My poor old kitty isn't doing so great. Squeaky just turned twenty in April and, up until a few weeks ago, was still racing through the house and getting into stuff as though she were two. She's been feeling poorly the last couple weeks. She starts to perk up, then relapses again. Yesterday morning she was actually waiting outside the bedroom door at 5:30 for breakfast. She actually wanted food, asked for food, ate food! This was a good thing.
Well...I don't know what she did yesterday during the two whole hours she was alone, but the basket of Mom's medicines somehow ended up on the floor, and I have a suspicion that the cat who knocked it off the end table tumbled after, possibly hitting her chin or throat on the table edge on her way down. I do know that the cat who asked for breakfast refused to eat dinner, and her purrs are sounding a bit thready. On the plus side, though she still hasn't eaten anything, she has been drinking water and even had a bit of warm milk last night. I'd feel better if she ate, but at least she's staying hydrated.
Anyway...since we've had her since she was a kitten, you can imagine the number of pictures taken of her over the past twenty years. Here's a small sampling -- thirteen to be exact. *g*
Well...I don't know what she did yesterday during the two whole hours she was alone, but the basket of Mom's medicines somehow ended up on the floor, and I have a suspicion that the cat who knocked it off the end table tumbled after, possibly hitting her chin or throat on the table edge on her way down. I do know that the cat who asked for breakfast refused to eat dinner, and her purrs are sounding a bit thready. On the plus side, though she still hasn't eaten anything, she has been drinking water and even had a bit of warm milk last night. I'd feel better if she ate, but at least she's staying hydrated.
Anyway...since we've had her since she was a kitten, you can imagine the number of pictures taken of her over the past twenty years. Here's a small sampling -- thirteen to be exact. *g*
August 1987 - age 5 months
Spring 1988
Christmas 1994
Summer 1989
With sister Heidi, 1988
With niece Elizabeth, 1993
(I couldn't find any pics of her with me)
Christmas 1997 -- her favorite place to sleep in December
Winter 2002
Winter 2004
Peek-a-boo! (Winter 2006)
August 2005
October 2005
March 2007Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. Babe 2. Gina 3. Rae 4. Elle 5. Crystal 6. Adelle
7. JAC 8. Anya Bast 9. Amelia 10. Christine
11. Dayna 12. Debbie 13. Angeleque 14. Eliz Parker
15. Rhonda 16. Jenna 17. Jennifer McK 18. RG 19. Paige
20. Leesie 21. Jennifer Shirk 22. Tempest 23. Robin
24. Seeley 25. Sarah 26. Emma Peterson
27. Shari 28. Grace 29. Annalee 30. Carolan Ivey
(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)
19 comments:
AWWWW! She's so cute. I'm amazed at how long she's been with you--that's wonderful. These pics are cute--you must have some great memories of fun times together, as does she!!
((hugs)) I hope she pulls through this!!
What a sweetie!
(Hope she's ok)
What wonderful pictures! I hope she feels better soon.
What a sweet kittie! I didn't realize cats got to that age, but of course, they don't when they live on a farm. Hope she's feeling perky again soon!
awwwww! Hope she feels better :)
Makes me want to squeaze her. ;-) She's a beautiful cat, as you well know. Love the pics.
And you prolly couldn't find any of you with her because you were always the one taking the pictures! ;-)
I really do pray she feels better, soon. Sending my love to the Squeakster!
BTW, I totally forgot that today was TT! :-o
Thanks Divas! I hope she perks up soon, too. I know she's lived a long life already, but it isn't unheard of for a housecat to live into their mid to upper 20s.
You're probably right, Jana. All those pictures were taken by me. LOL
How cute. What great pictures.
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I like the peek-a-boo one.
{{hope she gets better!}}
It's scary how close to my cat she looks. Except my cat doesn't have a tail (born that way).
I hope she's feeling better soon!
What great pictures! Hope she's feeling better soon.
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So cute!
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Awww... It's beautiful how you did a progression of her life as part of your family. I can see she has lived a good life. :) Hope she feels well again.
Elle~ The peek-a-boo one is a favorite of mine, too. Funny thing is, she usually won't sleep under a blanket alone, but that day was so cold she slept under it for hours.
Tempest~ Thank you - I actually dug out old scrapbooks to find earlier pics of her. I'd forgotten about some of them. Should email my niece (now 16) the one of her, LOL.
Christine~ All the little kids love her tail. Even as sick as she is it's still as fluffy as ever.
Thanksfor thinking of her everyone. I truly appreciate it.
What a gorgeous kitty! Poor thing. I hope she'll be all right.
She's a beautiful cat! 20 good years is a tribute to your love and care for her. I hope she feels better soon!
Thanks, Carolan! She goes to the vet tomorrow. A friend has suggested it may be a nasty ear infection. We can only hope...
What a beautiful kitty!
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