Happy late Saturday night (Or early Sunday for some of you!) everyone, & welcome to our Cast Off Party to celebrate The Power of the Purr's bringing Phase 1 of Daddy Kiril's recovery from his Boo Boo to an end.
Since we can't afford it it's a Potluck...Bring your own Nip & Noms! ;-D
The Cast was sawed off, and Daddy was shown how to put on a brace, with his shoe & sock.
He can walk, full weight, w/o the crutches, now...or try to.
But NO REAL DANCING! ( When he did the above, hopping on his GOOD foot, & holding the braced on in the air, I rolled over, and laughed at his antics, then it occurred to me the idiot could break the good ankle! ) :-D
As long as he keeps both feet on the ground he can hold your front paws as you wiggle your butt, & wag your tail. :-D
It's very painful, and slow, since he's not walked on the foot fully, in over a month.
He won't see the doc again for a month.
On his trip TO the Doc, using his crutches, with 1/2 his weight on the foot, he was practically "Hauling Ass thru the intersections, and down the sidewalks", 4 blocks, after 2 weeks of such daily efforts, um hee, hee! :-D
Once out of the cast, and in his shoe, with the brace, & the OK to not use the crutches, and put full weight, the Tortoise could tiptoe, and still win a race with him, on his first couple days of effort. :-D
The foot hurts like hell when he walks, actually more of a shuffle, on it, but he's moving, and that's what counts, I suppose.
The pain is to be expected considering he's not fully walked on it in a little over a month.
The Doc says he can put the leg & foot, in the shower, and bathe the foot, just use a soft sponge around the incisions.
When I got a look at his foot, and saw where there incisions were, it freaked me out, so I ain't gonna share a picture of that!
He hopes to properly heal, but....he's got other concerns to worry about, as his bills have now come in.
There's some reason to be optimistic, though we are concerned what our situation will be come Sept., as he discusses on his blog.
In other news...Unless some miracle occurs, even though he should be in decent walking shape by the end of August, Daddy Kiril WILL NOT BE ATTENDING BlogPaws, as we had so much hoped he would do.
Daddy's concern about Unmemployment/Disability Ins., and how to pay his bills played a huge part in this decision.
He could take 3 or 4 days away from it all, sure, if IElvira won the BlogPaws contest, BUT, he does not know how our situation may change by the end of August, and that uncertainty would be unfair to the BlogPaws Contest, and all other contestants who could have won it, so he requested her entry be removed before the contest judging begins.
The same with being sponsored.
We have removed the "I'm Going" Badges from both blogs, and taken the Blog post about looking for a sponsor, from Meowsings front page.
This year certainly hasn't gone the way we'd hope it would.
I even sent out copies of my Special Meowsings Promotional Flier, by mail, in April, to 80 links in our sidebar, most of them LA County, & Orange County, based....and heard nothing from anyone. :-D
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But ENOUGH with our concerns, we have Daddy's getting rid of his cast to celebrate!
Someone pass me a Nip Tea, and did anyone bring some Greenies, or Fishy Flakes?
****UPDATE - July 6th****
Yesterday has given Daddy Kiril reknewed hope that attending BlogPaws may be possible.
Therefore the post we wrote in May, looking for a Sponsor, has been returned to the top of the blog.
He was approved for State Disability, which pays him, weekly, nearly 3 times as much as unemplyment did, and it's retroactive to a week after his Boo Boo.
3 of his 4 medical bills are on hold for a month, and may be substantially reduced, and allow him to pay monthly
We still do not know what our situation will be come Sept. 1st, but something a friend wrote Daddy, & I, last night, speaks to why we have always felt it was important Daddy attend the convention, even if he had to pay for the whole adventure himself...
"Only you can decide if you should make the investment to go.
I think it would be good for you and spark lots of new ideas and connections for you.
If you want to make your blogging into something that might pay the bills, this will jumpstart that process for you.".
Daddy is again willing to consider going to BlogPaws, even if he has to pay for it himself.
Nikita Cat
****END UPDATE****
O, we's tha furrst ones here, aren't we?
Good, I bringed lots of goodies... warm mouse cakes and lots of liz-quila!
We Sherwood Kitties will be tha furrst in line to get a dance wif Daddy Kiril, after Elvira and Nikita, of course.
We's gonna focus ours purrs for Daddy Kiril to find a good job now that him's ankle is healing up.
I's gonna set mine goodies out on this big table and we'll sit and wait fur more guests to arrive.
Posted by: KC | July 02, 2011 at 11:44 PM
Thank you gang!
Elvira just finished the first dance with Daddy, and now KC is having her turn.
My, oh my, oh my, what IS it about Torties, and their Butt Shaking/Tail Wagging Technique?
Ladies, I swear! ;-D
Posted by: Nikita Cat | July 02, 2011 at 11:54 PM
I never expected to see your daddy dancing on ANY foot!
The pic is a hoot.
Pass the 'nip. Meowza will be right over. He loves a good pawty.
Posted by: Mog | July 03, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Thanks for the update, Nikita!
That's too bad that your human can't make it to BlogPaws this year, but it's obvious there is too much else that is going on for him to take off across country right now.
Purrs to him - I am sure that given a week or two, he will be outrunning both tortoises and snails!
Posted by: Sparkle | July 03, 2011 at 01:30 AM
We are so sorry Daddy Kiril won't be going to BlogPaws.
This is a terrific party we brought some noms to share and have our party hats on.
Posted by: Artemisia, Fenris, Socks & Scylla | July 03, 2011 at 07:09 AM
Meowza, & I, in the corner sipping a Nip Tea, watched a while as the line to "Dance" with Daddy grew. :-D
After a while I ordered Daddy to bed so he could rest.
Boy that Sparkle sure can cut a rug! ;-D
Posted by: Nikita Cat | July 03, 2011 at 08:49 AM
Daddy is awake, and showered ( Elvira guarded the bathroom door because everyone suddenly developed an interest in looking at Daddy's ankle in, um, all it's glory... :-D )
Now he's ready for his Breakfast of cereal, fruit, and milk, and...sorry, you can only LOOK, not TOUCH!
If all I am allowed to do is watch then you can't touch either!
The table is small so we can't all fit on it at once, so be nice, and let others have a turn.
I know how utterly fascinating watching our Humans eat can be for some Kitties, hee, hee!
These same rules apply at Lunch, and Dinner. ;-D
Posted by: Nikita Cat | July 03, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Oh, sorry your dad won't get to attend BlogPaws, but he's right to put Unemployment ahead of fun.
We're very happy he's out of the cast, though.
Posted by: jansfunnyfarm | July 03, 2011 at 10:27 AM
The party has taken a turn to the relaxing side, since Noon, due to the heat.
Daddy Kiril stretched out on the bed, and Elvira, & I curled up next to him...and this was a signal for all the other Kitties to pile on around us including on the floor, around, and under, the bed.
It's been one big, happy, Nap & Snooze Fest ever since. :-D
Even the Voles got together in a corner to nap, and Voles are not usually known for Napping, and Snoozing...unlike us Felines. :-D
Posted by: Nikita Cat | July 03, 2011 at 06:59 PM
The Party's over...Hee, hee!
After a good long nap it was time to send everyone home, with our thanks for coming by, and acting silly with us. :-D
Posted by: Nikita Cat | July 03, 2011 at 09:58 PM
Oh man!! We are so sorry we missed the party!!
We are so glad Daddy Kiril got the cast off and sad that he cannot make BlogPaws!!
We will purrr for good things to come to Daddy Kiril!!
((((((((HUGGGGGGSSSSSS))))))) from your TX furiends,
Posted by: Samantha, Clementine & Maverick | July 04, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Our congrats to Daddy Kiril for getting his cast off and continued purrs for his complete healing and recovery and good fortune for the finances.
I'll do a little dance for him to try to cheer him up about not being able to attend the BlogPaws (Do you think the moonwalk is ok for this?) .
Also, thanks so much for your purrs for me, we very much appreciate them!
Posted by: Clooney | July 05, 2011 at 04:50 PM