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Coloration: Blue
Likes: She loves to be petted, brushed or combed: she looks up adoringly, even if I'm combing thru mats. When she's in the mood, she loves belly rubs: she rolls over and invites us to rub her belly. She loves taking her morning "bath" in the sunny front windows.
Pet-Peeves: No lap available!
Favorite Toy: She LOVES a purple and blue feather fishing lure, on a wand. It was a gift from Louis and Ethan to Scooter for her 20th birthday, but Scooter didn't get to play with it much, so Lola is making sure it's well-loved and appreciated.
Favorite Nap Spot: A lap - any lap!! Is yours available?
Favorite Food: Innova Cat and Kitten (canned)
Skills: Disappearing!
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: It was destined! After the loss of our beloved Scooter on Feb. 5, 2009, we knew we wanted another cat -- ideally, two -- but I was still trying to get past the initial grief. My husband asked when we could get another cat, though, so I started looking online, still not ready to look in person. The cats who fit our 'wish list' were too far away. Eventually, I felt brave enough to look at real live cats, so we went to the Petco and PetSmart adoptions one Saturday. We didn't find the cat for us, but it felt good to hold and pet a cat again. We talked for a while with an ANEW'S ARC volunteer at Petco and I took home a brochure and adoption application. Back home, I looked online again. On Petfinder's list of breeds, I intended to search another breed, but as I scrolled down the page toward it, I clicked on Burmese instead. I'd checked it before and there were no possibilities for us, but this time, there she was: small, senior female, very friendly and social, and she was in our area -- exactly what we were looking for! The same ANEW'S ARC group had her listed. My husband wasn't home to look at her photos, but I immediately went back to Petco. The volunteer called the foster mom and we arranged to meet "Luna" at Petco the next day at noon. Before we met her, I filled out the adoption application, just in case. We met, we loved, we brought her home immediately, on March 15, 2009. Lola (renamed from Luna) is home with us now, to stay! We feel we were destined and perfect for each other: she's the right kitty to help fill some big holes in our hearts as well as find a special place of her own (she already has), and we're committed to giving her the love and care she deserves.
Bio: Lola originally belonged to a breeder here in Albuquerque. When the breeder died in late 2005, Lola and the breeder's other cats were taken to the city shelter and kept there for 3 months while the court decided what to do with them. Lola was estimated to be 10 years old at that time. Released to a rescue group in March 2006, she was spayed and treated for some illnesses, then adopted in May 2006. That person returned her to the rescue group on March 8, 2009, apparently because she was throwing up. When we adopted her on March 15, 2009, she had some obvious health issues but it turns out throwing up isn't one of them. All her teeth were extracted on March 27, 2009 due to severe periodontal disease. Blood tests show she has stage 2 kidney disease, which we hope will improve now that the infection in her mouth is gone. She may have chronic upper respiratory infections, too, but we hope that will also be helped by taking care of her dental problems. Lola's such a sweet, lovable lap cat, very social and friendly -- a real love -- and we feel fortunate and blessed to have her with us.
Lives Remaining: 7 of 9
Forums Motto: Whatever Lola wants... Catster Local Spots I've Marked: Albuquerque Cat Clinic, Wags & Whiskers, Long Leash on Life The Groups I'm In: Cats with Allergies, Frends of Skeezix (FOS), Hunka Hunka Burm Love
The Last Forum I Posted In: Photography tips? RED DEVIL EYES
Coco's the reason I have my new home: Coco's mom told my mom how sweet Burmese cats are. When Mom looked on Petfinder again for a cat to adopt, she didn't intend to look for Burmese. She had checked Burmese before and there were none that were right for her and Dad. On her way to check on some other cats, she saw the Burmese category, and something made her click on it again... and there I was! Thank you, Coco's mom, for planting the thought in her head.
How Mom and Dad became attached to me: When my foster mom took me out of my carrier and put me in my future Dad's arms, I clung to him with everything I had, purring and kneading furiously. No one had trimmed my claws for a long time so they got stuck in his clothes. My future Mom helped pry them out, then she held me. I got stuck in her tee shirt, too. Since we were all "attached" by then, they had to take me home!
No, Lola. It'sSALINE, not SAILING. The vet put saline in your nose today.
Is that what she did? Someone covered my eyes and I couldn't see!
Yep, I went to the vet again today. The nice lady that likes to hug me put me on the scale. I was exactly the same as last time. I didn't gain weight yet, but I think I can!
Then the vet checked me over and showed Mom how to use the baby saline drops to flush out my nose. She said just do one nostril at a time so you don't get backwash (or something like that). She also said people get dependent on nose drops because they put it in both nostrils at once.
She put her hand on my head like she was going to give me a pill -- like in these photos -- only she covered my eyes with her hand, too, so I couldn't see the drop coming. Then she pointed my nose straight up and put one drop of the baby saline solution into one nostril. She held my head straight up for a few seconds, until it had time to run into my sinus. She said sometimes a cat will sneeze and blow some out, but that's okay. I was a very good girl and stayed very still the whole time. She said Mom should do the other nostril later in the day.
She wants me to continue the Doxycycline for an additional 7 days, but I can stop the icky Clindamycin after the first 7 days.
Then the vet gave me sub-Q fluids again and I was done. On the way home, I rode up high again so I could see out. A young guy in the car next to us at a light was smiling at me. I bet he knows I'm a good girl!
Both Mom and Dad said I look and act much better tonight, probably because of the fluids. Mom said my fur finally looks smooth again. Mom's supposed to email the vet early tomorrow to let her know how I'm doing, so she can decide if I need anything else tomorrow -- since the weekend is coming again.
Mom didn't do quite as well putting the saline in my other nostril this evening as the vet did.
And speaking of saline . . . Dad got some Popeye's chicken today. I didn't want any, though. I only have a nose for tuna right now. I didn't want Popeye's last week, either, when I couldn't smell anything at all, but maybe next week!
I just got started sending thank you's from 2 weeks ago. I'm way behind but . . .
being Lola means I think I can catch up!
This morning I woke Mom up when she heard me exhaling, pushing little puffs of air out through my mouth. She said I sounded like a little steam locomotive. I was inhaling through my nose but it was gurgling and that little buzz was still there. It sounded like a lethargic fly today.
I was very hungry this morning, though, even after I ate a good-sized serving of Tiki left out for me during the night. I ate half a can of Tiki for breakfast and Mom puts more in my dish whenever I want it.
Mom called the vet this morning, so now I have to go back this afternoon for more sub-Q fluids and Mom will try to find out how to put baby saline nose drops in my nose, too. I'm a good girl but I don't know if I'm that good a girl, to have something put in my nose.
Mom could never stick the needle in Scooter for her sub-Q fluids and she says I barely have anything to pick up back there behind my neck where the needle goes in, so she's even more chicken to try to stick a needle in me for fluids. I'm staying right beside my water dish this morning, though, so she's sure I need more fluids.
This morning after I started moving around, my nose wasn't quite as gurgly as it was earlier. The past couple days my congestion got worse by afternoon and evening, though, even after steamy treatments in the torture chamber.
Hazel Lucy says to remember the little steam engine that puffed, "I think I can, I think I can," and I'll be able to breathe better soon. I think I can!
I think I can say my Diary Pick today is because I'm eating on a dictionary now. My food dish was slightly elevated before -- it sits inside another bowl that raises it up a little and also thwarts my attempts to turn it over and bury it after I'm done eating. :) After suggestions from a couple of friends, Mom made it higher yesterday, by putting it on a dictionary. That dictionary must be making me a better diary writer already. Thanks Diary Gal for selecting me!
Thanks, friends, for the gifts and messages, too. Oh my. I'm way behind sending thanks for other gifts. I'm a good girl, though, so I'm gonna try to catch up. I think I can!
Being Lola means puffing along, saying "I think I can!"
I'm forever blowing bubbles,
Snotty bubbles from my nose.
They hang right there,
Poised in mid air,
Then just like dreams,
Go *poof* - how dare!
Perfect health may be hiding,
I'm searching high and low,
I'm forever blowing bubbles,
Snotty bubbles from my nose.
Bubbles from my nose must be a good thing, though, because I'm feeling better today. I'm eating cat food on my own! Okay, it's ultra-stinky Tiki Cat, but I'm eating it.
I got up and ate on my own during the night, and I nearly finished the 2 small portions of food Mom left by my favorite water bowl, "just in case" I decided to eat. I'm still not interested in non-ultra-stinky food but I'll probably get there soon. I'm buzzing right along! Oh yeah, my nose is still buzzing some today, too, when it's not bubbling.
I just feel better! Mom says I'm more affectionate, purring more, have brighter eyes and more bounce in my step. I feel almost like Lola again.
Last night, Mom was worried because I was drinking water using my paw, something I don't normally do and usually not a good sign for CRF (Chronic Renal Failure) kitties, since it could mean dehydration. I'd just had sub-Q fluids, though, and two blood tests in the past two weeks show my kidneys are no worse than usual. Mom thinks it was because of my congestion, maybe I didn't want to put my head down to the water because stuff runs out my nose. :) Watch the video and see what you think.
I was still not feeling very good last night when that video was taken, but I felt so much better this morning I was eating like a piggy, but of course I'm not. I'm a good girl!
I'm on my second can of Tiki Cat today. A little of the first can was thrown away, but I ate most of it. Mom will have to go back to the pet food store because she only bought two cans of Tiki. I might need more than that! I almost ate the Go! Natural freshwater trout, but decided the tuna was better.
Being Lola means loving tuna when my nose is bubbly.
p.s. Click to possibly hear a chorus of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" sung by another good girl, Doris Day. It may not play on Internet Explorer, though -- Mom made the file on a Mac and later checked it on Internet Explorer, but it won't play there. She should have checked it on the PC before she added it to my diary. It's her fault. I'm a good girl!
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