Well I have to say many of you are passionate about animals ...it'
great to see so many people care about living things that do not have
voice.  

Also many people have commented about Willow and Lilly being declawed.
We didn't de-claw these cats.  These two kitties were abandoned, when w
adopted them they were already declawed and spayed.  

***The strangest thing happened last night....this is why I feel Willo
has a bi-polar disorder or some sort of mental issue.  Willow at abou
10:30 last night jumped up on our bed while we were laying down...an
started kneading and making bread on me as well as purring away.  Sh
was purring so much she started dripping drool. She does that whe
she's purring hard it's funny..then she laid down next to me  facing m
not with her back to me..and fell asleep cuddled against me.  First tim
in months. I miss that and I'm sure she does as well*****

Also Lilly's OCD is definitely not caused by her being declawed.
Although the vet who declawed her massacred her, Lilly's OCD starte
when she got a small case of fleas.  My sister in law moved out of he
place and went to Australia for the summer a year back.  While she wa
gone she needed a place to keep her stuff...we'll the rest i
history..The couch came with fleas.  That's when Lilly's OCD started
the bugs drove her crazy and once we had them controlled...she kep
licking out of habit I presume.  It get's worse when willow is out o
control and right now it's pretty bad.  The doctor gave us a steroida
cream..more like an ointment called ANIMAX but it's not working..an
advice on that?
AS far as her paws, Lilly lets me inspect her paws and allows me t
handle them, I've never had a cat that would even let me close t
them..but I guess she trusts me.  I put cream on them to help because
know there tender still today.  I can tell she has problems with the
because she takes her time coming down the steps and doesn't like t
jump from high places...+ she's a bit overweight.  She's a hog.  Whe
she hears the whip cream can she comes hauling into the kitchen like
train, it's hilariousl.  As far as her paws...luckily she is th
sweetest cat in the world and loves us more then anything and we fee
the same about her.  I'd do anything for her, love her dearly. Sh
follows me around the house and just is a good friend and joy to hav
around.  

Willow de-clawing is actually very good, although I'm sure people wil
say she can still be in pain.  I don't believe she has any issues wit
her paws, and I know her pretty well.  AS I stated earlier she has
mental issue that needs to be taken care of...and yes I made up my min
on what to do.

I have made an appointment with Mt. Airy Animal Hospital to have Willo
re-evaluated and to be put on medication.  What she did last nigh
illustrated to me that she isn't too far gone and hopefully if we ca
get her levals back to normal with medication then she will be the ca
she once was.  Thanks everyone for their posts....ALso if anyone know
what to do about Lilly's sores please let me know.  

Dave

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