Showing posts with label Confetti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Confetti. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Remembering...
Today is what would have been Confetti's 9th birthday. Here's to the happy memories.
Today I'm taking the cross stitched gifts to the vet's office. These pictures aren't the greatest due to lighting, but I will try and get better ones taken after the sun comes up.
We're going to have her favorite, tequila-lime chicken wings with mac'n'cheese for dinner. Then we're going to play with Castor and Pollux.
It's going to be a good day.
**edited to put in better photos of the stitching
Today I'm taking the cross stitched gifts to the vet's office. These pictures aren't the greatest due to lighting, but I will try and get better ones taken after the sun comes up.
We're going to have her favorite, tequila-lime chicken wings with mac'n'cheese for dinner. Then we're going to play with Castor and Pollux.It's going to be a good day.
**edited to put in better photos of the stitching
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Requiescat in Pace, My Bitty Pooh Kitten
Confetti Fiona
September 1, 2001 - June 17, 2010
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Status Report
Confetti here for Mom. She's taking the night off of the computer so Daddy an' her can watch something on the television box. Mom's all excited about something called Alice's Wonder-something. I don't know why, since it's just a flat box. People are weird sometimes.
Anyways, I'm tired but I keep Mom busy with my demands for gooshy food and tequila lime chicken wings. My breathing is getting more erratic but I'm still being nosy and playful. I wish it was still cool outside. It's been too hot for Mom to let us into the outside room. I really like it in that room. I can watch birds, chase bus, and sometimes see the giant mouse that lives next door. Mom says it's a ground hog, but I don't think it looks anything like bacon. It's a giant mousie that needs pouncing.
My brother, Castor, is still having an upset tummy even though he's getting tortures with p-i-l-l's too. Neither of us like that very much. Lucky him he only has to do it once a day but I have to get pilled nine times a day. Mom doesn't sleep in the big nest all night anymore. Three times a night her phone makes a loud beep and that's when I know I need to hide 'cause she's coming for me with a pill.
I'm going to go see if I can mooch some pizza from Daddy. Bye!
Anyways, I'm tired but I keep Mom busy with my demands for gooshy food and tequila lime chicken wings. My breathing is getting more erratic but I'm still being nosy and playful. I wish it was still cool outside. It's been too hot for Mom to let us into the outside room. I really like it in that room. I can watch birds, chase bus, and sometimes see the giant mouse that lives next door. Mom says it's a ground hog, but I don't think it looks anything like bacon. It's a giant mousie that needs pouncing.
My brother, Castor, is still having an upset tummy even though he's getting tortures with p-i-l-l's too. Neither of us like that very much. Lucky him he only has to do it once a day but I have to get pilled nine times a day. Mom doesn't sleep in the big nest all night anymore. Three times a night her phone makes a loud beep and that's when I know I need to hide 'cause she's coming for me with a pill.
I'm going to go see if I can mooch some pizza from Daddy. Bye!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Hanging Tough
Confetti is still hanging tight for now. She's been asking for food, drinking water, and trying to run when it's time for medicines. I am not sure how much longer we have, but she's been my almost constant companion while I unpack, paint, and work on quilts.
At bedtime she hangs with FH until I pull the blankets up... then my chest belongs to her. If he's lucky, she hangs with FH right after he comes home from work too.
I have posts planned around minis, fabric, and other things but I haven't been able to find the camera cable. It's somewhere around here I know it. Once I find it, I will get some normal posts up and running.
More on Confetti when there's more to tell. Thank you all for the kind words and and positive thoughts. They mean a great deal to FH and I.
Friday, April 30, 2010
More News
We almost lost Confetti today. Her breathing was so labored that the vet couldn't hear her heartbeat. They pumped her full of Lasix and she managed to stabilize and tonight she's comfortable again. We have instructions to dose her as needed to keep her stable for as long as the medication works but there will come a point where it will cease to help.Until this morning she was stable and enjoying every bit of life, and she seems to be content again for the moment. FH and I have decided that once the Lasix stops helping her quality of life will be totally worthless and we will have no choice but to have her put to sleep.
It was not an easy conclusion to come to, but neither one of us want to see her suffer. In fact we were both convinced we wouldn't be bringing her home this afternoon. She's been a fighter her whole life but I can see her beginning to get tired. I don't think we will have another miracle like we had today.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Confetti Update
Just so everyone is up to speed, there will be no recovery for Confetti. The ultrasound this morning proved the vet's theory of a cardiomyopathy.Basically her heart is working harder because one of muscle walls has thickened. It's congenital, meaning there's nothing we could really do to prevent it.
We are working on getting her stable and then we'll see if medications can bring her some relief for a while. We're lucky it even got noticed since cats tend to be stoic when they hurt. She's comfortable in the sun right now, so here's to as much happy time as we have left. Currently she is on a medication for the fluid around her lungs and we just started a cardiac medication to help her heart pump better. We also have to give her fluids each day so the medicines don't dehydrate her, but not so much fluid that her lungs are put in danger. She also gets whatever she wants to eat, which is never much as breathing is hard enough right now.
Thank yous to everyone who have commented on the first post. It really means a lot to us.
I will be posting occasionally and will let everyone know how things are going.
This wouldn't be as hard if Castor wasn't so sick too....
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Left Field
I won't be around blogland for a few days. Confetti's heart has started to fail and FH and I are working with the vet to see if we can get fluid expelled from her lungs. If that improves by tomorrow, we may have a couple of options to treat the heart.
I will keep you all updated when I can.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Peril
One of the many perils of not having a room with a door to keep miniatures and pets separate.
"Aren't I simply divine?"
"Aren't I simply divine?"
Monday, March 8, 2010
When You Need Things Done...
...ask the cat.
Pollux here. Mom's busy unpacking things so I thought I would show you the best part of the new house. The sun porch.
Saturday was nice and warm so Mom and Dad opened the back door and let us explore. Here I am sniffing around the wood pile. Mom says that won't be staying long. It's supposed to be stacked neatly further away from the house so we don't get termites. 
Here's my brother and sister coming outside.
We aren't sure why our cat tree is out here, but Castor found it.
The wood pile became uninteresting after a while, but this picture shows the plexi-glass portions of the walls really well. The upper parts of the walls are filled in with screens so there was a very nice breeze. Mom said the walls would protect us from owls, hawks, and coyotes, but still let us get fresh air and sunlight. They will also keep my brother from getting into anything that will make him sick if he eats it, so I guess they are ok.
Confetti has found the blinds that are on the walls. Mom has opened most of them part-way so we can get some sun.
Here's one last picture of our adventure. Castor has found where Mom put some of the plants she dug up from the old house. When the snow is all gone she will find places to put them.
That's all for now. I'm going to finish my nap that was rudely interrupted.
Pollux here. Mom's busy unpacking things so I thought I would show you the best part of the new house. The sun porch.
Saturday was nice and warm so Mom and Dad opened the back door and let us explore. Here I am sniffing around the wood pile. Mom says that won't be staying long. It's supposed to be stacked neatly further away from the house so we don't get termites. 
Here's my brother and sister coming outside.
We aren't sure why our cat tree is out here, but Castor found it.
The wood pile became uninteresting after a while, but this picture shows the plexi-glass portions of the walls really well. The upper parts of the walls are filled in with screens so there was a very nice breeze. Mom said the walls would protect us from owls, hawks, and coyotes, but still let us get fresh air and sunlight. They will also keep my brother from getting into anything that will make him sick if he eats it, so I guess they are ok.
Confetti has found the blinds that are on the walls. Mom has opened most of them part-way so we can get some sun.
Here's one last picture of our adventure. Castor has found where Mom put some of the plants she dug up from the old house. When the snow is all gone she will find places to put them.
That's all for now. I'm going to finish my nap that was rudely interrupted.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
*grumbles*
Pipes are frozen again. They thawed out well on Sunday but now they're solid again. It's currently 14F (-12C) here and we're going to have snow dumped on us again. The "highs" this weekend will all be in the single digits... which I rather think makes them not count as "high."
I had intended on posting something fun today, but instead I have to babysit the pipes and makes sure they don't warm up too quickly. Then I get to go look at a house with FH and refill our drinking water jugs at the store.
For now, I think Confetti has the right idea.
I had intended on posting something fun today, but instead I have to babysit the pipes and makes sure they don't warm up too quickly. Then I get to go look at a house with FH and refill our drinking water jugs at the store.
For now, I think Confetti has the right idea.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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