End of June pics

Momo cleaning himself

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Momo miawing

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Some more old pics

Here are some more old pics, taken on the days we got the no-longer-kittens.

We first got Momo (picked him up in fact)...





And one week later, we got Chouchou...

One year anniversary

About one year ago, we adopted Momo and Chouchou. I can't believe how fast this first year has gone...

Remember ...








Now...

Early morning

Or when the day starts a little too early. As in "woken up around 5am by Momo, who was miawing like no tomorrow". He is really a mama's boy... has been miawing since I woke up about 2 1-2 hours ago

He can sleep all day. I will look old tonight (and my work day will be longer today).

It is getting hot and warm here. Momo and Chouchou are still loosing some of their winter fur. Chouchou's fur is again very soft. She had the softest fur I have never felt when she was a baby. One year ago...

Maxou is no longer eating dry food (it did not go "down" because of her bigger heart and she could not keep it). She is now eating vet food, mainly tuna. One pack is too big for one meal. It is just easier to give the rest of a pack to Momo and Chouchou. They are enjoying the fish, I think.

Maxu update

We went again to the vet last week-end, to check Maxu's heart beat. It is still irregular. We continue with the four different types of medicine the vet gave us. Maxu is now eating wet food (mainly tuna) and can keep food most of the time. She even shows appetite, what was a relief after a couple of days of not eating much, if anything.
She looks much better now than 2 weeks ago.

mid June pics

Momo and Chouchou at cats' tree

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Momo and Chouchou fighting fairly

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bad news about Maxu...

DH (dear husband) went to the vet today with Maxu while I was working. Lately, she has been sick a little too often on our carpets, has lost some weight and is no longer as obsessed with food as she used to be. I was getting worried, especially after the pretty terrible experience with Titi (who ended up dying three days after we found out about his tumor).

26,000 Yen of tests and drugs later, she has a very serious heart condition and "may die at any time". As in today, or three (or five) years later.

Her heart is enlarged and blocks the esophagus, hence the throwing ups and little appetite. And the 2 kg or so she lost since last check up last August (still on the bigger side with 5.4 kg or so).

She turned 15 this June, so that is not as if she did not live a full and busy life. She flew a number of miles/kilometers equivalent to about 1,5 times a flight around the world (3 times between Japan and Switzerland), lived in 6 different places (not counting 1-2 months at my parents place or the terrible two-week stay at Narita quarantine office), lived with Titi and me for 13 years, with DH for 6 years, etc.

Our relationship was not always so good. She has had many health-related issues that influenced more or less greatly her moods. In fact, she is probably one of the moodiest cat I have ever met.

Now is probably the best time of her life, especially when she is sitting on the shelf next to my sofa and gets scratches from yours truly. Of course, she could do without the super energetic no-longer kittens. But nothing is perfect.


Let's have a nice thought for a pretty unique red-head lady cat and hope that she has many more moons to spend with us ...