Gallery of my other elderly companions

OREO
(aka Squidgey Bum)


Oreo was my first cat and my first love, he came to me after spending a year living with my brother, I grew so attached to him that I gave my brother no choice but to give him to me especially because at the time I was living with my brother but then moved into my own flat, a few weeks later Oreo went missing. I was absolutely beside myself and spent two weeks looking for him. After putting up a lot of leaflets asking people to look out for him he turned up and my posters went missing. He was very hungry, dirty and happy to be home. He has been with me ever since and i have no intention of letting him go without a fight.




Oreo is now an elderly man (age 16yrs) with his own problems, he has diabetes and kidney problems, he is also fighting a very nasty bladder/kidney infection but with much love and medication (not to mention trips to the vets) he is hopefully on the mend.




He has to have daily insulin injection for his diabetes and tablets for his kidneys, he should be on a special low protein diet but it upsets his tummy so has a special powder which goes in his food twice a day.

On 1st Aug 2008 my precious little boy passed away, his work here was done and his fight with one illness and another got the better of him.
He has left a huge gap in my life and I miss him terribly as I do all the furry little friends that have been in my life since 1991.
I thank him with all my heart for all his love and purrs, he was always there when I needed him as I was there for him.



THOMAS
Thomas (aka TJ) is another golden oldie.

Thomas is blind and has high blood pressure I was luckly adopted by TJ 18 months ago after it was discovered he had the start of kidney problems, his owner at the time started feeding him as a stray (so his age in unknown but he too is an elderly gentleman) and decided that the family would not be able to cope with his problem if he were to become ill.

Being blind does not stop him from doing anything trust me!! He is still able to jump onto the bed and sofa (though sometimes does bump into the others and can be a bit of a bully about it). My worst fear was when we all moved into our new home in Peterborough. I had no idea how he would react to my other cats and there was a fish pond in the garden so, me being the careful cat slave that I am put a little fence up around the pond (thinking that if he bumped into it he would turn around). TJ decided he was not going to let this fence stop him and he just climbed over it to drink from his new everlasting water bowl (it didn't matter that there is two filtered water fountains indoors).

He has to have two different medications every day, one for his blood pressure and one for his kidneys, he's not the easiest of cats to medicate but we get there in the end!!!

We had to bid our final farewell to Thomas on Monday 18th June 2007. Unfortunately his kidneys got the better of him and he decided enough was enough. Goodbye my darling Thomas, you will always been known as My Big Polar Bear and I will miss you very much. Thank you for a wonderful 19 months.

MOGWAI
(aka Chuncky Monkey)
This handsome boy has been in my life since he was 8 weeks old, he is now 15 and even though he will hate me for letting out his secret he really is what I would call a Mummy's boy, he is 100% devoted to me (most of the time).

Luckily for me he has no problems(touching lots of wood), except his eating disorder. He is a secret biscuit muncher (though not so secret most of the time). In case your wondering why I let him munch so much it is very hard to restrict his eating without taking it away from the other senile old folk who are all older then him and it is important for them to eat regularly.
On 14th October 2007 we said farewell to the Chunky Monkey, he'd been through a rough couple of months and decided he just couldn't fight it any longer. This sad time came 2 days before we were due to move to The Lake District.
Goodbye my darling boy, I miss your purring so much and the way you always put your paw or head in my hand every night until I was asleep. Our friendship was so special and one I will always remember.

MOUSEY (aka Mental Mousey)
The eldest of my pride is Mousey at a grand age of almost 21 she is also the only female I now have which is just as well because she can be very demanding for attention from both me and the boys!!

I have had Mousey for almost 2 years, she had an overactive thyroid gland and was having tablets to control it, which in itself was like running a marathon (hard work), so it was decided to have her thyroid gland removed and she has been fighting fit ever since.

You may look at this little old lady and think butter wouldn't melt but oh how you would be so wrong, she loves nothing more then to come and wake me up at some ungodly hour for her breakfast, most of the time I hide under the duvet until she gives up and goes back to sleep (it's not as though there isn't an endless supply of biscuits left overnight for them all).

On 15th Nov 2008 we had to bid a final farewell to Mousey at the ripe old age of 22yrs.
The past 3 yrs with her were wonderful and I loved every minute I was fortunate enough to have with her. She like all the others has left a huge hole in my life but would not have changed a thing as I loved each and everyone no matter what.