Maddie

[Dexter Morgan]

I know she's gonna be alright but, ummm, how do you know she has a fever?

Or do I really want the answer to that question?   

LOL!!! They told me at the vet's office. Also, if their nose is warm and/or dry it's indicative of a fever,just like it is with dogs. She kept me up half the night, by climbing and playing in the Christmas Tree. Her and Pierre are hell on eight legs LMAO!!!! There's never a dull moment when they get together.  It's good to see her doing sooo well. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie went for another checkup today. She's still too congested to have her booster shot. They put her on another round of antibiotics. We're getting kind of frustrated with the vet. We think he may be stringing us along, to milk us for money. He is the top vet in our area, and he is awesome, but he's in it for the Almighty buck LOL!!!! 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie is doing real good now. She goes back next week for her checkup, and may get her booster shot this time.  She seems to be growing, she eats good,and her and Pierre play nonstop. They've pretty much destroyed the Christmas Tree though. 

[Dexter Morgan]

I had to take Maddie to the vet this morning. Last night, she was burning up with fever. This morning she was congested, and feverish. I spent $80 at the vet's, and everything is still up in the air. I have to take her back next week, and it will probably be another $80. Two weeks from that she has to go back too. Sometimes, I really think I'm being taken advantage of ,on some of this.

[tallulahdahling]

Well what does the vet say is wrong with her?   

[Dexter Morgan]

Well what does the vet say is wrong with her?   

She has chronic upper respiratory disease. Several of my other cats have it too. She must have gotten a virus, or cold this time. It isn't fatal by any means. Chronic upper respiratory disease means, she has continual head congestion. She has a stuffy, and runny nose, and is only able to breathe through her mouth all of the time. There is no vaccination and no cure. Things like this happen when you rescue strays. My husband's cat Scooter, brought it with him when we found him, and we've had problems every since. 

[tallulahdahling]

Oh, that's awful--DAMMIT   

[Dexter Morgan]

Oh, that's awful--DAMMIT   

Seems like a lot of times, when a person tries to do good things, bad things befall them. Champ was the saddest case, because not only did she not have eyes,she brought sickness with her. She only made it 2 days shy of her first birthday, and now the other cats, have a risk of getting it too. I wouldn't change it if I could. She was a very special gift in my life. I got her soooo suddenly, I didn't have time to get her tested, to see if she had anything. She was in such a dire condition, there was no time to do anything. If I hadn't gotten her the day I did the vet said she would have been dead by the next day. 

I think Maddie will be OK. She has had her first shots, and she is negative for feline Leukemia. I've got her on antibiotics.And, she's running around like a chicken with its head cut off LMAO!!! 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie has a vets appointment tommorrow, and hopefully she will get her booster shots. She's been doing really good. She gets po'd when I take her for checkups. On the way home, I let her drive the Corolla, that seems to counteract her foul mood. 

[Sandy Eggo]

That reminds me of Toonces on SNL hopefully Maddie drives better. LOL

[Dexter Morgan]

That reminds me of Toonces on SNL hopefully Maddie drives better. LOL

She has a bit of a lead foot. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie didn't get her booster shots today, and I'm switching vets. This has gone on far too long. I hope to God, she has some immunity, from the shots she has had. If she doesn't, and it's because that vet has been dicking me around, he has had it.  It aint pretty when Dex gets mad. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Well, Maddie grew up soooo fast, that I didn't get her to vet to be spayed. Yep, you guessed it she's preggars.   I can't believe I let the time get away. I had the utmost intentions of getting her spayed, before she could have even 1 liter. I'm really kicking myself in the butt over this. Here's the cherry on top... Dudley Boy is the papa. I knew she was gaining a little weight, but didn't connect the dots, until Hubby said something about it. He figured it out before I did. I don't think she is super far along, but she has been eating like a pig. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie is due to have her kittens anyday now. Her belly has really dropped, so I think it will probably be in the next few days. Hubby jokes that she's gonna have a dozen. I predict 5 with 3 that survive. At any rate... we really really don't need them.  But I always welcome kittens whether I need them or not. They are such a gift to the world. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Maddie had 5 kittens a week ago. They all look exactly like her. Max is the father. As soon as they're weened, Maddie is getting spayed. We don't need anymore kittens. She is an excellent mother to them. She cleans them constantly, and takes very good care of them.