MIA

It's been close to 2 weeks since I last posted.

Things have been hectic at the home front as well as at work. I didn't even have a chance to do my cross-stitch! I've just been catching up on sleep as I felt very tired.

The good news is that Mikey seems to have stopped with his seizures but we'll know more when he goes for his 2nd vaccination this weekend.

M6 & M7: Day 42

Both Mikey and Molten are doing well and eating voraciously. Mikey gave me another scare when he another another seizure at 2am on 11 July.

I did some research on the internet and found that feline seizures are rare. The type of seizure that he is going through is called Grand Mal Seizure, characterized by foaming at the mouth, loss of bladder control and stiffness. Causes vary but the distemper vaccination could be a likely cause. The other possibility is that Mikey might have a growth somewhere in his body that is affecting him. It's also possible that this is a phase that he is going through. I'm hoping that it's either because of the vaccination or he's just going through a phase.

The vet advised to monitor him and if he has more than a couple of seizures a month, we might have to do further tests, including an MRI to see whether it's a neurological problem. I seriously doubt that, as he is smart and active.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he does not have another seizure this month.

Cross-Stitch Project: Chinese Wedding Scene 4

Here's another update of my project.  From the looks of it, trying to finish this in 2 months (and I said that 1 month ago) was wishful thinking.

A more realistic timeframe seems to be end of the year.  Hopefully I can finish it by then.

Bedtime Pals

Mikey & Molten get along real well with Murphy, especially when Murph is asleep.  Here's a cute picture of the 3 of them cuddled together.

M6 & M7: Day 31

Mikey and Molten went for their first vaccination this morning. Both boys were very brave and didn't cry when the vet gave them their jabs. We also weighed them today and both are above 1 kg.  Mikey is 1.1 kg and Molten weighed in at 1.2 kg.

Later in afternoon, Mikey gave me a scare when he started foaming at the mouth and wasn't able to control his bladder.  I called the vet right away (it was a good thing that they were still open) and rushed him back to the clinic.  The vet checked him over and found that he's okay.  It wasn't a reaction to the vaccination and was probably just stress from the journey to the vet earlier.  Which was likely as there were quite a few dogs there in the morning and they were hissing away.

Now both boys are sleeping and all seems well.  I'll have to monitor him for the next 24 hours, just in case.

M6 & M7: Day 29

mI'm a little impressed with the 2 boys today. I think they really know their names now.

Usually when I'm back home after work, I'll let the boys out from the confined space on the 3rd floor and let them roam around the house.  I would usually bring them down to the ground floor and let them wander around, all the time keeping an eye and making sure that they don't run out.

As I needed to get something upstairs, I called out to Molten to come up the stairs with me.  Surprisingly, he climbed up and followed me up the stairs.  Later, as Mikey prefers to play on the 2nd floor, I called Mikey down.  He understood me and came running out of my parents' room and came down the stairs.

Like I said, I'm impressed!

Murphy's Graduation

I've just received Murphy's graduation photo. Isn't she cute!