Castiel is our adorable goofy parlor panther. He is a 9-year-old black cat named after an angel who doesn’t quite get humans from the tv series Supernatural. We adopted Castiel at 6 months of age from a local rescue group. It was love at first sight. I swear our hearts double in size every time we look at him. He has two adopted much loved tiger siblings, one-year-old Clover and three-year-old Aleksandr. We all live in the SF Bay Area, and all the cats are strictly indoors as we live in an area with coyotes, hawks, and mountain lions.
Castiel is possibly the most food motivated cat on the planet. He is constantly plotting to steal his siblings chow. He is an expert at breaking into cupboards and is not opposed to helping himself to leftovers. He is a big long cat whose people and vet have him on a strict slimming plan, which he thinks stinks.
Castiel has had a few prior health issues but nothing serious. He got blocked up something fierce after chewing up a double roll of toilet paper as a kitty – about $800 worth of enemas and care solved that issue. He has suffered some constipation issues over the years that resulted in a vet prescribed small Miralax dose but otherwise he is a pretty typical cat.
He spends his days lolling around the house, following sunbeams, lying across jigsaw puzzles, playing with his siblings and catnip toys, and playing fetch and feather toy.
Less than a month ago everything seemed perfect, and then we found a lump.
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Michelle and Brian, thank you so much for starting a blog. It’s good for all of us, and future members, to know Castiel’s story from the beginning. Thanks for explaining about his name, I was wondering about that! And we hope the blog is good therapy for you.
He, Clover and Aleksandr are so lucky to have such devoted humans! I’m sorry you got this diagnosis to deal with, but it’s clear that everything is in place for Castiel to have a good quality of life when he recovers. Keep up the great work!
Toilet paper ! You cheeky fella! Look forward to hearing how well you are doing
Awe, Castiel is a sweetheart glad we get to meet his sweet self!💝
We have dealt with constipation for years with Purrkins brother Saxton; he also gets Miralax 2X a day am and pm and a motility drug called Cisapride. I’m bringing this up because pain medication can cause constipation in regular kitties. I would be bumping up Castiel’s Miralax dose thru recovery. Not sure what dosage you give or if you give two times a day? If not, please consider and discuss with your vet. It is very safe and can be adjusted. You know the signs to watch for.
We have childproof locks on all the cupboards because the boys used to break into them all too. Too smart!
Hugs and scratches to the kitties, please!
Holly, Mark, Purrkins & Saxton💝💝💝