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Takoda’s blood tests came back from his annual blood exam visit and his organ function is good but his infection fighting skills have decreased , probably from his irritable bowel disorder I’m going to start him on B-12 injections because my vet said it can’t hurt him. She’s also going to call in an ultrasound referral to my other vet, who has an ultrasound Dr. on premises 1 or 2x per week, as I’m concerned that he may possibly have cancer due to IBD, which hopefully since he hasn’t been officially diagnosed with IBD, the insurance hopefully will cover it. 🙏🙏🙏Either way I want to know one way or the other if he possibly has cancer and if he does hopefully it will be caught early and is treatable. I’d rather be proactive with his health than increase my PTSD, from saying goodbye to one more fur child. 4 in the past 14 months and 7 in the past 4 years was more than sufficient. It’s tough enough that it would have been Kalina’s 1year gotcha day this past May 3rd and she’s gone and May 19 was Morgaine’s 21st heavenly birthday and tomorrow is Spirit’s 4th heavenly birthday. My heart is already heavy with grief and memories of those I’ve said good bye to, I’m not ready to have to say goodbye bye to my Takoda anytime soon. Prayers to all those especially Bernie who are grieving the loss of a beloved pet. May all grieving feel God’s loving healing embrace.

How is everyone doing? We’re coming into warmer weather and the chance of storms that can scare pets with thunder and lightning. If you can, during a storm, keep your pets in a quiet place, maybe play some comforting music, speak softly and offer favorite treats. Please share your suggestions for safeguarding pets.
And always, feel welcome to share your stories, pictures and feelings with us. We are here to support and comfort you. Toni

Here at Faithful Friends we share not only our scary, sad and painful times, we also celebrate the wonderful moments and events in our lives. We would love to hear from each of you and invite you to share your own stories and feelings with our kind, caring community. Toni

Kaylanee had successful dental surgery, last Thursday 4/9. With the exception of her canine teeth she had all her upper teeth extracted and some of her bottom ones as well. She has an auto immune tooth disease, which when I find out more about it at her recheck appointment on 4/30, I will share with the community. She’s doing amazingly well post surgery and was eating her wet food before she even received her first dose of her heavy duty narcotic pain medication. I’m wondering if her mouth pre surgery was so painful that she’d just learned to deal with it, that the post dental surgery was a walk in the park because she’s been acting herself and eating everything I give her wet and soggy dry food. While I’m not sure she needed the pain meds I gave them per vet directions and she finished last dose today. I’m wondering if her disinterest in food, the first month I had her was because she was nauseous all the time because once she had the nausea medication injection she hasn’t stopped eating. It’s like she’s a different cat. I still give her the nausea medicine PRN. So far my fundraising attempts to finance her dental surgery, have been a total flop. I have been posting updates almost daily and sharing publicly on Facebook and haven’t even gotten reactions or comments, never mind donations, with the exception of my own donation to see if it worked via FB. I tried posting on my local Nextdoor but it was hidden because evidently fundraising is against their rules. However, I also realize that if I choose to be a pet owner, then that comes with the responsibility of paying for their vet bills.