New Video

Gray from TCH bought Miss P this wonderful new toy--and she is crazy about it! I wanted to share with you all just how much she loves her Hot Tamale. Sorry about the crappy cinematography! About two-thirds of the way through, I show you her incision, so if you have an uneasy stomach, look away. She's recovering from her surgery, and hates taking her pills and pain meds.



Watching some of the older videos--can you believe this is the same cat? She's jumping up to get the toy! She used to barely reach for it!

Biopsy

The biopsy went well, and Miss P is at home, well-fed (we made an exception on her diet, since everyone should get a free-day if they have surgery!) and resting.

Good News/Bad News

So, at weigh-in today, Pansy came in at 17.1 lb! It's so exciting to be getting into numbers so low. It didn't really hit me until today that she's almost down to 17 pounds! I've started to wonder what our long-term goal is (besides getting her adopted, of course!)

Now, for the bad news. As Pansy's been losing weight, I've noticed a lump under one of her nipples. I thought it was scar tissue from a benign mammary tumor she'd had removed back in '06 (I believe that was the year) but Dr. Kirch said we aren't that lucky. Tomorrow they are removing it in order to do a biopsy on it. In order to keep her spirits up, we're telling Miss P that she's just getting a tummy tuck, since she's lost so much weight and has so much skin left over!

I've got a picture of it, but it's not a great one. It's about the size of a gum drop.

So, cross your fingers for our girl, and if you'd like to help with any medical expenses, you can donate at animalrescue.net. I believe there's a field where you can designate that it's for Miss Pansy Pie's surgery. Or, I'm sure The Cat Hospital of Durham and Chapel Hill will take money. I feel bad even mentioning it, but it seems to have been the year for medical expenses, and I hate to think of the medical fund drying up while cats still need help.

I'll let you know as soon as I find anything out.

Summer Slimdown!

I've spent a good deal of time out-of-town this month, but Miss P has been in excellent hands. Such good hands, in fact, that she's lost over 3/4 of a pound! She is 17.18 pounds today. She has adjusted well to her smaller diet, and I must say, it has made her a favorite among her foster siblings. (Of course they love her for who she is, not just what she provides for them!)


Less weight means more activity. Miss P has come upstairs twice in the last week, and we saw her run! I believe that she is to the point where she would be treat-motivated to exercise, if all her foster-siblings wouldn't beat her to the treat.

An Entire Month?!

It must have been a month that has slipped by since I last posted. I know because sweet Miss Pansy Pie has decided, yet again, to take matters into her own hands:

Oh, our sweet pie! She got tired trying to figure out how to get into blogger, and took a nap.

In other news, she has plateaued at 18 pounds, so we have had to cut her food again. She's not a fan of it, but her foster-siblings that get her extra food don't mind!

18.3!!!

Pansy has been doing great. She lost another .3 pounds in the last two weeks. I'm afraid she's really tired of me not updating, and I beg all my readers to forgive me! So, tonight, she reminded me, not-so-subtly, to update:

After just a couple of minutes trying to figure out how to post herself, she gave up:

I felt bad, so here's your post!

Apologies

I'm sorry it has been so long! I'm sure many of you hoped that I stopped blogging because Pansy was adopted, but it's not so. Really, I have just been very busy. Anyway, I will try very hard to do better.

So, in the time since we last reported, our fabulous girl has gotten down to...are you ready for this?...18.6 pounds! She's been doing great! She had some dental work done, and had several teeth pulled. This wet food that she's eating has done a lot of damage to her teeth. But, at her age, her weight is a bigger hazard than not having teeth. She doesn't really need to chew, anyway. :)

So, without further ado, here's a current picture of our pretty girl!