A belated Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all our readers

 

This year, we didn't spent much time taking photos of the kids... too many things happening... But we do want to wish our friends a happy festive season with their family and love ones! Continue to stay safe and healthy!

Felix was pretty depressed after elder brother decided to move back to his own apartment on 11th Sept, as he has completed his duty to take care of both parents. It was at this moment of separation, that I deeply realised he did so much to keep the place running smoothly, and how much he cares about us! 

I think he did miss the 3 cats, as he came back a few times each week to feed them. May God bless him and may he stay happy and healthy!

The following video might result in discomfort..... its really insane, right?

Miscellaneous

No particular theme this month, I just plan to update our record on some recent development....

1) We shall return mother's ashes back to nature tomorrow (16th August 2021), putting the graduation ceremony to a close. Though I have finished cleaning up and donated the clothing and related accessories, there are still quite a bit that remains to be done. The probate hearing won't happen till mid-November 2021, so hopefully matters related to her estate would be confirmed and distributed to relevant parties by the end of this year. 

So far I have heard mother calling my name once - at 4am on the day prior to her funeral. I jumped up when being called and saw a vague image - an inverted white triangle on the top with a black circle in the lower middle and at the bottom is another white triangle -- my immediate interpretation is mother in her nursing sister uniform and usually when she calls my name, her voice is firm.... 

My helpers seemed to sense mother's presence more often -- either its the smell of Pak Fa Oil or snoring sound.... haha.... We miss you mummy! You and daddy are welcome back at any time. I hope both of you could find comfort and pride in seeing us continuing life anew!

2) Because Goldie's right nostril was found to be blocked in mid-July, the Oncologist suggested that we widen the nostril. Fortunately, our family vet Dr Tint, took onto this challenge and did a brilliant job. He first did a CT scan to get an idea on the size and location, used mainly nasal flushing to remove as much tissue as he could, assisted by some probing towards the end. He was happy with the result, as he estimated over half of the tissues have been removed.

Goldie recovered well, willing to start eating at the night of operation and back to normal the next day!

Goldie now starts her Metronomic chemo - taking Cuclophosphamide daily with hope to slowdown growth of blood vessels in the tumor, as chemo doesn't work for her.

Her right nostril is blocked, so instead of seeing black color, you see the pink tissue.

Tissues being removed. The big ones came from flushing, the smaller ones loosened when probed

Post operation - both nostrils are functioning normally.

We are truly grateful to Dr Irene, Dr Jacky and Dr Tint for the endless patience, guidance and advise/actions. 

3) After 2 weeks of unstable health - suspect to be vomiting/gastroenteritis caused by change in cat litter, Felix return to normal after receiving some Tint Tint magic! No more vomiting and the blood test was perfectly normal. Hurray!!

As an aside, just a few video ..... enjoy!

Goldie turns 17 today!

Reaching 17 years old is not an easy achievement and should be a very happy occasion. However, this year, mummy is unable to celebrate outright with you, but did so in her heart....

 " Goldie dear, I wish you lots of joy, love, good health and serenity in the time ahead! Let's not worry about the future, the future will take care of itself!"

Look at Betty's expressions !

Special edition - To my beloved mother

Its a fact in life that all living creatures - big or small, all have a beginning and an end. Like it or not, one must be prepared for the inevitable, so that when the time comes, we will be better prepared to accept the fact with grace and dignity, to the best interest of all parties.  So try to live each day to its fullest in harmony, love, care, joy and be thankful!

I took pictures of the 3 kids before I visited mother, and showed them to her during the visit. Mother was pleased to see them. From kids' expression, seems they could sense the inevitable.

Today is mother's birth date.

Medley

Felix had a day staycation in CityU VMC on 28-29/6/21. After vomiting on Thursday, initially he appeared a bit sick, but slowly return to normal in the evening. On Friday (28/6), during a revisit, found his ALT to shot up to 333 - though the normal upper bound was 150, this was really nothing when compared with his previous records of 5,000-8,000. But for precautionary reasons, the vet suggested to have him under observation for a day. We agreed to it, because if we took him home and found him unwell, the situation could be pretty messy, for his vet's last day of service was that Saturday. This would also give the vet more time to do whatever checking she thinks necessary.

Ultrasound found the stent nicely in place. The biliary duct going up to the stent is a bit swollen at 0.6cm. Possibility that there could be some sludge. Hope antibiotics and Ursosan would work. 

Thank you Dr Vera for all the love and care towards Felix since November 2019. Felix had been through a lot of ups and downs, and we are truly grateful that you are always nearby to guide us through our thoughts to find the best solution for Felix. As we always joke that may be one day, Felix will board the plane to visit you in the US!

As for Goldie, we have changed to another Oncologist. She is now taking oral chemo medication to minimize adverse impact on her bone marrow. So far, she seems to be adjusting well, though her right nose condition has worsen a bit - watery at times.

Anyway, her appetite is still good. Nosy and playful at times..... Thanks be to God!

 

New "Fur-style"

We have no intention of shaving their fur in preparation of the coming hot summer. But had to do so as a last ditch effort to end their part time job of being ringworm carrier. 

The whole incident started in September 2020, when Felix had been in and out of hospital for a considerable period of time. He first got ringworm on the right foot. After it healed, got it in his left shoulder. Both spots had healed, but when combing his body for culture, it turned out positive pretty quickly for a few times.

Betty being a medium fur cat, was also found to be a carrier.

After a number of medicated bath, there were no improvement in the culture results. So we waited till early May when the weather starts to get hot to have both of them shaved. Hope that after a few more medicated baths, both would be ringworm free!

Really lucky that Goldie is ringworm free. I suspect its because she wears clothes. 

Felix is 5 years old!

Felix, wish you Good Health, Lots of Joy and Happiness in the years to come! 

Trust that we are now in the right path to normality, something that for many could be taken for granted, but for us, we can only hope that this could be within reach!

There's no KFC this time, as Felix is not allowed to have chicken. The 2 girls took a small bite of Jollie Bee for the first time and they like it more than KFC. Haha!

As an aside, some recent videos :