I’ve just returned from a short business trip. I was gone just a hair over 24 hours, and the world did not spin off its axis. Unless your name is Petey.
All Petey’s needs were met during my absence. He had his medicine; he had an endless bowl of Petey chow; he had a warm, comfortable [...]
Archive for January, 2008
It Ain’t Easy Being Petey
Posted in Bengals, Stupid Petey Tricks on January 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Do Not Adjust Your Dial
Posted in Bengals, Treatment, feline lymphoma on January 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Petey BlurOriginally uploaded by alfagee
The photo you’re looking at is, indeed, blurry.
Petey has absolutely no time for anything but play, food, and mayhem these days.
Giving him his daily Prednisone has turned into a battle of the wills. I can catch him easily enough, but then all bets are off.
Petey thrashes like a shark in the [...]
Just Because You Have Cancer…
Posted in Bengals, Stupid Petey Tricks, feline lymphoma on January 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Week 2 chemo, and all is well. This week’s drug (Cyclophosphamide, or Cytoxin) hasn’t caused anywhere near the bad juju that last week’s cocktail did. We are, of course, thankful for that. But it also means that Petey is being exceptionally Petey.
This has resulted in any number of conversations that begin with “Just because you [...]
UPDATE:No One’s Getting Fat, Cept Mama Lil
Posted in Bengals, Treatment, feline lymphoma on January 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Chemo week 1 is under our belts, and it was a trying one. Petey’s lost about 1 lb since the whole ordeal began, which isn’t awful but it’s not great either.
Petey’s never been a big eater. He’s a nibbler. But 3 bites x 412 times per day adds up.
His big sister, Lilikoi, on the other [...]
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Chemo Boy!
Posted in Treatment, feline lymphoma on January 24, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Petey made it through is first chemo session “like a champ.” He even had a brief, illicit romance with a spider monkey named Ginger. They stared longingly at each other from cages across the hospital suite. Alas, it was not meant to be.
And all was right in his little Petey world for oh, about 12 [...]
Just Call Him Hawaii
Posted in Diagnosis, The Backstory, feline lymphoma on January 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Petey spent about a day and a half in the hospital, and got to come home much sooner than even Dr. Gil expected. He was a little skittish, but otherwise his regular charming (or annoying, if you’re his sister Lilikoi) self.
He was alternately sweet/silly/dopey/nosey/busy/and a few other dwarves. I remembered all over again why I [...]
The New Normal
Posted in Photos, Stupid Petey Tricks on January 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Petey, January 08
Originally uploaded by alfagee
We interrupt the unrelenting darkness of recent postings with this special photo bulletin.
Petey is still Petey. Just with less fur and more toxic chemicals!
One Life Down, Eight to Go
Posted in The Backstory, feline lymphoma on January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
You wouldn’t think it possible to cry as much as I cried after leaving Petey, and throughout that day and night. You’d think at a certain point that there just wouldn’t be any more tears. You’d be wrong.
We waited all through that day to hear from Dr. Gil. I left message upon message, but nothing. [...]
The Plot Thickens
Posted in The Backstory on January 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So, off we go, armed with meds and the vet’s best guess of what’s going on with Petey, based upon what he’s seeing.
We have a rough, rough week. Petey spends most of his time hiding under the guestroom bed. Wait, make that in the guestroom bed — he’s torn a hole in the boxspring and [...]
Begin at the beginning
Posted in The Backstory on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’ he asked. ‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’” –Lewis Carroll
The first thing you need to understand about Petey is that he’s not your average 5 year old cat. I don’t know whether something went wrong [...]
