June
24, 2005
June
24, 2005
Matthew was diagnosed with Megacolon in the
summer of 2003. He has these attacks every so
often but they are getting more frequent
now. There are times when Matthew cannot pass his
waste materials because it is much larger
than that of the anus. In addition, there is more waste
that moves down to the intestinal tract
towards an already full colon. Therefore, there will
be constipation which leads to the Megacolon.
Matthew was born with a deformed tail which adds
to his condition, and that creates the colon
to lose it's ability to contract and will lead to the
Megacolon. It has been described as
a life threatening disease, but there is more information, on some
Megacolon web sites with some knowledge
for the possible treatment for a good quality of life for the cat.
Feline Megacolon
http://www.thensome.com/megacolon.htm
Megacolon in the Cat
http://www. internetvets.com/articles/megacolon_in_the_cat.htm
October
~ 2005
Matthew had been having more of his megacolon
attacks this fall. The vet that we have been
doing business with for 10 years, this past
March of 2006, told us that we were to be thinking about
putting Matthew down as he was not having
a good quality of life. Well, that was true, but there had to be
another alternative here with this diagnosis.
The communication of the knowledge from our vet to us was
that there was no other way for Matthew
but to eventually put the cat down.
Well, as I sit here writing this, there
had to be something or someone else to help us with this cat.
This was actually not our choice without
considering other options.
In relation to our regular vet, we had to
consider other options of this seriousness of our boy,
before even thinking of ending the life
of our Matthew.
We needed an open mind to pursue another
approach to this discomforting distressful thought.
Another veterinarian was recommended to us
and so we went that direction for a second opinion on the life of
our cat. We went to make an appointment
with this other vet that was recommended to us.
We refer to him as Dr. Nick. Matthew and
I went for a long consultation with Dr. Nick. He was very gentle
with Matthew.
He put Matthew on some pepcid as well as
his other meds and some AD food plus his WD dry. The vet
wants to get Matthew's weight back up as
Matthew got down to 8 lbs. As of this writing, Matthew's progress
is amazing! We are so proud of Matthew doing
so well, due to Dr. Nick's adjustment in treatment for the cat.
If this approach doesn't work in time, then
the next option will be surgery for Matthew.
August
9, 2006
Matthew joined our cat family along with Misty in December 9, 1996, when we were shopping for more cat supplies at our pet market. Our county sheriff's office was looking for adoptees for these kitties. Both kitties were in a cage together and we couldn't separate them so we adopted both of them that day.
Matthew is another black and white kitty and has been quite addition to our cat family. It used to be when he was a kitty that he was so serious when he looked at us, but looks can be deceiving.This kitty has personality! One of his positions is when he lies down with all four of his legs outstretched. Then he has another position, with one hind leg stuck outstretched so that everyone can see it and it's always that one leg. He is so funny.
He likes to get on top of the pillows in our bed and lie there for a while before he settles down for the night. In the morning, he is the first kitty meowing loudly and will sit and stare at us still in bed. He thinks that it's time for mom to get out of bed and head to the kitchen to get the food in the cat bowls. He is always hungry and meows and talks and lets us know when it is time to eat.
Matthew has his favorite place to
sleep during the day and that is in our grandson's big red box that his
roller blade skates came in one Christmas. So, it is now Matthew's personal
bed. We need to exercise him more and cut down on his food because he is
getting heavy again. He too, is
another one of the cats that takes care of the newest addition, Cindy and
licks and cleans her up. He is like a little papa for her, and like the
other cats, he likes to watch over her. A few times, he'll take one of
his front paws to hold her down while he cleans her and she is a typical
kitty and wants to be on the move a lot.
Matthew has an admirer, as his mom's daughter just thinks he's the greatest
cat! She favors him over all the others.We think that he is very photogenic.
He too is a sweet kitty and so much fun.
His pictures are two of when he was a
few weeks old in the litterbox, to a much older little guy.
"I like to hide in mom's shopping bags!"
December ~ 1999
"Isn't this a silly tie I had to wear for a picture?"
January 5, 2000
"Lets get this silly tie picture thing over!"
"This is where I sit when I want some luv
pats when
mom is working on her projects."
This is my black and white
cats page!
We are the pretty black and
white cats!
I do have good friends that
are not black and white!!
I want to share their pictures
here on my page too!
This is BEAR, and he is HONEYCAT'S
brother! He is also my best buddy!!
HI BEAR!! What do you think of your pictures
here?
This was Matthew's first contest and he
won
The "Best Veelisker Character Award
in view of his unique characteristic
in the behavior department.
March 2001
This is a sweet gift from
Servo for Matthew
Thank you so much, Servo
~2001~
This
is how handsome I looked as the driver of Wedding Carriage for
The
Valentines Day, February 14, 2002, Double Wed-wink of
Zena
and Stan
and
Scraps
and Levi
This
litte beauty was my gal, The Little Girl, and we had a lovely time.
The
sweet Little Girl played in the band at the Chicken Dance.
http://furriends.topcities.com/wedding/winkdance.htm
and
our
cuzzies,
Boo, Watty and Horse were at the dance too.
I
was dressed by Auntie Nancy with my Wedding Carriage drivng outfit
and
you can see that page if you click above on my picture next to my gal.
The
Little Girl, has her own page too. Click on her picture or the URL below,
and
her page tells how her mommy found her.
http://sharif.com/miracle.html
This little sweetie
is to introduce
"The Little Girl"
She wanted Matthew
to have her
sexiest picture.
This little gem is
Matthew's wink wink!
Thank you, Lynnda
for this picture.
July 16, 2001
This was Matthew's first
award from Mr. Bojangles
Thank you Lynnda
~1999~
This is Hank.
Hank and Matthew are so much alike in looks and personalities. We met Hank
& his family
in August of 1998, &
he was the first Internet kitty we met. His mom, Dawn,
has written some cute
stories about
Hank and his family. His picture is linked to his web site.
In 1997, Hank was the
First Place Winner
of "The Internet's Most Photogenic Feline."
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