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Notes from Sammie

COCKER CUZN Jake In Need of POP

Jake, my COCKER CUZN from Anderson, SC is in need of POP. I know he isn't on Dogster, but he is still one of us. He visits me and my sisfurs Lollipop and Mittens who are on Catster and my CUZNZ the G-CATZ4 who live in Fredericksburg.
Jake's groomer found a tumor on Jake's back leg and since it grew so quickly, the vet biopsied this and are all waiting for the results. The vet believes it is malignant do to the fact it grew so quickly. If in fact it is, Jake's back leg will have to be amputated, hoping to get all of the cancer. I posted his picture from his last visit. Please send your positive thoughts, prayers, love, POP, his way even though he is not on Dogster. Even though furs are not on Dogster, Catster, we can still carry their souls in our hearts. Please do so...for Auntie Claudia...Auntie Eileen's sister. Thank you Dogster furrends.....

Crossed Paws and Sent Purrs to our Japanese Furrends.

My Cat CUZN Bastet wrote this in her diary just a few moments ago and I thought I would cross post this into mine.


Most of the day we have been p-mailing and sending POP to our Japanese friends, and I fear we have lost a few by looking at the location of their residence. I hope more of my Catster furrends do the same...just a POP, or words of encouragement... words of HOPE. I know electricity is down now, and many may have lost their computers, their homes, family and their furs. They are living in the streets during winter temperatures, without food, fresh water and medicine. But when our Japanese friends are able to find Catster again, our words of encouragement.... of love and HOPE will be there for them during their hardest time...the rebuilding of their new lives and the mourning of their past. The written words you will have written from your hearts will not be wasted: our time is never wasted when we do something to aid in our fellow furs/humans in distress.

My hope is those Catster Cats who live in TOKYO will be able to check on those who live elsewhere and get back to us here at Catster: that is one blessing of the internet. Maumi is concentrating mostly on Catster because of her school schedule and hopes maybe someone will pick up on Dogster and do the same.

In our family we believe: 'I am Thy Brother's keeper'. Our Japanese friends are our brothers and sisters. We are all CATSTER CATS....and our humans...the brotherhood of man. They have been devastated by an earthquake, followed close behind by a tsunami, explosions at a nuclear plant, followed now by a possible eruption of a volcano.

Love is the most powerful source in the world. Let's band together as Catster Cats to show LOVE for the side of our family who is in dire need of this. Let's show our love, support, HOPE and encouragement to our Japanese family.
Thank you...my CATSTER CATS....

And...I thank you those of you on DOGSTER.

My CAT CUZN Bastet's Test Results

My Cat CUZN’Z Bastet’s CBC results are in and there is some good news. They cannot find any organ failure. However,her lymphosytes are high and her white blood count is low. With each test the gap between each seems to get larger.

There are now 3 vets involved and they don't know if her Hemophelia and this affliction are connected? And if so, how? They don't know if she has the beginning signs of lymphoma, and don't know why bacteria continues to build in her urine. They do not know why the bacterial infection persists after 2 months of anitibiotics. They have tested for the 'conventional' possibilites as they call it, now they are going to begin testing for 'nonconventional' possibilities, such as Lymne disease,beginning next Saturday.

Yesterday Bastet didn't make it to her box a few times. She still doen't eat as well as she used to, and has begun to hide again. Auntie Eileen hopes this is because she had to swaddle Bastet in a large towel in order to get the oral antibiotic down her throat because she wouldn't take it in food; not like us dogs who are much easier. This method worked twice, but not the 3rd time because Bastet wiggled out of the towel and leaped to the floor. After she swaddled Bastet, she began to hide each time Auntie Eileen would approach. It took a few days for Bastet to trust that Auntie Eileen wouldn't swaddle her again. She did take her pill in tuna, twice, but then she knew it was in there so Auntie Eileen put it in chicken, twice. Bastet somehow sniffed out the pill and then refused to eat. CATZ. They sure aren’t as easy as us dogs….But I still love my CUZN Bastet.

Last night Bastet went outside on her harness for the first time in awhile, but only felt like staying out for about 5 minutes. That is not like Bastet. She likes to stay out for hours. That is where she is like a dog. She loves to be outside on her harness, walking, running and playing in the woods and back yard.

My G-CATZ CUZN Miss Kitty remains the same, still thin, frail, and doesn't play much. She still continues to get sick at her stomach, but if she eats the vet's food and not her sisters’ food, she doesn’t get sick as much.

Bastet and Auntie Eileen can feel everyfur's POP, prayers and thoughts and know you all have given Bastet the strength to endure the painful and embarrassing testing. They thank everyfur and everyone so much. Dogster and Catster furrends are the greatest.