2011 Popcorn is a very lucky lady to be alive. A lady was driving down a country road and saw, what she thought, a dead cat laying in the middle of the road. To her horror as she started to drive past, the cat raised its head. Bless her, she stopped and took the cat to her house. She said it did not appear to have been hit but was obviously blind (the cat has no eyes at all) The next day she realized she was in over her head and made some phone calls. One of them was to us. Poor little Popcorn was a mess. She had no eyes but the sockets were infected. She had a weird tumor filling her ear. She was not fixed, she has a bum foot (it turns in real strange, but it looked like a very old injury) And she was covered with fleas. We immediately flea treated her, dewormed her, started her on antibiotics and the next day (Monday) took her to the vet. Her blood work showed she was super anemic and could not stand surgery right then, so we brought her home to fatten her up, get her over the infections and get her in better shape. She has now been fixed, the tumor removed (it was benign) and is in much better shape. She is still healing and still has some drainage but is doing well. Loves to eat, climbs like a champ and I think is much happier. 6/15/2012 Back in April Popcorn took a flying leap and managed to break her leg, we had a bone plate put in and she appeared to recover fine. Today, (6/15) while cleaning and playing the cats, staff noticed that Popcorn could not support any weight on her leg and when we lifted her up it was flopping. Obviously broken! I put her in the car and rushed her to the vet. X-Rays verified that, yes, it was broken, and not only was it broken, it was above the first break and it had not healed. She was splinted and given pain medication and was going to see an animal orthopedic specialist Monday morning. 6/18 Specialist said we had 2 options, a full bone graft with an approx success rate for her of 80% or remove the leg. After much discussion with both vets and our board, we decided that it was best for her to remove the leg. This was a deform leg in the first place, it had not healed in the second place and we knew that she would do just fine with 3 legs. 6/18/2012 We had her leg removed, you will see the picture below. She is doing well. 2013 Her polyp returned again. She was taken to a specialist and it was removed again. One of the side effects is that she is some what vestibular. She walks in circles but has no problem finding the litter box or food bowl. You may watch her live on her cat camera House 2, Room 2
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RIP Popcorn 9/29/23 This is a hard letter to write. Princess Popcorn has crossed over the rainbow bridge. Although our hearts are growing heavy with grief we can rejoice that she is no longer in pain. Her body is restored with health and vigor once again in rainbow bridge meadows. I know Scotty too Hottie with the marshmallow body has welcomed her home and they are snuggling as I write this. Popcorn’s mobility and appetite made a drastic change Tuesday morning. She was taken to the vet where blood work was very normal but her x-ray showed that her arthritis has grown severe, her spine more curved than before.. She was in pain. She stayed at the vet until Wednesday afternoon getting extra laser treatments and small adjustments. We were trying to tweak her pain management therapy with medications as well. The vet and I agreed if she didn’t regain her appetite or mobility that it was a quality of life decision. Thursday she was nothing but purrs. However, her appetite worsened and she didn’t want to come out of bed. After looking at her with her head nestled with the softest of vibrations tickling the hairs of my arm. She was soothed in comfort but her head nudges were saying thank you but that it’s time. Our philosophy is always on a good day rather than a bad day. She enjoyed last night being able to cuddle her long time friends and gave her the opportunity to have whatever food she desired. The sun shined yesterday afternoon after a week of nothing but clouds so she was able to bask in the sun in her favorite bed. Popcorn came to us in 2011 when a lady was driving down a country road and saw, what she thought, a dead cat laying in the middle of the road. To her horror as she started to drive past, the cat raised its head. Because of our supporters she was given the best 12 additional years she could of asked for. She was deeply loved by many. Had her own personal chefs cooking her special raw meals. The most comfortable beds to enjoy. We will miss her playfulness, her little attitude of a 400lb lion, but mostly the way she was so content sitting on your lap. Im sorry, Sam
2011 Popcorn is a very lucky lady to be alive. A lady was driving down a country road and saw, what she thought, a dead cat laying in the middle of the road. To her horror as she started to drive past, the cat raised its head. Bless her, she stopped and took the cat to her house. She said it did not appear to have been hit but was obviously blind (the cat has no eyes at all) The next day she realized she was in over her head and made some phone calls. One of them was to us. Poor little Popcorn was a mess. She had no eyes but the sockets were infected. She had a weird tumor filling her ear. She was not fixed, she has a bum foot (it turns in real strange, but it looked like a very old injury) And she was covered with fleas. We immediately flea treated her, dewormed her, started her on antibiotics and the next day (Monday) took her to the vet. Her blood work showed she was super anemic and was not strong enough for surgery right then, so we brought her home to fatten her up, get her over the infections and get her in better shape. She has now been fixed, the tumor removed (it was benign) and is in much better shape. She is still healing and still has some drainage but is doing well. Loves to eat, climbs like a champ and I think is much happier. 6/15/2012 Back in April Popcorn took a flying leap and managed to break her leg, we had a bone plate put in and she appeared to recover fine. Today, (6/15) while cleaning and playing the cats, staff noticed that Popcorn could not support any weight on her leg and when we lifted her up it was flopping. Obviously broken! I put her in the car and rushed her to the vet. X-Rays verified that, yes, it was broken, and not only was it broken, it was above the first break and it had not healed. She was splinted and given pain medication and was going to see an animal orthopedic specialist Monday morning. 6/18 Specialist said we had 2 options, a full bone graft with an approx success rate for her of 80% or remove the leg. After much discussion with both vets and our board, we decided that it was best for her to remove the leg. This was a deform leg in the first place, it had not healed in the second place and we knew that she would do just fine with 3 legs. 6/18/2012 We had her leg removed, you will see the picture below. She is doing well. 2013 Her polyp returned again. She was taken to a specialist and it was removed again. One of the side effects is that she is some what vestibular. She walks in circles but has no problem finding the litter box or food bowl.
Popcorn
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RIP Popcorn 9/29/23 This is a hard letter to write. Princess Popcorn has crossed over the rainbow bridge. Although our hearts are growing heavy with grief we can rejoice that she is no longer in pain. Her body is restored with health and vigor once again in rainbow bridge meadows. I know Scotty too Hottie with the marshmallow body has welcomed her home and they are snuggling as I write this. Popcorn’s mobility and appetite made a drastic change Tuesday morning. She was taken to the vet where blood work was very normal but her x-ray showed that her arthritis has grown severe, her spine more curved than before.. She was in pain. She stayed at the vet until Wednesday afternoon getting extra laser treatments and small adjustments. We were trying to tweak her pain management therapy with medications as well. The vet and I agreed if she didn’t regain her appetite or mobility that it was a quality of life decision. Thursday she was nothing but purrs. However, her appetite worsened and she didn’t want to come out of bed. After looking at her with her head nestled with the softest of vibrations tickling the hairs of my arm. She was soothed in comfort but her head nudges were saying thank you but that it’s time. Our philosophy is always on a good day rather than a bad day. She enjoyed last night being able to cuddle her long time friends and gave her the opportunity to have whatever food she desired. The sun shined yesterday afternoon after a week of nothing but clouds so she was able to bask in the sun in her favorite bed. Popcorn came to us in 2011 when a lady was driving down a country road and saw, what she thought, a dead cat laying in the middle of the road. To her horror as she started to drive past, the cat raised its head. Because of our supporters she was given the best 12 additional years she could of asked for. She was deeply loved by many. Had her own personal chefs cooking her special raw meals. The most comfortable beds to enjoy. We will miss her playfulness, her little attitude of a 400lb lion, but mostly the way she was so content sitting on your lap. Im sorry, Sam