Special Needs Part 4 - Medicine/Moki Station

You might be asking right about now, what is "Moki Station?" Moki Station is an area of the house that has been especially desinated to meet Moki's special needs. Here you will find most of the everyday supplies needed to care for Moki. (Sorry about the video, but it was recorded sideways...I think it will still give you a feel for what we are talking about...)

The station allows us easy access to many of the things Moki needs on a regular basis. As you can see, it contains, towels, wash cloths, cat wipes, medicines which do not need to be refridgerated, syringes, supplements and a emergency supply of A/D, amongst other things. The station also contains a special eating area for Moki, since he cannot walk across the hard wood floor to access the regular eating area of the other cats. Having the station allows us to quickly and effectively meet whatever needs Moki may have at any given time. It also saves us time in the morning when we may be in a hurry to get some where...Thus far, we have found the station to be very benefical to everyone, humans and Moki alike!

Since the station is so closely tied to Moki's medical needs, we decided to capture this video of how Moki is given his medicine...As you have probably guessed by now, we cannot give Moki medicine like a regular kitty. His neurological disorder makes it to difficult to give him medicine while sitting or standing up.

As a result, we give Moki all of his liquid medicines why laying on his side, as seen in the above video. Because Moki is laying down, we have to be extra careful and give him his medicine slowly. Fortunately, since Moki has been on medicine most of his life, he is very good at taking it.

In this last video, we also captured Moki getting down from the single step found at Moki's Station. While Moki obvisouly cannot climb up and down a flight of stairs, he can manage to get up and down this one carpeted step. Of course he does it a little different than most, but then again Moki is a little different than most!

Now that we have shown you, how Moki uses the litter box, associates with other kitties in the house and how we clean Moki, Wednesday, we would like to address some of the comments made thus far. If you have any questions about parts 1 thru 4 of this series, please leave them in the comments section below, so we can address them on Wednesday as well! And now for some announcements...

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Announcement 1:

Many people have asked if there is a way to make a donation without a credit card. Our answer to that is yes! If you would like to make a donation and prefer not to use a credit card, please email us at questions@savemoki.com. Donations can be made on Moki's behalf directly to UC Davis, but you will need to get a little information from us first!

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Announcement 2:

Artsy Catsy has added some lovely flower themed cards to their fundraiser for Lilly Lu and Moki. If you haven't stopped by their blog to check out the new cards, please do so! All funds raised by Artsy Catsy, for Lilly Lu and Moki, will be matched by a very kind hearted and generous, "anonymous benefactor." So stop by their bloggie now to check out the new goods!

Also, if you haven't already stopped by Beaus Bloggie to bid on one of the many squillions she is auctioning off to help Lilly Lu and Moki, now is the time to do so. Beau's auction will be ending this Thursday, so be sure to stop by her bloggie before then, if you would like to particpate!