I had a weird night last night. I kept waking up very suddenly, with my brain racing. It was different from the night terrors I used to have when I was younger, but the same “OH MY GOD!” heart-pounding feeling was still there, just absent the white hot blinding fear that the terrors used to bring.
So that’s a long way if saying that I’ve been really tired all day. I think I’m also a little emotionally drained, as well, with the uncertainty about Felix (even though all the signs currently point in a positive direction).
Speaking of Felix . . . I saw him this morning, and the vet, and all the techs at the hospital all told me how talkative he had been, and how eager he was to come home. He continued to “eat like a pig” they said (he ate almost an entire 5.5 ounce can of food this morning) and he was even eating fish, which he’s always hated. There was another cat in the space next to The Bear, and I guess the two of them had been talking to each other since yesterday. I think I may have seen a copy of Escape from AlCATraz — with feline subtitles, of course — behind Felix’s litter box.
The vet told me that it was really clear that our visits were helping him, and she said the he really settled down when we took his little fleece bed there for him to sleep in so he didn’t have to sleep on a towel.
She said that he’s made so much progress with the fluids and medication, that he could come home today!
So at 4:30, I picked him up, and right now he’s laying on the floor behind me, giving himself a bath.
He wants me to tell everyone, “Hi. ThiS iS FELix. My Mom AND Dad ToLD mE HoW MUCh WWDN ReADerS SupPoRteD ThEM whiLe I wAs SiCK, aND i WaNT to sAY ThANK you. ThEy LovE ME A loT AnD I KnOW THIS Was hard FoR thEM.”
I want to say thank you again, too, and so do Anne and the boys.
Felix will get sub-q fluids every day, and we’re also giving him aluminum hydroxide twice a day in his food to help take some stress off his kidneys. I’m doing everything I can to keep him comfy, too, and I ordered him some Kitty Hooch, because he loves it so much.
The next 48 hours are going to be very important. If he doesn’t slip back to pre-hospital condition, we’re going to be okay for a while. If he worsens, we’ll have to give serious consideration to putting him to sleep. We’re clearly not out of the woods, yet, so if you’ve got an extra thought to spare, we’ll take it.
Oh, and to tie up a loose end from yesterday, my audition went really well. I read for three different characters, nailed one of them, blew it on another, and did fairly well with the last one. But I REALLY had fun with the characters, and also recorded an audio blog that made me laugh.
Update: I just got off the phone with our vet. The lab results came back, and they’re not as good as we’d hoped. his levels came down a little bit, but not nearly as much as we were hoping for. She said that she uses the lab results as a guide, and really lets the cat tell us what he needs, but when I asked her if it was positive, negative, or neutral, she didn’t really want to say . . . so I think it may be more negative than we’d like.
He’s going to get re-checked in two weeks, and we’ll have a very clear picture then. I’m trying to remain hopeful, but I also have to prepare myself for the very worst.
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I’m really sending alot of mojo Felix’ way. Get better.
Wil — I’m glad to hear that the Bear is home with the family and in good spirits. No matter how things go in the next few weeks, I know he appreciates the obvious devotion that you have to him… even when he’s had ENOUGH petting for now, thank you very much. 🙂
I will be sure to keep you all in my thoughts — sending wishes for happy catnipping (that’s a word, right?) and speedy recovery to Felix, and strength and comfort to you and your family.
Hugs and purrs,
Christina
(…monkey mojo…monkey mojo…monkey mojo…)
Glad to see that Felix is improving! Monkey mojo coming your way from hubby, son, and me, and excellent quality kitty mojo from Zorro and Micro-Cat.
Good luck to you and your Felix Bear.
My thoughts are with you all. Little people (cats and dogs) are worth the trouble so you do everything you can for Felix!
Much love & hope for Felix from Jack, Milo, Phantom & I. We hope he feels better soon.
*Jack, Milo & Phantom are my cats, btw*
I was 18 when my cat had to be put down, I left the house and went to stay with a friend while I left the horrible task of taking him to the vet to my dad. At the time I couldn
MAKE IT AND GET WELL MOJO FOR FELIX!!!!!
Oh, I soooooooooooo hope and pray and beg he will make it. Felix loves and cuddles.
Maybe the brain race was a blimp ? If you need a good strong hearty laugh read that.
Hope Felix pulls though!
Plenty of monkey mojo (and, for those that remember Monkey, monkey magic!) heading in Felix’s direction from my little corner of England.
“The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!”
hey felix bear! it was good to hear from you! glad to hear you are doing better! hang in there buddy! there are some get well soon thoughts coming your way all day today! and everyday till you are better!
wil,
you hang in there too! your love and support will mean the world to felix, as you already know, i really do hope he makes it! happy thoughts and get well mojo beaming across the atlantic as we speak!
take care
rach
Glad to hear Felix is doing well enough to talk – more mojo to you Bear!
Wil – bet it’s great to have the whole family home, may you be Blessed with having them under the one roof for a while yet :o)
I’m a big cat lover, and I hope yours is feeling better really soon!
OK, boys! Time to hire another mojo production shift for The Bear!
Mojo flowing overtime in record amounts to Felix and Kris, and while I’m at it, you and the family as well as you go through this rough time with the cat.
Oh, Wil, my heart is breaking for you right now. I know how hard it is to go through what you’re going through. I just lost one of my beloved kitties about six weeks ago to heart failure and currently have a very sick kitty that is still in the diagnosis state. The big thing I’ve learned from this is to cherish every moment you get with them and make sure that they always know they’re loved. That, in addition to keeping them comfortable, seems to be the best you can do.
I have several kitties here, along with a few humans and some other furry, feathered, and shelled buddies that are sending all of the positive energy we can in your and your family’s direction. You’re in our thoughts. Take care.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed (making it hard to type today) for you guys. *hugs* to Felix.
Allan F – thankyou for the heads-up. I hope Wil finds a solution to his crapflooder problem.
Hey Wil-
If Felix seems like he’s feeling OK, even if his levels of whatever isn’t supposed to be high are high, maybe that’s just normal for him. I agree with the vet (like I have any experience in this): let the test results be a guide, but let Felix tell you what he needs and how he feels. He may just naturally have high levels of whatever. However, God forbid that he goes downhill, know that my prayers, as well as everybody else’s here, are with you and your family. Please keep us updated.
-Alicia
http://www.thewagband.com
I’m sorry about your kitty. I hope he gets better. My kitty has genetic problems and has been sick his whole life. Medication has helped, but I think he’s getting to the point where we don’t have much time left. We can SAY we’re preparing for the worst, but really, there’s never any way to prepare for the death of someone you love. I hope your kitty turns things around and ends up having lots of happy years left with you.
Hey it is good to hear that he is finally home with you all again. I will continue to send out healing energy for felix/bear. I sincerely hope his next set of tests come back better.
I’m sorry, but when I read Felix’s quote, I couldn’t make my mind stop using Torgo’s voice. I’m so ashamed.
My thoughts and prayers are with all three of you.
Well the quick-and-easy solution is to completely disable HTML posting in comments. No way to link, no way to craptacularly flood. Of course then those of us that post legitimate links back to our blogs pay, but to be honest, its worth it.
Hang in there little guy. I’m still send some positive thoughts your way.
OK, a few things.
First, Felix dude, soak up the mojo. Your staff know you don’t live as long as them, and they’re prepared for you to leave one day. But be well for every day you’re here. Soak up the mojo and be well! I had a cat that was actually named Mojo. She eventually left us after a couple of years of having cancer. She was healthy through it all until the last month or two. Know that your staff will do everything they can to help you.
Second, crapflodders. I assume these folks are putting messages in the comments here? I haven’t seen any of them personally. But my kitty, Eccles, who wrote Felix a comment in Catese, has his own email address. He received his first spam email a few hours after posting here. So I guess email harvesting is also happening. I erased it, but should have kept it to track down who it came from. Next time.
Wil, dude! You called someone a jackass in your audio blog. I’m hoping it was a fictional dramatic aside. We don’t do that in Canada unless our windows are rolled up tight. 🙂
Felix
My cat Karmel and I hope that you stay healthy and are sending major monkey MOJO your way.
Felix you rest up. Your Mom and Dad are looking out for you.
Much love and mojo going to Felix.
Much love to Felix from my pets and my various friends pets as well!
All numbers are approximate, but Felix should know he has:
15 dogs, 17 cats, 1 hamster, 1 gerbil, 1 rabbit, 3 tarantulas, 2 chinchillas, 5 rats, 1 horse, 3 snakes, 3 ferrets, and 1 turtle
:all rooting for him and sending him mojo!
And that’s just from my area!
Go Felix!
mojo mojo mojo
Great to read a message from Mr.Felix de Bear-Wheaton(makes him sound veddy British)
I and todos los monkeys here abouts will keep on with the skitty-scat mojo….
Cats and dogs are sooooo cool….but the illness biz is a right downer….but it’s the price we pay for love….sigh
ROCK ON FELIX!!!!!!!!
Hi Wil,
I’m so glad to hear the bear feels better, I remember this yo-yo time of the disease, I know how hard it is to tell if you’re doing the right thing.
I think you’ll know when it’s time to put him to sleep. I didn’t do it with my first cat, and now I wish I had because the end was so very sad. Now I think I should have done it around the time when he started even refusing special table scraps that he used to adore, like tuna and chicken. That should have told me then and there it was time, since you’d have to really hate life as a cat to not want tuna.
I hope he continues to feel better for as long as he can, and I still encourage you to check out Homeopathic vets as an additional treatment- it might buy you a little more “quality” time out of the time you’ve got left. *hugs* to you and your family and Felix!
-Sahra
Hi Will and Anne,
I just wanted to lend my support again for Felix and your family. Your situation is so similar and heartbreaking. I have never had to put a pet down and I am not at all prepared for it. I know it is inevitable but like yourself I just want my Gizmo to have the best life and all the love in world before he goes. I know it sounds awful, but sometimes I wish he would just pass peacefully in his sleep so I wouldn
Hope your kitty improves!
Just listened to your audio blog….
What a hoot!
My kitties Jazzy and Joey have all thier kitty toes crossed, even Riley the dog has his toes crossed ( although only cause Jazzy said he had to) Seriously WIl our prayers are with you, they come into your lives, and in a short time become a part of your family.
Felix buddy you hang tough, you can do this.
He wants me to tell everyone, “Hi. ThiS iS FELix. My Mom AND Dad ToLD mE HoW MUCh WWDN ReADerS SupPoRteD ThEM whiLe I wAs SiCK, aND i WaNT to sAY ThANK you. ThEy LovE ME A loT AnD I KnOW THIS Was hard FoR thEM.”
So, Felix is a Blink182 fan?
Prayers and crossed fingers from me, Sgt. Pepper, Angelina, Bazil, Digit, and One.
Remember, just listen to Felix. Lab tests can be wrong and what’s “negative” for another cat might be “just right” for Felix. Vice versa is always true as well, so just listen to him. I’ve had to make the hard decsion before, and I feel like each time I made the “right” one for my cat. Both joyous and heartbreaking. We just defied our vet on our kitten’s heart condition only to find that she’s fine now. And we lost one last year that the vet said might hang on a while. Felix will tell you if he’s here to stay or not. The most important thing is just to keep loving him.
Felix,
Meow meow meow. Meow meow meow Wil meow meow meeeow meooww meow mewo Wil meow meow meow.
Best from Geoff and Jonesy
Still sending the happy vibes!!
Hoping and wishing for only the best. Hopefully it will be an awsome Mothers day with good kitty news!
Hi Wil Wheaton. I think you are lame ass homosexual faggot. I don’t care about the current health status of your stupid cat. In fact, I care not about your lame achievements nor your well being either. In further fact, I think you make yourself out to be an overrated dong in which you write underachievements in your “Bio” page. Lastly, I am shocked that you lured so many dumbass Americans into reading about your lame life and your lame problems. Fuck you. I wish you the absolute worst fortune ever.
141.209.210.219
Hi Wil Wheaton. I think you are lame ass homosexual faggot. I don’t care about the current health status of your stupid cat. In fact, I care not about your lame achievements nor your well being either. In further fact, I think you make yourself out to be an overrated dong in which you write underachievements in your “Bio” page. Lastly, I am shocked that you lured so many dumbass Americans into reading about your lame life and your lame problems. Fuck you. I wish you the absolute worst fortune ever.
141.209.210.219
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Greetings and major mojo from Jim and Kirsten Smith, as well as Eli (the old man) and Toby (the wonder puppy).
This morning, Felix was racing around our bedroom, happily flicking his little stump, and following Anne around the house talking to her the whole time.
He looks like he’s putting back on some weight, and he devoured his breakfast this morning, too!
In his eyes, he really looks like his old self. I can’t help but brace myself a little bit . . . but I’m very hopeful. At least for now, he’s doing great.
Hey Wil,
I just want to say that I will continue to keep Felix and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I know how hard this kind of thing can be as I have lost a cat to feline leukemia. Do keep us posted! hugs tracy
Yay, Felix! My mom’s cat, who is also named Felix, and my own cat Smoke and I are all sending you much mojo and ear-scritching.
My cat Mystique says hello and get well.
I’m sending more *MOJO* for you, Felix! For the “staff” too.
Hey wil
A bumper crop of mojo to you and Felix from me and my C coding cat crew Pumpkin (orangecat[0]), Jake (orangecat[1]) and Elwood (!orange).
chux
RAWK! Felix is doing good so far, and here’s hoping it only gets better!
Mojo, mojo, please deliver…
\m/
Dear Wil,
Just want to send my love and support. Reading up just a few posts made me sick to my stomach. I am going to spend a few minutes in a fury after reading such awful words directed at you. I am so glad you have the courage to remain so open with this site. I for one deeply appreciate it. You have stirred many emotions in me both from your acting and from your site and book. I have been a fan since Stand by Me.
I had to tell the vet to end the suffering of a puppy I had not even had a month. She was suffering so I could do nothing else. And I just cried. I deeply hope that you have much more time with Felix. Thanks for the picture of him. I will include Felix, Anne, the boys and you in my prayers.
With much affection and hope.
My cats, Ringo, Sammy and Josie send their good kitty mojo to Felix. =^x^=
mmm…gonna have to get some Kitty Hooch for my kitties…
Those little fuzzies get really close to our hearts don’t they. I have almost lost my Polka Dot a couple of times. I have been lucky so far. He is the most wonderful cat ever. We have our ups and downs but that is always true of everything. I have not had as many problems with Socks.
I hope that things improve for your Felix so that you may have him for a little while longer. Hugs and support.
Beth
Well, this might seem a bit odd coming from a blogger who is likely to be your polar opposite on all manner of issues foreign and domestic (yup – I’m one of those scary Right-wing religious zealots), but I wanted to let you know that I sincerely hope that Felix gets healed up, and that you and your beautiful family are graced with his presence for years to come. It’s pretty remarkable how much Felix reminds me of our cat Calvin (same exact color scheme, same ‘tude, etc.). It’d kill me to lose him, though I’ve lost several dogs and cats through the years. It always sucks. Wil, you seem like a genuinely decent guy, and I’m glad to have wandered onto your blog. My wife and I are praying for you guys. Best of luck in everything that’s on your plate right now. Hope the audition results are everything you hope for.
-Cheers. Chin up, and all that.