Celebrating National Straw Hat Day!

Presenting Nani, one of our 'Cats Who Came Before'...

It's Nani who also Rocks The Cat Walk in a Pink Wig, too!

and one of pretty Kiki, too

Here's a better photo of her 'straw' hat, which Teri made herself.

Fashion Friday

This is Nani, the prettiest cat in a wig we have ever seen! Our mewmie says she looks like Barbra Streisand in this photo. She lives the pampered life in Washington DC.

Fashion Friday!

This is Nani, back in her show cat days about 12 years ago. She is a kitty I bought to be a momcat but she developed HCM (like what Charlie Taylor had) so I spayed her before she had any babies, and she was one of the first cats I ever dressed up.

I have been talking with Charlie's people about them getting another Cornish Rex from me and what would you all think if President Coco went to live with them?

I haven't talked to them about that possibility yet, but I am considering spaying her and letting her retire from mommyhood (umm, she sprays when she is in heat, that's a deciding factor in the decision to spay her, too).

She looks like a feminine version of Charlie Taylor, don't ya think?

Caturday Saturday

As if I needed to say this...the cat in this photo is a Diva!

Her name is Nanjizal Bay, but she's known to all her adoring fans as Nani. I had bought her to be a mommycat, but before I bred her, I had her examined by a cardiologist and she diagnosed with HCM at 2 years of age So I spayed her and she lived with another family for 11 years, never getting her meds or followup ultrasounds.

She was returned to me, because she was fighting with the new wife's cats (note: they got divorced later...) and I had her here with me for 2 years when a friend of a couple who have a cat from me, wanted to adopt Nani, with all her medical problems (at one point being very close to congestive heart failure) because they wanted her to be loved and pampered for however long she had left. Everyone I tell this story to say this wonderful family are Nani's guardian angels!

Nani needs 3 different meds daily (Plavix, Lasix and Enalapril) and while for me, being a tech, she is easy to pill...they are having some difficulty. But they have had her just over a year now and she just passed her physical exam and lab work with flying colors so they are even more determined to get her to take her meds.

I wanted to share this email I got this morning with everyone (they approved me sharing) to let you know what a day in the life of Nani is like...

So, M and I spent some time thinking thru how to get Nani to take these pills since I told M that Nani was going to die since mommy was a wimp and couldn't get the job done. We bought the pill pockets and that big syringe looking thing. M didn't want to try the pill pockets. She said they were too expensive and it would take 2 or 3 to hide the meds. She wanted to use the syringe down the throat. She hasn't met the wrath of Nani. Well, M was right. Nani ate the pill pocket but spit out one pill. So it takes 2 pill pockets per day. We get 45 in a package. At $11 per package.

M loaded her syringe this morning. M is so ready! She gave me a time this morning to 'get on board'. Who talks like that at 8 years old? M is Nani's primary care giver and gets no love. She's down stairs now, giving her 10 kernels of food so she doesn't throw up. And in 20 mins, she'll get 10 more. And then she gets her full dish. Kills me! Honestly, I'm glad we have a solution. its M that is killing me. She is determined to rise to the occassion and have Nani live to 30.