C L O & 9 Lives?

Here is the saga of Tufsey...

So, I posted Aliyah's letter to Tufsey on Thursday morning. Tufsey was heavily knocking on death's door late Wednesday when it was written. He wasn't moving around--simply sleeping and barely opening his eyes. He hadn't eaten or had anything to drink in over 24 hours.
Since neither Josh nor myself felt we could euthanize him, we chose to let him live out his final hours with the family he loves and who loves him. I had a migraine on Wednesday night and went to bed earlier (around 10). Josh and the girls stayed up a bit longer remembering the happy times with Tufsey.

When I read Aliyah's letter on Thursday morning (pretty early)--I was crying. Josh went out to check on the porch thinking surely he had passed. Miracle of all miracles he was still with us. We figured it would be possibly just a bit longer.
My mom called around 8 in the morning to check on him and told us that she and my grandma thought we should attempt giving him cod liver oil in a dropper.

We didn't do anything and she called back again. We agreed (after all what was there to lose). Grandma brought down the C L O and Josh gave him several droppers of it. Tufsey began responding. We still didn't know what to think since we were told he probably wouldn't be able to fight off the fever that he had.
We gave him a few more doses throughout the morning and he wanted to go outside and walk around. Okay...he hadn't moved out of his bed the day before.
He showed interest in his food, but simply could not eat. Grandma then decided he should have some special yogurt. We went ahead and gave him the yogurt in a dropper, C L O, and doses of water. We later picked up Pedialyte at the store for him as well. We continued this throughout the day at various intervals. Tufsey continued to show improvements and even ate about 3 tiny bites on his own (with a lot of difficulty).

Friday morning came and Tufsey was even more alert than before. He was given the new regiment of magic Tufsey treatment before Josh went into work. My mom came and gave him the regiment early in the afternoon.
I came home from work and Tufsey was sitting up watching out the porch door. He wanted to go outside so I obliged. (he is no longer allowed to roam anymore)
I was able to give him a dropper and a half before he jumped out of his bed and walked away. While I was with him, he began slowly eating his food. It was dry food which he normally prefers, however he tried.
I picked up the girls and we picked up some kitty tuna at the store. We brought it home to Tufsey and he began eating--miracle of all miracles. He ate and ate and ate. Following that, he began cleaning his paws and face. He hadn't done either in probably 3 days. He ate some more.
Last night, Josh gave him some more droppers of the Tufsey magic potions. Tufsey, ate some more. He arched his back when we petted him and stretched--all things he hadn't done in days.

This morning we got up and as soon as Josh opened the back door, Tufsey jumped up and MEOWED. He hadn't meowed in days. I was putting his food in his dish just inside the door to the kitchen and he jumped in and began eating. He ate some dental treats and regular treats and milk in addition to his tuna. The new development as I began writing this...he was drinking water on his own again!!

Obviously, we know he is feeling better and is eating on his own accord. He will not be allowed to roam due to his illnesses and the likelihood of getting sick again which his body has MAJOR trouble fighting. He has his home on the porch and if he does well this weekend, we will probably get him a litter box for the times when we are not home to take him outside.

Aliyah is amazed that he is feeling better and we have tried to tell her that he could easily get very sick again--we just do not know. Tufsey is doing his normal Tufsey things and wants petted---rolls to his back for more and watches our every move. He really needs to fatten up. He wasn't big before and without food and water his sides are sinking in as well as his cheeks. Hopefully with his new regimen of stuff, he will feel at 100%--at least we would hope.

Josh remarked that there never was a cat like Tufsey the cat. We love him and it's obvious he loves us.

Sorry, I haven't updated and made you think he was gone. We simply didn't know he was going to even make it when I posted.
I guess maybe grandma just knew something that could help a kitty that none of the rest of us knew.

Happy Weekend and hopefully some more happy days for the kitty.