Ferals With Friends - Lois's Lounge (2024)

25/11/2024

Please say a prayer for my Anni Banani. She’s got a bad upper respiratory infection again. Poor girl is so prone to that every winter. Her left eye is infected and I have to watch her closely so it doesn’t end up like the other one did. I only have a little bit of clavamox on hand but I fear she needs more than that. She isn’t eating and she feels feverish. I can’t afford to get her to the vet plus get insulin for Skittles and meds for Chico too. Pixel is also a lot worse but I do still have her meds on hand. It’s getting them into her that’s the problem. I am worried about Anni because she gets sick a lot and always so bad compared to the others.
I will call the vet in the morning and see what they say but at this time I can’t afford to take her in. Skittles literally has two doses of insulin left. I have to get a new vial tomorrow, that’s not an option and it’s $70 just for that plus Chico needs his meds as well. He’s okay but I don’t want him to have a relapse of his bladder infection. Vet is insisting that we need to keep the antifungal meds going a bit longer but staggered this time. 7 days on, 7 days off but in 3 cycles like that. I am so frustrated that we can’t seem to get out of this funk with sick cats. Please pray she doesn’t get worse overnight. I’ll update you tomorrow.
Thanks everyone. Have a blessed night!

24/11/2024

Knox says “hi everybuddy! It’s good to see you! Mama wanted me to come here and say thank you to whoever sent us the bags of cat food and the churu treats. There was no note in the box and she’s not sure who sent them but if you did, please know how happy that makes us and how thankful we are for your kindness and generosity. Mama said it helps so much right now and makes a big difference for her. We are all doing okay for the moment but it’s going to get super cold next week so hopefully nobody will get sick. We even had that white stuff called snow this past week but it melted overnight. It was fun to play with the snowflakes awhile though.
Okay, mama said to tell you she will TRY to have the album up sometime Monday or Tuesday so if you got stuff to add, please message the page soon so she can include it. Have a good night everybuddy. Stay warm!
Luv, Foxie Knoxie

23/11/2024

Thank you Karen for letting our Ollie post information regarding our awkshuhn (spelled phonetically) on your cat rescue page!

21/11/2024

UPDATE: Amora is home and safely back in the cat house. I got her in my trap at 12:50 pm. Thankfully she was hungry since she had not eaten this morning. She’s okay. Thank you for your prayers for her safe return. 🥹

Amora got out of the cat house this morning at 8:30. I haven’t seen her for nearly 3.5 hours. It’s not normal for her to stay completely out of sight. It’s very cold and snowing and also very windy which is probably scaring her because she’s not used to this weather. Someone texted me saying they found her after I listed her as missing in a local lost and found pets page, but they are not answering me as to where they found her or if she’s okay. I think they are messing with me. It’s not a local phone number so I kinda think they are getting my hopes up but don’t really have her. If they did why not just answer me?
I had plans to work on the album today but as long as she’s missing I can’t focus on that. Please pray she returns and is okay. I’ll update when I can.

20/11/2024

Petey says “Hi everybuddy! I hope y’all had a good day. It’s getting cold here tonight. It was nice outside this morning but in 3 hours, from 8 am until 11 am it went from 57 F to 41F and mama said it might freeze tonight.
I need to ask y’all a favor. We need some dry food cause we are almost out. Mama has to get insulin for her diabetic kitty Skittles, and some new medicine for Chico and Pixel too and she said she hasn’t got enough to do all that until after the awkshin is over but that’s at least two weeks away. Can anybuddy help us with some dry food? I mean wet food is good too but we still have some of that for a bit.
Mama said our wish lists are below. If yll can give us a hand until after the awkshin it would be awesome.
Mama said since I’m so cute you might do it if I promise to give you head bonks and purrs. I’m real good at that.
Oh one funny thing she said to tell you. Remember the picture of Stewie the other day when he was all muddy from a fight with Seymour? Well she finally got him to stay still long enough to brush him out this morning. He never got brushed before and he thought it was the coolest thing ever. He kept wrapping his paws around the brush to bite it and rub his face on it. He loved it so much and he was purring so loud. Mama tried it on me but I wasn’t so crazy about it like Stewie was. At least he’s all clean now and I’m sure he feel better.
Okay I better go for now. Have a great evening everybuddy!
Luv, Petey

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19/11/2024

As the saying goes, cats usually adopt us rather than us adopting them. I showed you this little fellow awhile ago and asked for name suggestions. He’s been hanging around and has made it known he has no intentions of leaving. I am not sure what to do about that but he’s extremely vocal, especially first thing in the morning when he’s hungry. Let me introduce you to Screech. That’s exactly how he sounds, like a peacock but louder. He’s sweet, very friendly but a bit aggressive with Nipper and Jingles. He has to be first to eat and it makes it hard to feed them because even if I give him food, he runs to their bowls when I fill them up after his. Greedy little brat! He’s not starving either, he’s chunky for his age so it’s not from lack of food.
I guess we are his people now. Next project is to have him neutered. That needs to happen soon. In the meantime, let’s welcome Screech to our page. Have a blessed day everyone!

19/11/2024

Anni Banani is just checking in to say hello to everyone! She’s been busy in the cat house as self-appointed p**p detector and makes sure to mark all of Gus’s p**p on the floor, with a toy so mama knows where she needs to clean it up every morning. It’s actually pretty funny but she is very faithful in doing that. I call them “Anni’s mile markers”. She may only have one eye but it’s a good one and she never misses a single p**p. I just wish she would put the toys BESIDE the p**p rather than ON it! Thanks Anni!
Anni also loves to give hand kisses. She waits for me to put my hand near her and she gives me lots of kisses for as long as I let her. She’s such a sweet girl. Love my Anni Banani - and yes, that’s her nickname and she answers to it better than Anicotti which is her official name. During the pandemic I had nothing to do so I played Animal Crossing New Horizons on my Nintendo Switch and there is a little green mouse with pink ears on there, named Anicotti and I thought she was so cute so I invited her to live on my island at the time. That name makes me laugh so when Amora had her kittens I named all of them from Animal Crossing characters and one of them was Anicotti. Her siblings are Flurry, Tipper, Filbert, Knox and Angel kitty, Cyrus. All of them named after the game.
Alrighty it’s getting time to do insulin on my diabetic kitties and then off to bed. Have a blessed day tomorrow everyone and sweet dreams tonight!

18/11/2024

Owen isn’t feeling well. Not sure what’s up but I found what feels like a giant scab on his chin. It’s obviously painful for him because he got upset when I touched it. He’s always been prone to skin problems from flea bites and despite flea meds he still gets infected. I suspect that’s what is happening with him now even though he has Advantage II for cats on him it’s not enough. He needs to see the vet to get a steroid shot to clear this up if that’s what it is. He had lots of tiny scabs mostly on his head and neck but that one on his chin is huge and causing him discomfort.
I will attempt to get the new album up this week. We need to get Chico some meds, Pixel needs to be seen asap for her meds and now Owen needs the vet as well. Skittles tumor on his belly is getting bigger as well and I need to get that dealt with asap before it does become more serious. It just never stops lately. I am frustrated for them but there is only so much I can do.
If anyone would like to contribute to the album please message the page and I’ll be happy to include your items.
Have a great start to your week everyone.

16/11/2024

Stewie, Stewie, Stewie!!! What have you done???? I found him all muddy yesterday and couldn’t figure out how he got to this point. He has never had that happen since I’ve had him. It was a mystery to me until this morning. Seymour is also muddy. I’m guessing these two had a tussle in the muddy enclosure at some point in the last 48 hours and Stewie got beat up. Seymour is nowhere half this filthy. Boys will be boys I guess. The important thing is that neither of them are hurt from what I can tell. I don’t see any blood or anything indicating they are in pain. They were both acting normal today so who knows what caused that. Crazy cats!
Okay, heads up. It’s Friday night and I just got off the phone with the vet tech who was taking care of Chico back in September- October. They did a urine culture on him two weeks ago and while the bacterial infection is completely gone, they found a new fungal infection that needs to be treated asap. Options are limited for this because it is resident to a lot of meds but we are going to up his dose of fluconazole and do 7 day treatments with 7 days off and do 3 rounds of that. Ugh! The other two options are to board him at the vet for 2 weeks so he can get an IV injection every day for 14 days ($1000 right there), or pay $600 for some difficult to find medication that has to be compounded. Nope! So I am opting for the fluconazole again, much to my annoyance but if it helps him, let’s do it.
Pixel is also going to need a steroid and a different antibiotic because she’s not responding to the current meds anyway and is now refusing food because she’s so angry at me for giving her meds. The next option is antibiotics and steroids by injection which will be easier on her and on me. I haven’t got the funds for all this so it’s going to be interesting because I need to get her in asap for that. I am planning an awkshin, hopefully can get it up by mid-week next week if not sooner. Stay tuned for that.
I think that’s all for now. Hope you have a great weekend!

15/11/2024

Miss Flurry Bear says hello everybuddy! I love to hang out in this basket on the cat tree. I sleep here for hours every day. Sometimes Gus beats me to it and then I have to wait for him to finish his nap. Most days it’s all mine though and it’s my favorite place to be and just my size. Mama says the cat tree is about broken so it’s almost time for a new one. I hope she gets one with another basket. I love them so much.
Okay, gotta go back to sleep. See ya!

Luv, Flurry

12/11/2024

My Gus doing Gus things. Ever since I got these little shelters, he has always loved laying on them just like that. I have several pictures of him like this but managed to capture this one about a week ago. He’s so goofy! As long as he’s comfortable right?
Sorry I have been MIA for the last couple of days. Sunday was the one year anniversary of my mom’s sudden passing last year so I took the day to just chill out and try to keep my mind off the sad stuff.
Yesterday I got busy with other things and never got a chance to get in here and do a post.
I wanted to give you a heads up that I am planning on an awkshin in the next t week or so. We need to replenish funds as Skittles is going to have to have the lump removed from his chest soon, and Pixel is not getting better despite the meds she’s been on. She doesn’t want to eat now because she’s so afraid of the medicine, just like Chico.
If anyone has items to donate to the album, please message the page asap. I haven’t set a date for this yet but hopefully within the next 10-14 days. I have a busy week so I won’t be able to focus on an album until my other things are taken care of.
I hope you all have a great rest of your day! See ya soon!

09/11/2024

Vinny and Tipper say “Happy Saturday everybuddy!” Vinny is my tabby, half spicy half sweet as honey. Depends on his mood. He’s been with me a long time. Most of the time he’s sweet but if I pick him up, he might cuff me in the head for no reason. Makes me laugh because he’s purring the whole time. Not sure why he does that.
Tipper is my attention hog. I am forbidden from touching other cats without his permission. He will insert himself everywhere. He is very sweet and loving, always up for cuddles and loves to give kisses.
These two are buddies and hang out together frequently. They are an odd couple but best friends.
Have a great weekend everyone!

07/11/2024

Pixel has been reincarnated as something sinister. She thought she outsmarted me this morning when she climbed up to where I couldn’t reach her. She has no clue how much patience mama has though. I went about my business cleaning litter boxes and medicating Chico. She got down to where I could reach her and I let her sit there a bit. Went to the other side of the cat house, grabbed her meds and casually walked back to the cat tree she was on, and p**f, scruffed her and gave her the meds. Boy was she mad! Look at that face! 🤣🤣🤣
She IS sounding and looking better so it’s evidently working. Just a few more days baby girl and you’ll be done. Poor thing won’t even eat around me now.
Gotta love her! 🥰🥰🥰

04/11/2024

Petey being his cute little self. He’s feeling better, thankfully. He only had 2 doses of amoxicillin and it knocked out his kitty cold. No more sniffles and sneezies. His eyes are still a little off but he’s acting normal and eating as usual so I’m not going to keep stressing him out with meds. It’s hard enough with Chico and Pixel.
For the moment, all is peaceful in the cat house. Hoping it stays that way for a long time. Next project is Fall cleaning of the cat house and prepping it for winter. Should be all kinds of fun!
I have to look at getting new cat trees soon too. Mine are getting worn out and some of the tiers are coming apart. We might be okay until Christmas.
The cats love them though so I want to keep adding new ones as necessary.
Hope y’all have a great evening!

04/11/2024

The many faces of Pixel after getting her meds this morning. OMG I got the stink eye like never before! 🤣🤣🤣
How does one make a cat understand that this is necessary but temporary? She is so dramatic and the vet techs even flavored it with a roast chicken flavor to help and she’s still turns into a foamy mess! Poor girl!

02/11/2024

WINNERS OF OUR PURRAFFLE ARE….
Grand Prize - cat bed and tunnel combo - Judy Sourbier
Second Prize - solar powered lantern and 3 scented candles - Mary Mayberry

Congratulations to our winners and huge thank you to all entrants for making this a success!
Judy and Mary, I will need your mailing addresses to get the prizes shipped out to you next week.

Now for news about Chico and Pixel.
Pixel is dealing with a standard upper respiratory infection but has a severe sinus infection that maybe has been untreated for over a year. Vet could not find anything else wrong except that. He has put her on a strong antibiotic that should knock this out in a few days. She was such a good girl at the vet. She wasn’t happy but she did so well. I am proud of her.
Chico…is NOT DIABETIC!!!! I have said that from the beginning. He hasn’t had his Bexacat since last week Thursday. His glucose reading today was 101. Perfect! The other good news…the infection in his bladder is gone! GONE!!! They did a culture to be on the safe side but the urinalysis was clean. The only thing he’s still dealing with is a thickened bladder wall so he is on one more course of antibiotics and that should put an end to this nightmare. He was loving all the attention from the techs and just purred his little heart out the whole time. They adore him too. He was a model patient today and even got on the exam table to comfort Pixel. I’ll put that video in comments. He is so sweet!
The nightmare is over. He’s okay now and hopefully we can put this behind us for good.
Thank you to all who participated in the purraffle. We couldn’t have done this without you! Let’s give it up for everyone here! Y’all deserve the recognition! Have a great weekend!

01/11/2024

PURRAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE, come back at 8:30 for winner announcement and news about Chico and Pixel's vet visit today.

01/11/2024

Pixel and Chico are heading to the vet tomorrow afternoon. Pixel is still battling that upper respiratory infection as you can see. Chico seems fine but that doesn’t mean he IS fine. I am nervous about his urinalysis and bloodwork. They also plan to do another urine culture to see what is happening there. Please pray he is clear of all infection now and that his glucose numbers are normal. He has not had his diabetes meds since last Thursday. No matter what I try, he refuses to take them. I have said from the beginning I am not certain he is a true diabetic but the vet tech said that there was glucose in his urine when they tested it back when this all started on August 5th. On the 7th they did a urine check and that’s when they found sugar. My question is could that have been a false positive? I mean he had a raging bladder infection and his bladder wall was thick. He was also in a lot of pain. Pain drives glucose up. I hope I am right about this and that he is now no longer or never was diabetic to begin with. He’s acting totally normal like he used to before all this happened. We need a miracle for these two, but especially for Chico so we can put the medication days behind us for good.
I will update you tomorrow with what we find out about both cats.
Remember the pawraffle closes tomorrow at 8 pm Eastern. Let’s get those last shares out and tikketz bought.
Have a great night everyone! Sweet dreams!

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