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Boo's been a handful. He wants to go outside, he tries to sneak out and he's been sneaking dry food. So we put some Iams renal diet dry down and he ate that. Problem is, Chickster likes it, too. So it's one of those food fight things going on. I mixed some Hi Tor in a bowl with warm water and was getting ready to assist feed him when I gave him one last chance to do it on his own. He went nuts over it and ate half of it! So, I will try that again. Otherwise, if he can't get to go outside (It being 90+ and feeling like 100 with straight blaring sun) he sits in his box looking pouty. He's also learned a new grumble, it is not a growl or a meow, but a grumpy grumble. *sighs* That's my baby. I had to wash his feed when I got home because he apparently stepped all in his puddle of pee ... so I'm off to check the pans and make sure he didn't piddle beside it. 


Thank you all <3 <3 <3
 
Boo started asking for water on his own again (from the tub) and food this morning (Dry, but we soak it in water for 15 minutes until it puffs up and is soft) So he's eating ok but is passing over his Hi Tor so is being assist-fed his Hi Tor ... no more buprenex until he shows signs of needing it which I don't think he will. He only has two syringes of it left and it's only .1 of 1mL so it's barely 2 drops. In any case, he's doing well and has started head bumping and rubbing all over us if we pet him in his box. Otherwise he likes his box and hasn't bothered to come up to bed with me :( I hope he starts sleeping in bed with me again but it could have something to do with my mattress being on the floor. I will hopefully be able to get a platform under it soon as he likes to be up high and not on the floor. We will see.


Thank you all for your reading, support and concern! <3
 
That buprenex is somethin' else. Boo is thinking he is superman and went and took a flying leap from the chair to the desk, which are really close to each other, but he missed the desk by half his body and went hanging from his front claws. I had to drop everything in my hands to catch him, then he had a very short "collapse" episode but wasn't breathign real fast, it was more like he was saying "Oooooo dang that hurt!" and then he jumped back down and went to sit on the back of the recliner again. That's his spot for now. He drank a good amount of water but I had to assist feed him some liquified Hi-Tor with just a touch of Friskies. I want him off of that Friskies but I haven't smelled his breath to see if it smells like Ammonia. I will do that in a few minutes. 
Otherwise, he has gas and soft poop, not runny or watery, but soft. And when he did poop it wasn't much. It didn't smell foul like death the last time he had diarrhea, this smelled strange though. I think it is probably everything he has had in his system. Poor baby, he was just a pootin' and pootin'. I wanted to laugh but I know how bad gas pains can feel. It was a small amount, so Mom and I are wondering where his food is going. I said hopefully to him!


Have to go now. THank you all <3 <3
 
Boo's been doing well. He's still eating like a pig but I am mixing more Hi Tor into it. I'm thankful that the vet took a good look (Think she took x-rays) of all of his other teeth and said they all looked good for right now, so that is great. He wanted to go outside this morning and did for awhile, and I just wanted to share this picture of this completely adorable photo of him I got this morning. I call it his "Friskies 'stache"


Thanks everyone!! <3



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Boo has been pretty much only sleeping since he came home yesterday. He has been eating like a pig and I am hoping to get him back fully on his Hi Tor shortly. Otherwise things seem to be going fine and he is purring, but has not asked to go outside yet. 


That's about it! Until he actually does something other than sit around sleeping I'll let you know, LOL. The vet said he would be sleepy for a few days, and he is still on his buprenex. 


Thank you all so much <3
 
Letting you guys know, Boo came through surgery like a champ. Went and visited him and he was still a little loopy and trying to get out of his cage but is doing ok. Kept twisting his IV up but otherwise has all the nurses in love with him. The vet even took pictures with a camera of his mouth to show me what she had done before and after, and took 5 x-rays throughout. I was so amazed she was so thoughtful to as taken pictures. 
But it looks great. She said his other teeth look fine, they could do with a dental but they weren't bad enough to be done right then and she didn't want to keep him under any longer than necessary due to his CRF.
Bonus: I get to bring him home today instead of tomorrow, since he is flopping about in his cage and generally keeping the nurses busy untangling his IV line. He should be un-dopey when I pick him up in an hour and a half. So happy!!! 

Meanwhile she will be emailing me a copy of the x-ray so I can have it for other things and get the other matter in order. Here's to hoping Boo can put on some weight and be his old self again!!!

Thank you all 
 
I miss my baby so much! But I am excited to see how well he gets along after that mess is fixed in his mouth. I didn't cry driving away like I always did at the old place. I feel very comfortable with Dr. Pierce. So happy. Hope he does ok and doesn't show his tookus like he usually does :) 


His surgery is tomorrow morning, about 9 or so and should be done about 11 so I'm to call about 1. I sent his blankie, friskies (3 cans) and hi tor (3 cans) and his medicine. And a bag of LRS, so they said they'd take that off the charges. Good :)


Gotta get some sleep. Will update when I hear something!
 
Letting you guys know he has eaten several times this evening and he has finished off 1 can and has probably eaten another half a can. He's in high spirits right now and bumping me on the forehead, he hasn't done that in months. He is following me everywhere, too, and has gone outside -several- *sigh* times today. (It's so hot and icky out there augh)


Anyway. Going good for now. Updates later :)
 
I can't wait to get Boo's mouth fixed. 


This morning he was grumpier than usual. I gave him his pain meds and his fluids and waited to feed him. He completely refused to eat the Hi Tor on his own, even right out of the can. So I assist fed him about 6-7mL worth of pureed Hi Tor in warm water and left him alone after giving him his antibiotic (poor baby)


I went to run errands and found a great deal on Friskies can food, 10 for 4.60, so I got ten cans, for the outside cats. Chickster does not eat wet, whatsoever, and I didn't consider Boo eating it. Well, I got home and he is still grumpy, so I said what the heck, he's got to eat something and I can't "assist feed" (I keep wanting to say force feed) him but so much before he gets really stressed. 


I put 1/3 of a can of Lamb and Rice Friskies on a plate and brought it to him. At first I felt bad, then I felt even worse when he ATE THAT SUCKER UP! He ate mostly all the gravy but got a few big pieces of meat. He's just catapulted himself onto my desk (Geez he scares me doing that! That pain med makes him loopy!) and found the plate again and is chowing down. I will let him, because he has got to have something more than mL's of food. He won't touch Purina and he won't even touch his Temptations now. But he's eating this just fine, and not wincing nearly at all over it. Odd. 


He has had some kind of drainage from the extraction site because he had a teeny tiny pink spot of blood on his cheek, like blood mixed with some type of fluids. There are no scratches on him anywhere. He was swallowing a lot two days ago but that has stopped. 


Hoping the antibiotics keep kicking butt in there. Wow he's really chowing down guys. Making a full on mess of it too. Gotta help him keep it on the plate. Thank you all! <3 <3
 
Boo went outside all by himself, and was thrilled to get out! He wasn't stoned, his Buprenex had worn off when he went out (An hour or so ago) and he really loved it. This is the first time in weeks I've seen him roll over on his side and get really comfy, and want pettings on his belly and sides. He was really happy for the oh so short 20 minutes I let him be out in the 95 degree (albeit shaded) weather. I've been assist-feeding him this morning about 5mL of his Hi Tor blended in a blender, he's had about 3 of them throughout the day, and then decided he would eat on his own. It wasn't a whole lot but it was something. He's gone poop (yay!) and he seems to be doing pretty well. Going to give more Buprenex in one hour and then we'll all nap again! I love my baby! Such a tough cat!!! 


Thank you all so much <3 <3 The 20 dollars that is showing in the meter (as of this date 07/08/10) is not the only contributions I've had. In the past 2 months Boo has been very blessed to receive 50, 20 and 30 dollars from very generous and gentle hearted people. I thank you all very very much, and so does Boo. Blessings to you all and I hope your day goes extremely well! <3

    About Boo

    Boo was a 13.5 year old Persian male with Chronic Renal Failure diagnosed 03/15/10. He passed away peacefully on 08/02/10. For more on Boo, visit Boo's Life Story page.

    Boo's Ma

    I live in Central North Carolina and take care of 6 cats. 4 outside 'wanderers' and 2 indoor, Boo and Chickster. Boo is 13 years old and Chickster is 1-2. I'd rather be at home with my cats than anywhere else. I devote most of my time to Boo and try not to accidentally ignore Chickie Sue. I am starting to notice they can be a lot like children sometimes! It is not always an easy job!


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