OTJ PARTY FOR KITTY TODAY!!!

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LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED

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CONGRATULATIONS KATHY AND KITTY!!!!

119 OTJ kitties since February 2008
:-D Pelusa :-D Raja :-D Bruce :-D Scruffy :-D Noisy :-D Cyrano :-D Chuck :-D Cosmo :-D Tobias :-D Flamie :-D Thomas :-D Brutus :-D Abby :-D Alex :-D Lexie :-D Tom :-D Smokie :-D Friday :-D Chloe :-D Calliope :-D Natasha :-D Gracie :-D Alex :-D Shadow :-D Grover :-D Fluffy :-D Mary :-D Rocket :-D Petie :-D Harley :-D Karre :-D Venice :-D Butcher :-D BigMac :-D Ti-Mi :-D Zoe :-D Devo :-D Tuxedo :-D Pumpkin :-D Oscar :-D Morrie :-D Olivia :-D Fuzzy :-D Riggs :-D Cobra :-D Chip :-D Rosco :-D Emo :-D Jake :-D Peepee :-D Nosey :-D Lucy :-D Kato :-D Tom :-D Rascal :-D Cream :-D Chico :-D Casper :-D Maui :-D Crash :-D Blackjack :-D Joey :-D Arlene :-D Tom :-D Kahuna :-D Big Boy :-D Mika :-D Buster :-D Grey :-D Boy :-D Smokie :-D Spooky :-D Cruiser :-D Sparky :-D Miss Kitty :-D Raistlin :-D Boo :-D Seamus :-D Marco :-D Tizon :-D Scar :-D Alex* :-D Black Kitty :-D Guinness :-D Beethoven :-D Jesse :-D Moon :-D Barry :-D Beeker :-D Raja :-D Nefeli :-D Rocky :-D Tummy :-D Callie :-D Milo :-D Grace :-D Matty :-D Porky :-D Scruffy :-D Luna :-D MEL :-D Tommy :-D Indy :-D Jasper :-D Velcro :-D Max :-D Maximus :-D Mally :-D Dillan :-D Webber :-D Sami :-D Basil :-D Quincy :-D Tasha :-D Spot :-D Donovan :-D Smokey :-D Max :-D Hank :-D Boomer :-D KITTY :-D
 
Congratulations Kathy and Kitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kitty is such a pretty girl!!!!!
Sooooooo happy for you guys!!!!!!!
Woo hoo!!!
Don't be a stranger!
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Enjoy the falls!!!!!
 
Kathy and Kitty - YOU DID IT!!!!!!!

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I hopped on before work - I simply can't imagine a better way to start a day than you and Kitty celebrate!

Give your boy a big old squeeze for me!!!!!

Enjoy the Falls Kitty!!!
 
WHOOOOO HOOOOO!! YOU HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE FALLS AND WE COULDNT BE HAPPIER!!!
ENJOY EVERY DAY AND BE HAPPY!! YOU WORKED SO HARD FOR THIS!! MISS YOU ALREADY! HUGS FROM US~!~!~! party_cat party_cat
 
:dizcat :dizcat :dizcat :dizcat Congratulations Kathy and Kitty!!! :dizcat :dizcat :dizcat :dizcat


Tugger is ready to party! party_cat He's getting all cleaned up now and wants to know what time everyone is coming so he doesn't miss out like he did the FM party the other day. bcatrun_gif
 
CONGRATULATIONS KATHY & KITTY!!
Enjoy the Falls
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Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you two! You've worked very hard Kathy and what a good job you did. Now, don't forget to post your revenge note here - I can't wait to hear what the vets have to say about this. :mrgreen:
 
:thumbup :thumbup :RAHCAT dancing_cat flip_cat Way to Go Kitty!!! Welcome to the falls!! What a wonderful day to see another Lantus Land Kitty make it to the falls :-D Kathy, I know that you have got to be soooo happy....bet you will have loads of happy tears in your eyes today and maybe, just maybe you will be picking Kitty us and dancing to your own "your off the juice" song (I did, yep, not ashamed to admit it either!)

Enjoy your new life at the falls, Kitty, and Kathy not having to worry about rushing home at shot time and being able to sleep all night long!!
 
Yo Kitty! YOU DID IT MAN!!! Have a great time at the falls and don't forget to write! :RAHCAT

Your pal,
Stu
(P.S. I'm cooking up some chicken pizzas with tuna crust for your party. See you later!

Hi Kathy, This is such a great day. Enjoy your OTJ Kitty and please report often, and visit often, too. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Ella

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Hope you enjoy your new life at the FALLS!
drinking24 GREAT job Kathy and Kitty!
We loved all your pictures...you are a handsome boy...we wish you good health and happiness...
Please come to visit us whenever you can....we will miss you but know you are enjoying your shot-free life now!

Great video d, as always....many, many thanks for all you do for us all!
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WELCOME TO THE FALLS.

MAX IS SO HAPPY THAT YOU ARE HERE

AWESOME HARD WORK AND IT HAS PAID OFF

WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR YOU
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:RAHCAT :RAHCAT CONGRATULATIONS KATHY & KITTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :RAHCAT :RAHCAT


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Enjoy life at the falls!!!!!!!!!!!!​
 
It's finally here flip_cat
Enjoy your very special day Kathy and Kitty
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ONGRATULATIONS!!!!​


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Kathy and Kitty!
You did it (I never doubted that you would)!
Enjoy life at the falls( and be sure you get a condo that's big enough for visitors) :-D

We ♥ you, Kitty man !

Love,
Caryl, Alex & Jackson
 
This is one very special day! Congrats to you both!

I know I've said this before, but today is a good day to remember where you came from and with all your hard work, dedication, questions, tears, frustrations and giggles YOU finally made it and KITTY IS OTJ!!!! There aren't enough words to convey how I feel about this!

I'll let Maui say a few things instead:

Hey KITTY --- congrats man on making to the Falls! This is one great place to be and everyone at the Falls has something to do, I've got a very special something for you to do --- did you hear that Silly Spot Man aka Zippy Pants retired on me? Well he did and I've got a great job for you --- you can be my valet/cabana/pool boy! You are perfect for the job! Come on KITTY what do you say? You can start tomorrow!

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Congratulations!!! Your hard work and dedication has really paid off. Enjoy the falls :-D
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Now that was a good cry for a friday. What a sweet vid! Nice work D!

Congrats Kathy!
So very happy for you and Kitty :-D
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CONGRATULATIONS, KATHY & KITTY. We are so happy for you. Kitty is such a beautiful girl. She is lucky she found you, Kathy. Come back and visit once in a while so we can see more of Kitty.
 
Thank you, Lantus Land!!!!!!

Thank you, everyone, for celebrating with me!!! Today, Kitty is OTJ after 15 months! Kind of a miracle. And he suffered through the wrong dosing for four long months, which makes this day even more miraculous.

We plan to party ALL NIGHT, Stu's cuisine, Maui's niptinis, and dancing by all... but :YMSIGH: Kitty asked me to give a little speech. It's kind of long -- after 15 months on Lantus, it would have to be! So I thought I'd get it out of the way now, so the partying can continue.

Kitty wants you to know his story, because it is the story of a cat whose life was saved by FDMB.

Kitty was diagnosed with diabetes and a kidney infection in late January 2009. His vet put him on Lantus – once a day, with instructions to shoot at “around” the same time, feed prescription dry food, and yes, roll the bottle.

Home testing was never mentioned. Instead, I put my sweet boy, who hates cars, into his carrier twice a week, drove half an hour each way, and held him while he had blood drawn. Some days Kitty’s numbers were okay; some days they were horrible. The vet couldn’t understand why Kitty wasn’t regulated. So he raised his dose – over and over, until he had me giving 10 units once a day.

Yes, 10.

It still makes me cry to think I put Kitty through this, just because I had put blind faith in a vet, and was too intimidated by feline biology to ask questions. But finally, I recognized a glazed look on Kitty’s face as a warning. Looking back, he must have been in hypo, yet somehow he survived.

So I did the unthinkable: I went against the vet's advice. I found an out-of-state vet consultant who advised me to step Kitty’s dose down, and suggested that I look at the articles on FDMB.

The day of my first post (June 8, 2009) was the beginning of Kitty’s recovery. Looking back at that first thread now (http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/r ... ?8,1706376), I can’t believe how many of you spent so much time patiently coaching a stranger who had zero knowledge.

That was the day of Jill's first post to me. As CynCyn said then, “You live close to Jill & Alex. I can NOT TELL YOU how freaking great this fact is.” How right she was! Jill came to my home, with some extra syringes and a baggie of Liv-A-Littles, and taught me how to test.

Jill, you have been my Kitty’s angel ever since. I am forever grateful for your patience, your knowledge and your kindness. Kitty would not be OTJ today without you. This is your victory.

And on the very first day, Hillary – thank you, Hillary! – pulled me out of the dumps and started showing me what to do. She even sent me her phone number, to let me know I wasn’t alone. And most important, she let me know that I had found people I could trust.

How can I thank everyone without leaving anyone out? Jojo, fear of your wet noodles kept me up at night testing, thank goodness! Libby and Sienne, you have been my guiding lights. Helene, thank you for being my conscience! Cassandra, wherever you are, I was so heartened by your gold stars. And to D and Noisy: I salute you both. (D, you are a photoshop master! :mrgreen: )

To my Lantus Land family: this sweet, gentle kitty is alive because of all of you. I would have lost him if I hadn’t found this wonderfully giving, knowledgeable, supportive community, where ignorant newbies can grow up to become the strong beans their furbabies deserve.

My Kitty is strong, too. Many times, I wondered whether he could hope for remission, after such high doses for so long. But I felt that if he could survive what he was put through, he deserved everything I could do for him – every plate of food served directly to his face at 2 a.m., every wasted syringe in search of the perfect dose – to give him his chance. I hope this lasts, but whatever happens, with your help, I’ve done my best to give it to him.

So thank you, Lantus Land. I will see you often! You are my family now.

I have to go cry happy tears now, and tell Kitty for the umpteenth time that he gets to be shot-free. Imagine that.
 
I will NOT cry at work!!!!!

Congrats! What a wonderful day for you. He's so pretty, your avitar doesn't do him justice!
Best of luck at the Falls!!!
 
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CONGRATULATIONS KATHY & KITTY!
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this is indeed a special day! to say i'm happy for you... well, it just doesn't seem like near enough. i'm ecstatic!!! :mrgreen:
kathy, i remember your optimism the first day i met you, dh, and kitty. you really thought there was a chance for kitty to go off the juice. after a lot of hard work, the day has come. today it's official! Kitty is OTJ! HOORAY!!!
hope you're celebrating!

ps - dh sends his congratulations. he thought kitty was so sweet when he met him...

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edited to add: i hadn't read your post until after i had posted. having trouble typing thru happy tears. sending hugs and chin scritches...
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this is indeed a special day! to say i'm happy for you... well, it just doesn't seem like near enough. i'm ecstatic!!!
kathy, i remember your optimism the first day i met you, dh, and kitty. you really thought there was a chance for kitty to go off the juice. after a lot of hard work, the day has come. today it's official! Kitty is OTJ! HOORAY!!!
hope you're celebrating!

ps - dh sends his congratulations. he thought kitty was so sweet when he met him...
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Jill, what cockeyed optimism that was!! What the heck did I know?? NOTHING!! :lol: Thanks for never letting on how ignorant I was. :mrgreen:

In my heart, I knew he was trying to get well. Sometimes he had good numbers, despite all the horrible overdoses he got.

All those late-hour posts you left for me, so patient with all my questions -- there aren't enough hugs in the world to express my appreciation!!


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(And p.s. Hello and thanks to dh! Make sure he knows the credit goes to YOU. :-D )
 
LOVE TO YOU GUYS ON THIS VERY HAPPY DAY!!!!
I had tears too when I read you post. Kitty and Noisy are in the 10u> club when they hit FDMB.
You worked really hard you are a great support to others here. :mrgreen:

P.S. I loved Cyncyn's --“You live close to Jill & Alex. I can NOT TELL YOU how freaking great this fact is.” Now you know. :mrgreen:
 
Just read through that Day 1 post! And Wow! That's all I can say is wow!
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Kind of a lot going on, huh? Reconsider that dose fast! Change his food, but not too fast! Get a meter! Start a spreadsheet! What size syringe are you using? Are you refilling your vial or getting new?? Don't beat up on yourself!

So much to learn, but I couldn't ask for better teachers. :-D
 
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Kind of a lot going on, huh? Reconsider that dose fast! Change his food, but not too fast! Get a meter! Start a spreadsheet! What size syringe are you using? Are you refilling your vial or getting new?? Don't beat up on yourself!

So much to learn, but I couldn't ask for better teachers. :-D
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Holy smokes, yeah indeed what a day and night that was. I read the things I wrote and realize how much more I know now and how I can better answer some of those questions and provide more concise information. But wow!

I tried imagining what you were feeling when you posted and all the comments that came in and all I can say is so glad you stuck with us crazy beans. Trust us, we know what we're doing. Strangers on the internet - crazies on the internet - but come on trust us! LOL - fellow New Yorker - jaded and mistrustful - and here I am saying trust us...gosh wonder why I didn't offer you some candy too?! Oh but I did, didn't I? MM's I think --- ha ha

Yes, you've got a lot to share with others, your story alone is one worth the sharing.


Now - let's all crash the kitty party and have ourselves some nipjitos - I hear they're really good!
 
WELCOME TO THE FALLS!

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Congrats, Kathy and Kitty! Yours is truly an inspirational story - I went back and read your first post, and the kindness, patience and generosity of everyone on this board is just amazing - you were willing to follow the advice of complete strangers for your precious baby, and in doing so, eventually got him into remission! Great job!
 
(((((((Kathy))))))) I have tears of joy here too! What a journey! Congratulations!!!!!

Kitty.... handsome Kitty --> WELCOME TO THE FALLS!!!!

I learned a lot from your condo. Jojo was the condo director.... and kept saying... go see what Kitty is doing and I did! and I learned on your back unfortunately... so thank you for showing me the ropes!

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Helene, if you learned anything from our condo, it was all Kitty!! You started later, but you made sense of things far sooner! :lol: You always caught me when I skipped a bedcheck. :o Thanks for being my better angel!

Jojo The Wise, I have feared your wet noodles, but I always learned so much from them! :lol: Thanks for being there at 3 a.m. And feel better soon. You are missed :YMHUG:
 
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flip_cat It's OFFICIAL...KITTY IS OTJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! flip_cat ​


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Sorry we're a little late for the party.
So Happy & excited Kitty is moving into the complex. Hank cannot wait for him to join us for weekend cookouts and niptinis. drinking09
The kitties all just have the best time laying by the pool, playing with mice & day-dreaming of fishing....it's the BEST!
it's so great to have more of our LL friends join us. Must be a move-in-special 'cause they are coming in droves lately...YAY!!!!

Enjoy your new freedom.
Have you been thinking about what you're going to start worrying about instead? :lol:

We're so Proud of Kitty & HAPPY for you! drinking24

Betty and Hank :YMHUG:
 
Congratulations Kathy and Kitty!!! :RAHCAT

Enjoy life at the falls!!!

I am so happy for you. Kitty's story brought tears to my eyes and you should feel very proud of yourself. You worked hard to get to this point.

BTW he is beautiful! Very pretty eyes!

jan and sara
 
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