This was Isabella at 8 weeks old when we first got her in 2003. I had ordered a "Siamese if you pleeze" cat from Chris' girlfriend's family who had bred their Siamese with another. Turns out she had more than one admirer...so we got the non-Siamese kitty! She became the "Drawing Board Cat" spending her days as near to Jack's desk or preferably on his desk when she wasn't outside buggering the hummingbirds. I finally had to quit putting out nectar for the hummers as she kept catching them and bringing them inside where they flew up into the skylights.
You'll note the big paws...she is a polydactyl wonder, just on the front feet.
Well, the thing is that she is getting older and seems to have a chronic problem with her gut. We're talking things that aren't fit for polite conversation, but here in my blog I feel that I can say most anything...so basically her poop is runny and it stinks to merry hell! We're talking evacuating the house kind of stink, opening all the windows, turning on the ceiling fan, spraying room deodorizer everywhere, lighting strong smelling candles......
Looking back on her vet visits (at least one every year for the past 6 years for this...) we can see that she responds to the antibiotic (she's had several different ones). changes in food (you name it, I've tried it), but the problem reappears. After a course of meds, she seems her old self again...playing with Chase, jumping up everywhere, climbing the trees...but slowly the condition comes back and she gets lethargic and walking likes she is hurting (which she probably is).
So we've decided to change vets...and hope that a new pair of eyes will sort out an answer to this situation. Updates as they become available.
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