We’ve been discussing the different animals at my house lately. \u00a0We’ve talked about my pudgy pooch, Paxton and about my naughty cat, Castro. \u00a0Today, we are going to talk about Kali, Castro’s mama.<\/p>\n
Four years ago, #1 Daughter decided to move from Colorado to Alaska. \u00a0This was a pretty major relocation! \u00a0She was unable to take her kitty, Kali, with her. #1 Daughter was at a loss as to what to do. \u00a0She was afraid that if she took Kali to a shelter, she would be put down. \u00a0That would be sad. She asked if we would be willing to take her in.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of miles between Mississippi and Colorado, but I didn’t have the heart to tell #1 Daughter “No.” so MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I made travel plans to go to Colorado and bring back Kali.<\/p>\n
While all of this transpired, #1 Daughter also asked me to travel with her to Alaska. \u00a0This left MFH with the task of driving back to Mississippi, by himself, with a cat in the car.<\/p>\n
All the travels went well. \u00a0#1 Daughter and I made it to Alaska (What an adventure! \u00a0What fun!!!) and MFH and Kali made it to Mississippi. \u00a0All was well.<\/p>\n
After Kali had lived with us a while, she became very, very ill. \u00a0I was afraid she was going to die! \u00a0We took her to the Vet and she stayed there for three days. \u00a0She almost didn’t make it! \u00a0She’s a tough kitty tough and pulled through.<\/p>\n
Come to find out, Kali has some sort of auto-immune disease and has to be on predisone for the rest of her kitty life.<\/p>\n
Prednisone is not at all palatable~especially to kitties! \u00a0I had to figure out a way to hide the taste of the medication. \u00a0I tried everything! \u00a0For a while, she was so sick, she couldn’t eat anything, let alone her medication.<\/p>\n
Kali had retreated to staying under my bed. \u00a0I would coat a spoon with sour cream. \u00a0She would lick the sour cream off of the spoon. \u00a0Eventually, she was strong enough from that sour cream that she could eat something else. \u00a0That something else was…tuna.<\/p>\n
Not cat food tuna, mind you…REAL tuna. You know, the stuff we eat! \u00a0Every morning, I crush her prednisone into dust and mix it with some tuna. \u00a0Kali stamps her kitty feet impatiently. \u00a0She’s hungry and wants her tuna. \u00a0I call it her tuna dance.<\/p>\n
What a spoiled cat!<\/p>\n
For all of tuna dancing, she is the sweetest kitty I have ever known. \u00a0And she loves me. \u00a0I think she knows that I saved her life, maybe?<\/p>\n
So, how do I know she loves me?<\/p>\n
Well, she brings me presents almost every single day. \u00a0Oh yes~that cat is a hunter! \u00a0I went out to get the mail a few minutes ago and there lined up neatly on the door mat were three dead mice. \u00a0Just for me! \u00a0How sweet!?!<\/p>\n
She purrs. \u00a0Now, most cats purr but this cats PURRS when she sees me. \u00a0You can hear her at the other end of the house! \u00a0She can really belt it out!<\/p>\n
She follows me everywhere I go throughout the house. \u00a0If she is outdoors when I leave on a run, she follows me on part of my run, too! \u00a0I’ll be running along and will hear a faint, “Jingle, jingle, jingle.” \u00a0That is the bell on her collar. \u00a0I will hear a “Mew!” \u00a0That is her saying,”Wait for me! \u00a0I want to come, too!” \u00a0(She has run an entire half mile with me! \u00a0That’s pretty good for a cat!)<\/p>\n
Kali is my kitty buddy. She is a good cat. \u00a0She is leaning on 9 years old now. \u00a0With her auto immune thing, I have no idea how long she’ll live. \u00a0I want her to have a quality life though. \u00a0When she gets so she cannot hunt and run and be happy anymore…well, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. \u00a0What a great cat!<\/p>\n
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