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Leave a treat for Felix
Nicknames: Handsome Devil, Feeli-boo, baby boo, pee pee head
Kitty Complexion:
Activeness
sleepy
very active
Intelligence
silly
genius
Curiosity
not curious
very curious
Friendliness
timid
affectionate
Vocal
not vocal
very vocal
Quick Bio:
-cat rescue
Coloration: Black and White
Likes: Watching the birds and chattering
Pet-Peeves: His new sister, going to the vet, mommy petting his tummy
Favorite Toy: catnip mice
Favorite Nap Spot: top shelf of the cat condo mommy built
Favorite Food: He can only eat prescription c/d, but he loves all meat except sausage.
Skills: no matter how bad he is, he get's mommy to forgive him :)
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: When my Chloe had to be rushed to the Emergency Vet, I spend quite some time there the last week of her life. Felix was in a cage in the "comfort room". He needed a forever home and I was there several times a day, every day and spent a lot of time in that room. He did his song and dance number every time I was there because he really wanted a home. He'd been living at the hospital for five months and watched all the other cats get forever homes while no one wanted him, so he was trying awfully hard to impress by the time I showed up there.
He was considered special needs and it's hard to find a forever home for an older, special needs kitty. His own family signed his death warrant when he got really sick the last time. Felix suffers from urinary tract problems. The last visit to the ER with his other family showed he wast totally blocked and needed surgery. His family just told the vet to put him to sleep. Heck they hadn't even kept up with his shots and put him outside all the time even though he was declawed. Imagine! The vet took Felix, released the owners and performed the surgery. His entire system was re-routed, now Felix pees like a girl cat. He needed special food forever and urine testing four times a year.
I told him I would love to take him home, but my Chloe was just too sick to add the stress of another kitty, no matter how wonderful that kitty was. I added that if she didn't pull through, I'd give him a forever home. He's been with me since shorty after Chloe's death.
Bio: The folks at the ER vet were wonderful. I told them I wanted to adopt Felix but I just needed a little time to adjust to Chloe's death. I'd had her since she was a kitten and she died two months before her 18th birthday. They put up a "I'm going home" sign on his cage and kept him for a week or so until I was ready to bring him home. They were just thrilled he was finally getting a forever home and after what I'd done for my Chloe, they knew I'd be a wonderful mommy. I really wasn't ready for another kitty yet, but I knew Felix was the kitty for me. After having Chloe, who had to get fluids weekly, four pills a day and surgery for cancer, I did NOT consider Felix a special needs cat! In some ways, I believe Chloe sent him to me.
He's had some urinary problems since he came home and I've got two ruined wool oriental rugs to prove it, but I'd never trade him for all the world.
Lives Remaining: 6 of 9
Forums Motto: Handsome Devil
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The Last Forum I Posted In: Catsters In Need of Serious Purring
I don't think mommy is too happy with me lately. I've been hissing at her sometimes and I never, ever hiss at mommy. However, she has to understand I am really tired of her poking that pill down my mouth and since she got sneaky, I never know when it's coming.
Most of the time, I'm my absolute, adorable, loving self, but at certain times in the evening, I get cranky. I think it upsets mommy, but hey, I am trying to protect myself against that awful pill.
Am I wrong for doing this? I feel kinda bad, but at the same time, I have no other way to voice my total displeasure to her.
I think mommy got really tired of chasing me around the house to give me that icky pill. MOL Now she's not playing fair at all. For the past few days, she's been sneaking up on me while I'm taking a nice nap and jumping me while I'm still half asleep. It's NOT fair at all. I have tried to stay awake so she can't do this to me, but the urge to nap is overpowering.
I must admit I'm feeling better and it isn't hurting so much to pee pee anymore, but I am still mad at mom for her underhanded tactics.
As some of you know, my mommy has a rare nuerological disorder called Narcolepy. Well, for the past few months her meds have basically quit working, which means she sleeps a LOT. And I have discovered something quite interesting. She is pretty much like a cat now.
Her days go something like this:
-That dumb buzzer goes off and she meows really loud and smacks it with her paw
-Finally, she gets up slowly, stretching and yawning
-Then it's off to groom herself
-By this time, she's ready for another nap
-After the nap, she will either have a friend pick her up for lunch or she makes lunch
-Then it's time for another nap
-Later she will play (catputer or tv or something)
-Then another nap, etc, etc
Our days go something like this:
-That buzzer goes off and we glare at mommy to turn it off
-When she gets up, we do too, slowling moving, stretching and yawning
-Then we guard the bathroom while she gets ready
-Next, we groom ourselves but that takes a ton of energy, so
-Time for a nice nap
-When we wake up we'll go grab some kibble
-Then it's time for another nap
-Later we look out the window or play with our toys
-Then another nap, etc.
So, you see my mommy should have been a cat and not a hooman. She doesn't seem to like it much, but I don't see why. We have the purrfect life. And we LOVE the fact our mommy naps with us every day. She says she loves napping with us too, just not so much. Ouch. She liked it better when she only needed one or two short naps, but we're happy as can be.
Mommy is seeing the doctor again soon, and even though she hopes to get "back on track" we are secretly purring she will be able to stay home and keep on napping with us. MOL
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