uhhh guys?!

um. hi.

i..am..fighting off the grogginess. Momma tricked me today...she came over in the morning and we went for a car ride. Yay, right?

No. The white coat lady came into the room and I tried to jump onto momma's shoulders but she backed up and the white coat lady picked me up and I heard Momma say "I'm so sorry! but its for the best!"

Momma lies.

True, my mouth feels less metallic, but I went to pee and things seemed a little lighter down there. And oof! It all hurts!

I'm going to go curl up in my box and figure out whadafux just happened...

-Wiley

Junk Food

So Momma and Daddy went to McDonald's this week. It was funny, because I heard Momma saying something about "diet". Anyway, I went along for the ride and perched on Daddy's shoulders while he got a sweettea- he's also supposed to be building muscle. Is sweettea good for that?!


Well, since I'm a growing boy, I decided to try it out!

And I was hooked!

I try to be happy, so I checked out Momma's "happy meal" but all I wanted was the toy. I tried the barbeque sauce, but I don't know how people can eat that!

Off to play with more SPARKLEBALLS!


-Wiley

While you sleep

Dear Wiley,

While you sleep in my arms, something you're doing a lot more of these days, I thought I'd take the blog back over to let out all the jumbled thoughts thanks to your "adventure" this week. I was so scared when your dad called me at 5:20 Tuesday morning with a "Babe, get over here now, its Wiley." I asked him if this was a "call the vet" or "start digging a hole in the backyard" type of emergency. I was, and am still, so grateful that I didn't watch you get bitten, see you bleed, or hear too much of your crying. It really does break my heart every time you cry, even if I let you remain in the situation that makes you hurt.

We've both gotten to know more of the vets and almost every technician at CareFirst Animal Hospital on Oberlin, but I completely trusted them to give you the best level of care. Yes, you cost me more than a pair of Jimmy Choo's , more than a good laptop can go for these days, and almost as much as the new flatscreen TV your dad wants to buy, but, with you cuddled up on me, my heart melts and says "totally worth it!" It doesn't hurt your cuteness case that your broken jaw doesn't quite shut all the way, so your mouth hangs open all the time and your little tongue can't stay in. Slays me every time!

You surprised everyone, including Dr. Wages, when the feeding tube they set up didn't work. Mr. Antenna Head was quite entertaining, but you would walk around and bump something so that mid step, you'd collapse and cry in pain, even if nobody was touching you. When your dad and I tried to feed you through the tube, you demanded the food in your mouth, not through the pesky tube, which was great, because the tube kept getting stuck. 

In my over-protective-panic mode, I called the vet's office again, and they said to just bring you in, technicians would show me how to do this. When the quick "we'll just make sure its going well and then show you how to do it" turned into a gap long enough for me to scroll through facebook AND a couple of news stories on my phone,  I wasn't surprised that the night shift vet came in and said "yeah, the food's not staying down, so we'll keep him until the doctor that put his tube in comes in the morning." Sad, yes, that you had to spend another night in the hospital away from me, but if it was what was best for you, so be it.

The call that next morning that you were drinking water, eating wet food, dry kibble, trying to eat your blanket and even gnawing on the bars of your cage just made me laugh. I came to get you that afternoon, antenna-less! You're a stinkin' fast healer, which I think might come in handy if you're going to keep playing with these big dogs and your adventurous spirit. 

You attack feet and hands like normal, but we try to pull away so that you don't mess up the nice wiring in your jaw. The pain meds must be awesome, because you act completely normal now. Well, you like to cuddle way more, but can this please be standard?! When it comes time for antibiotics, you're not the biggest fan, but drink it up well. Your scraggly kitten fur seems to be slowly but surely replaced with sleep jet black fur along your back spine and the top of your head. Its like the wiry dark gray is out, and New York Black is IN! 

So there you have it! You've probably gone through 2 of your lives, between surviving the attempted orphaning and now the jaw breaking, but you're only 15 weeks old :/ I think God must have a special place for you, by the way, because I begged Him to let you heal quickly, for it to not cost too much, and low and behold, thanks to the great doctors and your insane metabolism, you're acting normal and I got paid for the new job! That paycheck can cover all of what you cost me, but it needs to last me for another month, so at least I've got enough to cover the credit card bill for another month :) 

You might be trouble, but you're cute enough that you're worth it. Dad and I agree, we're keepin' ya!


Love,
Mom

More adventures!

Hey guys,

Taking a break from nomming the blanket and metal bars to tell you more of what's up. I'm still at the vet's,  or rather, back there. Momma came and picked me up, including antibiotics, pain killers and syringes packed with food to shove down my feeding tube. I immediately hunted down the food but Daddy picked it up! What the heck, guys! Momma and Daddy did try to calm me down, wrapped me in a towel, and tried to "feed" me by first giving me water then food and fizzy water to break up the clumps in my feeding tube. I ran off a few times, shook loose the food that was still in the tube, and every now and then, hit something just the wrong way and I let everyone in a 4 block radius know that I, Wile E. Cat, was NOT happy!

Momma called me "Mr. Antenna Head"

Momma called the vet a couple times, and they told her technicians would be there until 9pm, so if she had issues or questions to just come in and they'd show her how to take care of me. Sooo it was back to the vet's, where they all know me by sight now! We went back into an exam room and the tech said she'd go get me started, then come back to show Momma how to do it. Well, I let out a few screams and then a vet went to go tell Momma just WHY I was screaming. You see, the tube goes into the esophagus which empties into my tummy, but food wasn't staying down there! The vet on duty wasn't my usual vet who had put the feeding tube in, so they said they'd keep me overnight, feed me and figure out what was up with the tube with the usual vet in the morning.

Dr. Wages called Momma this morning to tell her that I'd eaten wet food, dry food, and oh yeah, right now I was trying to eat my blanket and liked chewing on my bars to escape. They're going to take out the tube today and see if I can get back to normal food, just maybe with the wires in. I'm telling you, these painkillers are GREAT!

-Wiley

Adventure TIME!

Hey guys,

I'm blogging today from an off site location. Its been a serious feat to get to a computer, get Dad and Mom to e-mail me their photos of me, and phew, you wouldn't believe how bad things look! Well, they seem bad, but I'm young and everyone says not only do kittens bounce back very well, but, as Dad keeps telling Momma, "if you put two cat bones in the same room, they'll find a way to fuse."

Well, I'll show you why there's all this fuss, the raw picture of me yesterday morning:


In the morning commotion, I went for some water, near one of my siblings' water bowls, which is where their soon to be fed food bowls were going to be, soooo in defending impending food, not realizing I just wanted water, I got into a scuffle. It was really just one bite  and then Dad saw what was up and broke it up. Good thing, too, or else you couldn't believe the fight I've got in me! I just didn't get the chance to get my swings in! Lucky pup!

Anyway, Dad called Mom, the bleeding stopped, and when Mom got to the house, called the vet. Thankfully, this happened on a weekday a couple hours before the vet opened up, so they told Momma to bring me over and they'd see me first thing. Turns out, all the blood that had been dripping made everything look way worse than it was. My feet were totally okay, but the first thing the vet assistant pointed out to Momma was that my jaw looked a little off. I should probably tell you here that I hadn't closed my mouth, my tongue stayed out, and I didn't really move it much, until right before I left for the vet's.

When the vet- yayyy same vet as normal!- came in, she told Momma to go home, that they'd take care of me. There was definitely something up with my jaw, but everything else was fine.  I got some fluids to recover from the shock, sedated and then x-rayed. My jaw joint was fine, but the bottom jaw had been broken on both sides. They would have to wire my jaw back together and insert a feeding tube.

Momma and Daddy came to see me, of course take humiliating pictures, and bring my cow to snuggle with for the night! Why yes, I'm 1.9lbs, 14 weeks old, and have already had an overnight hospital stay! I get to come back home today, and so far, they say I'll probably have to keep the wires in for 2-4 weeks. The feeding tube will take some getting used to, but I'm trying to lick, so the vet was super excited about that.

Yes, this looks awful, but I'm fine! No internal bleeding, cat bones, especially kitten ones, heal fast. Momma tells me that so far, I owe her a pair of Christian Louboutins for the cost of the vet visits. Anyone know what those are?! The timing of it, weekday, morning, the last week Momma stays home before her new job starts, actually works out really well. I might get to go on a road trip to Illinois next weekend with Momma and Daddy and meet my other set of grandparents!

I'll keep you updated, but wouldn't mind getting a few of your thoughts and prayers, and for all the kitties and puppies I'm hanging out with, and those that don't have people that love them as much as the vets and staff at Oberlin do!

-Wiley

BFF

 Like I hinted at before, I have a new BFF. Now that my big brother doesn't want to eat me anymore, we like to hang out! I drink his water....

 We play fight, although Daddy says I whine too easily :(

And then when we get all tired...

We nap!

Back to napping with B!

-Wiley

Annnnd I"M BACK

Hey guys!

Momma went out of town for a while and Dad forgot to keep letting me blog. Seriously, Dad!

Anyway, when last we spoke, I was a flea ridden wee thing.

Now?! Well, I've passed the 8 week mark with flying colors, which means I can get help killing the fleas, thanks to Advantage! I also got to take de-wormer and had more vaccines :)

There's so many other things going on- new toys, new stuff, and total reign of the house, muwhahahaha!

But.. the best part?!

I have a new pal!

-Wiley

foods are my fave

hey guys,


its a very hungry Wiley comin' at you LIVE from NC! ... that doesn't sound as pretty as "LIVE FROM NEW YORK" but whatever. oops, mama says i'm too young to watch that show :/


Anyway, i've eaten LOTS of foods today that are amazing! I got started in life on my cat mama's milk, then Grammy, Grampa, Mama and Dad got me on the other milk. Mama introduced me to wet food, and dry food, and dry food soaked in water, and I thought life was great.


And then one day, Mama dropped some shredded chicken, and that was my fave.


And then one day, Mama gave me some bratwurst. And that was my fave.


And last night, Mama and Daddy gave me some ground beef, and oooh that was my fave.


But today, Mama shared her dinner wiht me. She didn't let me eat some of her bratwurst, but I licked up some of the juices, got some noms of the string cheese, and then, well, she laughed at me, but man, those wheat thins?! were GREAT! 


But my absolute fave?

Red. Velvet. froyo. Mama would like to point out that she didn't eat all of that bowl, not even a full layer of it! just enough to eat the parts with the chocolate sunflower seeds on them. 


Dad's eating noms, must go explore..


-Wiley

Collar?

You know that blue thing Mama tried to put on my neck yesterday?

yeah, she's crazy. I am destined to run FREE!

Its a breakaway collar for a reason, and this man has to break away! 

Off to ru away from another attack of the blue thing...


-Wiley

Big Changes

Hey guyz,


So many things happened today, I don't know where to begin, so let's start with something Grandma commented on.

"A tie and a goatee always adds years to a man ;-)"

That bell came off after Mama saw me trying to, well, attack my neck. Seeeriously. What is that?! Who DOES that?! Life was much better after. Well, I'm still getting adjusted to it, but I think it does a lot for me. Gives me some swag street cred?


More updates on the big day tomorrow!


-Wiley

Cagin' Seasoning

hey guys,


as some of you kno, i live in a house with two doggies. daddy says they're too bored during the day to just hang out. he tried that once, and up with torn mail, food he didn't know about eaten, including the wrappers, and not as happy dogs, so they have their happy little kennels. befor you think this is mean and evil, know that these are their happy places. i have my bathroom, they have their fan cooled kennels.


anyway, when the dogs were out and about one day, i decided i needed some water. My big sister's water was RIGHT THERE so i hopped in and, after some trial and error, figured out how to drink from the water bowl that could probably be a bath tub. ew baths...

off to go shopping with mama! She says that if i  buy new furnichur, i can move into the KITCHEN!!!


-Wiley

Quick Story

Hey guys,

Wiley's a little high thanks to the new catnip infused scratching rug I got him in hopes of saving my arms, the couch, the chairs, etc, some Wiley-esque wear and tear, so I'm back for your daily dose of cute.

I wish I had a picture of this, but as soon as I moved to setup a camera of some sort, Wiley was fascinated. He's a little ADD fluffball! Anyway, if you know me at all, you know I HATE having to touch my eyeball and hate people touching their eyes. Contacts?! Fuhgeddaboudit! My supposed "best" friends in high school would torture me in 1st hour by touching their eyes when I needed to focus but could see their grossness in my peripheral vision. Its been 7 years and no, I haven't forgotten!

Anyway, high-as-a-kite Wiley man started loooking at me. He was giving me the "omg what is this?! I must observe and then POUNCE!" look we've gotten to know so well. When his butt started wiggling, he didn't LEAP, but stalked, and got riiiight up in my face with his nose near my eyes. Every time I blinked, he jumped back. This happened a few times, sadly.

I wish I could tell you what happened next- did he try to lick my eye, make love to the mascara'd lashes?!- but like I said at the top, I moved, he moved, that particular storyline over :/


For now, here's your dose of cuteness:

UPDATE: As soon as I wrote that? he was transfixed again. See picture proof below, and sorry that the photos are dark and grainy!

I promise Wiley will take over again just as soon as he realizes my arm isn't a chew toy. Oh man, this might take a while...

-Syd

Sho' Thing

hey guys,

its still wiley. i have a cunfession. you see, i am in love. Mr. bear is great for snuggling with all day, and the soybean pod left over from sushi dinner was great fun, but i have a true love. its great, because there's so many of them. 

shoes. love them! daddy's boots, mama's sneakers, and the empty sandals by the door. they're perfect height, they fight back only occasionally and mama's mizunos have fun laces that are edible!!! every now adn then they hurt me, but everywun's getting much better about staying out of my way. 

dear sweet laces, you are MINE

WHAT IS THIS STENCH?!

i see a stray sandal, peace out.

-Wile E. 

sink attack!

hey guys,


its WILEY! by the way, you should always say "wiley" like "wall-e" at the 6 second mark here. its much cuter, and i am the epitome of cute.

today was a pretty stressful morning for me. mama always puts these brushes on her face in my room, sometimes poking her eye, other times making strange tutting noises. whatever. anyway, i wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so she let me get up on the counter.

that's when i discovered so many things!

first... there's some other cat lurkng in the room with me!

second, this thing is SLIPPERY!

and last, but not least, there's these darn holes that you MUST ATTACK!!!

just chillin' tonight.

don't fall down any sink holes!


-Wiley