Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Tabby Tuesday

Hi there, Ginger here!  I've been having a rough time of it this past week.  I mean after I got all plugged up, the vets helped me out a lot.  I had to spend 3 whole days at the vet...and when I got home all I wanted to do is sit in my mom's lap and paw at her face.  I'm good at that. 

She made such a fuss over me.  

Unfortunately, on Monday morning I had to go back to the vet because I couldn't...uh...go.  I got plugged up again.  Mom is VERY worried about me because...well she's my mom.  It's her job to worry.

The vets are trying to figure out what's going on.  They think I have a condition called megacolon.  Mom says she experienced this with our guardian angel ::bows head in honor:: Michelangelo, however with me, mom says it seems worse. 

We'll know more in a few days, so in the meantime, I think it would mean a lot to me and my mom if you would purr for me.
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UPDATE!

The power of the purr is something magical.  Ginger was able to pass everything on his own last night and will not require more severe/invasive treatment.   He will be sent home today with medication to help keep things moving along as well as special food.

Thank you for all your purrs and woofs and woos!  They worked!

61 comments:

Gemini and Ichiro said...

We were kind of worried about that when your Mum wrote that on Facebook but we were hoping it wasn't. It can be such a frustrating disease. Purrs to you Ginger that this stops happening!

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Oh Dear dat soundz Terrible! Megacolon???? We sending loud purayerz itz not dat, or anythin serious! ^..^ Poor Girl :(( poor wurried mom :(
We sending hugz & Soft noze kissez your way ~
All of us

Angel Prancer Pie said...

Purrs and more purrs headed your way!

Julie said...

I hope it works out and you feel better.

Summer at sparklecat.com said...

Oh no! I am worried about you too, Ginger, and I'm sending you lots and lots of purrs. I hope the vets are able to help!

dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur said...

Ginger, we're really worried for you too... I'm hoping the vet finds a good solution to get you back to being your handsome happy self!

Barbara said...

I'm purring for you, Ginger! George

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

Ginger, we are purring and purring and purring. Please get well soon sweet BOY.

Angel MoMo and Charlotte said...

Oh nos, sending loud purrs over the pond to you, Ginger. Hope it's nothing serious and works out OK.

Ellen Whyte said...

We're purring for you Ginger. Is it maybe a hairball? they don't show and can cause a lot of trouble.

We're purring for your mummy too. Keep patting her face, OK?

Poppy Q said...

We hope your pooper gets itself sorted out and you are home soon. Purrs to you and your family.

Julie and Poppy Q

Parker said...

You certainly have all of our prayers - we know how Moms can worry.
(((hugs)))

Everycat said...

Ginger, we are sorry you have been having a rough old do and we are sending our mightiest poo shifting purrs to help you. We hope you will be ok and the vets can help you. Our ape sends hugs to your Mum too

Luff from
Oliver & Gerry

PDX pride said...

Sending lots and lots of purrrrayers for you and your furmily!

Maxmom said...

Ann sent me over...
My thoughts and prayers are with you as you fight for Ginger. My heart goes out to you.
sending lotsaluv
MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Brian's Home Blog said...

We sure are sending you tons of purrs and prayers sweet Ginger and we hope it's all figured out really soon.

Mariodacat said...

Awwww sweetie. I'll be happy to purr nonstop for you. Purrs work magic for sure. Purr purr purr purr purr purr purr purr purr purr purr

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

We are sending purrs for poops for you Ginger.I know how you feel as I was very ill 2 or 3 years ago when I couldn't poop, but all the purrs worked for me and we know they will work for you also.
Eric

The Whiskeratti said...

Of course we'll purray for you and your family. We hope that you will recover quickly.

The Island Cats said...

Oh Gingerman....we hope the vet can help you and get this under control. We are purring for you!!

Kea said...

Oh, Ginger, we're so sorry to read this...we know mega-colon is pretty serious. We're sending our loudest purrs and the mom's sending universal Light. Please, please be well...We'll keep our paws and fingers crossed for you that you'll be okay.

(((Hugs))) and kitty kisses to you and your mom.

Cat said...

Poor Ginger!!!! We are purring hard for you and hoping the vet can help you to be better!

The Meezers or Billy said...

oh Ginger, we is purrrring for you! grampa norton had megacolon too. he hadded to take lactulose efurry day and go to the v-e-t efurry 5-6 weeks for a little clean out. it wasn't fun but he put up wif it for 11 years.

Marilynn said...

Prayers and purrs ... on their way to help you in your journey to healing up, your return to perfect health...

Grace & Company

CCL Wendy said...

Poor Ginger! We're purring very loudly that the vet can help him poop on an ongoing basis.

We love you, Ginger!

The Florida Furkids said...

You've got our purrs. We hope they figure out what's wrong and fix it quickly and easily.

The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie

Forever Foster said...

Ginger, we are sending our most very special strong purrs for you and your pooper. It's no good at all when the vets are suggesting scary things but they can't be sure. You should come with me to my vet, we might get a bulk discount :P

A couple of weeks ago mum was talking to my specialist vet at the referral hospital and mentioned Suey's recent chiro appointment. The vet mentioned that she was also looking after a cat with megacolon who had chiro appointments, and she thought that the chiro lessened the severity of the symptoms.

Manly smooches to you, dude :)
-Fui

Cat with a Garden said...

It' s the worst when the humans don't know what's wrong with us so our mom can understand how scared your humans must be. We're sending very strong healing purrs your way.

Maggie May said...

Ginger, please know we are purring and purraying very hard for you to get better! These problems are no fun for kitties or their moms and dads. We hope you get better stat!!!!

XOXO
Maggie May and The Creek Cats

Ivy said...

Purring a lot, for sure, all the way from Brazil.

Love,
Ivy

Tucker The Crestie said...

Ginger, the girls at Zoolatry told us you were ailing and could use some purrs so we stopped by to offer some. I can't purr, but I have three cat sibs who purr up a storm, so they will be purring for you to recover. Feel better soon, ok?

The Monkeys said...

Oh Ginger! We are sending big purrs for a big poop! We hope you're okay!

Random Felines said...

How scary....we will be purring for you and your mom!!

Samantha & Mom said...

Lots of purrrs and prayers for you Ginger!!
Your TX furiends,

Angel Gracie=^o.o^= said...

Sending good thoughts and purrs that the vet will find out what is going on and make things right for you. Listen to the vet and your mommie and do whatever they want you to do as that will make you get better sooner. Sorry you are having this hard time.

Unknown said...

We are sending furry many purrs and purr-ayers fur you and fur your momma. We know just how bads those mommas worry - and - that's a LOT!

wildcatwoods said...

Sending lots of purrs that you find out what this is and get better.

Cats of wildcat woods

Jans Funny Farm said...

Oh, Ginger, of course we will. We're sorry you're having this problem and we're sending lots of purrs and wags your way.

Angels Amber and Max DaWeenie and Mom said...

Oh, Ginger, I can't purr but I'll sing you sweet WooHoo's and we'll all keep our paws crossed that you're feeling all better soon.....all 36 paws at my house will be crossed for you.

PawHugs,
Amber DaWeenie

KC and the Giggleman Kitties said...

Megacolon?
It sounds like a transformer or sumfing.
Ugh.
I hopes you feel better soon, sweet Ginger. I's purring fur you.
Love,
KC

Cats~Goats~Quotes said...

Dear beautiful Ginger, we are all purring hard and Mom is praying for you to get well and be back at home with your Mom.
We love the pictures of you and her!!
Love..
~ The Bunch and Mom Bobbie

Unknown said...

Hi Guys!
We are sending lots of healing purrs your way!
I wanted to thank you guys for coming to my Birthday Pawty! It went on for almost 24 hours and there are still a couple of extra cats laying around the house.The nip was pawsome!
It would not have been the same without you guys!
Kisses
Kozmo

Sabrina, Sam and Simon said...

Ginger, we are sending our strongest purrs and purrayers to you to help you through this, sweet boy!
Hugs and headbutts,
Sabrina, Sam, Simon and Momma Jan too

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

Thank goodness everything moved along Ginger!!!!! Now you take your medicines and eat your new foods so you don't have to go through this again!!!

SuziQCat said...

Ginger we were happy with the update that you were coming home...we will send moving purrs your way!

~Four Crazy Cats

Mickle in NZ said...

Dear Ginger - I send much care and love, and gentle colon healing your way.

I live with Crohn's disease (Crohn's colitis - sadly most of my colon was removed 13 years ago) and really understand how painful and difficult a difficult colon can be.

Though it might involve boringly bland and sloppy food, or a time with no food, it will be worth it to have you all healthy again.

Sending extra special healing thoughts to you, darling Ginger, and caring huggles to you, your humans, the other 8 cats that share you home (so must love you) and gorgeous woofie, Grete,

Michelle down in Wellington, New Zealand (and Zebby Cat, rescued feline, sleeping just now, as he does most of the day)

xxxxxxxxx plus Zebby's LOUD purrrs and a special huggles for Grete

Katnip Lounge said...

HURRAH for poop!

Ginger, we hope your new diet will keep your pooper primed and ready to "go"!

Love, from all of us at the Lounge

Forty Paws said...

Oh my goodness! We are sending tons of purrs and purrayers to you Ginger! We hope that the medications can keep you "moving" in the proper direction!

Luf, Us

Victor Tabbycat said...

Hey, Ginger! Glad yur doing better. It's not the first time we've purrayed fur poop. Keep getting better and you won't haf vets unner yur tail so much!

Toffee K. Ripple Fuzzypants & Feline American Angels said...

What wonderful news! You POOPED! It's interesting how efurryone is so interested in poop lately.

Please continue to get better so that you don't worry your momma.

DMM

Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq) said...

We are glad evrything came out OK! What? Oh! UM, we mean "werked out OK".

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

OH Ginger we were so worried that we came right over to see how you were and saw the UPDATE and was so relieved. WEll we know you are too, and I bet you are feeling a whole lot better too! We will keep purrin and hope you keep getting better and better.
purrs
>^,,^<
♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥

meowmeowmans said...

Hooray! We are so glad you were able to go to the bathroom, Ginger, and that you are feeling better. :)

Brian's Home Blog said...

That's a great update! I'm glad everything came out okay Ginger!!!

Ikaika said...

We are glad to hear that things have improved for Ginger and send lots of healing purrs and energy. Megacolon is a frustrating and uncomfortable disorder. Adding organic canned pumpkin to Ginger's wet food might help to keep things moving, as well as holistic treatments that may provide less stressful long-term therapy.

The Island Cats said...

Gingerman! We're so happy you pooped!

Quill and Greyson said...

Ah Ginger I was all set to purr and then I see you're better already!! Yippee!

Moms get so excitable about poop!

Cat and DOG Chat With Caren said...

that is the BEST news!!!! Yay!!! You should also enter those photos in a contest, they are wonderful!

Just Ducky said...

Do you need to eat prunes? Hope things will settle down so you don't get plugged up.

Kiril Kundurazieff said...

Sounds like my suggestion to call in the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to lead a cheer (Take a Dump, Take a Dump, Rah, Rah, Rah!!!) won't be needed afterall. ;-D

Katiez Furry Mewz said...

oh we am so glads dat all our purrs and purayerz werked so Ginger am doing bettur!!

Purrz n hugz,
Katie Kitty Too.