Birthday: August 18th 2002 Coloration: Gray Likes: Ear rubs or a good back scratch Pet-Peeves: Touching her feet or under her chin. She also hates music & the vaccume Favorite Toy: hair ties, paper balls, anything that hangs off of a table or chair, unsuspecting hands and feet Favorite Nap Spot: She loves to nap in the sun shine. When there is no sun available she is usually on the papasan foot stool or the couch. Favorite Food: Popcorn! We watch alot of movies and I love to make my own popcorn. Willow will jump up on the couch & wait for a small piece or two. If it isnt offered in a timley manner she will paw at me or the bowl until she has her treat. Skills: She hunts shadows, can leap 3 feet+ straight off the ground (I dont think she sees well and gets spooked by objects on the floor), and hops like a rabbit when she runs. Dwells:
indoors Arrival Story: Willow was the runt of her litter, born to a young mom. Her kicked her out of the basket many times and finally ended up suffocating the rest of the litter. By luck she survived. A co-worker brought her to work the to bottle feed her every few hours. She came home with me that day. Bio: When Willow was about 9 months old she started having seizures. I took her to the vet and he gave her some meds to try.
It started out badly. We tried pills but she spit them out. She had many seizures every day. Her nails would get stuck in the carpet and rip out. They were always bleeding and sore. The vet and I decided to have her declawed on ALL 4 paws so she didnt suffer all the time. When we found a med that worked we were so happy. She continued spit the pills out so I hid them in her wet food and treats.
Finally the vet reccomended we try liquid Phenobarbital. She hates is and sometimes gags it up, but it controlls her seizures.
She doesnt take it any more and only on a very rare occasion does she have seizures. Lives Remaining: 7 of 9 I've Been On Catster Since: