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Palliative Care Update: A Medication Request | BilliSpeaks
We’re over 4 months since Billi progressed to stage 4 (end stage) kidney failure, which is beyond the median life expectancy of cats in this stage. I’m thrilled Billi has been stable overall for these last months, but I knew eventually that would change. It certainly didn’t make it easier to see her appetite that poor though!
I’m hoping with the adjustments she’ll continue to be stable for a bit longer, but ultimately I’m looking out for her quality of life (much more important than just extension of life)! I’m so lucky Billi works with me for her care, it makes this palliative stage much easier on both of us 🥰

I work as a zoo relief veterinarian (think travel nurse, but for veterinarians) which means I travel for extended periods. Billi is a great little traveler, and is very comfortable in the car and new places! Dad will pop in to visit as he can, but we won’t be back home for a bit.



Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad.
Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG).
Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks
LinkTree for:
✨merchandise
✨website with FAQs and getting started resources
✨other button options
✨food puzzles
✨Instagram
✨TikTok 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
linktr.ee/BilliSpeaks
Want to learn more about the research study Billi and many other animals are in? Check it out here:
www.theycantalk.org/research
www.billispeaks.com/research
A Billi dictionary 📖
🔹Fan toy: a homemade toy with sewing elastic tied to a stuffed bunny or mouse
🔹Food water: a small amount of warm water over a handful of kibble
🔹Watermelon: a food puzzle that looks like a watermelon
🔹Catnip water: what Billi named my coffee
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Відео

Billi Knew It Was National Hug Your Cat Day! | BilliSpeaks
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These days are 100% made up but I’m still here for it 😂 Deciding to travel with Billi right now was something I absolutely agonized over. Rest assured I considered all options, and at the end of the day she’s my priority and FAR outweighs my job. I thought long and hard about how far Billi could reasonably travel, and have made sure she was stable before we left. Ultimately Billi could decline ...
Palliative Care Update: Cuddles, Pets, Catnip, DAD! | BilliSpeaks
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Still a cuddle bug 🥰 ✨ ✨ ✨ Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks LinkTree for: ✨merchandise ✨website with FAQs and getting started resources ✨other button options ✨food puzzles ✨Instagram ✨TikTok 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 ...
Palliative Care Update: A Full Minute Of Billi Grooming | BilliSpeaks
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Fur quality and appearance usually declines with illness and age for a few reasons: 1. They aren’t grooming as much. It takes energy they may not have! 2. As mammals age, the elasticity of the hair decreases. You see this in humans as they get older too. It’s a normal aging process, and not always indicative of disease. 3. The disease process itself can affect growth rate/type. Billi is still g...
Spring Toy, Outside, Cuddle, Repeat! New Routines During Palliative Care | BilliSpeaks
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Billi continues to be stable 💗 Her button use is markedly less. She used to press about 100-300 buttons per day (depending on how much time a human spent at home with her on a given day), now a verbose day is about 10 presses. Her appetite is a bit worse, but she’s still eating, and she’s still showing interest in outside, easy play time, and as always: cuddles. We’re focused on making her as c...
Dad, Pets All Done. Mom, Help Food Water! | BilliSpeaks
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Just a quick check in! ✨ ✨ ✨ Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks LinkTree for: ✨merchandise ✨website with FAQs and getting started resources ✨other button options ✨food puzzles ✨Instagram ✨TikTok 👇🏻👇🏻👇...
Palliative Care With Billi: Changes To Our Routine | BilliSpeaks
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For a more comprehensive overview of Billi’s health, check out the Medical Playlist. FAQs: 1. What about Feline AIM (apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage)/the research out of University of Tokyo/check out Claire LuvCat? This is a great question, and there’s a short answer and a long answer. The short answer is this is VERY new research, we don’t understand the full impact yet, it’s not available i...
A Health Update, Continued | BilliSpeaks
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I have good news and not so good news. While the bacteria found in Billi’s urine at her last check has cleared, unfortunately her blood values didn’t improve. She is now officially in IRIS Stage IV (Google this if you’re unfamiliar), and the median life expectancy for this stage isn’t long. Initially she was feeling ok and compensating well, but last week her appetite drastically decreased. As ...
You’ll Never Guess What I Just Had Mom! Catnip! | BilliSpeaks
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This was so cool to watch. ✨ ✨ ✨ Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks LinkTree for: ✨merchandise ✨website with FAQs and getting started resources ✨other button options ✨food puzzles ✨Instagram ✨TikTok 👇...
What Time Is It? Outside Time! | BilliSpeaks
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Recently it’s been a bit chilly in the mornings for balcony time, so Billi wisely waited until it was the afternoon before demanding outside 😂 ✨ ✨ ✨ Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks LinkTree for: ✨m...
A Mad Tantrum | BilliSpeaks
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And we thought she was mellowing in her old age 😹 ✨ ✨ ✨ Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 15 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration for learning to “speak” with buttons from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for FluentPet buttons: flnt.pt/billispeaks LinkTree for: ✨merchandise ✨website with FAQs and getting started resources ✨other button options ✨food puzzl...
Sign Billi’s Petition To Make Her Her Friend Move Closer | BilliSpeaks
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For anyone new, Billi apparently decided my friend’s name was “Squirrel” a couple of years ago, and she still refers to her by that button. (Human or Squirrel? | BilliSpeaks ua-cam.com/video/Ij7mtC8c1GU/v-deo.html) I Said Squirrel! | BilliSpeaks ua-cam.com/video/XDenuEhSZok/v-deo.html “I don’t understand why squirrel doesn’t love me” - Billi, probably | BilliSpeaks ua-cam.com/video/yjGiWTURFkw/...
A Billi Health Update | BilliSpeaks
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A Billi Health Update | BilliSpeaks
Billi Gets To Cuddle Grandma! | BilliSpeaks
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Billi Gets To Cuddle Grandma! | BilliSpeaks
Can You Hear Me, Dad? | BilliSpeaks
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Can You Hear Me, Dad? | BilliSpeaks
Now Want Food, A Complete Sentence! | BilliSpeaks
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Now Want Food, A Complete Sentence! | BilliSpeaks
I Would Like Catnip Please, Father | BilliSpeaks
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I Would Like Catnip Please, Father | BilliSpeaks
We Are FINISHED Cuddling, Mother | BilliSpeaks
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We Are FINISHED Cuddling, Mother | BilliSpeaks
What The Heck Are You Talking About Dad? | BilliSpeaks
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What The Heck Are You Talking About Dad? | BilliSpeaks
Food! Want Food. | BilliSpeaks
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Food! Want Food. | BilliSpeaks
My Forever Valentine Even When She’s Mad | BilliSpeaks
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My Forever Valentine Even When She’s Mad | BilliSpeaks
So We Both Agree? That’s Water? | BilliSpeaks
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So We Both Agree? That’s Water? | BilliSpeaks
Dad And Billi Share A Romantic Dinner | BilliSpeaks
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Dad And Billi Share A Romantic Dinner | BilliSpeaks
Can We Play, Dad? | BilliSpeaks
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Can We Play, Dad? | BilliSpeaks
Auntie, Can I Have Food Water? | BilliSpeaks
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Auntie, Can I Have Food Water? | BilliSpeaks
When Mom Is Out Of Town, Billi Takes Advantage | BilliSpeaks
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When Mom Is Out Of Town, Billi Takes Advantage | BilliSpeaks
Cooperative Care Training: An Update On Laser Therapy Training
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Cooperative Care Training: An Update On Laser Therapy Training
Billi Would Like Me To Turn The Rain Off | BilliSpeaks
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Billi Would Like Me To Turn The Rain Off | BilliSpeaks
Dad Won’t Share! Mad! | BilliSpeaks
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Dad Won’t Share! Mad! | BilliSpeaks
Come On Mom, We Need To Exercise! | BilliSpeaks
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Come On Mom, We Need To Exercise! | BilliSpeaks

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @atlcatsmeow
    @atlcatsmeow 22 години тому

    Thank you for sharing Billi with us. She will be missed.

  • @user-hi4sm3ig5j
    @user-hi4sm3ig5j 22 години тому

    Goodbye Billi, you were the cutest talking cat we ever saw. RIP.

  • @scifieric
    @scifieric 22 години тому

    I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of Billi, even though we knew it was coming. Billi was a sincerely intelligent cat.

  • @helenahlstrom2418
    @helenahlstrom2418 22 години тому

    So sad ! She was amazing and her parents as well ! 😢❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

  • @imaPangolin
    @imaPangolin 22 години тому

    Crying.

  • @imaPangolin
    @imaPangolin 22 години тому

    I’m soooo soooo sorry.

  • @thecatsmeow9972
    @thecatsmeow9972 22 години тому

    She will be truly missed ❤ She showed the world how mad a cat can get ❤❤❤

  • @embersmisty
    @embersmisty 22 години тому

    😢❤

  • @lorettabuza3319
    @lorettabuza3319 22 години тому

    My heart is with you. Thank you.

  • @thethinkingtreefrog8061
    @thethinkingtreefrog8061 22 години тому

    Billi will be dearly missed. She would have a palacial tomb of her own if the world today practiced the culture of ancient egypt.

  • @bogbog
    @bogbog 22 години тому

    NO WAY 💔💔

  • @h.sm222
    @h.sm222 22 години тому

    so sorry for your loss <3 ive loved watching her for these past few years, rest in peace ❤️

  • @lntb5834
    @lntb5834 22 години тому

    My heart goes out to you, Kendra❤❤❤❤

  • @JacobSmith_emjds
    @JacobSmith_emjds 22 години тому

    I am so very sorry to hear this. Rest well Billi.

  • @user-ow3no5jn4h
    @user-ow3no5jn4h 22 години тому

    I loved watching that sweet, sassy, smart girl. I am so sorry for your loss but thank you for sharing her with us.

  • @patricklee4581
    @patricklee4581 22 години тому

    I am very sorry for your loss the channel and billi have been a part of my life for a long time now. Thank you for sharing her with us. I will press the mad button a few times that she is no longer with us.

  • @CoCo-if2fi
    @CoCo-if2fi 22 години тому

    The phone rings want five times

  • @placova
    @placova 22 години тому

    so very sorry

  • @CoCo-if2fi
    @CoCo-if2fi 22 години тому

    Wants you to call him on the phone

  • @aphillips5796
    @aphillips5796 22 години тому

    Sorry for your loss, Billi was truly special 💔

  • @tylociraptor8131
    @tylociraptor8131 22 години тому

    Rest in peace, sweet girl. She lived the best life a cat could ever hope for, as she deserved. So so sorry for your loss... :(

  • @Duke_of_The-World-of-RaEarl
    @Duke_of_The-World-of-RaEarl 22 години тому

    I'm sorry for your loss.

  • @mattmettaljus
    @mattmettaljus 22 години тому

    So sorry to hear this, thankyou for sharing Billi with us and making me look at communication with my cat differently. Will miss that sweet face... it was sassy. Rest in peace lil kit 😔

  • @carolhamm5343
    @carolhamm5343 22 години тому

    R.I.P., little angel. 💔😿

  • @placova
    @placova 22 години тому

    Oh how awfully sad, She was so special - thank you for sharing her with us.

  • @tabularasa
    @tabularasa 22 години тому

    RIP angel girl 🐈 Your videos will be making people smile for years to come 🥰

  • @Rutabaga64
    @Rutabaga64 22 години тому

    Rest in peace, sweet Billi. I will always think of you when I hear the word “mad.”

  • @kipechawolfeortiz8791
    @kipechawolfeortiz8791 22 години тому

    Me, crying on June 22nd of 2024. Rest in peace, babygirl. We will all miss you very much.

  • @TINACOFFEE1
    @TINACOFFEE1 22 години тому

    So sorry for your loss Love ❤️ your kitty so much😢

  • @SwiftyShaft
    @SwiftyShaft 22 години тому

    Awe, rip Billie. You were such a smart girl. Much love and empathy from me. I hope mom and dad are doing okay.

  • @kessibabanee7776
    @kessibabanee7776 23 години тому

    😢 oh no 🥺 R.I.P. Billy You will be missed 😣

  • @2Blkerr
    @2Blkerr 23 години тому

    So sorry to hear that Billi has passed on 💔

  • @Ottedikkie
    @Ottedikkie 23 години тому

    😢 I'm so sorry.... Billi was a wonderful cat. I will miss her so much. Thank you for sharing her conversations and adventures. I can't hold my tears. But I know she is in a better place now, with no pain and lots of companions

  • @disasterallosaurus
    @disasterallosaurus 23 години тому

    my heart broke seeing this in my recommended, rest in peace billi. you were an amazingly intelligent cat and we will miss you, may you be free of your pain over the rainbow bridge

  • @agnesgoldenbeld341
    @agnesgoldenbeld341 23 години тому

    Thank you Billi, for your words. Rest in peace

  • @triciaodell5273
    @triciaodell5273 23 години тому

    Sincere condolences on your loss.

  • @minakorei
    @minakorei 23 години тому

    thank you for sharing her with all of us, thoughts and prayers to you and all of Billi's loved ones.

  • @rachelfoster4016
    @rachelfoster4016 23 години тому

    Oh sweet heart. I'm so glad your battle is finished. You deserve all that animal heaven has to offer!!! You are so loved. You are so wise. Your sweet soul will be so missed. Thank You Billie. And Thank You Billie's family. My most heartfelt sincere tender feelings and prayers are left with you.

  • @SsjDeBusk
    @SsjDeBusk 23 години тому

    rip😢

  • @AngryGeekling
    @AngryGeekling 23 години тому

    Omg I’m gonna miss her!!! :’(

  • @emme1865
    @emme1865 23 години тому

    So sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your adventures with Billi, and for showing us all how we can let empathy guide us in our efforts to better understand our furry family members.

  • @sharilynstachler8949
    @sharilynstachler8949 23 години тому

    I am so, so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing Billi with us--I loved her too.

  • @sapinta
    @sapinta 23 години тому

    Condolences. I'm glad you had each other, and I'm grateful you shared a bit of what you had with us.

  • @pixievincent2478
    @pixievincent2478 23 години тому

    Many hearts are aching as we say goodbye to sweet Billi, and are concerned/praying for her family's hurting hearts now, too.

  • @CoffeePlease.
    @CoffeePlease. 23 години тому

    Sending my deepest gratitude to you for sharing her bright light with the world. You built a community who love and adore Billie, but also her mom and dad. Her impact is profound and I’ll keep you two in my heart as you navigate life without her physical presence. Sending so much love. ❤️‍🩹

  • @sandipeterson183
    @sandipeterson183 23 години тому

    Thank you for sharing her life with us. She was so expressive and she didn't hold back! She was an inspiration for me to live in the moment and see the simple joy of living. Many hugs to her Mom and Dad. R.I.P. Billi, I won't forget you.

  • @kenniferlopez1
    @kenniferlopez1 23 години тому

    R.I.P. Billie. wha the hell? First Butters, Then Willy Wonky and now Billie? UGH!!!

  • @xanmom6322
    @xanmom6322 23 години тому

    Thank you for sharing her with us. I am so sorry for your loss.

  • @alexandersage6261
    @alexandersage6261 23 години тому

    Every time I see her looking straight ahead all I can think is awww... you don't have a single thought in that little head

  • @sydneymomma11
    @sydneymomma11 23 години тому

    Thank you Kendra for sharing Billi, and her training with us. Without you guys I would have never been able to build up a nearly 70 word vocabulary with my 19 year old girl Sydney. Sending lots of love. 💖