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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited January 2019

    Max looks like he would be a lap full and more. We had a kitty large enough that only half fit on my lap. He would come when I was on the sofa and put the head half in my lap.

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited January 2019

    Wren,

    Max is a lapfull. He is a non-purebred Ragdoll. They can get quite huge. But he does fit. One of my smaller kitties, Baby Ellie (very petite female Maine coon mix) insists on sharing my lap with Max and somehow finds a way to carefully curl up around him.

    Hysterically funny, actually therapeutic, to experience this with them...

    Gumdoctor

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited January 2019

    Gumdoctor, gorgeous picture of Max

    Spookie LOVE the joke!!

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited January 2019

    FF, I’m so sorry about Arthur. It’s really hard when they are young.

    Here’s Tinker (orange) and Parker. They missed me when I was gone for 3 weeks. Tinker can’t get enough petting! And Parker follows me all around the house. She doesn’t want me petting her, just needs to see me, I guess.

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited January 2019

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  • sugarmaple
    sugarmaple Member Posts: 55
    edited January 2019

    Max looks like he’s ready to snuggle

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited January 2019

    Smaarty what pretty babies! Love Parker's "milk dipped" back paws

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    Found by a member of our shy cat team.

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  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 2,042
    edited February 2019

    Love the photo Wren.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited February 2019

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

    I so love these precious pictures.

    This is the shortened long story of Whitey...she was a breeder kitty for a neighbor...Animal Control captured her...I adopted her...got her fixed and vaccinated...brought her back home and she continued to live with neighbor...

    Neighbor told me 3 days ago that Whitey was not eating right, not feeling well...I had treatment for me the next day and took her to the vet the following day...

    She has major internal injuries with lung, heart, liver, intestines displaced, torn diaphragm, broken ribs, breathing difficulties...critical condition in human terms...

    I then drove her 2 hours to a specialty vet clinic where they admitted her and kept her overnight...they will be doing a M A J O R surgery today to attempt to fix everything...she could die at any moment from complications...

    For all who pray and believe in God, please pray for this precious, beautiful, little innocent creature that she may live and recover to have a normal life after this horrible injury.

    Not only do I love her so, my heart is breaking with the thought I will lose my little Survivor Kitty. I have watched her survive a terrible life. She inspires me to keep going every time I see her.

    Please God, if it be your will, let me have some more time with my Survivor Kitty.

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

    This is Whitey, mom kitty. image

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  • JaBoo
    JaBoo Member Posts: 520
    edited February 2019

    I have been MIA from this board since our beloved master cat passed away during my chemo. Now, thanks to Sugarmaple and her beautifull tortie I think I might be able to follow here again. I have gone through all the pages I missed. Beautifull pictures and funny... and some sad, too. I'm sorry for passing of Diane and Arthur.

    Gumdoctor, wow, is this ptecious family staying at yout house? What a serene and hopeful picture, thank you!

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, Paws crossed here for your sweet girl.

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

    imageThis is precious Whitey in an oxygen cage. She is about 3 hrs out of surgery, touch and go now...

    They repositioned lungs, liver, stomach, heart, and intestines; removed 1/2 her spleen; closed the large diaphragm hole, re-attached ribs to chest wall. As lungs re-inflate, they will put out inflammatory mediators which can lead to overall organ failure. This is a very critical time for my Survivor Kitty...

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

    JaBoo,

    Whitey was a main breeder for a hoarder. I adopted her to rescue her from this difficult life. The nursing picture was her 2nd to last litter. All were adopted out then she immediately had another litter, just as adorable.

    She was fixed in October and has been gaining weight, being able to eat real cat food, as much as she wants.

    This incident happened about 6 days ago now and she was hit by a car or kicked. We will never know. These are life threatening injuries, regardless of the cause.

    She is my Survivor Kitty. As I look at her, and think of the life she has survived, it helps me keep going through my current stage 4 cancer struggles.

    I hope and pray she will survive this too.

    I cannot imagine losing her now...

    Gumdoctor

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  • JaBoo
    JaBoo Member Posts: 520
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, ugh oh, I am sooo sorry, the wonderfull picture made me skip your previous post, oh oh, what an accident!! I do hope she will recover, I believe she hasn't used up all her lives yet!

    (This may need an explanation... in my country, the saying goes that cats have nine lives. It refers to their incredible ability to recover from bad injuries....)

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    We have the same saying here. Cats have 9 lives. Our team name at the shelter is 9 Lives.

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  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 2,042
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, holding Whitey in my prayers for recovery and prayers for you for strength in all you are going through.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, I am praying for that beautiful kitty.

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  • sugarmaple
    sugarmaple Member Posts: 55
    edited February 2019

    Oh, Gumdoctor, sending you and your SurvivorKitty love and strength!

    Welcome back, Jaboo! I’m so glad we have this kitty place where we can be silly, sad, or just talk about our kitties together.


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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor. So, so sorry that your lovely Whitey has been injured. You are doing everything you can. I trust in God that he loves every atom of His creation.

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  • Rah2464
    Rah2464 Member Posts: 1,647
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, sending prayers your way for beautiful Whitey. You can just tell from the pics what sweet soul she is. She is a lucky girl to have you there for her.

    Jaboo so sorry for your loss of your kitty. I just know they will meet us again someday.

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  • Fairchild
    Fairchild Member Posts: 206
    edited February 2019

    I do love big floofy ones like Max!


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  • Fairchild
    Fairchild Member Posts: 206
    edited February 2019

    Gumdoctor, I'm praying for your kitty, too!

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

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    Day 2. Moving on her own. Tubes out. Oxygen therapy done.

    I believe we are looking at the miracle I and several of you asked for.

    Her incision starts at her chest and extends all the way to her genitals. Could not count, but at least 100 staples close the surgical site.

    They may discharge her as soon as tomorrow...

    Thank you all for helping me get through this emotional roller coaster with my Survivor Kitty...

    Gumdoctor

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    Definitely some angels work as veterinarians. I hope Whitey continues to improve.

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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited February 2019

    JaBoo,

    I am so sorry for your kitty loss. They become such a huge part of our support system in life and then even more so during this horrible cancer journey.

    I lost two kitties AFTER I finished my stage 3 treatment - one to some kind of abdominal cancer (he was only 10 yrs old) and the second one to METASTATIC MAMMARY CANCER. This was before my own metastatic breast cancer showed up. As I watched her decline, I felt it was a premonition of my own fate...watching her leave me...

    But here is what I learned with my first kitty lost (squamous cell cancer in maxillary sinus): As painful as it is to lose them, it is a BEAUTIFUL GIFT TO LOVE THEM SO VERY MUCH.

    Think of the people we have met in life who do not get to love pets or even humans as much as we love our kitties. Many will NEVER KNOW what this love feels like. The joy and the sorrow of it all.

    To hurt so much is a sign of how much incredble love we have for them. It is a gift. A beautiful, amazing, extraordinary gift to love someone SO MUCH.

    That's how I comfort myself through these losses...hoping it can help you or someone else too.

    Gumdoctor

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  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 3,085
    edited February 2019

    I am so happy for your dear kitty, Gumdoctor!!!

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  • Snickersmom
    Snickersmom Member Posts: 926
    edited February 2019

    So happy for you, Gumdoctor! And really happy for Whitey! Prayers were answered.

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