Katie Beth Miedaner

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Might not have been the evening we had in mind, but it's moments like these that make me eternally grateful for our bond, trust, and patience together. Love this cat sm. #unconditionallove

Trazadone, enrichment, afternoon adventure at the river, play time in the backyard, sound machines on, appliances running, safe spaces... it was still overwhelming for them. It went from frantic barks to shaking. People were doing fireworks literally right outside.. it was nerve wracking even for me. Friendly reminder fireworks are NOT allowed in the city...... #noiseaversion #fireworks #anxiousdogs #newyears #dogs

Send good vibes plz he is going to the clinic tomorrow am to go over the tinkle results 🐱✨💗

Replying to @CarefreeOaktree IV fluids for our bear. They cared for him so well. He's eating again. Such a drastic improvement since earlier this morning 💗✨🥺

Replying to @Shelby caregiver stress. Cappy's tinkles smell like plastic. Always makes my stomach drop. Likely a UTI but the next day wet sneezing sent me down a spiral. Maybe it's because I'm extra fragile right now with it being LeLe's anniversary month. Cappy low growled at the clinic today while I was holding him. Considering the circumstances of not feeling well, it's huge steps that his threshold didn't escalate. He even was super brave for the cystocentesis tinkle draw (so we can properly have a low colony cultured) and his solensia. Cappy was just cranky with the purrito wrap. I think it was too overwhelming with all the other cat scents. I will order him one online and practice at home so next time perhaps he won't be as grumbly. But the grumbles really upset me even though i know he's not feeling his best. In beautiful news, he's been doing so well once we got back home. Eating, drinking, actively congregating with Hadley in the living room (granted, he was doing these things like normal before the clinic lol). Snuggles. It was like he was giving me the emotional support. Cappy's really perceptive like that. Always so selfless. I'm so happy to share he is finally snuggling in bed with me right now. I've missed his presence for the last week.. he wanted to be downstairs instead. Hopefully things will continue moving in an upwards direction.🩵🩵🩵

Replying to @Lily-Rose too tired to share more but cappy is getting the care he needs. woke up in the middle of the night with this gut feeling to get him to the ER. he had a 103.5 degree fever. been by cappy's side for almost 8 hours. he's recovering 🩵

Not my favorite cappy update. Cappy had mild symptoms today. At first he was a spry & plump kitty for his AM acupuncture session. Tinkles still smelt of plastic But eating normal. Then the afternoon hit like a gloom boom.. i tried his new thermometer only to be surprised by his low grade fever. Cat temp generally ranges from 100.5-102.5 but i already know cappy generally runs on the cooler side. His baseline is 100.5 ish. The temp reading made my stomach drop. Additionally he was acting noticeably lethargic in the afternoon. He did eat, but certainly not as ravenous or energetic pre meal as usual. As we are off to bed, he appears to have a little more spark back in him, appetite is still good. I am hoping his medicine kicks in tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the fourth day of the antibiotic. Although we are still waiting on the tinkle culture results, we didn't want to wait to treat him. He was prescribed a more broad spectrum antibiotic hoping it would act as a catch all type deal. My fear is the antibiotic is susceptible to whatever bacteria is present. Fingers crossed tomorrow is a better day. Little bubz is cuddled next to me right now. Sweet dreams 💤

We did it cappy! 7 whole years caring for you!!!!!! Wouldnt change it for the world #cats #orangecat

Replying to @Heather Keefe917 such a relief to be home with cappy

I've cried too many times to count over the last 10 days. Tears of fear, frustration, anger, confusion, laughter, hope, encouragement, the list goes on. I've felt it all. I wake up in the middle of the night sobbing, with nothing happening at all. The whiplash of events have shaken me to my core. Navigating my emotions is arguably harder than I've experienced before. Cappy is seemingly on the mend. His personality is coming out. His sassy side is here. His appetite is back. His weight is stabilizing. He's doing amazing, and I feel we may come out stronger from this. And braver. That's my plan atleast. Cappy is everything. I'm quite fragile though.

Replying to @devnee0831 Cappy's day was slightly better. His symptoms seem to be slightly improving. Definitely not worsening. He's been taking his medicines so well. Sneezes are minimal. Tinkles still plastic smell-- hopefully in the next day or two it resolves. #cappybears 🐱

The hardest part was being LeLe's anniversary just a week apart. Same er, same room. Continuing his care routine at home and monitoring symptoms. All is in a positive trajectory. Tinkles smell normal. So brave. Quick recap: Friday i woke up at 330 am and cappy hadn't moved in his spot in the bed. Took his temp. 103.5 and then tried giving food and wouldn't touch it. So i got all his fav things to eat, and wouldn't touch it. Then he walked into a closet and hid .., and i lost it. then sobbing to husband at 415 am So we went to er at 430am i couldn't sleep at that point just hardly keeping his head up, like he just wanted to curl in a ball and hide He was soooooo upset at the er even with me. got a baseline work up and went from there.... the bacteria in the UA was still present. Continued having a fever. So we stayed at the ER and had cappy with an IV catheter to get fluids, iv antibiotic, and iv anti nausea. By this point had been 8 hours. And he was no longer in upset state and was being so brave. And he started showing interest in churu. 10 hour mark he ate a can of food in typical cappy style. Then took temp and was 102.6 so i felt good and we discharged 12 hours later.

surprisingly this is the best day we've had in a while lol. rinsing away all the 💩 and drama. not much makes me feel queasy with cappy... but this certainly came close. Cheers to feeling better and increased bladder and bowel motility. It's been a traffic jam since his ER visits due to the sedation for his diagnostics. i feel good about a positive path forward. I'd rather be laughing in 💩 than anxiety filled tears any day.

We don't deserve Scott

Cappys friday night 🥹✨

Super elated to share Cappy has resumed his sassy antics and silly behaviors. His overly confident tendencies have come out in full force with little brothers Hadley and Lemony. Tail sniffies and playing tricks underneath the door. I couldn't be happier. #catscatscats #cutecats #matchingpjs

Cappy's weight journey✨ so pleased to share Cappy has been steadily growing and maintaining his new weight. the best news is that he's not losing any. there was a time where Cappy was all the way down to 7.2 lbs.. and back in 2021 he used to weigh 10 lbs. it's been a slow and steady decline since. a lot of the conversation initially was around him being a bit larger than his ideal weight so the decline at first was not viewed as a problem. Then his weight continued to decline. Then it became a sensitive subject whenever someone brought it up. The craziest part was cappy was ALWAYS acting like he was famished and ravenous and would eat anything and everything and always running to the kitchen hoping I'd give him a snack. And the weirder part is that I fed him a lot.... and frequent. Like i did not understand how he was always so hungry. Needless to say, this has been a large point of discussion with Cappy's vet. It's been an ongoing process, trying out new fresh foods, adding things to his meal plan, removing things from his meal plan... And finally after his 7.2 weigh in, I was advised to list out everything he eats and quantify the calories. Then we added a certain amount to that number to reach his new daily calorie goal. I switched cappy to a new wet food for his gastrointestinal support. It's higher in calories too which has drastically improved his overall appetite-- he's fuller longer and has stopped trying to inhale everything all at once. These daily weigh in's have become a fun routine for Cappy. He loves running on the scale because he knows a snack is waiting for him. I even put grip tape on the scale so his paws don't slip. I'm so proud of his progress and I think he looks as plump as ever. PS this is a great example of why baseline behaviors and diagnostics are so important!!! ✨✨ so important to advocate for our pets 🐱🐶

I love sharing Cappy's adoption story any chance I get 🥹🐱 #intro #cats #pets #overcomingchallenges

DNA RESULTS ARE IN 🐶🐱🐶#catsoftiktok #rescuedog #dnatest #science