Caryl & Sebastian & Alex (GA)
Member Since 2009
Happy 14th Birthday Alex & Jackson!!!
Ronnie and Kathy asked me to write a birthday condo...actually I couldn't not write one since this birthday has weighed heavily on my mind since their last birthday. Alex and Jackson's last birthday was pretty bad. :sad: I spent the whole day at the cardio doc with my vet and Alex because just a week before he started panting like a dog during a heat stroke we were having. On their last birthday is when I found out that Alex had HCM. On their last birthday I was told by the cardio doc that Alex had 3 or 4 months to live. I started to cry and actually yelled at her and said "Oh no, you're wrong...he will still be here with us for his next birthday " and she said "I hope you're right". My vet said not to pay attention to her as she was young and had no bedside manner...that she was giving me the worse case scenario and that there was no way of knowing with a heart patient, just like with a human heart patient. I should know this because I had a cat with HCM for 6 years and he died of cancer at almost 17...not heart problems. But when someone says that to you...it's such a slap in the face. I could hardly breathe for 2 days. And I gotta' say, all of this didn't make Jackson's birthday so great last year either. But I'm sure he understood, He's just that special cat_pet_icon
So I have been fixated on this birthday since last April 15th...to the point of bugging Deanie to put Alex on the April page of the calendar and not telling her why. I've been counting down the months in my head as every month has gone by all year to the point of craziness. At the time, Hillary told me to look at Alex's paw to see if there was an expiration date. There wasn't and I've checked often :roll: . So many of you came forward with stories about tactless vets, and kitties that were given the same prognosis years ago that are still alive and well... which made me feel so much better...and I was so grateful. But I still knew that we had to prove that bi$%h wrong. So what did Alex do? He gained weight(he may need to diet soon actually) :lol: , his personality got better, his bg has been generally better and for now...he's doing pretty darned good (UNJINX UNJINX). I guess it's true..the best revenge is to live well. Or maybe this is Alex's way of telling me that he knows how worried I've been and he wants me to relax...or maybe this is just teamwork at it's very best. Because I have seen that this year. It may sound strange. But when Alex has been sick I have seen Jackson not leave his side and now that Alex is back to his old self, I have seen him not leave Jackson's side when Jackson hasn't been feeling well. And when I don't feel well, they are both all over me these days. I wish they could drive and go food shopping.
These guys are my heart, the loves of my life. I would never think of not having a birthday condo for them (yeah, I know Jackson is a civie but he's Alex's "twin" and sort of a part of this community), even if no one reads it.
But if you do, thank you for all the help and advice over the last 17 months...for Alex and Jackson. All of it has helped and has made a difference in our lives.
A & J also thank you and would like you all to celebrate their 14th birthday with a big bowl of Bumble Bee tuna...
All p's are in order, Alex and Jackson just had a big breffis of Bumble Bee tuna (naturally) in their beautiful new bowls with their names on them that they got for their birthday and are taking their birthday morning naps .... Toys to follow of cours!!!
xoxo,
Their Mom
yesterday
Ronnie and Kathy asked me to write a birthday condo...actually I couldn't not write one since this birthday has weighed heavily on my mind since their last birthday. Alex and Jackson's last birthday was pretty bad. :sad: I spent the whole day at the cardio doc with my vet and Alex because just a week before he started panting like a dog during a heat stroke we were having. On their last birthday is when I found out that Alex had HCM. On their last birthday I was told by the cardio doc that Alex had 3 or 4 months to live. I started to cry and actually yelled at her and said "Oh no, you're wrong...he will still be here with us for his next birthday " and she said "I hope you're right". My vet said not to pay attention to her as she was young and had no bedside manner...that she was giving me the worse case scenario and that there was no way of knowing with a heart patient, just like with a human heart patient. I should know this because I had a cat with HCM for 6 years and he died of cancer at almost 17...not heart problems. But when someone says that to you...it's such a slap in the face. I could hardly breathe for 2 days. And I gotta' say, all of this didn't make Jackson's birthday so great last year either. But I'm sure he understood, He's just that special cat_pet_icon
So I have been fixated on this birthday since last April 15th...to the point of bugging Deanie to put Alex on the April page of the calendar and not telling her why. I've been counting down the months in my head as every month has gone by all year to the point of craziness. At the time, Hillary told me to look at Alex's paw to see if there was an expiration date. There wasn't and I've checked often :roll: . So many of you came forward with stories about tactless vets, and kitties that were given the same prognosis years ago that are still alive and well... which made me feel so much better...and I was so grateful. But I still knew that we had to prove that bi$%h wrong. So what did Alex do? He gained weight(he may need to diet soon actually) :lol: , his personality got better, his bg has been generally better and for now...he's doing pretty darned good (UNJINX UNJINX). I guess it's true..the best revenge is to live well. Or maybe this is Alex's way of telling me that he knows how worried I've been and he wants me to relax...or maybe this is just teamwork at it's very best. Because I have seen that this year. It may sound strange. But when Alex has been sick I have seen Jackson not leave his side and now that Alex is back to his old self, I have seen him not leave Jackson's side when Jackson hasn't been feeling well. And when I don't feel well, they are both all over me these days. I wish they could drive and go food shopping.
These guys are my heart, the loves of my life. I would never think of not having a birthday condo for them (yeah, I know Jackson is a civie but he's Alex's "twin" and sort of a part of this community), even if no one reads it.
But if you do, thank you for all the help and advice over the last 17 months...for Alex and Jackson. All of it has helped and has made a difference in our lives.
A & J also thank you and would like you all to celebrate their 14th birthday with a big bowl of Bumble Bee tuna...
All p's are in order, Alex and Jackson just had a big breffis of Bumble Bee tuna (naturally) in their beautiful new bowls with their names on them that they got for their birthday and are taking their birthday morning naps .... Toys to follow of cours!!!
xoxo,
Their Mom
yesterday
