Save Moki The Wobbly Cat

My how time flies...it's hard to believe that over two months have past since our last update!!! So lets see where did I leave off...Oh yes, we had just made the move to our new home. Well Moki adjusted quite well. Orange Boy was here for awhile but had a hard time adjusting since at the time I was housing my Aunt and Uncle's cat as well, and could only allow the cats to roam around the house at seperate times. Since Orange Boy was having a hard time adjusting, his Dad and I discussed things and Orange Boy went back to stay with his Dad for awhile, (until the work was completed on my aunt Aunt and Uncle's house and they could pick up their cat.) In the meantime, Orange Boy got sick, and since his vet was in Morgan Hill his stay with his Dad was prolonged. The work on my Aunt and Uncles house was also prolonged, and their cat remains here as a result. So at the moment Orange Boy is still living with his Dad. Mini Munch and Little Kitty did eventually come to live with me and the two of them adjusted quite well, even with the having to take turns sharing the house with my Aunt and Uncles cat. (To clarify things, my Aunt and Uncle's cat is never allowed out with Mini Munch, Little Kitty and Moki, which means that they have to take turns being locked in a bed room and having full roam of the rest of the house. In other words, when Mini Munch, Little Kitty and Moki are out and about, then Sam my Aunt and Uncle's cat has to remain locked up in his bedroom and visa-versa.) With that said, everyone has been doing quite well...Moki has been eating like a horse, and has shown no signs of illness in the past two months. He is still having problems walking, but is eager to get around and explore. I have discovered recently that when Moki has bouts where he refuses to drink anything, I can trick him into drinking on his own again by offering him cat milk. If I give him just a little each morning and each evening then he seems to drink the milk without a problem and has a stronger desire to drink water on his own as well. If I don't offer him up any cat milk then Moki refuses to drink altogether. Cat milk definately seems to be the magic trick here when it comes to keeping Moki drinking on his own. Now that I have figured out the trick with the cat milk, Moki is drinking more water on his own then he ever has in the past, (well at least since he got sick...) so needless to say, things are going good. Of course, I still need to give him fluids from time to time, and have another thoracic inlet (chest) x-ray taken, in addition to having to continue to work on his walking problems, but other than the continual problems we have always faced, I am happy to report nothing new is surfacing. YAH!

As for the pictures, they where just taken this past Saturday. Moki's Dad hadn't seen him for awhile so he asked if he could come and pick up Moki for a visit. The pictures where taken just after Moki had finished eating, and just before his Dad picked him up. Moki will be staying with his Dad until Wednesday, when I will pick both Orange Boy and him up. Now that Mini Munch his here, I am hoping that Orange Boy will adjust a little better this time around, so I am going to give it another shot. If it turns out that he is still unhappy, (with Sam being here and not being able to roam around the house at free-will, then he will go back and stay with his Dad awhile longer until Sam is finally gone.) With that said, lets all keep our fingers crossed that things work out with Orange Boy and he is happy here, reunited with everyone!

On a different note, Christmas is approaching fastly...with my schedule I really have to plan things in advance...so this year I am trying to get a Christmas card list together early. If you would like to be included on Moki's Christmas card list, just send me an email (questions at save moki dot com) with your address. For those of you who would like to send Moki a Christmas card, just email me and I will respond with our new address. Ok well thats all for now...We miss you all...and hope to visit with everyone again real soon (Momma bean has pretty much the whole month of Dec off to get all caught up YAY!)

xoxo,

Moki and Family