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Tommy by Lucille Bellucci 3/5/2021 8:38:10 AM
The vet confirmed. Tommy has lymphoma. I declined chemo for him, just as I decline dialysis for myself. Although the appetite stimulant, an ointment which I apply to the tip of an ear, is causing him to eat much more than he used to, he is getting sk... more
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Broken heart by Lucille Bellucci 2/27/2021 9:02:20 AM
I am still waiting on the test for lymphoma. Tommy is skinnier than ever and he is very quiet.
I am so fearful.... more
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More tests for Tommy by Lucille Bellucci 2/19/2021 8:40:57 AM
His liver biopsy was inconclusive except for the high enzyme level, and they are going to test for lymphoma now.
At home I am giving him steroids and an appetite stimulant, which is an ointment applied to the inside tip of an ear. With th... more
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A cat named Bob by Lucille Bellucci 11/22/2020 8:49:46 AM
Just watched a movie, "A Street Cat Named Bob," a feel-good and real life movie about a cat who befriended a busker/addict and saved him. Bob has made two other movies, "The Adventures of Scribbles and Pearl" and "A Christmas Gift From Bob."
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Tommy by Lucille Bellucci 10/25/2020 9:06:29 AM
When I call out "Where is this cat?" I hear a meow and he appears from somewhere. He jumps onto my bed, does his kneading thing, chases my hand under the covers, then settles next to my pillow.
His dietary preferences change week to week. No... more
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Falling out of bed by Lucille Bellucci 10/2/2020 9:07:15 AM
Loaner, Pinky, and Tango all at once, crowding me. I scooched over to my left to make room.....and fell out of bed. Three little faces appeared looking down at me. And later there were Mojo and Bijou. Mojo liked my clothes. That is to say, he dragged... more
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Pinky the vintner by Lucille Bellucci 9/22/2020 9:04:14 AM
I think back to Pinky, my sweet tortoiseshell, who loved champagne and chardonnay. She would lie on my lap on her back and I jigged her back legs and sang "Pinkyboo and Monkeypoo". Will I see her again? Will I find my husband? He came to me every ni... more
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Tommy! by Lucille Bellucci 9/14/2020 8:54:41 AM
Tommy has his own cup of water next to my keyboard. He likes to tug it back and back....and back....and yesterday he fell off the desk.
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Where is this cat? by Lucille Bellucci 8/12/2020 8:47:44 AM
Tommy runs for cover each time someone other than Parker enters the apartment. Lake Park delivers our meals twice a day and Parker brings his down from his apartment for us to eat together.
The moment Parker enters, Tommy starts meowing and ... more
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Tommy's Omega 3 by Lucille Bellucci 8/5/2020 8:12:10 AM
I began to notice the dandruff on Tommy's back, and then that patches of his fur began to clump. I called the vet, who didn't have anything constructive to tell me. So I searched for "cat dandruff" on the Internet.
It appeared that the lack... more
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Peter the parakeet by Lucille Bellucci 6/24/2020 8:46:04 AM
I had a parakeet, a budgerigar named Peter, who pretty much integrated himself in the family. He would perch on my mother's eyeglasses so that she had to peer between his toes. He loved the song "Cherry Blossom Time" on an LP and I would play it for ... more
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Show me the way by Lucille Bellucci 6/7/2020 8:21:19 AM
My sweet Loaner, who left me in March 2019. I would say to her at bedtime: "Show me the way" and she would walk ahead of me to the bedroom. Sometimes she would make a mistake and go the top of the basement stairs but then would correct herself and wa... more
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Tommy and take-out by Lucille Bellucci 5/20/2020 8:56:53 AM
Our meals here at Lake Park are boxed and delivered to our apartments. This is where Tommy comes in. He knows when the meals arrives before the dining staff even knocks on my door.
Then we wait for Parker to come down to join me with his b... more
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Tommy boy by Lucille Bellucci 5/12/2020 8:52:43 AM
He curls up against my stomach when I sleep on one side. When I turn to the other side he hops up and curls up there. We do this half the night.
My boxed meals are being delivered -- no more eating in Lake Park's dining room. When the meal a... more
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Pinky the vintner by Lucille Bellucci 4/19/2020 9:26:17 AM
Pinky, my tortoiseshell cat, loved chardonnay and champagne and would lick it from my finger. I never knew when to stop because she would keep going. Then I would offer her merlot, from which she backed away, nose wrinkled.
She loved to lie... more
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Tommy Boy by Lucille Bellucci 4/10/2020 9:07:48 AM
Every morning I carry my teacup and Tommy's own water cup to my desk, with Tommy close behind. He jumps up when I sit down, and at once begins to slurp from his cup of water. With a paw, he pulls the cup toward himself, and I must steady it with a ha... more
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Meow by Lucille Bellucci 3/9/2020 8:38:54 AM
He comes to greet me at the door every time. We groom each other, then I serve him his "cookies" -- treats -- which he polishes off in good order. When I go to lie down he makes himself comfortable on my stomach. It's a calming partnership, which be... more
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Tommy by Lucille Bellucci 3/4/2020 10:10:38 AM
my sweetie pie... more
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Giving him up by Lucille Bellucci 2/16/2020 9:44:17 AM
the time is coming... more
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to Tommy's fans by Lucille Bellucci 2/1/2020 10:38:01 AM
I guess you like him... more
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