gives me a terrible belly ache and then I have those icky runs. Then meomy tries to feed me the same food! The same food that I just had an icky experience with. I tell meomy that I think there’s something wrong with the food by refusing to eat it. So she gives me a different food, I eat a bit of it, and bam! Tummy ache and another trip to the kitty box. I refuse to eat that food ever again also. Meomy ran out of ideas on what to feed me, so in desperation she brought home some different flavors of the forbidden Fancy Feast. Ooooooh! The gravy was devine, yummy! But then a belly ache, and you know the rest of the story. Is there something wrong with every food? Meomy keeps trying to tell me that it’s the meds that are doing this and not the food. That I’m just associating the food with the ickyness that follows. Let me think about that…… I’m ok, then I eat some food, and then I’m not ok. - Ok, ..food, ..not ok!! - Hello? I’m testing out the flavors of Avo Derm foods now. And meomy is mixing in something she picked up at the health food store called instant oatmeal. She was advised by the wonderful PA gals that this may help with my diarrhea and then the icky pepcid-ac may begin to work better.

That’s all for now Diary. I want to express again my gratitude for everybody’s luv and support.

Much Luvs and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

it's tricky trying to get well

Dear Diary,

Gee, this getting better stuff sure is tricky. I’ve been going through ups and downs, and for the past several days I’ve been mostly feeling yucky. Meomy and I sure do appreciate everybody’s support and prayers.

My throat is feeling a bit better. Meomy was encouraged when she saw me trying to crunch on some dry food last week. But the meds are now interfering with everything and I just want to sleep and I’m not hungry at all. The meds make my belly hurt and give me icky diarrhea which is a major concern with my CRF.

My doc called meomy on Thursday. Meomy told her the good news about my few ‘zooming’ incidents, but now I was back down again. She also voiced her concerns about my bad diarrhea and fears of dehydration. Both my doc and meomy sat in silence on the phone for a bit. They know the meds are the only hope for my ear condition so stopping them cannot be an option. But my upset belly, pure diarrhea, and not eating are dangerous because of my CRF. I’m sleeping a lot again, and meomy’s concern is how can she decipher if it’s from the meds/ear pain or my CRF getting worse? (She tries her best to keep the faith that I’m going to be fine, but she’s been hovering over me for days worried sick.) My doc had no real answers. Meomy has sub-Q fluids, and she suggested adding Forta Flora to my food, but I’m not eating much right now so meomy doesn’t know if that is going to help with the diarrhea or not. Meomy does still take me out back in the late evenings with her. I love the outdoors and sitting with meomy outside always lifts my spirits.

Meomy added a photo to the right of my wall (page). It’s a diagram of a cat’s ear. She highlighted the osteobulla and my doc’s major concern is the side of that bone that’s next to my brain. The thickening can be wreaking havoc on lots of nerves and she’s worried that there may be neurological brain involvement. Meomy doesn’t understand all of that stuff and may not be repeating it quite right. She just wants a miracle for the meds to work and soon.

Thanks again for everybody’s prayers and support. You help turn meomy’s helpless thoughts for me into hopeful ones.

Purrs and Luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ zooming with gratitude ... :) ~

Dear Diary,

First of all I want to thank SMUDGE and his most creative mom for doing a complete makeover of my room. (page) It’s just beautiful and I love it! The hearts for love and the candles for healing, I love the entire theme and I‘m overflowing with gratitude. Thank you!
And today I received a special surprise package in the mail from kind HAZEL LUCY and her amazing mom. I couldn’t believe my eyes, a cute package with my name on it! * giggles and wonders if our mailman got a snicker out of that * Well, I’m speechless. It’s just beautiful Hazel Lucy and I adore it along with the pretty special card too. That you went out of your way to send me a gift was just so kind!! I will treasure this forever. Thank you! * Psssst! To all Catsters, Hazel Lucy is a lovely trickster. She asked if she could send me a card. You should have seen my eyes when I got a package from her!! *

I have at times been feeling better and showing improvement. Hurray! I really surprised mom the other evening, I made those tears run down her face but she said it was because she was so happy. She had gone into her bedroom and she didn’t know it but I followed her down the hall…. just like the ol’ times. I peeked in her room and I saw her picking up her tennis shoes. She always does this when it’s time to go outside with us and I get so excited. I hadn’t been able to go out back for so long, but I was awake and was not going to miss out now. I was so happy and I startled meomy by shouting out my monkey tunes.* giggles* She walked over to me and I turned and zoomed down the hall, zoomed through the dining room and was going so fast that when I jumped up onto the coffee table, I ended up sliding all the way across it and fell off the other side!! *blushes and giggles* (The coffee table is where I always used to wait for meomy to carry me outside.) Meomy was in shock! Not only was I awake, I was jabbering, I actually zoomed, and I wanted to go outside! * that’s when her big grin came followed by her happy tears *

I’ve had more moments of improvement since then. My doc told meomy that a good sign would be when I started having more good days than bad. The past few days have overall been much better. More ups than downs. *knows it’s because of everybody’s prayers and is soooo thankful*

Loves and Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~Thanks for effurybody's kindness~

Dear Diary,

I felt a little better yesterday. I was awake a bit more, ate a bit more, and I didn’t walk into any walls. I still slept a lot, but I did so up on the sofa in my round bed and not buried in my cube or under meomy’s bed. But then this morning I wasn’t feeling that well again. I didn’t want to eat and I find it comforting again to sleep in my cube. So that’s where I’ve been all day.

My doc phoned meomy a little bit ago to see how Armani and I did this past week. She was pleased to hear Armani is still hanging in there, but was not happy to hear that I had such a rough week. She told meomy that all that can be done is to keep giving me my meds and pray that they do work and soon. *She doesn’t know that I have so many lovely Catsters praying just that very thing for me - purrs of thanks!*

She explained that there are two things going on. She said there is thickening of that bone, and there is thickening of the tissue around that bone. She’s hoping that it’s only the tissue that’s putting pressure on my auditory nerves and not being caused by both. There is nothing that can be done if it’s the bone causing the pain. It’s hoped that the meds can help ease the tissue problem, and therefore stop pressing on the nerves.

Meomy asked my doc if my raw throat could have been the other things that showed up on my x-rays that she told mom she was concerned about. She said no, but we need to first see if I can overcome this hurdle before worrying about anything else.

My doc advised meomy to give me that icky pepcid-ac again because I’m probably nauseous from the pain, the meds or the combination of both. My CRF makes my belly feel yucky at times too but usually not enough to make me stop eating. I do not like that pepcid stuff! But it does calm my belly and perhaps I will be able to eat my food instead of just sniffing it, feeling nauseous and going back to sleep.

That’s my update for now. I just know with all the many wonderful Catster’s that are puraying for me that I will be able one day to once again write about my silly adventures. And not all this icky medical stuff. Loads of thanks and trills for all who have meowed purrs for me, left gifts with kind words, and paw-mailed words of kindness. It is so much appreciated! And also the beautiful prayer pictures like Sausage and Calamity made. And the special whisper from Smudge to Hazel Lucy. Thank you all!!

Purrs and hugs,
Lil' Muppet

~ received news from my doc ~

Dear Diary,

I never expected this diary to become my medical journal. It was supposed to be more a place to share my silly adventures with my Catster furiends. My adventures for now come in the form of dreams as I’m sleeping a lot, and my skillful plots to escape from the out-back have for now turned into clever maneuvers to escape meomy and those icky medicine syringes. It’s becoming harder though, because at times I can’t seem to walk in a straight line.

I only wrote about some of the findings from last Thursday’s doc visit. While under anesthesia, my doc and meomy closely inspected my mouth again. Meomy has insisted that there has to be a reason why I stopped eating my dry food, not that I ate it very well before, and now eat tiny amounts of wet food all day long. Was this related to my CRF or is this because of pain? After showing meomy again that my mouth was fine, my doc looked down my throat and then showed meomy. She gasped! Down both sides of my throat, as far down as they could see, it is ‘raw’ looking and bright red. OUCH! There’s the reason I have trouble eating! What was this and what caused this? Could be a number of things, but it all falls back to that horrible place I used to live….. Flock. Some docs have refused to see us kitties from Flock. Malnutrition, starvation, dehydration, exposed to everything horribly contagious and more. Our health issues now are highly complex, and extremely frustrating to many docs.

Another call from my doc, another doc looked at my x-rays. She said that she had seen that odd thing that showed up by my right ear. Neurologists say that it is a ‘thickening of the osteobulla.’ Can be excruciatingly painful, especially if there is nerve involvement. There is not much treatment for this, and in only two particular cases it appeared to resolve. Oddly it turns out though that both of these cases were kitties that came from Flock! * A glimmer of hope ….. I’m from Flock! Meomy always told me that us former Flock kitties have our own special angels because she saw so many miracles there. Not that every kitty doesn't have their special angels .... I think you know what I mean. :) *

Meomy had already started me over the weekend on a new med for my throat. The med that the neurologist used on the two Flock kitties, turns out to be the same med that I’m now on. So six weeks of
this icky stuff and pain meds, then more icky x-rays, and with all of my friend’s and family’s powerful prayers…… I’ll hopefully show the docs that I once again beat the odds!

I can’t meow loud enough how grateful I am for everyone’s support. I can feel your love and care, and it does make a difference. Please keep praying for me. Many, many meows and my monkey tunes of thanks!

Luvs & Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ my doc is baffled ~

Dear Diary,

I had those pictures of my head taken today. The ones that meomy told me would show my beautiful bones. I don’t remember much about it though because they gave me anesthesia. I didn’t like that stuff and I fought it all of the way. At one point my doc just had to go in chuckling to my meomy and let her know that I was ‘still awake’, should have been knocked out long ago, but nope! She told meomy I was quite the little fighter. *giggles, meomy already knows that*

Meomy got to come see me once I finally did fall asleep. I was having my pictures taken in all sorts of positions with their new digital imaging machine. My doc showed meomy on the huge computer screen all of my pictures. My doc said the images themselves came out perfect and that they could be used in a medical textbook because they were so clear. Unfortunately what showed up in the images was not so good.

My doc carefully looked at my pictures over and over again, pointing out stuff to meomy. There were things that baffled her and she had to admit ‘were way over her head’. She’s never seen anything like it before, and she’s a cat specialist! One thing she explained to meomy was that the whitest thing on an x-ray is bone. But yet I have a much whiter mass next to my right ear. She said that it was not infection and obviously not bone. Then she showed meomy some other areas of concern. She explained that she could not rule out cancer, but that this doesn’t look quite like it to her. She concluded that the films would have to be seen by a neurologist and radiologist in Las Vegas. She’s going to set that up and will keep meomy informed. In the meantime, she sent me home with more liquid pain meds and I don’t have to take the icky antibiotics for now.

Thanks to everybody again for all of your prayers and support! Your prayers really help and are much appreciated by my mom and me.

Loads of purrs and luvs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ icky skull x-rays & many thanks for your prayers ~

Dear Diary,

After speaking with my doc again this afternoon, Meomy is taking me back in to see her tomorrow. Meomy explained to me that they are going to take pictures of the bones in my head, she says they call this a ‘skull x-ray‘. I’m not looking forward to this, but my dear furiend Stormy assures me that it’s painless.

I pretty much have slept all this past week. I don’t remember much, but I do remember getting the dreadful meds that meomy has to put in my mouth. As per orders of my doc, meomy took me off of my pain meds for yesterday and today. She said it was to see if there was any improvement with my pain condition. I slept again all day yesterday in my cube-house, all last night on meomys pillow, and all today.... I’m still sleeping right now in my cube-house. ~I'm typing in my sleep, hee, hee~ My doc doesn’t think that the antibiotic alone would cause this, so meomy decided to take me in tomorrow. As for any improvement? Meomy can’t tell with me now always being sound asleep.

I want to thank effurybody who has been praying and had their paws crossed for me. I do believe in the power of prayer (power of the paw) and I appreciate you all so much. Meomy is still optimistic that the x-rays will show nothing more than that I have beautiful bones. :) We will update when we know more. *purrrrrssss*

Zzzzzz‘s for now,
Lil’ Muppet

~ whispers from my doc ~

Dear Diary,

I went to the doc today. My right ear has been bothering me.... again. Meomy wishes that the docs could once and for all find out what is causing the problem. I've been seen by four different docs a total of seven times now for what appears to be the same reoccurring or ongoing painful problem.

Meomy asked the doc today to thoroughly check my teeth. She’s suspected and mentioned to the docs before that she thinks that I might have a toothache. One day I suddenly stopped eating dry food and now sometimes seem like it’s bothersome to even eat my wet food. The doc said that my teeth were fine…. no actually she used the word ‘great.’ But when feeling my chin/jaw line, she said there’s something not right at all. She looked concerned. She also thoroughly checked my right ear with a bunch of different lights and scopes. My ear she said looked perfect, but she could sense how much pain I was in. She looked more concerned.

She believes that I may have a bone infection traveling down my jaw. The only other thing that could cause this would be a word she whispered to my meomy. I think I heard the word cancer.

I have to be on a strong antibiotic now for 4 weeks. She gave me a shot …. grrrr …and I get a liquid pain killer twice a day that the doc said I can have endless re-fills of. She wants to make sure that I am ‘comfortable‘. *I’ll be ‘comfortable’ as soon as I get away from her! Hee, hee.* If I have not shown any improvement in one week, I get to go back ….. grrrr …. and have skull x-rays done to see if it is the ‘whispered word.’

Meomy’s very optimistic that it is a bone infection and that the meds will make it go away. And out of all of this there was good news. I, Lil’ Miss Muppet, gained a whole pound!! Yep! I now weigh 8.3 pounds. Last time I weighed in at 7.1 lbs. That brought smiles to meomy’s and everybody’s faces at the doc’s office.

Purrs & G-nite for now.
Muppet

~ tagged by the adorable Missy ~

I was tagged by my sweet furiend Missy to play a game. I am to list 6 things that I do not like and tag 6 more furiends to play along also.

1) I do not care for the the vacuum monster. And now he has a buddy that I don't like either, the shampoo monster.

2) I do not care for my doctors or the hydration monsters who pin me down and give me fluids.

3) I do not like it when I get in trouble outside and am the only kitty that has to come inside. It's not fair to watch them play outside without me.

4) I do not care for Nakita bopping me on my head because she feels like I have crossed her boundaries.

5) I do not care to be picked up and held for any length of time nor sit in a lap.

6) I do not like it at all when mom gets out of my sight. I make a fuss when I can't find her, and if she has to leave the house I meow the entire time until she returns. I drive my human sissy crazy with this, hee, hee!

Thanks Missy for inviting me to play! I'll update soon with my tags.
Purrs,
Lil' Muppet

~ ten whole minutes in the out-back ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy let Armani and I out back with her. Hurray! My most favorite thing to do, I wait all day for it. Oh, the fresh air, sounds and close encounters with birds! A black critter on the patio immediately caught my attention. I soon realized it was one of those stinky bugs. I already found out that you don’t play with a stink bug, they are serious when they stick their bum up in the air! Better just to strut on by one of those critters, hee, hee.

Then all of a sudden a whole flock of birdies came thundering into our yard and disappeared into one of our trees! Armani started making ridiculous noises with his mouth and I looked at him like, “What good is that going to do? This is what you do.” And I zoomed over to the tree, ran right up it and disappeared in with the birds. Armani sat there looking at me for a moment and then copied what I did. He ran right up the tree too. But the klutzy way he did it scared all of the birds away. Meanwhile back on the patio, meomy is now choking on her soda. She could not believe that I had just taught Armani how to climb a tree. I thought she would be so impressed, instead she seemed stressed out that Armani was going to be stuck up there.

She asked me to come down, so I gracefully did. Then she asked Armani to come down and the silly guy said he ‘didn’t know how‘. *giggles* He was trying to but kept actually climbing up higher. *giggles more* Meomy was not happy *clears throat and tries to keep a straight face* and she was trying to figure out how to get him down, when I spotted another bird sitting on the gate. I lept up onto the gate, ’surprise birdie!!’ and off I went chasing the bird. And off meomy went chasing me, and Armani was still stuck up in the tree.

Now who would figure out of this scenario that I would be the one in trouble and have to go inside? But that’s what happened. *pouts* Meomy caught up with me and scolded me on the walk back home. She said in less than ten minutes I had gotten Armani stuck way up in a tree AND I had left the property. Inside I went and she went to help get Armani on to safe ground. It shouldn’t be my fault that 'what goes up always isn't clever enough to come back down' , or that meomy still hasn’t got the Cat-Fence-In system put up yet. * winks at Enzo*

Oh well, there's always tomorrow and the hope that I'll get to be outside for more than ten minutes. *giggles*

G-night for now,
Purrs,
Lil’ Muppet

~ The Unsung Heroes of FLOCK ~

Dear Diary,

As most people have heard, criminal charges have finally been filed against the horrible place meomy rescued me from. :)
My meomy still cries endless tears for all of the kitties who lost their lives at flock. Over 300 crossed to the Bridge, most without a name and nobody but her and a few others to even remember that they ever existed and what they had to endure. Some lucky ones who will be forever remembered are buried at Angel's Rest in Utah. Thanks to Denise, I have sweet Maxwell's 'stick' from there. Maxwell died in meomy's car while she was rushing him to get him help.
My meomy wrote a 'poem' that she would like to share. She says that she is not a poet, so this was her 'attempt' at writing a poem.

Purrs, Lil' Muppet
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'FLOCK'S UNSUNG HEROES' a poem by my meomy

There once existed a fool’s paradise,

and enslaved on this land were her three blind mice.



She was a collector of souls, ‘stolen, lost or found‘,

and her manipulating lies had even the smartest of humans spellbound.

But you see her souls could not 'tell' for they had no ‘sound‘,

no voice to shout out , “A sanctuary?? Why this is no more than a suffering compound!!”



The fool’s paradise she boasted was 1000 souls strong,

sadly she couldn’t see that this was cruelly wrong.

And those who bravely spoke up were quickly told ‘so long.’



Soon the fool’s paradise became 1000 souls bleak,

so she locked all doors so nobody could peek.

Behind those locked doors, the souls were left starving and weak.



They were forced into a war they could not win,

where their biggest fight of all had to come from within.



For there were no weapons in this battle they now faced,

nothing to fight back with at this holocaust place.



Rampant diseases were now the enemy at hand,

along with little food or shelter, and the medics had been banned.



How could they fight this enemy unseen,

with no way to scream for help to intervene.



The one who was their voice didn’t give a damn,

'no SOS' by order of this one in command.

And the three blind mice lay in silence in fear of her 'threats of quicksand'.


For all those that suffering and death did sadly succumb,

the odds were stacked far too high for you to overcome.



Each and everyone of you bravely gave it your all,

your ultimate fight to survive until the Bridge sang her sweet call.



And I shout from my rooftop for those whose Heaven’s call came,

"May God speed Justice upon all of those to blame".


You will never be forgotten in this heart of mine,

for with each tear I shed your memory will shine.


Although my heart may be broken and may heal over time,

I will honor each and everyone of you until the end of my time.


To most, you came and left this Life and have already been long forgot,

But to me you will forever be remembered as ‘The Beautiful Unnamed Soldiers who lost their lives at the Battle of Flock‘.

Copyright 2008, Cheryl Runyon
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~ Cat of the Day ~ many thanks to all ~

Dear Diary,

Catster chose me as Cat of the Day yesterday! Oh, what an honor that was!
So many nice Catsters stopped by to say 'concats' to me. The treats, rosettes, special gifts, and pawmails were overwhelming!! I luv and appureciate each and every one of them and all of the kind words that were sent with them. I still have a few special 'thank yous' to get to.

My birthday is this Saturday, and although it's a very special birthday for me, meomy and I considered not celebrating it on Catsters in light of our dear furiend Simba's crossing. We had taken my party picture down and replaced it for one week with 'our prayers for Simba' picture we made. My good Catster furiends convinced me that it was ok to celebrate my birthday. We just recently had put my party pic back up, and boy was that a chore! Hee, hee. It took meomy three tries and the big help of Romeo to get it up there and working proper. :) And then, 'surprise!!', I was chosen Cat of the Day!!

So, not only did I get overwhelmed with kind 'concats', I was also showered with kind birthday wishes and gifts! I luv each one of them, and I just don't know how to meow loud enough how grateful I am! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

What a most special day I had and all thanks to Catster HQ and the luv and kindness of the Catster community. :)

Loads of purrs and trills,
Muppet

~ meomy's little hero is turning two!! :) ~

Dear Diary,

I’m turning 2 years old! Yep, it’s true! For a kitty who wasn’t expected to live to see it, it’s here and I’m celebrating it! Meomy and I have to take my life one day at a time. Not feelin’ a bit furry-sorry for myself, but the starvation and dehydration, among many other things that I had to endure, took a huge toll on my little body.

It was on May 31st, 2007 when meomy first arrived out at flock to try and help us kitties. My first vet visit revealed that I was about 1 year old. So meomy told me that May 31st, the day she found me, was my birthday.

Meomy smuggled me off of the property and brought me home in mid June. Kitties were dying right and left and the vet care had all but been stopped. My favorite buddy, Beannie Baby, was found early one morning on the floor in the hospital cabin dying from kidney failure. She didn’t make it and when my meomy received that sad phone call, she knew that she would be coming home that night with me no matter what! The rules were that no kitties were to be removed off of the property, even if they were dying. Meomy took the chance, and home with her I went. Only one person ever noticed that I was missing out of the hospital cabin. That kind person smiled and thanked meomy and never uttered one word about it to anybody. *purrs of thanks!* Meomy did later tell the new president that she had me*

My many vet visits that followed afterward, revealed that I was a one year old that wasn’t expected to live much longer. :( CRF was only one of my many problems. Euthanasia was brought up a few times to meomy. In the early days, meomy might have agreed. But she had brought me home as pretty much a lifeless soul, and left it up to me to come back or not. Her every moment not spent out with the kitties at flock was spent caring for me. One day I just decided to live. My once dull eyes now had a bright spark to them. Even though most of the time I would fall over, I began attempting to zoom around. I started playing with meomy and felt a feeling that I couldn’t recall feeling before …. It was the feeling of ‘having fun.’. I steadily improved, went from 4 lbs up to 6, and I gained some strength and my beautiful fur grew back. I did have some bad days, but I had plenty more good ones. So now some vets were going to say that I had to go to the Bridge? I had just begun to live.

I’m up to 7 lbs now. Meomy and I take my health issues one day at a time. For the most part, meomy calls me a ’handful’ because I‘m in to everything, hee, hee! I do have those cruddy days, but they come and thankfully go. One vet agrees now that I should not trot over to the Bridge, as I seem to somehow amazingly not match at all what my test results say. The other vet is still talking behind meomy’s back so it gets back to meomy. They state that ‘there is no way that I can be living with a quality of life and that my meomy is just making me suffer by not euthanizing me.’ They haven’t even seen me in over 6 months, meomy ignores them. Plenty of people come by to see me, and they see that I am full of life and not suffering.

People have asked meomy, ‘out of all of those hundreds of flock kitties, what was so special about Muppet? Why was she the one you connected with?’ She says that it must have been meant to be. My meomy’s heart broke for all of the kitties, but for some reason I tugged on her heart the most. Before she brought me home, she would cry when she had to leave me there night after night. And when she felt completely physically and emotionally exhausted and couldn’t make the drive to make it one more day out there, she somehow would anyways because she just had to come and check on me. She believed that she was keeping me going. But now that she can reflect back, she sees that I was the one who kept her going. She always sings to me Wind Beneath My Wings. :) ( .... a beautiful face without a name for so long .... a beautiful smile to hide the pain .... did you ever know that you're my hero .... )

So, it’s been a year now! The kitties were saved, flock is nothing more than a ghost town. And I’m going to be two years old! Hip, hip, hurray!!!

For anybody who doesn’t know our story and this diary entry made no sense *giggles* , please see my diary entry named “The Great Kitty Rescue - An Update” Meomy just added a new update on there. The DA is finally pressing charges!!

Loads of Purrs,
Muppet

Simba, you are our 'Cat Of The Day' every day!

We love you and our prayers go out to you and your most special mom!

Love Lil' Muppet, and our entire family.

Snuck up on and Tagged! :)

I’ve been tagged by my beautiful furiend Anna and the handsome Romeo to play the '4-game'! Thanks furiends for including me, I luv games!

I am to then list four more fur-pals to play along also.

4 Jobs that I have:

1) Mom’s Keeper - I must keep a close eye on meomy and rarely let her out of my sight. This is a challenging job, but I perform it well. The days meomy calls ‘buzy’ I really have to be on my paws to keep track of her. I like the ‘lazy’ days, where she sits in one place for longer periods of time.

2) Melter of hearts/Actress - This job comes purrty easy for me, but at times does take some skill. Like when I get on my family’s last nerve, it does require mustering up just the right facial expression combined with my monkey-tunes to see their stern look melt in to one of ‘ahhhh, you’re so adorable!’

3) Entertainer - Once again, this job comes naturally for me. Meomy says that I can make her bust out laughing with just one of my many facial expressions or the things I do. I can also keep her on the edge of her seat in an utter state of shock with the things I attempt to do. Hee, hee.

4) Hostess - I am the door greeter for our guests. And I have to make sure that they are all comfortable and smiling while they are visiting. This can be tiring, but I do get lots of nice compliments and head pets.

4 Places I have lived or stayed:

1) My first two places I’m not sure of. Wherever they were, I was unwanted. *sighs*

2) My next place was at the scary concentration camp in Pahrump, NV with 1000 other kitties. We didn’t even have the minimal of care or food/water there. *sighs with a tear*

3) My furever place now is in Pahrump with my family who rescued me. *goodbye past, hello my new pampered life!!*

4 Places I would rather be:

1) Out back a lot more than meomy allows me to be.

2) I would rather meomy take me with her efurry where she goes. She does sometimes, but it’s usually just to see the doc. Now and then I get to go visit with my fur-cousin Mystique. I luv visiting with her, we have a blast. I do get to go with meomy occasionally when she goes to the pet store. Efurrybody luvs me in there, but meomy insists on carrying me because there are doggies.

3) I really would rather to be able to climb my neighbor’s trees. They are huge and are actually on our side of our puropurty but not inside my restricted fenced area. *humph* I have snuck over there a few times, but meomy always grabs me right when I’m headed up one of their trees. *dreams one day of being way up high in their trees*

4) I would rather spend more time with my beau, Greystone. Our family’s have very busy lives though, so I cherish our time we do spend together when we meet up at Catsters.

I will update with my four tags as soon as I trot around, sneak up on them and tag them! *giggles* ***** Ok, my four furiends I asked to play are: Isis, Sissel, Mercedes (Mercy), and Peaches. Some are busy and some can play later, so I sent a speacial tag to my beau Grey.


Loves and Purrs to all my furiends, Muppet :)

~ I'm a Genius! :) ~

Dear Diary,

My furmates are a bit peeved at me right now. *giggles*

Meomy does not allow me to walk out the back door on my own. I must wait until she picks me up and places me out there with her. She explains that this keeps me safe and I don’t run out the back door every time it is opened. I’m a good girl and always have waited and get so excited when it’s time for her to carry me out there.

Well, this morning I wanted to go out back and not wait until this evening. Meomy had the big glass door open and the screen barrier allowed us to see and enjoy the fresh air. The days are getting quite warm, so my furmates really enjoy this ’open door’ time in the mornings. Meomy said that she would carry me outside later. *sigh* I wondered if there was another way to be carried out?

Hmmmm …..I know not to claw at the screen, and even if I got it slid open I know that I must be carried out. I knew there must be some other way to be able to get out there and not break the rules. So, when meomy was doing the dishes, I quietly scaled up the screen door. I reached the top and started pawing around. I knew that there must be some way to get this barrier open, but how?

Suddenly a loud ‘click-click’!! I got it!! Hurray! The screen door was heading outside, I just had to hang on and enjoy the ride. Yaahooo! * Meomy heard the loud ‘clicks’ and looked in disbelief not only to see that I was sprawled out clinging with all fours near the top of the screen door, but that the entire screen door was falling straight backwards!*

Ka-Boom! The screen door and I landed on the patio. I was carried outside by the door, how clever was that?! I’m a genius! I was just deciding where to trot to explore first when I caught a glimpse of meomy’s face. *gulp!* She was not pleased and was worried that I got hurt. Inside I went and the glass door was closed! *humph*

So, my furmates are not quite happy with me right now. Meomy says no more ‘morning and evening open door time,’ just windows, until the screen door gets repaired. They do admit that it was a cool thing to watch though. *giggles* And now meomy can’t stop laughing either. :) Knowing her she probably wishes that she could have caught that on her thing she calls a camera!

Going to go have a snack and take a nap now.
Luvs and Purrs,
Muppet
aka- the flying trapeze kitty -
~I hope Grey is impressed, hee, hee ~

~ Learning the outdoor rules ~

Dear Diary,

Meomy has been allowing me to join her in the backyard for about 20 minutes effury day. Oh how I luv it! I'm even learning the purroper rules of being allowed to go outside.

I've learned that meomy has a big issue with me and fences. If I trot around exploring the yard, she's fine. If I jump on or over the fence, she gathers me up and it's usually time to go inside. It took a lot of testing meomy to figure this whole thing out.

Test One: I leap over the fence and start trotting off like I know where I'm headed? Results: I hear my name loudly called several times, I hear the gate bust open, meomy catches up with me and inside we go. * Hmmmph! Sigh!*

Test Two: How about I jump over the fence and in an instant jump back in the yard? Results: It's time to go inside. * sigh! *

Test Three: Let's see what happens if I jump on the fence, but not over the fence? Results: I hear my name shouted out and one of those silly looks from meomy, you know the whole crooked eyebrow and odd shaped lips look humans get. I jump down and meomy relaxes. Repeat test three again?: Results: Inside we go. * Hmmmph! *

Test Four: Now let's see what happens if I jump on the fence and balance there purposely ignoring meomy? * I have to remember not to look at her. Her face gets too silly looking and I'll snicker and lose my balance - hee, hee* Results: She snatches me off of the fence and inside we go. * Sigh*

Test Five: I don't jump on or over the fence, instead I patiently plan and carry out an ambush on Sampson who's peacefully resting on the patio?
Results: We remain outside! * Hurray!! I think I'm finally getting it! :) *


I've been feeling purrty good these days. My diet is important and lately meowmy has been giving me a bit of Pepcid and some other prescription stuff to help my belly stay calm. And I don't have to have fluid therapy at this time. *Trills! * I'm not dehydrated and it's just too stressful on me.

Meomy came home last week all upset. Something about her purse being stolen by some gang thugs. She was on the phone solid for days and Jester's former family came over and changed all the locks on our doors. I heard meomy say that they charged on her credit card and they even have her cell phone. I decided to go get this 'purse' back. Nobody messes with my meomy!! Now go back to 'Test One' ...... "meomy catches up with me and inside we go." Grrrzzz, hee, hee.

We have two foster fur buddies other than Armani living with us. One of them, Shazam, was adopted today off of meomys group's Pet Finder's site. Although we will miss her lots, we are soooo happy for her. Her and her brother Spunky are terribly shy and so finding them their own furever homes has been very hard. Spunky has some special needs, and we are purraying he gets his new home soon too.

That's all for now! Going to go find meomy and see if it's time yet to take a stroll around the yard.

Luvs and Purrs ~ Muppet ~

My new video

I added a video today! My very furrst one! It was almost all purrty pictures of me that nobody had seen. I added music to it too. I don't know why but I was not allowed to play it on here. Purrhaps the music?? Sorry to those who wrote me wondering why they couldn't view it or why it disappeared. I will work on re-making another one. Purrs and Luvs ~ Little Muppet ~

~ I Have an Angel ~

Dear Diary,
(written on Friday, March 21st)

The last couple of days have been rather icky with last night being the worst. I felt overall yucky and didn't want to get up to do anything. Meomy noticed that I also felt 'hot'. Chico came and curled up with me, he knew I didn't feel well and wanted to help in anyway that he could.

I didn't have the energy to follow meomy to the room where I sleep with her, so with tears in her eyes she thought it best to leave me to rest with Chico on the sofa. She also left me with something that she had been carrying in her hand while she purrayed. She finally tucked it in close to me and told me that it was my Angel. All I knew was that I wanted to rest. Meomy said that she would take me to the doc first thing in the morning. :(

By 6 in the morning I felt so much better and I just had to tell meomy all about my experience with my Angel. With all of my might I made my 'monkey sounds' and high pitched mews... ' Meomy! Open the door! I have to tell you all about this!' Meomy busted out of sleep and let me in. I excitedly told her all about my experience, she was smiling so big. We cuddled in bed for a bit, then I led her, still jabbering all of the way, out into the kitchen and let meomy know that I was now hungry and wanted my special food. I ate it like a champ! Meomy cried and said that I 'did a complete turn around'. I don't remember turning around, but whatever. Hee, hee.

Meomy told me the story that my Angel had originally came from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. She called her a 'Worry Stone Angel' and she first brought it home and gave it to my now human sissy, 'C'. When 'C' was in a horrible car accident and her car rolled, it was a flat out miracle 'C' wasn't badly injured. The contents of 'C's car were strewn all over the accident site. The officers retrieved what they could and placed it in the trunk of her car.

When meomy went to where the car was towed to retrieve the contents, she found only one 'item' actually left inside the car. ( besides the contents in the trunk). On the driver's side front floorboard .... exactly in the middle like it had been placed there .... was the Worry Stone Angel that meowmy had given to 'C'.

Wow! And now this Angel is here looking out for me! From now on I will sleep every night with my special little 'Worry Stone Angel' from Best Friends. I'm going to share this Angel with Armani too as he had a bad reaction to his recent shots and is not feeling well. The doc said that he should pull through but can never have shots again. What a lucky boy he is! :)

Gotta go trot around now and finish hiding the Easter eggs. :)
Purrs ~ Little Muppet ~

Grass, Fences, and an Update!

Dear Diary
My hooman 'Auntie M' came from California to visit us. Oh, I just luv her and was sad to see her have to go.
I followed her out to the backyard on Friday. I have never seen this stuff called grass before. It tickled and felt funny on my feet. *giggles* The new smells and fresh air made me feel so frisky. I couldn't help myself, I started zooming all over the yard. My meomy got stressed that I shouldn't be out there, but my Auntie M pointed out to her that I was having so much fun. My meomy couldn't disagree, she had never seen me that full of life and happy, so she let me continue to race around.
I got to running so fast one time that I sailed right over the fence! Meomy fureaked out and kept scolding me to come back over. Wow that was cool, I was never able to get over the fence out at Flock! I was going to come back to meomy, but spotted the neighbor's taller fence and wanted to see if I could possibly jump that too. So I ran up, wiggled my behind and was just about to try when I saw meomy busting through the gate and racing towards me frantically saying something about 'the dogs would get me if I jumped in there'.
I scampered off into our front yard, hmmmm.... no fences here. I ran past meomy to the back part of our property.... no fences back here either. So I finally just went and jumped the fence to get in our backyard again. Meomy was out of breath, but was so relieved that I was back in the safe part of our yard. She promptly picked me up and carried me inside. I had fun, meomy almost had a heart attack. :) I know meomy is working on a way to make it safe where I can go outside. Until then, I must keep to being indoors only.

I'm on my last week of icky medicine. My ear is much better and my painful UTI has cleared. Hurray! I feel purrty good most days, but have some icky days as well due to my kidneys. Meomy and I take it one day at a time. Blu went to his new home on Friday and I miss him. I know he's not here, but I still forget and look and call for him. He was a blast to play with. Armani and I still play though. :)

Meomy originally heard and told me that cruelty charges have finally been pressed on somebody regarding the horrible place I came from. It turns out this person has been charged with cruelty and neglect on her own animals and is still under investigation for flock.

Ok Diary, that's all fur now.
Loves and Purrs ~ Muppet ~

Farewell Jester

Dear Diary,

My furiend and fellow flock survivor, Jester -aka Simon-, had to leave this morning. He gets to now go live his life at the beautiful Best Friend's Sanctuary in Utah.

Jester was a most special boy and even in those sad first times, when meomy and a few others were trying to save us out at flock, Jester could always make them smile. He was the biggest clown. Meomy and I have many fond memories of this silly character. My meomy named him Simon the Silly Siamese.

Jester was adopted by a most wonderful family after Best Friends took over the sanctuary. A nice lady came over to our house looking to adopt a kitty. Meomy told her all about the flock nightmare and about silly Simon and drove her out to the 'sanctuary'. (We don't like calling it that) This sweet lady spent her time and looked at as many kitties as she could. Simon followed her everywhere. Meomy and I were so happy when she chose Simon to adopt!! His new family named him Jester, a most fitting name. :)

His new family adored him and spent lots and lots of love, money and time getting him well. He had everything a kitty could possibly ever dream of. His new daddy made him his own special cat towers, and he even made a special one for me. They had one other kitty, but Jester most liked their doggy Maverick.

Jester had one quirk. He would not urinate in his box. For the last 8 months his family that adored him tried everything imaginable .... and I mean everything ... to get him to use his litter box and not the floors, walls and beds. Sadly nothing worked. So today, with a heartbroken family and meomy too in tears, Jester is on a road trip to live with Best Friends. He will not be placed up for adoption but will live out his life with them. There he can be who he is. We know that he is in the best of hands. He's the same age as me.

My family has become very close with his family. My family cherishes their friendship. This came to be all thanks to this loving, silly boy! I wanted to say "Farewell Jester! I know you'll be happy. You are very loved and will furever be very much missed!"

His family asked for me to say "thanks from Jester's family to beautiful Anna (514232) and sweet Moses (702341) for being his special Catster furiends". His meomy has taken down his Catster page.

Bye 4 now ~ Purrs ~ Muppet ~

Vets, Tests, and Results

Dear Diary,

I feel a bit more fur-fiesty today. :) I have to be on icky medicine for three weeks, but efurybody's hopeful that this will finally knock out the bit of infection in my inner right ear. I also have the start of something called a UTI, but the icky medicine will clear that up also. I should be back to my full fur-fiesty self soon. I can't wait. :)

Thursday, my doctor once again took me away from sight from my meomy and stole some of my blood. Why does she do that? Then she calls my meomy later and discusses what she's done with my blood? This always leaves meomy sad and even though she tries to hide it, I can feel her concern for me. This time was no diffurrent. I tried to ease-drop on their confurrsation and this is what I heard.... "the BUN was normal" *meomy smiles* "the Creatinine was elevated" *meomy almost drops the phone* "the small remaining amount of kidney still functioning has chronic renal disease." *tears run down meomys cheeks*

I have no idea what any of that means, but meomy has spent lots of time on the 'puter researching it. She keeps assuring me in her optomistic way that I will be just fur-fine. In response I give her a few of my monkey-tunes - 'oooh-oooh, aaah aaahs' - those always make her smile! :)

I better get off the 'puter for now and go see what Armani's up to.

G'nite for now Diary,
~Muppet~

The Great Kitty Rescue - An update by my meomy -

* An update for anybody interested about the latest info on the massive cat rescue where Muppet came from. If not interested, please skip this diary entry because it's not exactly about Muppet herself. * ~ If anyone feels that this is not appropriate to post on here, please let me know and I will remove it. ~

Our Wednesday paper reads, ~ Million-dollar rescue finished at FLOCK site ~

The same day this article came out, I was informed that the DA has decided not to press any charges and has thrown the case out! (( UPDATE: March 01,2008 - The charges against at least one member of flock (the former president) are still being persued. I'll update as I know more. -- March 16 - I added an update to the bottom of this entry.-- )) Another UPDATE - June 2nd, 2008 at the bottom of this entry!!

Real brief, I was there from the end of May through the end of July. It looked like the aftermath of a war zone! The new owners were only interested in hiring a few people to clean up the property so more cats could continue to be 'dumped' there. They thought the remaining cats would survive by just putting dry food and water down. The nightmare was obviously nowhere over for these kitties. I notified Best Friends and asked for their help the beginning of June. A month later and 2 more pleading phone calls, they thankfully sent 4 people out to evaluate the situation, and in mid July got with animal control and took over the property. Until then, only a few of us 'non-hired' people were there with very limited med supplies trying to help save the cats. So many were already dead and so many more died. A personal heartfelt 'thank you' to Dr Herr, the vet who stepped up and helped us save so many including precious Muppet. The remaining cats are alive today because of the extreme dedication of Best Friends. They constantly get too many calls from all over asking for their help. God Bless them and their volunteers who came to our town from all over the US and beyond to save these kitties who were bound to continue to suffer and die.

Here are the latest statistics according to the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California:

* FLOCK is the single largest recorded hoarding case and subsequent rescue of cats ever in the United States.
*After Best Friend's Animal Society took over the sanctuary in mid July, 2007, 748 cats were recovered, micro-chipped, photographed, vaccinated and catalogued during the course of the rescue. 64 of these have since died due to health complications. (This number has now since risen.)
*The majority of the cats (discovered the end of May 2007) were found starving, dehydrated, sick or all of the above.
* The cost of the rescue, mostly picked up by Best Friends, is just over $1 million. $240,000 of that was for vet costs. (The final 53 cats to be removed
and transported to Utah have accrued an additional $53,000 in medical expenses.) Public donations for this rescue totaled just over $300,000.
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I have over 250 photos I took out at the sanctuary the first 6 weeks I was there. They have been 'waiting' on a disc as evidence against the Flock members. Now that the case has been thrown out, people have requested that I post or publish the photos and tell the real truth, as some of it was covered up. It's too sad for me. I really just need to move forward, not ever forgetting, but just moving on.


Thanks and Blessings for everyone's prayers and support.
~Muppet's meomy Cheryl~

Muppet gives huge meows and trills and says "Thanks so much for efurrybody's support and all who have and continue to purray for me and my fellow Flock fur-buddies. Purrhaps nobody got in trouble for what they did to us, but we are all off of that purroperty and furrever in safe hands. Hurray!!" :)

UDATE March 16,2008
~ On March 13, our district attorney filed misdemeanor animal cruelty and neglect charges against the former president of FLOCK regarding her own animals. The law under which she was charged prohibits anyone from depriving an animal of necessary food or drink, abandoning an animal, or engaging in an act of cruelty against an animal. If convicted, she could face maximum penalties of up to six months in jail, 120 hours of community service and a fine of $1,000 on each cruelty count. She is scheduled to be arraigned April 14, 2008 . She's still under investigation regarding the place Muppet came from, Flock.
*April 14, 2008 the former president plead 'not guilty' and a date was set for trial, August 14th, 2008. She will be representing herself. *


UPDATE - June 2, 2008

* Under NV law, the DA has up to one year to press charges regarding flock. The one year mark is fast approaching, and still no charges had been pressed. But today I received word that the DA has filed charges, over 17 criminal counts of animal cruelty and neglect. This is a very low number, but from what I'm told, it's a start and more can be added on. I was not told who exactly was being charged. Just Flock, it's board members, and employees. I'll update when I find out more.*

UPDATE - July 30, 2008

Flock attended their first court hearing on July 24th. They entered a plea of 'Not Guilty'. A jury trial date is to be scheduled.

On August 14th the former president of Flock's trial is to begin regarding animal cruelty of her own animals. She will be representing herself without an attorney.

It's a Fact - I've been Tagged!

My special friend Moses asked me if I would play 'tag'. He listed seven facts about himself and then meowed to (tagged) seven other kitties to do the same. Pawmails or spare rossettes work great for informing furriends that they have been asked to play along.

I was in the most horrible place imaginable before my meomy brought me home. So my facts are just facts and I'm not feeling a bit furr-sorry for myself. K? * giggles and can't wait to start this game *

1) I am very petite for my age as I did not have proper nutrition growing up. I love that people mistake me for a 5-6 month old kitten as I'm a true lady-kit and never would want to show my true age. My pictures make me look much bigger than I really am.

2) I'm missing three of my top front teeth. My meomy assures me that it just adds to my cuteness and character. :)

3) My nickname 'Puppet' I obtained because I used to remind people of a puppet on strings when I walked. My name Muppet came a bit later when my facial expressions reminded people of one of John Henson's (sp?) muppets. I also appear like I have white lipliner all the way around my lips. So when I talk, it resembles one of the muppets speaking. My meomy assures me once again that this rates me very high on the cuteness scale, but I still don't appreciate people petting my head as they are chuckling underneath their breath. And what's worse is when I give them the look like, 'What are you snickering about?' .... and they bust out laughing! :)

4) I still don't like to be held for any length of time nor sit on my human family's laps. I do keep my meomy in close sight though and sleep on her pillow at night. I love to be pet on and told how beautiful I am. What furr-kid doesn't? :)

5) I am living on less than 25% kidney function. Meomy has me on a special diet (not by a vet) and I am doing purrty fantastic. My allergies causing my ear infections have even gone away since I stopped eating that 'dry bought food'.

6) I've adjusted very well to indoor living in every aspect except one.... the dreaded vacuum monster. My meomy tells me that every indoor home has one of these and I will get used to it. Get used to it? I can't bear the sight of it! If meomy leaves it in the hallway, I can't bring myself to even stroll past it! And I don't dare make grrrr noises at it because it can roar back at me like nothing I've heard before!

7) My furr-sis Nakita still is suspicious that I am an actual 'puppet'. Now and then when meomy isn't looking, she pins me down and paws me everywhere checking for 'strings'. She explains in her diary why she does this, but grrrzzzz and hisssses she frightens me when she does that. Other than that though, I love her and all of my furr and non-furr family. In fact, I've become the social butterfly these days and love everybody furry or not. :)

Thank you sweet Moses for including me to play this game!! :)

My 7 furriends I tag are: ~ Gray (aka: Greystone ~ my secret crush) - Jester - Cabbie the Tabby ~ and I'll have to go trot around and see who else. I want to make sure that they have not been recently tagged. I'll update soon ! :)
~ Muppet ~
Ok, (giggles while out of breath) my remaining four 'tags' are Siamama, Mittens, Mrs. John Smith, and last but not least... my furiend Satine.