Whiskers & Purrs

Side effects from Henry's medicines...

To all our friends on the innernets,

This is all of us speakin'.  As most of y'all know, our Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III has ben very very sick over the past two weeks.  He has been takin' LOTS of medicines.  We waked up this mornin' and realized that The Senator is now sufferin' from some very serious and very weird side effects...now we is all very worried...take a look and let us know what you think we should do:

   
Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III and his purple pigtails

 
Freddy Astaire Graves III investigates

HA HA!!!  We fooled ya, didn't we!  Henry is still doin' pritty goods but...he still really really REALLY likes for mommy to feed him with a syringe, but that's 'cause he likes it, not 'cause he needs it.  We is all very real happy and thankfuls that he continues to grow stronger.

 
Happy Halloweens

We hope you all have a very safe and happy Halloweens!

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang

Henry: What I know for sure

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

This is Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III.  As lots of y'all know, I have been real sick over the past two weeks.  We has all been skeert...'specially mommy.  It just ain't been no kinds of fun. Every time I starts to git better, I git sick again.   Although we ain't for sure, we think that maybe I am startin' to git better!  Ain't that wonnerfuls?

I still ain't eatin' food yet so mommy still has to syringe feed me...I will tell you a little secret...I kinda like gittin' my suppers that way.  First of all, mommy feeds me Hill's AD.  It is so dang DELISHUS!  It has already been chewed for me...all I gots to do is open up my mouth and let mommy put some of it on my tongue and then slurp it up...Mmmm...it's so good!  Plus, mommy holds me real close and kisses me the whole time she is feedin' me.  What's not to love 'bout that?

Although we don't know what has been wrong with me...there are some things that I knows deep down in my heart:

1.  I gots lots of good friends on the innernets that care 'bout me lots.

2.  My brothers and sisters in the Whiskers & Purrs Gang love me and give me head butts all the time to let me know they is worried.

3.  Already Been Chewed food is T.H.E. B.E.S.T!

4.  When I feel like crap, crawlin' up on mommy's lap is the best place to be on the face of this earth.

5.  And, the most important thing I know for sure is that, no matter what, I am not alone.  I am loved.

Thanks to everybody for carin' and sayin' prayers for me.  We will keep you updated on how I'm doin'.

Very truly yours,
Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III

 

Who pooped in the ballot box?

Dearest friends on the innernets,

This is very important. Please watch.

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang

Please don't be mad...

 

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

This is all of us speakin'.  A while back we announced we was gonna do a special tribute to all the Fierce Fighters that had we have all lost.  It was supposed to be a way to honor all of the Ones That Have Come Before Us.  See, our big brother Felix's 6th birthday would've been this comin' Friday on October 31.  We wanted to take that day to remember all of the little ones like Felix that we and our beans have loved.  But, since our little brother, Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III is very sick right now, we was wonnerin' if we could postpone Fierce Fighter Day to later in November...November 21, 2008.  Everybody in the Whiskers & Purrs Gang is all real tired right now and mommy is worried half-outta-her-mind over The Senator.  She's gittin' up to syringe feed Henry all throughout the night...she's very skeert that maybe he might have FIP just like big brother Felix.  We just really need to focus all our energy on The Senator and purr super-strong 'til he gits all betters.

Please just know we is real sorry 'bout this.  We will do a better job with it next month...we promise. 

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang...and mommy Jenny, too

PS...if you have a spare minute and could say a prayer for Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III, we sure would appreciate it.  He is strugglin' right now.

A year ago today...

 

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

This is Mazie Grace speakin'.  One year ago today I was rollin' round on the bed with Felix and he was slippin' me some tongue.  It makes my heart hurt to think 'bout how much I miss him...dang ol' FIP.

Very truly yours,
Mazie Grace 

An update on Henry and a letter for Vampy Vic from Elsie Fallulah

Dearest Vampy Vic,

It has been a long time since I have writed to you.  Please don't think I ain't been thinkin' 'bout you...I visit your bloggy every single day.  It's just that me and all the other kids in the Whiskers & Purrs Gang have been very busy watchin' over Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III.  He is still very sick. 

We think he has a upper respiratory infection and has lotsa boogers in his nose.  He won't eat and just seems to feel very real bad.  All he wants to do is sit on mommy's lap and blow boogers all over everything...Ewwww!  Yesterday, Aunt Doktor Dugan gived him some different medicines to start takin'.  They probably ain't had enough time to start workin' yet.  We keep tellin' him that things will git better...but...we is wonnerin' if that's true.  FIP (what our big brother Felix died from) is not somethin' that there's a accurate test for and...since Felix had it when he was in our house, all of us has been exposed and would test positive for it even if we wasn't sick with it.  So...we is just plain ol' worried, skeert and sad. 

Please say a prayer for Henry, 'kay?  He is pitifuls.

Very truly yours,
Miss Elsie Fallulah Graves

PS...I absolutely LOVED the picture of you on your bloggy...you are the hotness, Vampy Vic!

Takin' the day off...

To all the peoples on the innernets, this is all of us speakin'.  We is all just flat out exhausted.  It has been a hard, sad week.  Henry has been sick for over a week now...it is very skeery.  Since it's the weekend and mommy is home, we is gonna let her watch over the Senator and we is gonna take some long snoozy, purry naps.  We'll be back tomorrow.

Please say a prayer for our Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III.  He's just GOT to git better real soon.

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang

Poor Henry can't catch a break.

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

Our sweet Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III just can't git a break...he had started to feel betters but has had a setback.  He ain't walkin' stiff with hurty paws this time...but...now he's sneezin' non-stop and blowin' boogers everywhere...especially on mommy's pillow.    Mommy says he is probably gittin' a upper respiratory infection.  He still won't eat and is very sad.  The only thing he wants to do is git real close to mommy and wipe his nose on her sleeve. 

Please say a prayer for our sweet brother. 

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang

Tired

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

This is all of us speakin'.  We is tired of bein' sad 'cause Henry has been sick.  We is gonna gather 'round him and purr real hard 'til he is all better.

Very truly yours,
The Whiskers & Purrs Gang

Sweet Henry...could it be true?

Dearest peoples on the innernets,

This is Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III speakin'.  Notice I ain't talkin' in italics today!!!  We is almost askeerd to believe that maybe I'm feelin' a little bits better!  Yesterday mommy came home at lunch time to feed me and I was sittin' on one of our perches in the sunshine watchin' the birdies in the back yard.  And when mommy gotted home last night, I was walkin' 'round the house just doin' my normal Henry-stuff.  I wasn't limpin' or stiff in my joints the way I was Friday - Monday.  Last week I just stayed on mommy's bed, asleeps on her pillow.  I started out with hurties in my left paw and then it went to all four of my feets...I was very stiff all over and it hurt me to walk or move at all.  I walked around growlin' at myself.  I feeled real real REAL bad and didn't want nothin' to do with the rest of the Whiskers & Purrs Gang.

Now I still won't eat on my own so mommy still is havin' to feed me Hill's AD in a syringe and I'm very weak, but I'm MUCH more alert and bright-eyed. I'm still takin' all my medicines and bein' a real good boy.  Aunt Doktor Dugan said that if I'm still doin' good through today without my fevers comin' back or the stiffness in my legs, then I'm probably gittin' better.  Please just say a prayer that I keep feelin' betters...I'm ready to git back to bein' me...ya know, a very important Senator.  I've gots lots to do before the election.

Very truly yours,
Senator Henry Jackson Edward Graves III