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New CC Blog for March 2011:

March 16. You were here when Andrea arrived. No news is good news. March 17: Once again, no news is good news. Tho CC is one neurotic cat...he keeps looking for you. Just like a human....He wants me to be there, but if I am, he ignores me.....if I'm not....how dare I do something without him.

March 18...I guess I should take that personally, or is that just some transference?

Friday, 3-18-11 10:30pm CC was extremely glad someone was home, and made all kind of meowing and pacing until I fed him his raw disk. Litterbox in L.R. was used, normal amount of both feces (loose) and urine. Last night there was urine downstairs and a lot of BM upstairs. So “things: are going well. . ..!! Litter is scooped, meds are worn, I mean given. House is checked for messes so K. doesn’t have any unpleasant surprises!! Stinkys and recyclables are out in the garage. Tomorrow is crazy busy so I might have to come over closer to lunchtime, or 5 pm instead of the usual later at night visit. But I will get him done!

Next time, feel free to enjoy CC's company "on the road".

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List of stuff to do for CC: I usually medicate him at 9 pm or later, but it doesn't matter.
 * Prepare syringes while he doesn't know that you are here, so he won't hide.
 * Brush
 * Give pills in daily container
 * 2 Fan Xie Ye (olive greenish) or 1 Fan Xie Ye and 1 cisapride
 * 1 white (gentle digest)
 * 1 piece of heart pill (1/4 of pill, but I have them broken already) (tenormin / vasotek alternating)
 * Syringes etc
 * ** 2.1 ml lactulose **
 * ** another 2.1 ml lactulose (goes down better in smaller quantity) **
 * 6 syringes of water
 * 6 syringes of pumpkin (It is organic because that is all the store have because there was a pumpkin shortage this year.)
 * glob of laxatone from tube

It would appear that CC was having some trouble last night as there are some suspicious spots on the floor in the kitchen and some definite spots on the comforter which is now in the 2nd floor hall. He came up to sleep/defecate on the third floor last night for the first time all week. he will be spending the day outside. Just a little something for you to check/clean when you get home. k August 10, 11, 12 Andrea August 13, 14, 15 Heidi August 15th 6pm What a nice rainy day, CC was inside sleeping on the chair at the dining room table, he meowed when I called his name. Very little fur on the brush tonight, oh how he loves the brushing under his chin. Left him outside alittle bit in the drizzly rain as I got everything together. One small normal stool segment in box upstairs, pee in the basement box, cleaned out both and took out to trash. Gave all meds, gave fresh h20 and cleaned up plate and mat, all food kevin gave him late last night or maybe this am all gone so i gave him fresh food, eating. His rectum looks alittle protruded tonight. Gave him a kiss goodbye. Joann you can send a check in mail again if you like, $30/visit @ 3 visits. Heidi Pabon, 1116 Penny Court, Holtwood Pa 17532 Thank you.

August 14th 10pm CC eating fresh food Kevin just put down once I got there. Left him eat and got everything together. Kevin reported CC had been out all day, there was a normal bm in the box and a spot of urine. Nothing in the downstairs box. Cleaned out litterbox and put in outside trash. Once CC done eating, I brushed him, not much fur on brush, rectum not protruded. Had small amt. dark eye d/c again, gently cleaned with warm cloth. Gave all meds, pumpkin etc. Gave fresh h20 in and out, cleaned up gave him kiss nighty night again.

August 13th 9pm CC outside, Kevin just got home and told me he was out. CC looking in the back door, greeted him & noticed he did have some dark eye discharge. (Irritation from skunk?) However eyes are open, so I gently cleaned eyes with warm cloth and brushed him. Not much fur on brush, appeared to have tender nibbles on plate from ? I did not feed him since kevin just got home, by your note I do not want to over feed. Gave all meds, pumpkin, water, lactulose and laxatone. All went well. There was a small normal formed stool in box, nothing in the basement box. Cleaned out and put in outside trash. Kissed him nighty night despite the faint odor of skunk, cleaned up, gave fresh h20 and left him in as he was eating the leftover morsels.

Heidi, take a squash if you want. J

August 12th, 7:45 pm

It is a cool rainy day, so CC stayed inside and graced the litter boxes today. Basement box had pee, kitchen box had poo. Medium sized set of half-unny half -formed BM. At least we know he had a BM!!! Kevin had already fed him fresh canned food when I arrived, so I didn't put down anything else. Kevin will give him his raw disk later tonight when he isn't already full, to space out the meals.

I realized I made a boo-boo when I gave CC the transdermal Cisapride. I didn't realize it alternated every other day so I am JUST giving whatever is in the pill container daily. i will pass this on to Heidi as well, tomorrow (if I remember!)

CC is loving having his collar off!!! He wanted me to brush/itch his neck over and over and over. He did not shed very much, brush was almost empty despite prolonged brushing session.

I brought Laxatone from work and also the Skunk-OFF solution in case Kevin or you want to soak his collar in it or wash his face some more. Heidi has been warned that kisses may result in smelling a slight skunk musk!!

Meds and syringes are in, dishes and food mat cleaned up, waters fresh, and litters scooped and taken out. I leave tomorrow right after work to go to Ohiopyle and go rafting and to see Fallingwater!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

JoAnne, I looked at PayPal to see if you had sent me last time's payment there, and saw that it was empty. If you could combine that last 2 trips' payments and send them to Paypal, that would be great. (These 3 nights and the 3 nights when you guys went on vacation to VA, so $150 for 6 nights of $25 each).

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

August 11th, 10 pm

Remember to give Heidi the key. Heidi, take a squash if you want. J CC's dishes were empty, so obviously he has eaten during the day. He was minorly interested in his dinner and is still picking at his dishes as i write, but is just picking out little bits. The poo in the box yesterday was a decent-sized puddle, not small and not tiny. As it all soaks into the litter I am not sure how truly big it was in volume but the puddle mark was decent. Today both litter pans are empty but Kevin was home to allow His Majesty plenty of trips outdoors to think about using the outdoor facilities. So I'm not sure if he has poo-ed or not! Enemas are a pain-in-the-you-know-where by ourselves so obviously i would prefer not to have to do them at all. But if it becomes necessary then i guess we'll have to. Poor CC. Both waters fresh, both foods fed (again just 1/3 can of canned food), and very little hair in the brush.

I will try to remember more Laxatone and told Kevin that I could also bring Skunk-Off as well and try to bathe his face tomorrow night. The smell is slight, I think, but I also do not have super-strong smell senses nor am I easilly offended by smells. Kevin saw some ocular discharge (irritation from skunk spraying?) but at present his eyes look normal to me.

[] says vinegar and water bath [] says hydrogen peroxide and baking soda J


 * HELP!!! I tried to bathe CC with some tomato juice and considering my lack of success in pilling him, a bath didn't go well. We both managed to get wet and pissed at each other. Is there some non-invasive way to get him deodorized? I'm open to all suggestions. He'll most likely be outdoors when you arrive.**
 * K**

5:30 Tuesday August 10th - How much poop was in the litter pan? (By the way, I gave him 3 big syringes of enema and 2 little white things of my enema concoction Tues am.) I want to keep closer track of CC's poops. He should have at least one poop a day. We must keep in mind that if there isn't any in either litter pan or strong evidence of one outside, then he didn't poop and he needs more lactulose and less food. If there is only a small amount of stool, but he ate a lot, he is on his way to constipation...increase lactulose and cut back food.... To prevent the hard packed ball of stool, I was thinking of doing 1 small homemade enema every other day. Is that easy for you to do? I don't want Heidi (or anyone for that matter) getting stuck again with a vet necessary situation.

By the way, just because CC goes outside and walks around and comes back, that doesn't mean he went peepees or poo poos. He just goes in and out a lot to make sure we are being good servants for him.

It looks like I am almost out of laxatone. Would you bring some from Willow Run and put it on my account there?

This morning when I went outside to tend to plants and CC, I thought I smelled someone brewing strong coffee. I have a deficient sense of smell.....that must have been skunk smell in the air. I emailed Kevin and asked him to see what he could do. JH

I came in singing CC's name like a complete goof, and calling him, and yelling, and here it turns out poor kevin was home upstairs! I figured this out after 2 minutes of yodelling "CC! Come down CC! Who's ready for Dinnie-dinnie-dinner, CC?!" and then Kevin called down, "He's out back!". Well, I felt about 3 inches tall.

CC was happy for company and wanted to be petted and brushed, but was not very hungry. Since K. is here to feed him He was just happy for extra company. he is ignoring his raw food, which may have been slightly past optimal freshness - i thought something smelled funny when I opened it, but when i smelled the actual disk it smelled OK. So I washed out the container from the old juices and then refilled it from the freezer. he IS now nibbling on his 1/3 can of Wellness.

I washed and filled both water dishes (in and out) also. I used up the last of the Lactulose from the old bottle tonight and had to open one of the new bottles for my second syringe.

CC allowed me to wear most of his water tonight but I did get in the pills, Brown Goop, and Pumpkin well. I used the transdermal Cisapride, as I didn't see a blue pill in the container and I was guessing that was the Cisapride? I cut some fingers off of the gloves for future Cisapride application.

Basement litter was untouched and nice loose-ish wet stool was in kitchen box. I scopped and took it outside to the trash.

See you tomorrow!!

P.S. - WHAT'S UP WITH HIS NEW COLOGNE???? EAU D' SKUNK???? I went to kiss the top of his head and got a big ol' whiff of SKUNK!! Poor CC!

Oops - Quick visit 4 pm August 6th! I forgot my quart of chocolate milk last night so I hopped by after work to retrieve it. CC was happy to have a pet and fresh food! I will also let him out to see if he needs to go potty. . .. .yay! free visit!!!

he did nothing in the yard - just came back in to eat!

Gate is locked, not just latched. The water spigot is near the front of the house, that is why the hose is under the gate...it is hooked up; however, the water is turned off because otherwise it would leek, so we turn it on in the basement when we need it. Its a bit of a nuisance. August 5th, 10 pm

CC had a large, normal stool and a pee in the litter box in the basement tonight! Yay - proof of BMs! His rectum is soft and comfortable, almost no fur in his brush. The heat obviously doesn't bother him - he still wants to go out tonight and sit even though it is still a muggy, humid, sticky 85 degrees at 10 at night! I love hot weather and even I am wilting in this. . ..

Tonight I wore more of the pumpkin and water - he is feeling pretty frisky. Appetite is good, and he howled when I entered to let me know it was way past his dinnertime! Tonight I fed him 2 raw disks and a large can of food, to tide him over until you get home. The raw disk in the center of the refrigerator dish is an old one (already thawed from when you left) - the other four around the edges are still frozen as they came out of the freezer just now.

The petunias in the back yard were starting to look parched, so I watered them with the watering can. I would have done your whole garden but the hose is stuck under the gate and the gate won't open. . . so after some judicious pulling I gave up.

House check = all clean!

See you on the 10th!

August 4th 9 pm

CC had finished most of the leftover wet food from yesterday, and had used the basement litter to pee. His rear end is relaxed and barely pursed, so I am assuming that he is comfy there even though it looks like he has held any poopies until I came to let him out ... and of course he just disappears into the darkness of the back garden so I never know if he really has had a BM or not!

Scooped the basement litter and threw out baggie. Raw disk is being devoured and he has also tasted his Wellness fish and beef, so appetite is good, and I saw him drinking his water tonight as well.

House check is clean. Kitchen litter untouched.

I brought the new Cisapride and also picked you up more Lactulose since it looks like you're running low. hope that's Ok.

Tomorrow is going to be 92 and hot and muggy so I am making him stay indoors until I come tomorrow. August 3rd 10 pm

CC was hidden from sight as he was sitting on the chair underneath the table at the computer when I entered, but he meowed and was ready to be fed as I walked towards the kitchen.

He has eaten 3/4 of his raw disk and I fed him the 1/2 can of food from the fridge, plus another small can as it will be 24 hours until I can get back here.

He has fresh water and I shook out the food mat. There was almost no hair in the brush and if I guesstimate kindly he got most of the pumpkin and water in. At least all the pills were definitely given. His clean-up towel looks like a pumpkin barfed all over it, and it's only the first night!

Both litters were empty and house-check shows everything to be clean. Right now he is sitting outside on his favorite blue lounge chair. I forgot his new Cisapride so will bring it tomorrow! July 14, 15, 16, 17 Wed - Sat (Sunday 18 ?) Andrea, take a yellow squash for yourself and 1 for Heidi. I will be in Texas so I will have cell phone usage and hope to have some computer usage also.

9:50 Saturday July 17th -

CC was overseeing the neighborhood from his window when I walked up, and meowed enthusiastically for his dinner upon my opening the door. He led me, tail waving straight up in the air, to the kitchen and then decided he needed to go potty first. So he went out into the back yard while I was getting syringes ready and then was sitting outside and didn't want to come back inside. I had to pick poor Mr. CC up and drag him back into the nice air-conditioned kitchen for his meds. It turns out K. had just fed him so he wasn't really THAT interested in food; he was just happy to have company and a door person.

Meds went in well tonight, other than the incident of thinking all the capsules were in and moving on to syringes, only to find the white capsule stuck to his chest fur when I turned back to him, syringe in hand. I gave him 2 syringes of 2 mls of Lactulose each, and 2 ml's of the Laxatone. Very little fur was in the brush, and his rectum is still relaxed, soft and not really protruding. I washed his outdoor water dish and refilled it from the Brita pitcher, and shook out his food mat as well.

Both litter boxes are empty, so your plants should be well-fertilized today again.

K. will ask you to text me in regards to tomorrow night; it was undertermined whether or not you would need me Sunday night, so I'll wait to hear from you. Not a big deal if you need me - I'm available and CC has been such a gentleman with his pumpkin for the most part, this trip, that another visit would be no great hardship at all! We had a nice purring session when I brushed him before meds tonight. I gave him an extra-good scritch under his chin.

10:20 Friday July 16th -

WHen I arrived, CC was out in the back yard. He had obviously eaten whatever I gave him last night and then most of whatever K. fed him today. He was pawing at the glass to get in for fresh dinner as well! Raw disk has already disappeared and I fed him a small can of canned as there is still a touch of other edible canned food left as well from today.

Meds went in well tonight. I gave 2mls of Lactulose in 2 syringes (for a total of 4 mls), all pills/capsules went in well, and I wore a minimum of pumpkin and water. There was both urine and loose BM in the kitchen pottty - it is scooped and the baggie taken to the outside trash can. CC is in back yard right now enjoying fireworks from the Barnstormers. He isn't bothered at all - a totally cosmopolitan cat!

Very little fur in brush. Also got in a squidge of Laxatone. Altogether a satisfactory night!

10:30 Thursday July 15th -

CC was in much better spirits today - he was waiting for me inthe kitchen and meowing with eagerness for his dinner. He had also entirely cleaned up the disks and canned food that K. had fed earlier in the day. Apparently he hid most of the evening from K. as he was upset due to the workmen in the house, but he is makingup for his day now. He was much more feisty with is meds - he was his normal self, spackling me liberally with pumpkin, to the point where I had to reload 2 syringes because he spit most of it out. Ditto for the water. His disk is already done and he is finishing off his "paella" wet food as I write. Almost nothing in the brush, and no eye goopies tonight for me to pick at. His rear end is nice, soft, relaxed and not pursed at all. So things are going well for him tonight, not so well with me (getting in pumpkin). Both litter boxes are empty again. He wanted to go out before dinner so I let him out - assumably he pooped then or when K. got home. I brought Heidi squash today to work, and will bring along a cucumber as well - thank you!!

Wow - he really likes the paella. he is ignoring 1/3 of the remaining disk and instead chowing down on the canned food!

I noticed your scooter (I think that's what's under tarp) tonight - do you ride it in the city? do you feel safe and do cars try to intimidate you by riding close to your rear? I just got back from Key West, where I rented a scooter, and I LOVED IT!!!!! and would like to buy a used one, but wanted your opinion as to feeling safe in the city and as to whether it is worthwhile. Do you use yours much or do you find that once the newness wore off you used it less and less? I don't want to buy an expensive "toy" and then end up not playing with it/using it because it isn't as fun up here as it was down there where EVERYONE is on scooters and the speed limit is pretty much 25 mph all over the island so noone minds you putting along. I would have a blast riding one IF I didnt always have cars tailgating me if the scooter only goes 35 mph and the traffic on the way to work is going 50 mph. Do you just ride on the shoulder so idiots can pass you?

OK, lots of scooter questions. I'll stop now!! CC is grooming himself in the window. . . .he says, ,"See you soon, Mom!"

I usually think of skinny as meaning he isn't full of poop. He usually takes his meds better when he is feeling well. Look outside for evidence of poop which will probably be liquidy with all the lactulose. Good to hear there isn't much fur in the brush. He gets lethargic when it is hot and doesn't eat as much. There is dry cat nip in the grated cheese container. I pulled the nip from the patio and planted it in the garden but it didn't make it. The nip plants in the yard are pretty small right now. He likes to play with the shoe lace that is outside if you taunt him. Make sure he is outside when no one is home since we don't want any soupy poop in the house. It is time to do his flea prevention stuff. It is a different brand than advantage (forget name). There should be some in the drawer. J Have a cucumber.

11:45 Wednesday July 14 -

CC was sitting on couch when I came in and although he meowed (we'll assume it was because he was soooo glad to see me!) and wanted to be petted, he did not follow me into the kitchen until 10 minutes later when I already almost had all his meds ready and had had time to talk to Kevin! he seems a little tired/lethargic. He also looks skinny to me - have you weighed him recently? I think he's lost a good bit of weight since I last saw him. Of course, my 15 year old "son" is losing weight constantly so it is on my mind and I might be being paranoid. ..

So he went out in the back yard after a little raw diet, and then came back in. K. said you had had to give him an enema before you left and that he has been getting constipated more often recently. So I gave hime 2 full syringes (6 ml total) of Lactulose and gave him 3 ml's of the Laxatone from the fridge. He was VERY good (or just didn't feel up to arguing?) for his meds - I got almost everything completely in! I am wearing no pumpkin!

I let him back out and then he remembered that fresh food was down so he pretty much turned around and came right back in. He is still in kitchen eating as I write this.

Water is fresh, and food mat is cleaned. Both litters were empty. Not much fur in brush.

Night night - until tomorrow!

6/15/10 **Glad to hear things went well. The guys working had to move his bowl to work on the house.** J&

cc sleeping by back door when I got here, prepared all syringes to have ready, woke up in the meantime. Had a nice brushing, not too much fur brushed off. Gave all meds then and pumpkin etc. Topped off his water bowl, and gave him a piece of raw diet, ate readily all of it. Litter box clean no pee or poop in it at this time. Let him outside, unsure what water bowl is for him out, so I put dish under table for him. He washed himself outside then and gave him the laxatone before I left. Left him outside since he seemed to have wanted to stay out. All is well, until tomorrow, Heidi 6/16/10 CC was outside when I got there tonight, meowing to be let in, brushed him well, still not very much fur, purring as I brushed him. Litter box un-used again. I looked around outside in the flower beds for mounds but very hard to see any, while I was out looking he peed in the one flower bed. So unsure if pooping, if he is outside all the time? His rectum was protruding slightly,however he seemed comfortable. He ate most of his raw diet that I gave him tonight and some of the canned food was still left on the plate from? I gave him fresh water in and out. Meds,pumpkin,lactulose,h20 and lax went well. Very friendly tonight wanting affection. Picked some raspberries with CC-yummie!! Left him out, and cleaned up.

6/17/10 CC sleeping on couch when I got there, yawning and stretching as he approached me. There was uneaten canned food on his plate and still no poop or pee in litterbox. Seems comfortable and did start to eat the raw diet I placed down on his plate. I disposed of the uneaten canned food prior. Gave him fresh h20 in and out. He wanted outside, so we went out and brushed him, small amt. of fur obtained, very hot and humid out! Gave all meds etc. Talked to Kevin a few minutes; nice guy-let him know no poop seen since I started tues. He assured me cat out alot and he would let me know if we needed to intervein. Keeping my eye on him, do you usually see a clean litterbox often? Doing everything as you directed. We'll see how he is tomorrow.

The litter box is often untouched when he is outside a lot. You can check the litter pan down stairs as well. If he doesn't eat the raw food, it might mean he doesn't feel well, so he sounds ok. J&

6/18/10 Happy to see someone! He was jumping off the couch when I went in, meowing and leading me to the kitchen. On his plate was uneaten canned food, appears to not have touched it. Disposed of food, and went outside to brush. Brushed well, small clump of hair-went out into the yard then and sniffed around. Peed out, litter box in kitchen clean, one down stairs had pee in, scooped out. Gave all meds then placed fresh raw diet on plate. Ate little bit, gave fresh h2o. Then he wanted back outside, where he laid under chairs.

Please leave the uneaten canned food on the plate. He will eventually eat it if he is OK. I suggest giving him a little extra lactulose since he didn't eat all of the raw disk. I'll check with Kevin about how much he is eating and if there is any evidence of poop outside. J&

6/19/10 Everything fine-gave all meds, litterboxes untouched by CC, looked around outside for poop, small normal piece of poop in dirthole where your squash plants are. Seems comfortable, Kevin just got home before I got there and had food down-did not dispose of. Also noted, he has a quarter sized area on his left shoulder of hairloss, I noticed tonight while brushing.

So you mean something different than the short area where he was shaved when he had a puncture wound?

Where was the puncture wound? I know he has an area of thinner, shorter hair on him, but this area of his left shoulder was noticable last night. If it's not the same area, he might have rubbed against any of the equipment lying around outside? There is no cut or scrape there just a patch of hairloss. Just wanted to keep you informed with my day to day care of him.

OK Thanks. Kevin said he has been doing fine.

6/20/10 Sunday Pm CC was outside sleeping on chair, left him in went back out with him and did my usual brushing etc. He then came in and ate some raw diet that I put down. Back outside then, he went up to your squash and dug and strained to poop, no success, he then walked a few steps and tried again, straining to defecate. Rectum was protruded more so than usual, no success again with defecating. I found an old piece of stool in the yard, formed. I ended up giving him a warm saline enema, I could feel stool at his rectum. Went into grass and strained, only passing enema water. No stool, he walked around a bit then strained again only passing some liquid. I was there over an hour with him watching him to see if he could poop, he just laid in the grass then watching the birds. I left a message on kevins phone to watch him and call me if any problems. I did all the meds and pumpkin, lactulose etc.before he went out and I saw him having a hard time to poop. I even gave him an extra cc of lactulose after I saw him straining. He even ate good prior to going out and straining to poop. So what do you want me to do? Let me know

I left him in last night and this morning. Tail is still down and he hasn't passed whatever is blocking him. The bulge was new yesterday afternoon. He has been eating still, however when I fed him last night he did have some goopy discharge near his food...he spent the night outside. As of this morning he still has his tail down as I indicated earlier and may need some more invasive stuff. (K) 6/21/10 Monday afternoon-CC lying beside sofa, Kevin and I aroused him, walking with tail down seemed uncomfortable, rectum way protruded. To make a long story short and make myself feel better, I ran him into Willow Run, Kevin said to do what I needed to do-had a Dr. look at him quick and she digitally removed a piece of firm stool from rectum, we gave him a warm saline-lube enema, also some fluids under his skin to help hydrate him alittle more, then I ran him back home about 8pm. Brushed him(gave him a butt bath prior) and gave him all his meds pumpkin etc.Placed fresh raw diet down then-which he readily ate. Left him outside then and he went over to the fence by neighbors pool and passed about 4 segments of stool! I feel better now, maybe tonight I will get some sleep. Last night he worried me so with straining to poop and unsuccess. He seemed alittle more comfortable too. Gave him fresh h20 in and out, then I left him outside where he was lying in the grass. Hope everything is ok when you get home. I left the key tonight and my address for you. I'll take care of the willow run bill since I needed to put my mind at ease and do what was best for him. Please email me hlpabon@frontier.com if you have any questions/concerns.

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List of stuff to do for CC: I usually medicate him at 9 pm or later, but it doesn't matter.
 * Prepare syringes while he doesn't know that you are here, so he won't hide.
 * Brush
 * Give pills in daily container
 * 2 Fan Xie Ye (olive greenish) or 1 Fan Xie Ye and 1 cisapride
 * 1 white (gentle digest)
 * 1 piece of heart pill (1/4 of pill, but I have them broken already) (tenormin / vasotek alternating)
 * Syringes etc
 * 1.7 ml lactulose
 * another 1.7 ml lactulose (goes down better in smaller quantity)
 * 6 syringes of water
 * 6 syringes of pumpkin (It is organic because that is all the store have because there was a pumpkin shortage this year.)
 * glob of laxatone from tube


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9:20pm 4-16-10

Dear Jo Anne - I am AGAIN soooo sorry to have skipped a night with CC. I am embarassed and will feel terrible if he gets constipated from my missed night. It is even worse that I didn't have a clue that a whole day had gone by without my visit until you called me. Thank goodness Kevin was home and he still got fed and not completely neglected!!

He is now out in the kitchen eating the chunks left behind from Kevin's earlier offering. He took his meds with good grace, even with the extra cc of Lactulose. He was very good when I dribbled the pumpkin, lasctulose and laxatone in the corner of his mouth slowly and let him swallow ot at his own pace - I again didn't wear very much, but that's because you considerately left me a towel for cleanup as always!!

Kevin had already put out new disks to thaw. Basement litter box was empty, kitchen had one minor pee spot that I scooped and took out.

because I was so dumb, you get the first night free and I of course skipped the second night entirely, so you only owe me $25 for one night (tonight). That's not even worth writing a check for, so if it easier to dump it into Payapal you can do that if you wish. Just text me and tell me what you decide.

Hope you had a good trip - CC is waiting for you to come home and take care of him PROPERLY!

8 pm 4-14-10

IS today the day the Titanic sank? Seems like I should be remembering this date for something. ...

CC was upstairs lounging somewhere but readily came trotting downstairs for dinner. He ignored the canned food I foolishly put down FIRST (I am usually a more thoughtful pet sitter and put down the raw diet first!) and then meowed with displeasure while awaiting the raw disk, which he has already finished.

Outside he had a normal looking BM and there was urine in the basement litter box, which I scooped and took out. HOLY FLOWERS in the beginning of the flower bed! It looks like a carpet of blue!

Meds went WELL tonight! I am wearing NO PUMPKIN - only water!!

CC just thumped back upstairs which he has never done before. he always lays on his radiator when he is done with his meal. ..

There is fish flavored lactulose in the refridgerator if you want to use that, or the regular on top of the microwave.

2/28

Good appetite tonight - CC was actually willing to come downstairs on his OWN tonight instead of being carried down! Medium pile of cat vomit on kitchen floor - I cleaned it up. All food, didn't see any hair clumps in it.

Kevin described CC having loose BM leaking out of his rear yesterday, and there was loose BM in the downstairs litter box. So I only gave one syringe of Lactulose and skipped the Laxatone for tonight.

Scooped litter and took out the baggie. You are out of baggies in the kitchen. CC is currently scarfing down his raw diet.

Please text me a time I can come pick up your check this week - I lost my bank card and am having to pay cash for everything until the replacement card shows up in the mail. . .. very aggravating!!!! If you have cash, even better, but the normal check is fine.

2/27/10

Kevin is home and I don't wish to intrude, so note tonight will be quick! All good here - CC had to carried downstairs in his dad's arms like a baby - he was so comfy upstairs lounging with K. that my arrival meant less than nothing. He has gotten to go hang out outside and be with K all day and is very happy. Meds went decently well - i only wore one syringe of Pumpkin. We were down to last piece of raw and Im also almost out of the pumpkin, so I got more of both out of the freezer to thaw for tomorrow.

Kitchen box had one very small puddle of poo, and basement had urine and another loose-seeming poo. Scooped both.

I am disgusted! The snow has all begun to melt on it's own - your brick patio is showing through already and dry in places. I probably didn't need to shovel at all yesterday. CC ignored my carefully constructed "litter boxes" outside where I not only removed snow but also even loosened the dirt for him to make it nice and appealing!! Ungrateful beast. ..

2/26/10

Another daylight visit! here in the city you got maybe 2 inches of snow so far, and the storm is winding down. I shovelled CC a path all the way out to the end of the garden and shovelled the snow off of the dirt in 2 different places for him to use as a litter box. He followed me outside while I shovelled, and then showed his thanks by immediately turning around and coming back inside. His litter boxes are untouched so obviously Kevin is letting him out enough that MY efforts are wasted. . . . . he has not wanted to go outside again either after his meds, nor while I am writing.

No messes in house, he's already eaten most of his raw disk and has a fresh can of Wellness down to snack on if he's bored or hungry. I put warm water into it again.

2/25/10 Thursday 3:30 pm

It's nice to finally be here in the daylight to see what CC is doing in the back yard. ..he is not terribly hungry which isn't surprising as I'm here pretty early, He ate a bit of raw diet and a bite or two of the canned, but mainly wanted to be petted and brushed and to go outside. Meds went surprisingly well - I made sure to do them slowly and do lots of petting in between. I know you can't rush CC and the faster you try to get meds in the harder he makes it.

One soft plop of BM in kitchen pan, and one spot of urine in the basement pan. Both are scooped and the baggie taken outside. House check showed no messes. He is now happily lounging on his radiator, ready to oversee the neighborhood until Kevin gets home and he has some real company!

2/24/10

CC was a pretty good boy tonight - he spit out the Fan Xie Ye 3 times in a row and then of course it broke open in his mouth and made him totally grossed out by having to taste the herbs. Some pumpkin and water also dribbled out of his then already slimy mouth - so I mixed warm water in with his canned food to make it a warm soupy fishy food - he actually really likes it tonight and is eating a good bit of it! Kevin is handing me the phone. ..

2/19 There is some pumpkin in the fridge and small containers in the freezer. I have the water and lactulose syringes ready. Pills etc on microwave. CC has had a lot of fur in the brush lately even though he isn't constipated. I have been better able to monitor his pooping habits with the snow and being home. I think it might be heat in the body related to his slow increase in renal failure. He just had an annual exam is everything else is good.

1/28/10 Andrea, two guys, both named Eric will be doing work in the 3rd floor bedroom and in the basement while we are away. They have a key and know that you will be stopping by to tend to CC. I told them that they can let CC in or out. CC will be happy that he is not alone all day. Kevin and I are chaperoning the high school ski trip. I am taking a computer.

1/29/10 9:30pm

CC was sleeping upstairs somewhere but whenI entered and called him, he meowed and came rapidly thumping downstairs. He had apparently not liked the wet food last offered: he had "buried" it with the rug that the food dishes are on! It was not spoiled or dried out - he just buried it and ignored it but was of course VERY hungry and immediately gobbled down all of his raw disk right away. I also fed a can of Wellness to tide him over for later.

Not much hair in the brush tonight.

You sure did pick a bitterly cold weekend to end up having to tag along on a ski trip!!!!!! At least I knew CC would be eager to come back inside as it was so cold. He took 2 brief trips outside already, which was good as the litter box is empty. I did not bother checking the basement litter box - the basement door is closed, I assume due to the work you're having done. The house is clean - no CC messes anywhere..

I like the new organic pumpkin - either it is wetter in consistency or you added enough water to make it nice and soupy, and therefore easy to draw up!

As for the Cisapride: by the time I got your text the old bottle had already been donated to a rescue, so I couldn't get you that. However, the girl who does the ordering found Cisapride in a tablet (nice and small!) from a compounding pharmacy that we use, and she said that the pills will be cheaper than the capsules were. So I got you the new tablets to try, but as she hadn't entered the new prices in the computer, I didn't bring the bill. If I bring the bill now, you'll be charged the old price per capsule, but if I wait until she enters the new tablet price your bill will be correct, and hopefully cheaper! So the Cisapride is here, but the bill will have to wait.

Don't freeze any body parts off this weekend!!!!!!!

1/30/10 8pm All of the food was gone and he plates licked clean, and CC is HUNGRY - so tonight I fed the raw disk and then a large can of cat food (Wellness CORE) instead of one of the small ones, so there would be more to tide him over until tomorrow. Both litter boxes were used today: the basement door was opened so he had gone down to pee in the basememnt and had used the kitchen fbox for some normal looking BMs. Both are scooped and the baggies taken out. The bedroom looks the same as yesterday: clean of CC messes and the carpeting ripped up. The basement has fresh gray goo applied to the walls.

1/31/10 11am

I am doing CC early today as I have to leave to go up to Allentown (mother not well) and I am not sure how late I will get back. If I don'[t get back until 11 or 12 tonight, for all I know you will already be arriving or home from your ski trip, so I figured early was best. I wore most of the syringes today - had to re-draw up some lactulose and some pumpkin, and I added extra water to his wet food so it is a little bit soupy, just to make sure he gets enough water in today. OF COURSE, the day I am wearing nice clothes and not scrubs is the day the meds go the worst ....Murphy's law! Not a big deal though, just ironic.

I got out some new disks to thaw, and refilled the Brita pitcher. CC was so happy laying up on the blue recliner that I had to actually go upstairs to coax him to come down! He is currently out digging in the garden and fertilizing it for you, and enjoying the sunshine. The house is clean, and I scooped the kitchen litter box of some soft stool; the basement box is empty. Almost no fur in his brush today, but we had a nice purr session as he was enjoying the brushing so much. Time to run to A-town - if you can text me a good time to pick up a check that would be great. I will be in town tomorrow night any time after 8:30 ish. ..

hing went well with CC. Near the can of pumpkin in fridge is small plastic container with pumpkin. I am dividing the contents in 3 parts when I open the can. I put 2 plastic containers in the freezer until needed, so the pumpkin doesn't go sour. CC needs you on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. A cleaning person will be there Tuesday morning, so CC might be outside when you get there Tuesday night. JoAnne

December 13th -

CC again finished off all of his food from the previous day,and eagerly ran downstairs to allow me to serve him a fresh meal. I gave him 2 raw disks (both of which are already gone) as he seemed very hungry and I'm not sure when you're getting home. He has a fresh can of wet food to tide him over until you get here. The house was again clean - no presents from a lonely cat. The kitchen litter box had a small amount of part loose/part formed BM and no urine was in either box. He just finished his after-meal potty trip into the back yard, however, and spent a good amount of time digging in the garden for JUST the right spot. He squatted for a minute and then covered up - so I am assuming he had another decent BM. HOPEFULLY no probelms from this trip!! There was almost no fur in the brush and his rectum, although slightly puckered, is soft and comfortable seeming (not tense and hard as though he is constipated. Tail is being carried high in the air and he seems very happy! Scooped the one litter box and disposed of baggie outside, filled his water and topped off the Brita pitcher. Cleaned up smeared pumpkin, but really MOST of it got in today, and he got all of his pills and Lactulose. We got in a different brand and I had forgotten that it was green - today I started the new bottle and thought, "eeewwwww" as the green liquid came into the syringe! This brand smells fruity I think . . .CC is probably not impressed.

I had to come early today as I had to get errands done and now I have to go back down to Quarryville and my other herd of pets. It is 4 pm. You can text me about how you want to work payment - I'll be home the rest of this week after Monday, so can drop by to pick it up. -Andrea

December 12th -

Dear JoAnne - Thanks for the tip - things went much better tonight. I had drawn up an extra Lactulose syringe just in case but got both of the 1.5 ml syringes in just fine. I gave him a good dollop of the brown goo as well! All caps/tabs went down the hatch well tonight as well.

I'm even not wearing any pumpkin tonight!!

The basement litter box had urine in it, and the kitchen had 2 small stools. He is right now out in the rear of the back yard digging in the leaves, hopefully having more BM's. I went back to check on him and couldn't see anything but was interrupting "things" so I came back in to write. Both litter boxes are clean and the baggie is outdoors in the trash. House is clean - no sign of any messes on carpets or the bed. His water is changed.

Tonight he came tearing down the stairs as soon as I came in! And all the canned food from last night was eaten, so his appetite is good. Raw disk is already devoured and I left him a can of Wellness to work on overnight. I'll beback tomorrow.

PS - THANK YOU for the goodies!! I am doing a live-in petsitting job right now with 6 dogs and 4 cats, and the cats have no toys to play with! (Because the dogs find the toys and eat them.) So I am going to donate your kitty toys to them - thanks again!!! . . I will also donate the coffeee sample to their mom as she is a coffee-holic!

I don't do the olive oil anymore. I hold his head firmly with my left hand. I orient myself at a 90 degree angle from him and put the syringe far into his mouth.

If you want the coffee sample and stuff with it on the table (xmas cat toys etc), its yours.

DECEMBER 11th

Either CC is becoming hard of hearing or he just wasn't that excited that I was here to feed him. .. . It took me 5 minutes of calling indoors and outdoors to find him, and even then I only fouind him when I climbed the stairs to the second floor and heard a faint meow. he was sitting on a soft green blanket in a chair in the TV room, and was just SITTING there, looking at me. I've never had to go looking for him before: if he's indoors, he hears me calling and usually races downstairs, ready for dinner. I was afraid something was wrong with him, but after a pet he was ready to jump down and follow me down the stairs. He went outside for a quick trip, and then when I had everything ready I let him back in. He really has his winter coat!! He looks twice as fluffy as when I saw him last, especially his tail. He eagerly ate his raw food and then I gav ehim his meds. I have apparently lost the touch when it comes to syringing CC. I had to refill a Lactualose syringe and a lot of the pumpkin got drooled back out of his mouth. At least I got the pills in, and some of the thick brown goop. I saw that the Olive oil was not out and so did not give any - have you discontinued it? After meds. CC went back outside for all of 5 minutes and then was back howling at the door to come back in. It is COLD tonight! So he ate a little bit of his canned food and is now contentedly sitting on his radiator, taking a bath. I will try to do better on the pumpkin tomorrow!

House check:Both litter boxes are empty. No messes on any of the 3 floors of the house - I'm not sure he even went up to the bedroom at all - he seemed awfully happy on his chair on the second floor!

Ready for August notes!!! Previous notes are available at http://ccblog.wikispaces.com/June09 and http://ccblog.wikispaces.com/July09

CC is still having eye problems and it has spread to the other eye. Dr. Osbourne gave us some drops for both eyes. Kevin is probably going to be away also, so CC should stay outside most of the time and accident checks should be done if he was in the house. J

OK - I will do the eye drops in both eyes. CC was outside, so everything indoors was clean by way of bed and litter boxes. He is eating his canned Wellness right now, and I will put him back outside before leaving. Meds went OK, I only wore water and some Laxatone, barely any pumpkin. He was harder to give the eye drops to! He ate a little bit of the wet and is now outside; I hope he doesn't go hungry until I get back again tomorrow night!

PS - I will be here LATE Wednesday night. I work until 8:30 and then have to go pick up keys out beyond Millersville and the client said she needs to go over a lot of stuff with me. Plus 2 other jobs in the city. ... it will prob be after 10:30 when I get here. ..

Tuesday 8-4-09 CC enjoyed bathing me in pumpkin tonight. The bottle of Lactulose is EMPTY as of tonight - I didn't realize it was that low. I will do my very best to remember to pick up more tomorrow to bring with me. Tonight it is 11pm; if Kevin is out of town I'm glad, because otherwise I am sure I would be disturbing him!! Tomorrow will be late again. Summer petsitting is killing me!! I can't wait until September when I go on vaca to Oklahoma to visit best friend Amy. Very little hair in the brush both nights so far. CC went downstairs into the cellar when I let him in and was preparing meds: went downstairs to see if he had used the litter box but it is still pristine. I am wasting time writing slowly while I let him eat his canned food. I need to thaw some raw diet as there is none on the fridge. . .ah,there isn't any in the freezer to thaw! That explains it. He is done but only ate a little bit. :-(

Sorry about the lack of lactulose and raw food. I had district playoffs for tennis and ran out of time. The canned food will do just fine. He REALLY NEEDS THE LACTULOSE though. If you forget to get some at work .....oops gotta run

Wed. 8-5-09 Remembered the Lactulose, forgot it in the car which of course was parked a block away. Crap. Let in CC, went back to car, fetched Lactulose. I got you 4 oz. this time; a bigger bottle. CC tried hiding in the damn window sill behind the screen in the living room tonight - K. had fed him dinner and so he wasn't really hungry; just wanted to come in and hang out in the A.C. maybe. So I had to rettrieve him from the cursed windowsill and then cart him back into the kitchen for meds. This is the last night you have scheduled: so I won't be back tomorrow unless I hear differently from you. Little hair in brush tonight, rear slightly puckered but soft and relaxed. He is back outside now, disgruntled after getting meds. he wouldn't even take some of his fishie treats for me! Sulking. ..