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We Are So Proud of Our Beloved Daughter!

(22 Posts)
Callistemon213 Fri 12-Jul-24 19:41:21

Spuddy
I thought it was your daughter too!

Sending best wishes for Wopsie and hope she is recovering.
You're doing your very best for her, as we all would do for our beloved pets.

Bumface Fri 12-Jul-24 19:33:45

Hi Spuddy are you out there? Following your post one week ago, how is cat daughter? Better I hope.flowerssmile

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 04-Jul-24 21:24:02

Our cats are definitely part of the family and we do our best for them. However they are not our son and daughter!

merlotgran Thu 04-Jul-24 21:18:47

crazyH

I cannot imagine sleeping with a cat. I am deathly allergic to them. But I can understand the love Spuddy has for Wopsie . They are like children to them. Perhaps, they don’t have children of their own.
So glad Wopsie is better

Loads of people treat their pets like family members but to refer to a cat as a beloved daughter is just weird!

Rockyroad Thu 04-Jul-24 21:10:17

She sounds lovely. Glad she’s getting better. I’m so glad you rescued her! Hope she continues to improve.

crazyH Thu 04-Jul-24 21:01:18

I cannot imagine sleeping with a cat. I am deathly allergic to them. But I can understand the love Spuddy has for Wopsie . They are like children to them. Perhaps, they don’t have children of their own.
So glad Wopsie is better

Jaxjacky Thu 04-Jul-24 20:55:45

Good grief!

flappergirl Thu 04-Jul-24 20:49:06

Well I'm the outlier here because I'm definitely my ginger boy's mum. I'm so pleased Wopsie is getting better Spuddy and well done for rescuing her.

Dinahmo Thu 04-Jul-24 18:21:57

When one of my cats was poorly I used to feed her a special chicken jelly which was made for humans for when they were recovering and didn't really want to eat. It was called Brands Chicken Essence and was recommended by the vet.

Bumface Thu 04-Jul-24 18:11:55

I have shared my home, loved and looked after numerous cats for over 50 years but I never thought of myself as their mother. Is this some new trend I am unaware of?

Anyway, good for you for rescuing a cat and looking after her with such devotion. I only wish there were more people like you.flowers

BlueBelle Thu 04-Jul-24 18:02:03

I m glad your cats ok but I m with others on this find it ridiculous talking about ‘your daughter’ and having her food on your pillows, sorry but she’s an animal

Anyway good job your cat is recovering Well done

Oreo Thu 04-Jul-24 17:55:06

Pets are part of the family but I draw the line at beloved daughter and hero.
Glad the puss is better tho.😺

Shelflife Thu 04-Jul-24 17:43:17

I too was a little concerned at the 'beloved daughter ' but not bold enough to say! I love my cat , but she is not my daughter and does not sleep with us. She has her routine - at about 10pm I call her and she runs into our utility room where she enjoys her pouch of Felix. She stays there till I let her out in the morning, she has everything she needs , a clean litter tray , her supper , fresh clean water and a cosy igloo bed - what more could she want!?
I sincerely hope Wopsie makes a speedy recovery.

pably15 Thu 04-Jul-24 14:15:57

our little animal babies mean so much , I hope yours makes a full recovry soon, he, or she is so lucky to have you..

NfkDumpling Thu 04-Jul-24 14:06:20

I too find it hard that, according to modern parlance, I now seem to have four children rather than three having acquired a dog. Much as I love her, she's still my dog, not my child and I wouldn't throw myself under a bus to save her as I would my own flesh and blood. (Sorry Kira).

I am however, very pleased Spuddy that your beloved kitty is better. Pets can be such a worry and concern when they're ill as they can't talk and tell you where it hurts. Although I am a little concerned about the amount of food she consumed if it was all in one go. I hope you don't come home to find she's been sick in your bed!

keepingquiet Thu 04-Jul-24 13:40:10

Sago

I’m glad your cat is better but I have to say I was expecting a story about a human achievement.

I find it a little disturbing when people use such terms.

Glad it isn't just me. Must have been an odd birth. Infact my imagination is going wild here!

I love cats- glad your pet is better.

BigMamma Thu 04-Jul-24 12:39:24

merlotgran

I’m confused and read the OP twice to find out what your daughter has done to make you proud.

I’m so glad your little cat is getting better.

Me too, confused.

Sago Thu 04-Jul-24 12:32:37

I’m glad your cat is better but I have to say I was expecting a story about a human achievement.

I find it a little disturbing when people use such terms.

merlotgran Thu 04-Jul-24 12:13:38

I’m confused and read the OP twice to find out what your daughter has done to make you proud.

I’m so glad your little cat is getting better.

Shelflife Thu 04-Jul-24 11:09:47

Hope she makes a speedy recovery, she is certainly being well taken care of!! Enjoying her treats , don't tell my cat - she will think she is badly done to !

Smileless2012 Thu 04-Jul-24 10:57:50

What a lovely and uplifting post Spuddy smile. I hope she continues to get better.

Spuddy Thu 04-Jul-24 10:54:41

Our little tabby cat, Wopsie, who we rescued from the streets in November 2022 when she was abandoned, scared, abused and starving.

We took her in, got her to the vet for treatments etc. We don’t know her age but we think she’s now about 4 in human years so would be about 32 in her own years. She’s gorgeous and we absolutely worship her!

Recently she started sneezing and coughing quite badly with runny eyes etc. so we took her to the vet who said she has a cold and they put her on some medicine. She was barely eating and very lethargic etc. It was so bad we were in tears thinking we were actually going to lose her as she only moved off our bed for her littler tray and she was having difficulty in standing and walking, breathing and was shaking. Wasn’t really talking.

She sleeps with us every night and the vet said to let her stay there day and night and keep her warm, lots of extra hugs and attention and she should be OK.

I moved her litter tray from outside of the bathroom to the bedroom on my side and I put her food/water bowls on the bed by the pillow. For 3 days in a row she barely ate anything and we were worried that she was hardly drinking too. I tried spoon feeding her but it was like she wanted to eat but couldn’t.

Late night/early hours she snuggled in with us again and was singing really loudly and she seemed a bit more .... with it.

This morning I again gently spoon fed her and not only did she manage to have an entire 75g tin of Chocka Chicken in Jelly untamed, which she loves, but she also had a tube of orange Creamy Dreamies, some Dreamies biscuits and some turkey balls which are actually just small turkey flavoured crunchy biscuits, they look like small Maltesers! She’s well stuffed!

I left her on the pillow with the dishes near her then left for work.

I was talking to her and telling her how proud we are of her for working hard at getting better!

She’s still very lethargic and having difficulty in standing but she seems to be getting a bit stronger in her little fluffy legs and feet!

Our hero! Which she is anyway!