Cat picspam ;)

[sigune]

About half a year ago, Miss Mientje very nearly died of a difficult to diagnose toxoplasmosis. In the meantime, she has recovered so completely that it is hard to believe how far gone she was. I had been wanting to take pictures of her for a while now, but in winter there was never enough light for a decent photo. There is now, which is why I am treating (?) you to a picspam of my fully-healed kitty :).















She really is unspeakably cute. She didn't want to do her "stroke me, I'm a sweet little kitty!" act for the camera, so you'll have to take my word on that *g*.

Comments

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

This is nothing short of a furry miracle - am so pleased for you both!

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
It's so strange - the illness brought her to the brink of death in something like three days, but as soon as she was given antibiotics, within a day she looked and behaved as though she had never been ill at all! Cats are tough little critters :). And I'm happy to have a vet who didn't think of giving up on Mientje.

[bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com]

Awwww. I'm so glad your kitty is well again, and super photogenic. She's so purrrrrty. I love the first pic the best. She looks so soft.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

She is very soft indeed :). It makes everyone who sees her want to pick her up, but unfortunately she doesn't like that very much... She does ask for a good cuddle now and then, though, and she loves to be near people.

[ex-neke.livejournal.com]

Aw. ^^

[sigune.livejournal.com]

;)

(Hee hee! What a cute icon!)

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

She's gorgeous!

[sigune.livejournal.com]

And I can assure you that she knows it very well ;)...

[florence-craye.livejournal.com]

*snuggles* Awww, she is adorable.

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

Awwww, what a darling cutie! Such a beautiful cat! I have always loved tricolour cats very much, and yours is an exceptionally pretty one!
I'm so glad for you that she got over her illness. I never heard before of a cat actually suffering from toxoplasmosis, just that they can carry the disease... may she live long and prosper from now on!

[sigune.livejournal.com]

I certainly hope so!

The vet told me that toxoplasmosis is under-diagnosed. In Mientje's case, we didn't realise what was wrong until we got a lab test result. The vet said that cats who suffer from toxoplasmosis usually have symptoms like diarrhoea and puking, but all Mientje had was a bit of fever and no appetite. By the time the lab results were sent to the vet (it took a week!), the cat had nearly died of all sorts of side-effects :(. *shudders* As soon as we had the diagnosis, she could be given the proper medicine and within no more than one day she was her lively self again. (Of course she had to take antibiotics for a whole month, but you could see their effect immediately. It was like a miracle.)

Mientje is a very small cat with a very large attitude ;). She's cute, but she knows it all too well!

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

Mientje is a very small cat with a very large attitude *g* I have one of those at home, though she's not too small and particularly not too slim - but no match for her attitude! ;o)
One of my other cats, the little red riding hood good-for-nothing Skrållan came to us very, very sick; with chronic diarrhea and nearly starved. It took months to find the diagnosis, though, as far as I remember, toxoplasmosis was never among the possibilities. It's allergic, though, she's totally allergic to any kind of wheat (even in side-products like Vitamin E) and lactose intolerant. But with the right kind of food she became the little scalawag she is today. She's the one on the blurry image from Ellygator I mentioned at dA, and on the icon here - with a typical frown *g*.

Are tri-coloured cats also considered "lucky cats" in your country?

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Yep. She has the Power of Cute and is not afraid to use it... :P

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

Aww, she's cute! Glad to hear she's better again. It's rather incredible what this cat has been through- and look at her! :)

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wonder if she remembers what happened... Well, the only thing that counts is that she pulled through. I wouldn't want to miss the benevolent little tyrant :).

[anguinea.livejournal.com]

she's calendar-cat pretty!
i'm glad she's better.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

The camera certainly loves her... It's very tempting to take lots and lots of pictures of her *g*.

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

What a lovely kitty! And poeslief too, no doubt. =^..^=

[sigune.livejournal.com]

LOL! Poeslief when she thinks it useful, certainly ;)... No, seriously, she can be very sweet and I obviously love her to bits :).

[brewingtrouble.livejournal.com]

Glad she's so much better now, she's a very pretty girl.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

And a very clever one too, I'm proud to say :). She's such a presence in the house; I'd miss her terribly if she were gone.

[duniazade.livejournal.com]

So dignified! So fluffy! Awww...

*tickles the hairs in the ear*

Live long and prosper.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

Yes, she is very fluffy and very soft; it's impossible to deny her anything :P. As for her dignity, you should see the looks she gives me when I fool around with her too much *g*...

[todayiamadaisy]

Yay, Mientje! She is looking very fine. A most superior pusscat.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Heh. Superiority comes naturally to her :P.

I'm so glad she's fine again, even if it means she orders me about all the time... *g*

[snarkypants.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful kitty! I'm so glad that she's not just better but thriving; the prospect of losing a beloved companion is so awful.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

It is, and I was in a terrible state during Mientje's illness - more so because she's fairly young (she'll turn five in November) and the illness was so completely unexpected. Fortunately she is all back to her old self now :).

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

she looks wonderful! what a beauty, and so plush and satisfied.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

She's rather spoiled, too, I'm afraid ;) - because she's so clever and cute that everybody gives her everything she asks for... *g*

I'm so relieved that she recovered so completely!

[dfordoom.livejournal.com]

She's incredibly cute!

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Isn't she? She has all "hoomins" at her feet paws... ;)

[pennswoods.livejournal.com]

Awe...

*tries to pet kitty through the computer screen*

[sigune.livejournal.com]

You should now hear her purr through the computer screen, too ;)...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_vocalion_/]

Mientje really is an exquisitely beautiful cat. I'm so glad to know she's enjoying good health again. I was just telling my daughter a couple of nights ago how Mientje stole into my room in the wee hours when I was your guest, jumped up on the bed to observe me and then gave my open suitcase a thorough examination. :-D

In other feline news, we were adopted earlier this week by a neighborhood cat named Smokey. She belongs to a family two houses down, but she's taken a fancy to my daughter and spends all her time on our front porch these days. I loaned her one of the dogs' beds to make her more comfortable during her stay. :-)

I hope you are doing well, and give my regards to Miss Mientje.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Miss Mientje says, "Memeew", which I am sure means that she sends her love :).

Smokey is clearly one of those cats with excellent judgement when it comes to humans. Keep her around! But be warned: once you give her a bed, she'll consider it her natural due... *g*

I have just finished the Warlord Chronicles and will be reading Uther & Igraine next. I'm curious! :D

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

I remember when she was so sick - and it's great she's herself again. All the pics are lovely, but the last one in particular makes me smile and feel all warm and sleepy and peaceful.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

:D

My mother likes to scold me for spoiling Mientje, but seriously, when you look at her, you have no choice, do you? *g*

[lunafish.livejournal.com]

Awww! She's gotten so pretty. I knew coming to LJ would make me smile! :-D

P.S. I took all my qualifying and preliminary exams this semester. I'm now down to only the dissertation....

[sigune.livejournal.com]

"Only" the dissertation, eh? ;-) But getting the exams behind you should be a relief. Go Luna!

As for the smile: Mien has that effect on me too... :)