CatWatch 2008
I promised I wouldn't post more about Ian until there was news, but enough people have asked me what's up that I figure a quick update is in order.
Aside from the cancer reoccurring, my main concern now is his weight. Other than that, his attitude and personality are great. He's doing fine - his activity level is normal to high. I sometimes joke that he's doing "too well" because he hasn't been this active in years, frankly and he can be a nuisance when I'm trying to work in my office. He's eating baby food (and some moist cat food) regularly and he's taught himself how to drink out of a bowl. I don't know if he also drinks out of the special fountain water bowl we got him, but I've caught him drinking out of the regular bowl many times. I can't gauge how effective it is or how much he drinks, but he's not lacking for effort.
I've seen him extend his tongue and at full extension it just barely comes out of his mouth. It's enough that he can actually groom himself to a limited extent. He has a habit of sometimes licking his moist cat food. The latter is possibly also why he hasn't regained all his weight. I'd guess he's still around 13 lbs and he's still pretty bony. Sometimes I'm a little surprised by his boniness, but because he has so much energy it's hard to imagine that it's a huge problem for him at the moment. We'll probably take him into the vet in a week or so to have him weighed and see if anything else has come up.