My Diet

I have a new favourite food at the moment - I say 'at the moment' because I might decide I won't eat it next week. It is Whiskers in Gravy - it HAS to be chunks in gravy - NOT in jelly. I won't eat that stuff (at the moment). I know it is not the best food for me to eat but it is what I fancy. Ben Vet told Meowmie L that she should try to encourage me to eat 'healthy' protein-rich foods as this is best for Lymphoma kitties. HOWEVER I also heard Ben Vet say "to be honest, the main goal is for Storm to eat and gain weight, so if she wants regular cat foods then let her".

I know I am probably causing Meowmie some anxiety with my fussy tastes and I don't mean to, but it is just what my body is telling me. I was watching meowmie reading her lap-telly yesterday, she was studying an article about feeding cats who have lymphomas, so far, from what I can gather she is doing everything right and is tempting me with the correct foods. At the end of the article there was mention of 'assisted feeding' with a syringe!!!! I don't fancy that AT ALL so I will be doing my utmost to feed myself at all times. Here is a link to the article http://felinelymphomacaregivers.org/docs/KeepingSickKittyEating.html

These are the foods that tempt me in order of current preference:

Chicken (always)
Whiskers chunks in gravy (pouches)
Tuna (tinned)
Sardines (tinned)
IAMS dry food
IAMS pouches
Hills Science Diet tinned food mixed with small amount of boiling water

Meowmie doesn't often give me the tinned fish cos when I sick it up it STINKS and it takes ages for Meowmie to scrub the carpets clean.

A Park Full of Cats!

Meowmie J has gone to Argentina to work and earn some Vet Tokens and Salmon Tokens. Argentina is a place in south America which has tasty cows and fast horses. I think Madonna used to be the Queen Of Argentina but then she left so she sang a song about it asking them not to cry for her.

Meowmie J sent Meowmie L a picture on her tellyphone - it was a picture of a park and in the park were hundreds of cats! No dogs - just cats. They were laying around sunbathing, eating and just being cats really. I wish there was a cat park in London. I hope Meowmie J doesn't fall in love with any other cats.





I had my Cyclophosphamide a few days ago and I have been really well - no sicky-ups and a good appetite. I wonder why some weeks I am OK with the drug and others I am not? Ben Vet and Caroline Vet were lovely to me - but I don't like it when they take my temperature...it is not very dignified at all. Meowmie L does her best to reassure me but it doesn't make it any less embarrassing! Why can't they put the thermometer under my tongue or armpit like they do with you humans!

12 Weeks on...

12 weeks or 3 months - either way it is great to be here. Meowmie thought she had lost me at Christmas but she didn't, I'se still here! Hello Meowmie L and Meowmie J :)

Oh and the words 'possible clinical remission' got mentioned at the vet yesterday when I went for my check-up! That means I am doing well and Ben Vet and my Meowmies are optimistic.

The last few weeks have been a rough ride though, - from about the 8th March through to the 15th I was sick once almost every day, but then I had a good week with no sick. My appetite was good - after I had sicked my tummy up I usually went straight back to me food bowl for a refill. My last chemo dose was Vincristine, which I normally get on OK with, but this time it has not been very nice to me. Next trip is an Away Day and will be for the Cyclophosphamide...blee!

Vet Bill

Meowmie got the Vet Bill for my treatment since my diagnosis back in December. Meowmie went very white and thanked someone called god for something called 'insurance'. She cursed something called a 'twentypercentexcess' though. Apparently my Vet Bill to date is about £4500 - that includes the cost of the scan, biopsy and then the operation and some of my Mad Wis protocol and steroids. That is crazy. I could buy 2250 chicken breasts with that sort of money!!!

Drugs

Meowmie has bought me some cat-drugs! It is something called Feliway and she plugs it into the wall and it makes a nice smell that chills me right out!!! I heard Meowmie say it had some Fairy Moans in it! They have them at the Vet Place too, I can smell Fairy Moans a mile of. My brother likes them as well.

If you are worried that your cat might be on drugs just watch their behaviour carefully, here are some examples of cats after snffing Fairy Moans:





Had my Doxy the other day - made me feel a bit sicky-tummy-up but I think the worst of that is over now. Been having some metaclopramide which helps with the nausea mostly...although that too sometimes causes me to be sick. I guess my tummy-lymphoma doesn't exactly help kep food down too! Go away lymphoma!

An Notter!

After the Strange Man in the Box On Wheels called me an Notter I've been paying special attention to my human's telly-box cos I usually learn alot from that, it's always one you see. Well, in particular I like to watch wildlife programmes and the other day whilst I was sunbathing I heard the word 'Notter' come from the telly-box. I reluctantly stretched, got up and strolled over to the telly-box to see what these Notters look like for myself...

Well, I have never been so insulted in all my life! Firstly I learnt they are called OTTERS, secondly they look like FAT MICE! Thirdly they LIVE IN WATER and foruthly they have stupid tiny ears. Below is a picture of an otter and below that a picture of me, there is NO comparison is there?




Didn't go to the Vet Place yesterday cos they forgot to order my Doxorubicin so I have to go in a few days - what a relief!

Junk Food Addict

I've been generally OK for the past two weeks, I had an Away Day on Feb 5th and had a fuss made of me at the Vet Place. Then a week later I had a short visit for my vincristine injection thing. My steroid dose has decreased to a tablet every other day now, which is better. Meowmie hates giving me tablets and I hate having them.

My appetite hasn't been so great for the past two weeks but is picking up again, Meowmie has been trying to coax me with all sorts of foods. Usually my favourite food is Hills Science Diet dry food, so Meowmie tried to tempt me with Hills Wet Food, which is lovely (especially when mixed into a soupy-thing using hot water). HOWEVER, I noticed that this could be an opportunity to avail myself of some foods that I am not usually allowed...Whiskers Chunks in Gravy, Felix and Sheba!!! I see the adverts on the TV and it makes me want to try them - a bit like you humans and your Big Whopper Macs. Meowmie used to sneak Pot Noodles into her cupboard many years ago but I haven't seen her do that for a while now.

So, I had my first ever can of Whiskers 'Supermeat' the other day, I thoroughly enjoyed it so I am going to pretend for a little while that I don't want my Hills. I might try and get Meowmie to serve up a bowl of Hills AND a bowl of Whiskers at the same time!

Meowmie J came to see my the other day, she stayed for a cup of tea and gave me some...CHICKEN :) She told me it was my Valentine's present. She let Castle have some too cos she loves him as well. Meowmie J didn't stay so long cos she went red and itchy again.