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[Colleens 40]

Mmmm. Good good whole wheat Shreddies! I brought some back. I hope my husband doesn't discover them. He loves them too. He already found my Aero bars. I should have hidden them.

I brought Shreddies back with me last time as well!!! They were one of my many pregnancy cravings!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Oh, the airport! I was extremely lucky I left NC on Christmas Day because they got snowed in the next day! There was 15 inches where my husband was. I was concerned about him driving up to Canada in such weather so I told him I'd just fly back. No Timbits for Charles, though. I was going to pick some up at the airport but who would have thought there'd be no Hortons in Terminal 1? I took some cookies from the Maple Leaf Lounge, instead, but I ate them.

Poor Charles, here is something to make up for missing out on timbits once again - it isn't as filling but certainly satisfying : http://www.youtube.com/nelsonfolk#p/c/B1FF91E7A5C01410

[OBX 51]

Thanks for the video Kathryn..love it!

Ah... Shreddies...they will be on my list next trip back.

[Krikit 1,164]

The Shreddies mostly make up for the Alphaghetti's I forgot.

Poor Charles, here is something to make up for missing out on timbits once again - it isn't as filling but certainly satisfying : http://www.youtube.c...1FF91E7A5C01410

Yay! An East Coast drinking song!

I'll probably be back for Family Day so I'll try again then.

[OBX 51]

Does Family Day fall on the same Monday as President's Day?

I think that is also reading week for some universities.

[Marilyn. 340]

The Shreddies mostly make up for the Alphaghetti's I forgot.

Yay! An East Coast drinking song!

I'll probably be back for Family Day so I'll try again then.

how on earth could you forget about Alphagettis???!!??? I had some SpaghettiOs awhile back.. ugh.. so gross...

one of my favourite meals back in Canada was Alphagetti's and a toasted bagel with cheese whiz ...mmmmm

Edited January 6, 2011 by Marilyn.

[Krikit 1,164]

how on earth could you forget about Alphagettis???!!??? I had some SpaghettiOs awhile back.. ugh.. so gross...

I know!! I'm so ashamed. I also picked up the wrong kind of turkey bites (pepperettes). I got spicy instead of regular.

[Krikit 1,164]

Does Family Day fall on the same Monday as President's Day?

Yes it does! I find that very convenient.

[Ban Hammer 13,412]

Poor Charles, here is something to make up for missing out on timbits once again - it isn't as filling but certainly satisfying : http://www.youtube.com/nelsonfolk#p/c/B1FF91E7A5C01410

i ask for timbits and i get youtube

[OBX 51]

Does Family Day fall on the same Monday as President's Day?

I think that is also reading week for some universities.

Yes it does! I find that very convenient.

Sounds like a good weekend to plan up trip up north!

[Ontarkie 14,285]

I'm sitting here knitting a hat for my boys it seems they need more hats. While going through my book I saw the cutest little sweater for babies so I will be doing some more knitting. I feel so old at times hehe.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The good news is that the calico stray cat who showed up in our yard early November and who I have been keeping in the garage overnight because she was obviously an indoor cat and not used to being outdoors - and who was probably abandoned by her owners when they moved away - has a really nice new home and a name! Ginger was taken to join 2 small dogs as the only cat by a really nice guy referred by my vet - his own kitty had recently died and he was missing a kitty cat to snuggle. I am so pleased!

The sad news is that my 17 year old cat Tristan is dying. A little over 2 weeks ago he started to regurgitate food. I figured it was his kidneys getting worse and took him into the vets. It turns out his kidneys are doing fine - but he has a tumour in his throat . It is constricting his esophagus and his trachea and slowly making it impossible for him to eat. He also had pulmonary edema, fluid through out his chest and was having a hard time breathing. We put him on diuretics to deal with the fluid and I took him home. That Saturday he stopped being able to eat so I started to syringe feed him pureed food every three hours. By Wednesday - less than a week after his diagnosis he appeared to be going down hill very quickly. I honestly didn't expect him to last overnight.

On the same Wednesday, I received a new herbal medication I had ordered in - a palliative liquid that is supposed to help keep cats dealing with cancer comfortable and out of pain. It had good reviews but I wondered if I had started him on it too late. Remarkably, he definitely improved the next day. He is alert, and aware, still very weak and unable to eat but looks like he is feeling better and more comfortable. He isn't able to keep down meat or catfood, but he is able to keep down yogurt, so I have been spoonfeeding him Activia vanilla yogurt ever since. He was originally able to get enough daily calories from the yogurt (about 300) but he is eating less and less now and is down to about half of that . He is beginning to have problems even swallowing that . He is still bright eyed and relatively interested in what is going on around him, and purring when I pet him, though, and even though he spends a lot of time sleeping, he still rotates through the different cat beds at different times in the day, or sleeps on the couch, and joins us on the bed at night.

Still, it is only a matter of time. The vet thought it would be days but he has already outlasted her prognosis. I am letting him set the pace. As long as he isn't in distress and uncomfortable I will keep on with what we are doing. When he starts being in pain or distress, though, then yes, I will take him into the vet.

It's tough. He is my eldest cat, and I find that I don't have much patience for anything else these days although I have stopped crying every day. I don't know when it will happen but it really is just a matter of days. Poor Tristan .

Edited January 11, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Canadiandggal 49]

The good news is that the calico stray cat who showed up in our yard early November and who I have been keeping in the garage overnight because she was obviously an indoor cat and not used to being outdoors - and who was probably abandoned by her owners when they moved away - has a really nice new home and a name! Ginger was taken to join 2 small dogs as the only cat by a really nice guy referred by my vet - his own kitty had recently died and he was missing a kitty cat to snuggle. I am so pleased!

The sad news is that my 17 year old cat Tristan is dying. A little over 2 weeks ago he started to regurgitate food. I figured it was his kidneys getting worse and took him into the vets. It turns out his kidneys are doing fine - but he has a tumour in his throat . It is constricting his esophagus and his trachea and slowly making it impossible for him to eat. He also had pulmonary edema, fluid through out his chest and was having a hard time breathing. We put him on diuretics to deal with the fluid and I took him home. That Saturday he stopped being able to eat so I started to syringe feed him pureed food every three hours. By Wednesday - less than a week after his diagnosis he appeared to be going down hill very quickly. I honestly didn't expect him to last overnight.

On the same Wednesday, I received a new herbal medication I had ordered in - a palliative liquid that is supposed to help keep cats dealing with cancer comfortable and out of pain. It had good reviews but I wondered if I had started him on it too late. Remarkably, he definitely improved the next day. He is alert, and aware, still very weak and unable to eat but looks like he is feeling better and more comfortable. He isn't able to keep down meat or catfood, but he is able to keep down yogurt, so I have been spoonfeeding him Activia vanilla yogurt ever since. He was originally able to get enough daily calories from the yogurt (about 300) but he is eating less and less now and is down to about half of that . He is beginning to have problems even swallowing that . He is still bright eyed and relatively interested in what is going on around him, and purring when I pet him, though, and even though he spends a lot of time sleeping, he still rotates through the different cat beds at different times in the day, or sleeps on the couch, and joins us on the bed at night.

Still, it is only a matter of time. The vet thought it would be days but he has already outlasted her prognosis. I am letting him set the pace. As long as he isn't in distress and uncomfortable I will keep on with what we are doing. When he starts being in pain or distress, though, then yes, I will take him into the vet.

It's tough. He is my eldest cat, and I find that I don't have much patience for anything else these days although I have stopped crying every day. I don't know when it will happen but it really is just a matter of days. Poor Tristan .

Awe, I am soo sorry to hear this. Poor Kitty.

Atleast you are doing your very best to keep him comfortable and he will get to leave this world with you by his side.

I actually shed a few tears reading this as my youngest cat passed away 3 months ago at the ripe age of 13, he was a maine #######. He went through a similar thing and would barely eat for a good month and a half then stopped all together. He passed away in his sleep one night but seemed to be in no pain .

My oldest cat , now the only one, is going on 19 and still healthy as ever,Never been sick yet, health damn tabby. I will go insane for a few days when he passes away as I have had him since I was 4.

My wishes are that it stays painfree for Tristan, I think it is hard for both A cat and a person to go through a "euthanasia".

[Ontarkie 14,285]

So sorry Kathryn

[Ban Hammer 13,412]

The good news is that the calico stray cat who showed up in our yard early November and who I have been keeping in the garage overnight because she was obviously an indoor cat and not used to being outdoors - and who was probably abandoned by her owners when they moved away - has a really nice new home and a name! Ginger was taken to join 2 small dogs as the only cat by a really nice guy referred by my vet - his own kitty had recently died and he was missing a kitty cat to snuggle. I am so pleased!

The sad news is that my 17 year old cat Tristan is dying. A little over 2 weeks ago he started to regurgitate food. I figured it was his kidneys getting worse and took him into the vets. It turns out his kidneys are doing fine - but he has a tumour in his throat . It is constricting his esophagus and his trachea and slowly making it impossible for him to eat. He also had pulmonary edema, fluid through out his chest and was having a hard time breathing. We put him on diuretics to deal with the fluid and I took him home. That Saturday he stopped being able to eat so I started to syringe feed him pureed food every three hours. By Wednesday - less than a week after his diagnosis he appeared to be going down hill very quickly. I honestly didn't expect him to last overnight.

On the same Wednesday, I received a new herbal medication I had ordered in - a palliative liquid that is supposed to help keep cats dealing with cancer comfortable and out of pain. It had good reviews but I wondered if I had started him on it too late. Remarkably, he definitely improved the next day. He is alert, and aware, still very weak and unable to eat but looks like he is feeling better and more comfortable. He isn't able to keep down meat or catfood, but he is able to keep down yogurt, so I have been spoonfeeding him Activia vanilla yogurt ever since. He was originally able to get enough daily calories from the yogurt (about 300) but he is eating less and less now and is down to about half of that . He is beginning to have problems even swallowing that . He is still bright eyed and relatively interested in what is going on around him, and purring when I pet him, though, and even though he spends a lot of time sleeping, he still rotates through the different cat beds at different times in the day, or sleeps on the couch, and joins us on the bed at night.

Still, it is only a matter of time. The vet thought it would be days but he has already outlasted her prognosis. I am letting him set the pace. As long as he isn't in distress and uncomfortable I will keep on with what we are doing. When he starts being in pain or distress, though, then yes, I will take him into the vet.

It's tough. He is my eldest cat, and I find that I don't have much patience for anything else these days although I have stopped crying every day. I don't know when it will happen but it really is just a matter of days. Poor Tristan .