A Lazy Day

I know many of you have been patiently waiting for an update on Moki, and I apologize for not being able to get one out to you sooner...I also want to apologize for the delay in sending out thank you's to everyone who has recently made donations and or sent their well wishes. Please bear with me a little while longer and at the end of March, when I have a week long break between quarters, I will set some time aside just to show our appreciation and thanks! In addition, a friend of ours sent Moki a DrinkWell Platinum Fountain, and we plan to get pictures up of it and reveal their name hopefully later on this week...Now on to the update...

Moki has shown major signs of improvement since our last update. His eyes are bright and clear and his nose is no longer runny. He continues to remain a little stuffed up, but over all is doing well on the Tamiflu. His temperature is remaining within normal ranges, but do to the colder weather and his inability to generate body heat from exercise like most cats, we are continuing to use the many clothes sent to us to help keep him warm. Since it has been a little colder outside lately, Moki prefers to spend most of his day snuggling up and sleeping away in his cat bed with a nice blanket placed on top of him. The blood in his urine did come back slightly when we started to give him sub-q-fluids every 2 to 3 days, so we have moved back to giving him sub-q-fluids every day to every other day. Since changing the routine, the blood has disappeared again. Over all Moki is doing pretty good at this moment in time compared to all the health problems he suffered from in the past several months. His appetite is back, and we have found that when offered, Moki will eat approximately 1 1/2 cans to 2 cans of food a day. The increase in the amount of food offered, and Moki's willingness to eat it, have thus resulted in Moki regaining some of the weight he lost. He now has a nice, round, little belly, and we couldn't be happier to see it. Regaining the weight for Moki, is probably the biggest sign of improvement. Having the weight back on him means that he is becoming stronger, and can continue to fight. We are very blessed to have him still here, and our very thankful for all of you for purred, prayed and showed your support...