Wednesday, March 31, 2021

His Own Little Spring

We are almost at Easter, a commemoration of sacrifice and a celebration of resurrection. It is a time of renewal and hope. At the Cosy Apartment, indeed, things are looking up. Tucker is eating well this week. He should be eating more, and I may start supplementing his fare with syringe-fed Recovery again, but so far, I am pleased that he is both hungry and eating. If readers can stand one more entry about him, I will elaborate.


Because of the medicines he has been receiving, managing his health has been complicated. It is possible that the kidney powder he was prescribed suppressed his appetite. As an experiment, I removed that medicine from his regimen. A change was not immediate, though one did take place. It may have been a delayed reaction due to the kidney powder taking time to leave his system; then again, his renewed appetite may have nothing to do with that particular substance. And, his appetite may not last. If it does - say, for more than a week - I will re-introduce the kidney powder and see the result.


As I wrote above, I will likely start giving Tucker extra nutrition by syringe. I don’t want to do it right now, as I worry that he may associate that - almost as a kind of punishment - with not eating, and quit eating as a result. This is probably over-thinking matters a bit; however, Tucker’s mind is devious, even if he doesn’t know it, and I want him to get a head-start on eating again before I add another element.


Also, he is behaving better. He is a bit more active - another factor that needs consideration is that Tucker is just plain lazy - and in his natural good mood more often. He has wanted to explore the corridor beyond the apartment lately, walking cautiously away from his home, looking up at me every few feet to make sure I was with him, before deciding he had gone far enough and turning back, his tail well up and purring once he was safe again inside.


Tucker is sixteen years old, was subject to urinary blockages, is diabetic and prone to colds; he has dying kidneys and no teeth. But for now he is experiencing his own little renewal, a breath of personal feline spring. Next week, I will write about other cats; for now, the roly poly sausage thanks our readers for their indulgence.


20 comments:

  1. Tucker...you may and should say ANYTHING your sweet heart wishes us to know. No amount of your thoughts and actions is too much. I want to hear every thought, every nuance of what you are doing (let's not have any of that NOT doing, now Tucker) and how you are faring each day. Patiently awaiting your words. And by the way, I love that you went out into the corridor. Was a good boy!

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  2. Purrayers to you Tucker ! Keep on keeping on.

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  3. Ah Tucker, you are making John feel some relief as you eat a bit more.
    Anything you can tell us about yourself is welcome news. May Easter be
    kind and generous to you.

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  4. We wouldn't be reading your blog if we didn't want to know all the details about how your crew is doing. I'm so glad to hear he's finally feeling better.

    It is a pity that Tucker has to take so many different medications, as I am sure it does make it more complicated to know how best to care for him.

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  5. Tucker, I too have a laundry list of items that show I'm not the spring chicken that I used to be, so enjoy your romps in the hallway!

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  6. I am glad you are doing better sweet boy. XO

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  7. Thank you for your update regarding Tucker. John, we never get tired of hearing about your cats. As Undine pointed out - that's what we read your blog for! Meanwhile, I'm so happy (and relieved), to hear that Tucker is improving. Keep up the good work, Tucker!

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  8. This is mostly good news and mews about yourself are always welcome! Then we don't have to ask!

    Have a wonderful Easter!
    Enjoy good snuggles and strolls about the place with your family:)

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  9. As they used to say on the 'A' Team..
    'Love it when a plan comes together'..

    Tucker is a real hero..Bless him!x
    HeHe! King of the castle..Love him
    to bits..!x :O).

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  10. It's good to read about Tucker's improvements, and I hope this continues, especially his eating.

    You have our purrs and purrayers, always. ♥

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  11. Keep doing good sweet Tucker, we're all sending purrs and prayer your way.

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  12. I am glad to hear that Tucker is doing better, and even going for a walk in the corridor. Of course we want to hear how everyone is. We all do care, and worry when one is not doing so well.

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  13. Such wonderful news that Tucker is getting a bit better and having the energy to scope out some new areas. Having a cat with inappetence is vexing in the least. We have this at home but will persevere as the islands of good are worth the effort and more

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  14. We are happy that Tucker is feeling better. We will continue purrayers for him to feel better! We hope you and the others have a marvellously happy day!

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  15. We're glad Tucker is doing some better. We will keep on purring and praying, as we have been.

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    1. Tucker is still doing all right. He is eating, thanks, I believe, to the Mirtazapine; it isn't a lot, and I could probably put more into him by syringe. But he dislikes that very much, and I would rather him continue to eat on his own, even if it is somewhat less.

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  17. John, my cats and I wish you and everyone at the Cosy Apartment a peaceful, blessed, and Happy Easter!
    Roberta, Danni, Alex, Willow, Joey and Cassi

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    1. And a happy and blessed Easter to you, Roberta, and all yours. (Seeing the five names there makes me feel quite under-populated with my three...)

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  18. It is good news to hear that Tucker is finding his appetite and a little of his joie de vivre. I chuckled at the word picture of Tucker making his way down the hallway.



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