Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Latte


On November 6th Latte will have lived with us for one full year. He was quite a spunky little kitten and very affectionate. He adored attacking his big brother Chase even though he was so tiny. When Latte was 6 months old I noticed he had a limp in his right hind leg. I assumed it was due to a fall as he liked to do silly things. A trip to the vet confirmed that it was most likey a soft tissue injury as the x-rays looked fairly normal but were kind of fuzzy. Two days later Latte got worse so I called the vet again and this time spoke with my usual vet who had me bring Latte in right away. It seems his femur had fuzz around it and looked "moth eaten". It was thought he may have a fungal infection. That night Latte was very sick and only wanted to sit in my lap. We took him to the hospital where they kept him over night and preformed a bone biopsy the next morning. We had to wait a while for the results but in the mean time Latte was sucessful at removing his sutures three times. He ended up with 2 e-collars. After many tests it was determined that he had a bacterial infection of the femur which was treated by antibiotics for 6 weeks. At the end of that treatment we noticed his head tilted to the side when he walked and he looked dizzy. He had a full neurological exam and was started on yet another antibiotic, this time to treat a protozoal infection. It was either that or an MRI to see if it was a brain tumor. Luckily the treatment worked and he's a happy little guy these days. He adores fuzzy mice and leaping after wand toys. He is loved by everyone and every cat in the house and he snuggles with everyone. While he doesn't like to be picked up or touched unless he wants it, he is still quite a snuggly guy when he wants to be affectionate but mostly enjoys running around the house wreaking havoc with Kaze. --Lauren-- Latte's blog: Latte the Meezer

~Emma's blog: Zebby's Koi Pond

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

what a gorgeous, sleek looking cat! and he's quite the trooper going thru all those medical problems. it seems like he's doing quite well and back to his spunky self. animals have an amazing ability to recover and bounce back.

btw, i love the name Latte! too cute!

Anonymous said...

Glad Latte is doing better. Gorgeous boy!

Emma's Kat said...

Good morning! I too love Latte's name! And Latte, you're so handsome and sound like you're a handful! :)

Happy b-day Danielle!

Anonymous said...

Happy Kat's Kat of the Day Latte! What a handsome meezer you are!

LZ said...

Thanks everyone! I am quite a spunky guy these days, that's very true!

I'll tell the Chip Man you all like my name, he came up with it and he's very proud of that!

Anonymous said...

Yes that is a great name, and we love you and your blog. You are just such a cutie.

Anonymous said...

Concatulashuns Latte!!!

KC and the Giggleman Kitties said...

o, Latte. all this time visitin wif u's 'n i never realized how sick u's had been.
so glad ta know u be all better, cause u be one of my favorites cats ta blog wif.

Fanks, Kat, fur telling hims story. 'n con-cat-ulations on being a Kat's Cat of the Day!

Anonymous said...

Hi Latte! I like your name too, and I always enjoy your blog. It's sad that you had to go through those illnesses when you were so little, but you have great people who made sure you got all better. You've grown up to be a very handsome kitty with beautiful eyes!
Karen C

Pumpkin said...

Wow Latte, I'm glad yur all better now. What a sleek hansome meezer yu are!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on being cat of the day! Yoo make us meezers prowd!

Susie said...

Congrats Latte!
(yummy name!)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Latte, for being Cat of the Day! You sure have been through a lot, but you look great now! You seem like quite the sweetheart!

Lux's Mom

momsbusy said...

latte, what a wonderful name. the chip man did do a good job picking out your name. and you are such a handsome meezer. glad you are fully recovered from all of those nasty illnesses.

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