Sick KittieS Update 14: And Then There Were Two: 11/27/13
Ampersand, Play’s brother and litter mate, has tummy troubles
Ampersand has not been back to a vet since he was a kitten. He’s been healthy all these nine years, but seems to have a familial problem of intestinal blockage. Imagine: he has never been held, picked up, weighed. He is huge and very shy so we just let him be and he comes around in his own time.
The vets were able to handle him with no problem. He weighed 16.6 pounds (I put him on a diet when Play got diabetes and he’s lost weight). Thank goodness he had no fever, has no diabetes. It was worth getting him in in the rain just to find that out. But after three enemas there was no action so he is staying at the vet until after Thanksgivukkah, in the cage next door to Play.
Can you imagine, the two of them together separated by a wall?
I was there for about three hours and had time to take a bunch of videos and photos of the doings at the vet on a stormy Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving; the first night of Hanukkah.
1. Play, Ampersand and the gang
This little girl was abandoned by her mother on someone’s lawn.
Getting the wolf whistle!
1. Two precious kittens. These guys are not related. The mostly black on was found in a cemetery and was taken in by the vet. He would not relate to other cats and would hide under a towel. When he was joined by the little black and white one, who is smaller and so loving, he came out of himself and adores his new friend. Isn’t nature something?
Part 2. Adorable!
With love and thanks to all,
Sans Souci
Icame by,Ijsut watch thewonderful Videos over and over,so wonderful to seePlay be so happy to bewithyou,Isee your hand and then play,it makes me cry.Iseeampersand,so cute being their,does playknow?Ihope all come Home soon.yes yourVet,is so wonderful.Ithankyou so much forupdates….
Is that some purring I hear out of Play? He seems so much more alert and happy to see you, and watching your every move! Little Ampersand….would Amp and Play spend time together? Wish they could cuddle. And those two little black and white ones – you’re right, how nature works is beautiful. Going from hiding under a blanket, to the level of trust to allow the newfound friend to give a massage. Just wonderful. Hope the encouraging news continues!
I am so excited to see how well Play is. the improvement in the last few days has been remarkable. Sorry to see your other baby there too and sad that they cant be in the same cage. Sooz I loved these videos, they are all great.I especially liked the massage kitties….you should post that on youtube it will go viral 🙂
Wonderful job and what a fantastic vet too.
I just totally enjoyed this, your babies, the other fur babies. I just adore how wonderful this vet is too, your Play is so much better,you give play the medicine he needs to get better. I know you love animals. Birds were adorable too. I wish you some wonderful luck now. God Bless. Holding all of you in my prayers. xxx thanks for sharing