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Originally Posted by biggerboat
Frankie's twin?
His name is Cheeto
Dead ringer for our 15K free cat Riley - got him as a rescue from the no-kill shelter in Reno. They'd been holding him back because he had some sort of viral conjunctivitis as a kitten and they didn't want someone to take him who couldn't afford two or three eye infections a year, or something. (and never had another eye infection after we brought him home.
So we took him. Coolest cat I've ever had. At three he threw a clot to his hindquarters and was paralyzed. Vet told us to give it 48 hours but he had maybe a 1% chance of recovery. Had to pick him up and hold him in the litter box for two days. We agreed after two nights of no improvement we'd do the right thing the next morning and put him down. Walked down stairs and he was up on the counter.
Had him worked up - he has a kitty cardiomyopathy, formed a clot on the left side of his heart that went to his legs. He's on plavix, lasix, potassium, pimobendan and get 2x a day lovenox shots. Has to have a lung tap every 6 weeks or so. This Tuesday will be 1 year and 1 month.
So far, so good. He's curled up in my lap as I type this - as Dom noted, orange tabbies are the best.
MM MD