Thursday, October 18, 2012

Thoughtful Thursday

Dee here.
I wanted to let all our furends know that we are doing well.  Our regular Vet has put Squashies on Interferon, and we are in process of weaning her from the steroids.  We have placed a literbox and water stations on all three floors of the house, so she doesn't have to do the stairs if she finds her energy waning.

The last week has been a good one for Squashies. She is alert, eating well, playing with her toys and gracefully jumping up on the high cabinet for her afternoon naps. Still, we aren't squandering our time together- every moment is precious.

Even though these are smartphone pics, with no attempt at creating appealing composition or lighting- I wanted to share them.

Squashies by the day-bed in my office.
TK and Squashies in the tree.
TK has been very attentive to his little sisfur.
"You may kiss my hand!"
"Is it lunch time yet?"



The young Master Pip-Squeak is fitting in nicely. He is a "get-along" kind of fellow and switches easily from rough-housing with TK and purring quietly near Squashies.


Pip (who isn't allowed outside,) sits next to TK while Squashies has some deck time.
He is also a little snuggle-bug. He follows me around the house and, whenever possible, he tries to put as much of his body against me as possible. I'm not sure if he feels safe near me, or if he is showing gratitude.  Either way, I love his exuberant affection.



I really want to thank all of our CB furends, you have been so gracious with your cards, emails, FB posts and Tweets.  Your thoughtfulness and support are a blessing.

59 comments:

  1. purrs to all of you. a good reminder to all of us to make every moment we have count.....

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  2. Thank you for the update. We're happy to hear Squashies is doing well and we'll continue to send purrs for lots of good days. :)

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  3. These are wonderful, wonderful photos. Your kitties are so very lucky to have you as their caretaker.

    I love that Pip has one white front leg and one "tabby" leg. Very unique!

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  4. Squashies looks good, we're glad she's holding her own and we continue to send purrs and purrayers daily.

    Pip is such a cutie pie! He really does have great markings. :-)

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  5. I love these photos! I am glad to hear Squashies is doing well. Purrs to her - and to you.

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  6. It's so good that sweet Squashies is doing better. Such sweet photos of your furbabies.
    xoxo Kassey

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  7. Oh those pictures of Squashies are so good. She looks so happy. And thank COD for TK and Pip. That Pip looks like such a nice cat. Great pictures of all of you kitties. Big hugs to the Dee too. Dee please let me know if you need us. Thinking about you. Take care.

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  8. Please give dear Squashies a great big (butt gentle) hug from all of us. The pictures really made my heart smile.

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  9. Thank you for updating us about Squashies, and the pictures of all three kitties. We hope the Interferon works its magic for Squashies for a long time. She is a real sweet friend.

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  10. Oh that is great news. Just so he's comfortable and not hurting, it will be great to have him around as long as he feels up to it. You are wise to take it day by day and enjoy each and every day. Your pictures are great. The important thing is that they be taken and we always enjoy seeing him. Such a handsome boy.

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  11. Squashies is so beautiful! Prayers and good thoughts for her.

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  12. I am grateful beyond measure that Squashies is doing so well and really she LOOKS like she feels well. And my TK..well, but TK, he is a blessing to all. Pip..the more I hear about you the sweeter you are and the more we love you too. xoxoxo

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  13. squashies....we bee WAY happee for ewe N sendin MOR blessings oh st francis coz he all wayz haz plentee...yur pick sures are all grate but we like number one best...coz yur eyes R brite N alert.....and thatz a grate thing :) pleez eggs cept sum trout frum us two yur familee....a trout a day keep de V.E.T. away.....

    trooly....reely..... =^..^=

    XOXO

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  14. Oh we are glad things are going well. Squashies is looking good. And it's great that Pip is fitting in so well too. He looks like a wonderful mancat.

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  15. Awwwww sweet and adorable Squashies!! We are so glad to read you are holding your own, playing and napping and ruling over the boys! Awwww we continue to send you tons and tons of healing hugs and purrs and kisses and positive vibes! We hope hope hope hope you continue to be ok!!

    Lovely TK - you are being such a great broffur to your gorgeous sisfur and now to beautiful Pip!! Isn't he such a love-bug!? He's lovely!!

    Take care
    x

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  16. We are purring hard for Squashies and are glad to hear this week has been good for her.
    Kisses and purrrs

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  17. Those are all wonderful pictures! We're glad Squashies is doing well this week, we hope hope hope she continues to do well!

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  18. Thanks for updating us. We're glad Squashies had a good week. We purr for her and hope she continues to do well.

    Pip is a cutie-pie!

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  19. Thanks for the update, we were wondering how things were. Our blog is nothing but phone photos. Oh well, they are easy to work with, if not the best quality.

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  20. Those are most excellent photos...I'm glad Squashies looks so content and that she's being taken care of by her furry bros :)

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  21. Squashies looks SO good, it's encouraging to see such bright eyes and happy face! I'll keep purring for her.

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  22. We are glad to hear our lovely Squashies is feeling better. The kitties still have their purring engines going for her.

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  23. We are so happy to learn that Squashies is doing better and looking so well. Interferon is a remarkable drug, it obliterated the calici virus from Gerry's system completely. We know Squashies issue is more complicated but we have good faith in that drug.

    Pip is such a lovely lad, what a good mancat to sit and purr with her and to wrestle with TK.

    Sending love and rumbly purrs

    Gerry, Mungo & The Ape

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  24. It's good to read about Squashies. Routine is important to a cat, so just being able to do what she always does is probably helping her as much as anything. Continued health to her!

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  25. Hi TK and Pip...please tell Squashies that Madi sends her a nosetap and a gentle head pat. Your pictures today are purrfect...and Squashies is as beautiful as ever.
    Hugs Madi and Mom

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  26. Sweet Squashies! We are so happy to see you looking so good and
    enjoying life. We think about you everyday and are thankful for this update on you. Sending hugs, gentle headbutts, purrs and smoochies to you!

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  27. Momis tickled pink to know your mom likes her new scarf....
    Hugs all around
    Madi and mom

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  28. We are glad Squashies is doin well. And you look like you are watchin out fer her good TK!

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  29. So glad you're feeling a little better!! Purrrrrrrrrr

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  30. TK you andPip are the best brofurs!!

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  31. Wishing all the best for sweet Squashies. We purray that the Interferon works well for her.

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  32. All our purrs Squashies.

    xoxoxox

    purrs
    >^,,^<
    ✿•*¨`*•. ♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥✿•*¨`*•.

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  33. We're glad you all had a good week with Squashies. (Finally learned there is an 's' in her name.) They all look so happy. It's great they are getting along so well with Pip.

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  34. Glad this week was good. May next week be the same. Baggy and Nin, Hailey and Zaphod's cats

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  35. We are so glad that Squashies has had a good week. We found your blog through another kitty blog that we visit. We will keep Squashies in our purrs and hope that you and she will have many good days ahead. Pip is absolutely adorable and our meowmie fell in love with his toes! There are 15 kitties in our household. Come visit our blog when you have some time!

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  36. We are so very glad to hear that Squashies is doing well and that you are enjoying your time with her. And it's so nice to hear how well Master Pip-Squeak fits in with the rest of the family. More healing purrs for Squashies may she continue to enjoy good health.

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  37. We echo the sentiments of everyone, it's good to hear Squashies is doing well, and your time with her is special.

    It's amazing how cats are sensitive the needs of others, even young Pip.

    Thinking of you all and hoping you have much more time together.

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  38. My thoughts are with you and Squashies, always one of Diamond's favourite friends. Thank you for visiting Diamond's blog and leaving your kind thoughts. I miss him very much.
    best wishes,
    Lynettea

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  39. We're so happy to hear that Squashies is doing well. We loved the "kiss my paw" pic!

    Pip is adorable!!

    The Florida Furkids

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  40. Squashies, so happy to hear you had a good week! We know a lot of it has to do with TK taking such good care of you. Pip is so cute!

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  41. We are very happy that there is some form of treatment for Squashies and hope it gives you more time with her. Just love these pics - it is about the content no the composition anyway! Pip is super cute!!!!

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  42. Glad to read Squashies is doing well. The pictures are very sweet, especially Squashie and TK together.

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  43. So good to hear that Squashies is doing well on the interferon. We hope it continues to work. Having water in multiple places throughout the house is a good idea for all cats, or so our vet tells us, so that sounds like a great thing for everybody. Pip is adorable. Thanks for keeping us all updated!

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  44. Stopping by and seeing how you are doing. Good news to hear that you are doing better. Please get well soon. Will keep the purrs coming your way until you are back to your ole self.

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  45. we are so happy that Squashies is doing better! you go girl!!

    Pip is a doll and the mom is in love wif him.

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  46. We are glad to know that Squashies is doing well right now. We send purrs, hugs and much love to you all!

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  47. "Smartpics" or not, they're very nice! :-)

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  48. We relieved Squashies is feeling better now! We love the lovely photos, thanks for the update.

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  49. We are so happy to hear you guys are doing well. Extra purrrs and treats for you and Squashies (and the mom :)

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  50. So glad to hear that Squashies is doing well, and we hope this trend continues.

    Also, congrats on the new addition to the household! Pip is a little sweetheart, and cute as a button.

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  51. We just wanted to check back in, see how Squashies is doing....

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  52. Love the Halloween look. Hope all is going well! Joey is perkier and seems to feel better with his treatment!

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  53. Aww, it does our heart so good to see Squashie's pics. Have a great week, furriends. XOXO

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  54. I am so glad that Squashies is doing better. I think Interferon helped save Herman's life when he was so sick. Pip looks like a cutie. Spyro acts like that with me sometimes. He rubs his face up and down my arm and purrs, like he wants to pet me back.

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  55. We love seeing these wonderful photos of Squashie. We can see TK looking over her. Making sure that she's doing ok. Thanks for sharing the wonderful photos. Have a fantastic rest of your day.
    World of Animals

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