Monday, October 16, 2017

Nurse of the Month

First and foremost, we want to thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for your outpouring of love and support for Astrid! Tomorrow she will be going in for her toe amputation to remove her sarcoma, and we cannot express how much better it makes us feel to know that you are all sending her such comforting purrs, barks, thoughts, and prayers. Some of you mentioned even having similar experiences with your own furbabies, and that they recovered just fine. That gives us even further optimism, and we thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

We apologize if we are absent or late to visit and comment lately. We are juggling all of Astrid's medication administrations and bandage changes on top of everything else, but we don't mind. That being said, we will be getting back on track soon and plan to visit all of you who have shared your kind words with us. Please do know that we are so, so appreciative to have such wonderful friends as all of you!


Now, today is Mancat Monday.


Evan here wanted everyone to know that he is and will continue to be a magnificent nurse for Astrid. His favorite is to help when we change the bandage on her foot.


We hope you all have a marvelous Monday!


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Our Tip of the Day:
If your furbaby has a procedure done, do be sure to always get all at-home care instructions from your veterinarian. Some procedures come with certain rules, you could say. For example, if your furbaby comes home with an incision, bandage removal and/or replacement may need to occur on a certain day thereafter, which may occur at home or at a followup visit. Sometimes a followup appointment will be necessary for suture removal. For a number of procedures, certain medications may go home with you to administer them to your kitty or pup, such as antibiotics, pain medication, or an anti-inflammatory. Some procedures, such as dentals, may have rules for when and what your furbaby can eat. So, do always ensure that you understand what is expected of you and your furbaby after arriving home following a procedure, as recovery continues even after you've left the vet's office.

17 comments:

Marg said...

We are sending many more purrs and Hee Haws for you Astrid. We just know you will be just fine and then that darn growth will be all gone.

The Island Cats said...

We know you all are taking great care of Astrid. We purr all goes well with her surgery.

pilch92 said...

Evan is a sweetie, such a cute nurse. I am praying for Astrid's surgery and recovery to go well. Adorable drawing and excellent tips. I know it is especially important not to feed from midnight on when a pet is going under.

Anonymous said...

Mee-you Astrid mee iss Purrince Siddhartha Henry frum Thee Purrfect Pad. Mee just wanted to send you POTP fur yur surgery an a quik ree-covvury!!
An Evan yur a Purr-amedic just like mee; berry kewl. it takes a speshell kind of Kat to do this job!!
Sendin you **Hi-5'sss** all so.
Sinseerlee, Siddhartha Henry =^,.^=

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

Sending you lots of positive vibes and healing purrs xx

Athena and Marie

Laila and Angel Minchie said...

Lots of purrs and prayers will be happening tomorrow for sweet Astrid. Evan, we know you will be an excellent nurse for your woofie brother.

Colehaus Cats said...

Sweet Evan, if we are ever in need of a nurse, we're going to request you! Thank you for the great tip of the day. Purring for you, Astrid!

The Swiss Cats said...

We're glad to see that Astrid has such a good nurse, and that everyone takes good care of her. We send her lots of healing purrs. Purrs

da tabbies o trout towne said...

dood...ya makez a most handum nurse; N we noe astrid...N mom...couldna ask fora better one ~~~~~~~ ♥♥♥

M Dawson said...

Get well soon Astrid and well done for being so PAWsome Evan!!

Marjorie and the Dash Kitten Crew

Mickey's Musings said...

We hear through the blogvine that your sweet Astrid will be having some major surgery. We understand this is a big thing as cancer is very scary.
WE will add our purrs to all the others so Astrid will have the best outcome.
Hugs,purrs and crossed paws <3
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
and the mum

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Astrid will feel better in no time with such cute nurses around!

Brian's Home Blog said...

We've been thinking about you and Astrid all day and we know all will be okay so tonight we're just dropping off purrs and prayers.

Maggie from Stillness at Cherith said...

We are sending Astrid and her people warm thoughts and healing purrs.
Winston, Emily and their Mom, Maggie

meowmeowmans said...

Astrid sure is lucky to have a great nurse like Evan. We will be purring and praying for Astrid, and have all confidence that her surgery tomorrow, and recovery afterwards, will go well. Love and hugs to you all.

Eastside Cats said...

Nicely done, Evan! Keep up the good work.

Kitties Blue said...

Evan, we know your human and Astrid appreciate you taking on the duties of nurse cat. We kitties have a kong tradition of serving as nurses, and we know you are an excellent one, as we all are. Keep up the good work. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy