Lucky or not?

Felix fell sick on late 20th October. Visited vet on the next day and blood test showed ALT shot up to 1401 (from 93 a week ago on regular revisit) and TBIL to 27 (from <2 during previous visit). Pancreatitis is possible. Band is suspected for NEU. 

To me it seems like the end of the world and a series of questions bombarded my thoughts. Another surgery? The 5th one in his 9 year of life? Any room in his intestine to open up to flush the bile duct and stent? Its just exactly a year a ago that he got his 4th surgery and the "normal" time span seemed to be getting shorter over time. Time to let go and not to let him suffer? What is his preference - tired of fighting? Still wants to stay around longer? Crying for sure did not give me a solution, but at least it gave me a break.

Though Fine Needle Aspiration is not without risk, at least its the least invassive and would enable us to get some tissue for biopsy and culture. Surprisingly, the blood test done on the next day (22/10) to test on clotting ability showed the ALT virtually halved to 712 and TBIL to 5 (normal reading), just after some 17 hours of being on drips and receiving the first treatment. The ultrasound, also showed some narrowing in selected swollen areas. This sure is a BIG surprise as I don't expect such significant improvement so soon.

Blood test and ultrasound 2 days later (24/10) showed continuous improvement with ALT dropping to 450, and TBIL to 2. Ultrasound also showed some improvement and suggested that the potential blockage is now cleared.

What could I say? Its God's miracle! The Lord answering our prayers! Thanks be to God! Hope that Felix the fighter will continue to recover well and things get back to normal fairly soon! It sure is a relief for all of us and we remain committed to stay vigilant and continue to give him QUALITY LIFE regardless of the permissible length of time.

Saint Francis Xavier's Day church service

Despite typhoon signal number 3 (typhoon Matno) being hoisted, the children went to All Saints Cathedral for their annual church service this afternoon to receive the Lord's blessings.

Of the 3 of them, Felix is the most timid. Betty seems a bit tired, while Stella is the most at ease. 

This year, parents got a mooncake as well!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all our bloggers!

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Stella went to Cat Show again?!

For the first time, Hong Kong hosted the World Cat Congress in Convention Centre on 1st-3rd August, 2025.

We decided to let Stella participate in the Cat Show on 2nd-3rd August. This could be an eye opener for us. Because out of the 10 judges, only 1 was from Hong Kong. More interesting, some of the judges were from different global cat clubs. 

We knew that similar to other CFA cat shows, the competition was a lot intense. We went in without too high expectations. Stella is a sprayed long hair, so she competes in the Alter/Premier category. There were a total of 25 cats, of which 5 were short hair. This implied each competitor need to beat another 2 for a chance in the final -- to be placed and earn rosettes and prizes. 

As a first step, Stella needs to get the "Best Breed" ribbon from her sub-group (Exotic Bi-Color) competition as a potential pass to the final. Sometimes, a "Second Best Breed" might also work.

Stella tried her best, though her performance on the first day was a bit weak. We believe this could be due to discomfort in her eyes. In the last round, she tend to partly close her eyes, didn't like to look up or face the spectators. This was not the usual her. 

On the second day, DN helped rectify the problem. Stella was happier and her self confidence return. Her performance improved as well.

Despite getting a "Best Breed" in the 2nd Ring, Stella was not selected for the final. Overall, result was as follows:

 

For the less fortunate cats, Christmas will come earlier this year, as Stella in her 3rd charitable drive will donate all her prizes to help feed homeless children. 

What to do under Typhoon Wipha's influence

This year, typhoons seem to like coming to Hong Kong during weekends.

Recent typhoon Wipha is a really mighty one...

The children also ....

A busy, worrying month of June

 June started as a fairly hectic month for me, as the helper was on home leave from 28th May to 18th June. Working from a 4am to 11pm for 22 consecutive days, really took its toll on me. I was both mentally and physically exhausted. It sure was a relief when the helper return in good condition and on time! Thank God!

I had learnt a lot about my cats, their habits, their diet. Above all, a better understanding of the helper's job - its not suitable for me! Haha....

During a routine vet revisit on 11th June Felix's ALT rose to 154 from 74 the previous month. Other blood test readings were normal. So he was put under observation. On 19th June, he started his 30 days course of Marbofloxicin. Since then he turned fussy with his meals, but still manage to finish them. 

On 24th June, he refused to eat can food, so we took him to the vet and found that both his ALT and NEU were both above normal. He was admitted to hospital and a fine needle was performed on his liver with hope that via culture, we will be able to give him the most appropriate medication. We are now earnestly waiting for the culture report.

Luckily, he was able to put on drips throughout his 5 days hospital stay. I must also admit that its lucky that his incident happened after the helper return, or else, I can't imagine what a mess daily routine would be like for me.

Felix, get well soon!

Stella is 3 years old !

 Happy Birthday Stella!🎂

Wishing you Good Luck, Great Health, Lots of Joy and Happiness at all times!!

Stella's 3 sisters - PatPat the elder sister at the top, Stella in the middle, MoMo the younger sister at the bottom