Toby and Katie Kitty Too Time

Hiya Folks, me hasn't shown off my handsomeness in a furry long whiles.  Sorry me don't haz a hats... Auntie Katie's Picture it am not installed on the pooter right now... If you woulds loves to see me in a hat, let Auntie Katie know and her will show me offs in a hat another Sunny Day.

Me am Toby and my Daddy am Mike... A long times ago, me was running back into the house from checking out some grass... and Daddy didn't see me and closed the door... Wham! Right on my tail...ouch!!!  Me hads to have some of my beautiful long tail tooks off.

Now my tail am shorter and cutes... maybe Auntie Katie can gets a photo of my mew tail sometime.  You can reads about my terrible tail adventure here: Toby's Tail


Well me thinks I takes a naps now... furry cool today and weze gonna haves rains.  Daddy Mike and Auntie Katie gonna check Auntie Silvia's car and gets it working goods again...

We am purring fur Auntie Silvia and Uncle Alex cause they ams living from weeks to weeks not knowing if they will be homeless. And this here town am not furry goods about helping animals if they gets homeless - that shelter just tells kitties goodbyes too much... and I don't wants kitties to have to go there nevers!!!

Me knows whats shelter cages am likes - Me was in  scary cage after tail surgery over night! Me can't imagine how scary to lose family and home and be in cage! And cause you am scareds and dont know nobodies they send you over the rainbow bridge? Why that right?  Why there no be places thats has rooms and nice people? Why the only life care place in this here town not gets enough moneys to has a real place for their babies (LAPP)?

That's why Auntie Katie am fighting so hards for Silvia and her babies, Gordo, Guero, Natasha, Ronnie and Mama Narcisca. You can sees their mew photos on Auntie Katiez National Geographic

Thank you fur enjoying my selfies today... Please keep Silvia and her babies in your purrz.

Since dis am Pentecost Sunday, Katie Kitty wants to tells you a furry short sermon afore we goes...
Ahem... dis here am our reading frum the bible todays: "For God So love the world that Him gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believes in Him should not perish, but has everlasting lifes..."  Dat am in the book of John, chapter 3 and verse 16. 

Now looks at that word "world." Now John didn't writes the word "people" or "humans" or "men."  Daddy God told John to writes the word "world" there. Katie Mom says thats the word Kosmon in Greek and it meens WORLD likes the whole thing likes me and all the creatures and creation and everfurry bodies!!!  So next times some human tries to tells you thats cause you ams an animal dats you not goes to heavens cause you can't choose to believes in Him - do not listen. They just jealous cause Jesus cames to save the whole worlds, especially us fur babies who can't choose nots to loves God. Why woulds us pets wants to choose not to believes in Ceiling Cat? That's just ridiculous... weze already knows dats God am there and weze listens to Hims alla time We just dont haz ability to unknows God and choose not believe like humans does.

How you think we knows how to finds our Mommys and Daddys or knows a storm am coming? Now you folks who don't choose God or likes Ceiling Cat can stay on Earth. Me when Ize leaves, Ize going over that Rainbow Bridge and be wifs God... cause him Loves the World He made... otay... I'm done. Amen.

Dats my furry furst sermon... if you would likes me to tell another sermon next sunny day, please lets me knows... cause me would loves to share wifs you.

Purrz from
Toby, Katie Kitty Too
and Katie Mom.

Toby Vet Visit, Star Fish and Monday Mewviez

Hello furry friends...Toby here.  Remember how I gots my tail slammed on and had to get the tip amputated? That happened back in April.  You can reads story here: Toby's Tail. 

Well my tail am been bothering me somthin terrible since surgery. The end am bin hurting and twitching on its own... I tried chasing my tail every day to make it mind, but that not help at all... I even tried chewing fur on my back, but that just made a mess.  

So Auntie Katie and Dad Mike tooks me to the vet on Saturday.  The vet purr-scribed a neural pain reliever called gabapentin. (and shaved my messy furs) Auntie Katie gave me my first dose Saturday night and wow! My tail started behaving again!  I hads the bestest sleep!  I had another one last night.  The vet said pills are furry safe and I can has up to three doses a day if needed.  I may has to take this stuff likes furever... but if my tail behaves and nots bother me no more, then taking pills be worth it... besides they has nice flavor.

Now for Monday Mewvies. Auntie Katie found furry inspurrational mewvie bouts a guy helping others and no approval from anyones fur doing dat... him gets a different reward... Please watch. It am furry goods. (Subtitles in English -K)

You Can Be A Hero, Too



That's how Auntie Katie feels about helping us cats and sharing cats who need rescued, even if no one commented yesterday. Her would helps all the same.  Like the story about saving starfish. There am several versions adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren C. Eiseley.

One day an old man was walking along the beach. The low tide had filled the beach with thousands of stranded starfish, carried in by the sea and left behind.

He walked very carefully so not to step on the beautiful creatures. Since the starfish seemed to still be alive, the old man thought about picking up a few and returning them back to the water where they could resume their lives. He knew the starfish would die if left on the beach's dry sand. Yet, he couldn't possibly help them all, so he chose to do nothing and continued walking.

Soon afterward, the man came upon a young girl on the beach frantically throwing one starfish after another back into the sea. The old man stopped and asked the child, "What are you doing?"

"I'm saving the starfish," she replied.

"Stop wasting your time. There are too many! Your efforts won't matter. You can't save them all," argued the man. "You can’t even begin to make a difference."

Without hesitation, the child picked up another starfish and tossed the starfish back into the water... "I can make a difference for this one." 

The old man left and went home, deep in thought of what the young girl had said. The next morning, he returned to the beach and spent the day helping her throw starfish back in the sea.

No matter what... you can always makes a difference. One kitty (starfish) at a time.
Purrz n Stuffs, Sir Toby
"oh, Auntie Katie, will you brush me now, please?"

Wonderful Wednesday Toby Tail Mewz!

Toby's Tail packed in gauze, syringe tube and blue tape

Last Week in Purrview:

Funny Worm! After Bandage Came Off Thursday AM

April 22nd Tuesday am: Toby's tail felt warm thru the bandage. Worried that he might be running a small temp.  Uncle Mike and I took Toby to the vet late afternoon. 

Thankfully no fever! And his tail was no longer warm. Dr. Johnson changed his meds to Zeniquin, since Amoxicillin (from Emergency Clinic) seemed to be making his stools a bit loose.  The Doc said should be able to remove Toby's bandage on Friday. Made Apt for Fri 4:30pm.

April 24th Thursday 6:00 am: When Uncle Mike awoke to go work, The bandage had come off on its own! Mike called the emergency vet who said as long as not red or swelling, just coat it in triple antibiotic to keep it moist.  I looked after Toby's tail while Mike went to work. Toby's Tail looked like a funny little worm sticking out of his fur.  No redness or swelling!  Healing really well, only dry and itchy. ITCHY TAIL!!! Toby wanted to get at his tail!  Poor kitty... The collar kept hims tail safe.  Toby licked the collar instead. 

Toby at Vets last Saturday

Early Friday 1AM:  Just getting ready to update the blog and let y'all know how good Toby was doing.   

Nana Mom calls (that's My Mom.. to kitties her am Nana), She is really sick from bad foods. She couldn't tell food was too old in fridge.  I rush to the Walmart (only store open), buy supplies like Pepto Bismol tablets, Gatorade, 7-Up, Imodium.  When I get there, she's throwing up and all that other yucky stuff. In and out of the bathroom all night... Very weak. I had to nurse Nana Mom all Friday.  Called Dr. Johnson and changed Toby's Appt to Saturday at 1pm... 

Stayed with Nana Mom Friday night and fed her chicken broth and Gatorade.
Saturday Morning: did errands for Mom while she slept.

Vet Assistant holding Toby's Tail

Saturday Afternoon 1 PM: Dr. Johnson checked Toby. He thought his tail was healing really well! Sutures might take 7 to 10 days to dissolve.  Toby was going to have to wear that collar for a least another week or so...

The rest of Saturday and Sunday to Monday.... Looked after Nana Mom and made sure she had something easy to eat and drink.  Her computer doesn't get on the internet very well.. (getting a new pc ready for her hopefully next weekend).

Thankfully Nana Mom has nearly recovered from bad foods with the help of Pepto Bismol tablets, Gatorade, chicken noodle soup broth and a lot of rest. (And no trip to Emergency Room!!)

And Toby am being a furry good boy!!
What a trooper! Toby hasn't tried to get the collar off... he just lays around in Uncle Mike's bedroom.  He's figured out how to eat and drink with the collar on.

So What happened this week on Tuesday and Wednesday???? 
Katie Mom Took a furry long nap!!!  

Purrz til next Mewz,

Katie Kat the Mom.

Toby Came Home Sunday Morning

Toby Update Early Monday April 21:

Toby slept with Uncle Mike last night. Him am ate sum and drank sum water. Mom will give him sublingual pain med dose after posting.

Toby Update frum Sunday April 20:

Uncle Mike and the Mom brought Toby home around 11:30 Sunday Morning, only to have to turn around and take him back... He still had the catheter in his fore leg!! The top photo was taken the first time he came home... He had pulled off the Collar and wanted to lay on the bed.  That's when the Mom noticed the catheter.

Then back to the Emergency clinic to take the catheter out....and fix the collar back. Course Toby wasn't happy about being put back in the carrier... "Hey, I just got home! I wants to rest!"

While back at the clinic, the vet tech fixed the collar 'strings'  into a harness... He not been able to get it off again.  

Mom helped him drink water and eat with the collar on. And he was furry thirsty! Only way that us kitties get rid of anesthesia is with lots of water.

Toby am taking pain meds every 6 hours and antibiotics (Amoxicillin) twice a day.  He has to keep that collar on for 10 days at least!  Cause the bandage has to stay on a long time.

Toby Gotted Fuzz on hims face.

Mom reads the surgery report.  Hims third vertebra from the tip was actually dislocated. So that's why 4 vertebrae had to be removed.

Mom said the cost of emergency surgery was less than they feared, but still a whopping 500 plus greenies.... We gots all our paws crossed and purring that he heals furry good and no complications.

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We Hopes you all had a Happy Passover and Happy Easter Weekend.

Short Story Fur Easter

Me tell you short story about Puzzles' Spunky "Boo" Bear. Him was borned Good Furryday, 1989 and leaped over the Rainbow Bridge 2008 at almost 20 years old.

Spunky Bear Baby Pic

Spunky and me gotted fings in common, likes us being handsome black kitties and how our Kitty Mommies went over the Rainbow Bridge too soon.  The Mom raised Spunky frum 3 days old with a glass eyedropper.

Mom says Boo Bear's name now means sumpin funny in England.  Did you know that long time ago,  the word spunky meant sponge and that sponge used to mean "to Redeem" something? 

Which am what happens on Easter.  Dis cute black kitten born on Good Furryday had a short nose and looked like a bear.  Him a miracle who survived when hims 2 siblings and mommy died.  That how Spunky Bear gotted hims name.

 

Dat's why him was bested cat ever and why I am named after him... 

oh and Mom painted Resurrection Morning just after the Easter weekend Spunky was borned.... painting am dedicated to him...

Purrz and Prayerz Fur Easter and Passover Miracles, 
Cause dats what Toby needs now.  

Angel's Lil Bear

and Mom Katie Kat

Emergency!! Screen Door Slammed Tobys Tail

Lil Bear (Front) Toby (Back)

Screen Door Slammed on Toby!
Tail Tip to be Amputated Early AM.

- We inturrupts our Easter Posting fur Emergency Mewz,
Lil Bear and Mom Repurrting. 

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Updates 2:40am CST: The emergency vet called.  4 year old Cousin Toby comed out of surgery less than an hour ago and is waking up a bit, but resting.  

After fur shave, Doctor found Toby's tail was furry awful bruised from being pinched by bad screen door.  4 vertebrae were amputated which am almost 2 inches of hims tail.  Will update wif photos when Mom and Uncle Mike pick Toby up later today.  Uncle Mike and Mom may go to Easter service fur prayer.  Plz keep Toby and Uncle Mike in your purrz as Uncle Mike loses him job in June...  - Lil Bear.

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Dearest Furr Friends on Internets,

Lil Bear: Earlier Saturday Afternoon about 4pm, Mom waz getting ready to do a lates Good Friday/Easter Post when Uncle Mike burst into the room.

Mom: Uncle Mike had been working on the kitchen sink and going back and forth to the garage thru the back door.  Since Uncle Mike's house sits on a corner, the back door is actually on the left side of the house and opens onto the covered patio that connects the garage to the house.  Uncle Mike had let Toby out thru the front door to get daily exercise.  Uncle Mike and I always let Toby out the front door for a good run, cause he always jumps out the door onto the concrete porch, scurries around the side of house thru the covered patio and over to the same spot to eat grass in the backyard.  But I didn't know Toby had been out until Mike came into the computer room.

Lil Bear:  I saw what happened...Uncle Mike was coming back in house and Cousin Toby runned in wif out saying nuffin.  Him usually meows so Mom or Uncle Mikes know to keep screen door open.  Screen am got spring dat make door close real fast! Mom got her foot hurted one time cause door slam shut so quick.

Uncle Mike didn't see Toby coming in til screen door closed real loud and Toby runned behind couch.  Uncle Mike tried to get Toby to come out but he ran under the recliner.  Den Uncle Mike moved the recliner and Toby ranned into da kitchen and jumped onto the window sill above the sink.

Mom: So Uncle Mike said, please come help me check Toby. He was outside and the door slammed on him. He's hiding in the kitchen window. I left the computer room and went into the kitchen.  But Toby wouldn't let me check him.  He growled and refused to leave the window.  Mike called our vet who was still open.  Since I couldn't get Toby to leave the window, I brought the carrier to him. Surprisingly, Toby crawled out of the window on his own and into the carrier. I caught a glimpse of the end of his tail and the tip was bloody.  Mike drove while I held the carrier.  Upon examination, Dr. Johnson moved the long hair away and showed us how the skin was gone from Toby's tail tip.  Unfortunately, that meant in order for Toby's tail to heal, the tip will have to be amputated.  He could do the surgery, but being so late in the day he suggested that we take Toby to the Emergency Clinic so the staff there would be able to monitor him during the night.

We left Willowbend Animal Hospital and took Toby to the Emergency Vet.  It is now midnight here in Kansas, and due to a few other emergencies, Toby has not had the surgery yet. 

Since most of you won't see this until morning... will add a post about his surgery as soon as we have that info.

Lil Bear:  Please purr fur Toby as him gets well frum surgery... Toby and hims siblings will be 4 years old in May. Mom am wondering if any bloggers has a cell phone dat we could text during an emergency so we can lets our innernets frinds know sooner to purrz and pray.  Am anyone doing a purr list likes dats or puts ups a post during mergencies???  If you knows, please leave commints and send us an email wif purrsonal stuffs to laugh_safely ats yahoo.com. 

Mom: Please keep Uncle Mike in your purrs too.  Toby is his first "cat," and Mike is feeling really sick over hurting Toby.  Mike is also losing his job in June due to company takeover by a larger corporation who is moving the whole assembly plant to Warsaw, Indiana. 

Lil Bear and I will write Our Good Friday/ Easter Post Tomorrow,
including Remembering whom Angel's Lil Bear was named for:
Puzzles Spunky Bear, aka Boo Bear, Good Friday 1989 - Oct 25, 2008.

Resurrection Morning, copyright by Kat-Renee Kittel