That Girl!
July 23, 2002 - So much has been going on that I’m a little behind on posting, but I do have lots of goodies to share! First, Maleah is now up to 53lbs!! That’s a whopping 5lbs she’s gained! At first I thought…is that all? And then I realized how I had to start off feeding her in such small amounts, and how her meds, colitis, and kennel cough curbed her appetite for quite a while, and I realized it actually was quite a bit considering all the time it took for those things to take place. So yeah, I think it’s great!!
We had to go see Doc, for Maleah has an ulcer on her eye. I’d been treating it appropriately, but for some reason it kept getting worse. So we had a quick trip to the vet where we received a different antibiotic, in hopes of ridding the ulcer. The first one should have done it, but the little bugger is stubborn. So Doc tried another. He also found the scarring of an old ulcer on her other eye, poor gal. Doesn’t seem to bother her, but I thought, geez…the poor girl has been through even more in her short life.
I wish you could have seen her at the vet…she had a BALL!! She pawed the technician for more attention, rubbed all over her, rubbed all over Dr Houlberg, went up to everyone that came into the reception area wagging her tail and greeting them happily, and even made sure to poo, pee and sneeze all over the exam room. 
She wanted to let them know she felt at home, you know….
But my goodness she had blast! Then we stopped to visit some of my foster parents, where she jumped out of the car and absorbed the attention. She apparently thought a lot of the foster daddy b/c she wanted to follow him inside vs stay outside w/me or the other foster mommy…Gee thanks, Maleah! Hey!! Remember me??? 
It was good to see her having so much fun, though. In fact, when we got home, I opened the car door to let her out…and she paused…looked at me…blankly, I might add…and promptly laid down, refusing to go inside. I said “C’mom, Maleah! Let’s go inside!” and she turned her head away. Apparently she had so much fun that she wanted to continue her adventures and have a fun filled Friday night! I finally had to pick her up and carry her inside, where I swear she laughed at me for coming to her beck and call.
Yesterday, she actually JUMPED UP on me! Yep! She was all waggily and playful, and she jumped up on her hind legs to hug me! I was on the phone with a friend and said “OH MY GOODNESS! SHE JUMPED UP ON HER HIND LEGS AND PUT HER FRONT PAWS ON ME!” I LOVED it!!!
She is eating like a horse…LOL! She gets very impatient if I take too long, too. She will practically knock the bag over to get my attention, and then wolf it down…then crash and snooze when her belly is full. She is prancing around the yard more than ever these days, and full of playfulness! She looks great, too…you’d not believe the amount of hair on her head considering it’s only been a few weeks and that she was in the condition she was…it’s super!!! I do have pictures that I will post as soon as I can. Her skin looks great, and Doc agreed!
Miss Maleah is so full of herself…YEAH!!!!!!!!! I love watching her blossom and love it when she rubs that (now) furry head up against me. She’s surely half cat…but she’s so affectionate that way, and is pawing more and more for your attention. She’s even dancing and being a little playful. I’m so happy for her…she is SUCH a darling girl! If I can get the video to load properly on the page, I’ll put in on there to show how she rubs up against you…it’s simply too cute.
What a great girl…so inspiring. Each day her spunk grows and she gets funnier and more alive. I wish I had her stamina and determination. Perhaps one day she’ll tell me her secret.