First, we lost yet another Covie yesterday. Our dear sweet Charlie passed away. He was 13 years old. Charlie arrived here at 1 1/2 years old, such a handsome boy. He's been with us for 11 1/2 years. A long time to have a friend but it's never enough. Charlie was fine at breakfast time (about 5 am) yesterday morning. All Covies were checked again at 9:00 and again at 11:30 and then at 2:00. He was found already passed, laying on the floor like he simply went to sleep. He will be very very missed. A friend just told me this morning when I expressed that I wasn't ready for him to go yet, was told ---it is having done your best for as long as you can, not so much the age. We as caretakers do our best for our cats and the cats always give their best back to us. Thank you for loving our Charlie boy.
Second....Zinie was taken to the vet's yesterday. As you know, she had that major hernia repair on 12/2. She seemed to do well for that immediate week---not 100% but she was recovering from a major surgery. Then on 12/9, she obviously was showing signs of not feeling well. Over a couple days, she spiked a high temp 3 times. She was on antibiotics, was given fluids twice and kept up on pain meds. On Thursday, her appetite was low. Dr. Darcy wanted to get an x-ray. The x-rays showed that she had aspiration pneumonia. Her lab Bands were high. It also showed her lungs were not against the chest wall as they should be--probably from a trauma. Something forceful. Could this have been a part of why she had this odd hernia? We do not know. Her middle right lung lobe is collapsed also. A good view of her heart was not able to be seen due to the density of the lungs. Zinie is back home here and is now on two antibiotics and two soreness meds. We will keep a sharp eye on her. If she doesn't eat or if spikes another temp, fluids will again be given. The volunteers and I will keep a sharp eye on her. She sure likes to be petted.
Everything else is good here. The kittens are well. Cats are fun and good examples to the kitties. Conii's cats are slowly adjusting. Thamba and Teddy Bear are growing and so silly.
Did you know kindness reduces stress? To be able to cope and overcome stressful situations, an act of being kind to others reduces the stress factor by far. This is because it allows you to pay less attention to yourself and your problems. ... The added bonus is the appreciation shown by the person receiving the act of kindness! Derecho was asking me to pass his thought on.......do TWO extra kind things today! He is going to share his chicken and he will also cuddle a kitten today! He's such a good example!
