Reilly

As with all our pets, you were homeless. You were living in the drain pipe next to the O'Reilly Auto Parts store on 3009. Grandpa Sheetz called Roy and told him you were living there. He figured you were betwen 6-8 weeks old. Sy was four months old at the time. Roy told G&G we were going to run errands, which we did, but getting you was one of the errands. You were fiesty but settled down in the carrier for the ride home. Roy kept you in the bathroom for a few days so you could get use to the place. 

In the summer of 2008, you got sick.  You lost a lot of weight, stopped eating, pulled out a lot of your hair, and started having seizures. They told  us you had been poisoned but none of the other animals had any of the symptons. It didn't make sense and you didn't get better. Many tests later, the vet determined that you probably had a brain tumor. There was no other explaination, unfortunately, it was $800 to find out if that was really a true diagnosis. And if we got a diagnosis they couldn't operate and remove the tumor. So we brought you home and decided to just do what we could. We started making your food. Achicken, rice, spinach and fish oil concoction. You couldn't get enough (and neither could Baby Kitty and Sushi) so we kept making it. Roy kept up with flea medicine every month and guess what!!?!  You gained weight, the seizures slowed down, and you stopped pulling out your hair.  This past winter you looked really good.  It was a great 4-5 months.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, you are pulling out your hair again and your eating has slowed down. I haven't seen a seizure yet so I'm hoping those stay away. Loud noises and fast movement still fluster you. We try to be calm, but with a 4-year old in the house that doesn't always happen.

Roy is so glad that you have faired well with whatever is ailing you. You are definitely his baby.