Hi everyone, my name is Kami. I’ve been asked to write my autobiography. I’m a bit discombobulated so I’ve had to ask my mum to type, she’ll probably embellish it a bit but I’ve reminded her I’m in the spotlight.
The Red Foundation were contacted by another rescue who had saved me from a horrible situation. They’d been trying to get me safe for 18 months because I was kept in a wooden shed and they thought I’d had puppies too, I don’t really remember that, I can’t feed myself very well so I don’t know how I’d have looked after my babies. The foster lady at the other rescue explained that I was odd and just kept spinning and wouldn’t settle, I was also a bit bitey! They said they’d paid for an MRI scan which said I had a spider cyst in my brain, but the scan report was never shared with TRF. Katy asked my mum to help as she’s used to us special ones and she also knew my mum would help as much as she could but wouldn’t let me live a sad life if I was in pain.
A nice lady picked me up and took me to Norfolk where I was gently handed over. My mum was a bit bemused by me, and I was very scared so kept trying to bite everyone. I couldn’t sleep, didn’t know when I needed the toilet (it was mortifying just peeing where I sat btw) and I couldn’t stand up without falling over.
Mum said that she didn’t feel it was fair but she would try her best to help me. I had nystagmus (my eyes flit all over the place), and could only walk in circles. I couldn’t sleep at night either. I took a real liking to her great big smelly lump Kieron. Why wouldn’t I? I can smell him a mile away so I felt secure when he was around! I started sleeping in his arms and eventually stopped trying to dig into him. It made my heart swell when he told his mum I would be his neurospecialwarrior and he would keep me safe. And that, he did.
Mum renamed me Kami as I kept backflipping and gave her a split lip, black eye and many bruises in my attempts to be a ninja! She was very good at catching me before I tried to flip off the sofa!
After several months of settling in, and learning all the skills I should have had a long time ago, like peeing outside, eating from a bowl and giving my people kisses, my mum asked The Red Foundation if we could do another MRI as we didn’t really know what was wrong with me. TRF didn’t hesitate and I was whisked off to mum’s favourite neuro vet. Well…..I didn’t have a spider in my brain afterall….in fact, there were big chunks of my brain missing! The vet was confident that I was happy and had a good quality of life and I was very clever as I had learned to adapt.
Well, that was a few years ago and I was doing really really well…..until disaster struck. I couldn’t move one morning and was stuck on my side, and oh the pain was awful. Mum rushed me to the vets worried it was a seizure, but the vet thought it was IVDD. Obviously, because of my neurodiscombobulations surgery is a no go. The vet was really worried, I need 4 legs, and right then I had none and it hurt. The vet gave me some powerful meds and for a week I saw pink elephants, but the pain reduced. Mum and my big bro had to express my bladder and bowels, rotate me so I didn’t get sores and do physio to keep my joints working. Once the pain eased I was able to enjoy lying out in the sun, mum put a fan on me and the umbrella which was no fun as I love the sun.
Skip forwards a few weeks and I’m not on pain meds now, I’m shuffling around on my bottom and getting stuck in odd places. And I am trying to stand up. I’ve a long way to go but I am trying really hard to make progress. I owe it to my big bro, my mum and The Red Foundation who have invested so much love and time into me that I will do my bestest to get better. I need 4 legs to have a full life, I won’t be able to cope with wheels but I am being an excellent patient which makes everyone more hopeful that I will walk again, I’m already trying to take steps.
Please sponsor me, or others like me. Without the Red Foundation I’d not be here. It’s as simple as that. Many of us wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t taken us under their wing and continue to support us in our obstacles.
