I took a couple of vacation days last week and then with only a half day of work on Friday, the weekend and then the snow day on Monday, I feel like it has been forever since I've been at work. I will say the rest was completely needed as I was feeling kind of burnt out and run down. Life is kinda harsh without kittens you know 😉
Snow. Yes, we received a bit of snow..
These images were taken at about nine am, and it didn't stop snowing until nearly 6 pm, so we received a couple more inches. Yes, the snow got inside the storm door. The back deck was clear of snow last Wednesday, we received about a foot of snow last Thursday, and then this. The last photo is of the mailbox (and the neighbor's on the far right) Husband spent nearly three hours snow blowing the driveway once it was all over.. and we are slated to get two more feet on Thursday.. fun fun.. not.
Fleurp started showing signs of anemia. Her gums are still pink so I know her RBC hasn't dropped too far, but she started licking the mirror and her weight had dropped several ounces.
Fleurp's weight is normally around 11 lbs 10 oz. Any more than that and she really starts looking like a basketball with feet. Anything above 11 lbs 8 oz I consider good and 'safe'. Anything under 11 lbs 3 oz I consider a serious need to take her to the vet. She was eleven five. I weighed her the next morning just to be sure and she was eleven four and a half, so I started her on prednisolone. She hovered between four and a half to three and a half and I was starting to panic because I wasn't sure what else they could do for her. I started giving her liqui-tinic to boost her iron intake. But it was only when I started supplementing her with canned food that her weight started coming back up. I am fairly convinced that when her body is attacking its red blood cells she stops wanting to eat raw food. I have no idea why, but I think her early weight loss is the result of not eating. She happily eats canned food and put the weight back on. I will continue to give her whatever she wants until she is stable again. Last year it was once her coat was shed.
To help that along, I decided to help by shaving off some of the longer furs on her belly and some of her mane. She was not too amused by my attempts despite my attempts to make this as stress-free as possible. I fear that she had some traumatic events in the past with a vet I'm no longer going to which makes her fear the clippers because she associates it with blood draws. Anyway, I did my best, I went a little longer than I should have (and ended up with a warning bite on my arm for my troubles) but I was able to take off a good chunk..
She is not amused.. I'll probably try furminating her again later this week - Thursday if we have another snow day for sure.
Skippy hopes you have a lovely holiday
All the snow is beautiful, but I'm glad we don't have any!
ReplyDeleteI trimmed Raven's fur once (clippers & scissors). She wasn't amused either. Purrs for her health.
Wow, that is a LOT of snow! Paws crossed that you can keep Fleurp's anemia under control for now, since you're pretty much stuck at home at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThe snow does look beautiful. We received quite a bit too.
ReplyDeleteWishing Fleurp continuing good health and Skippy looks very dapper.
Fleurp is such a lovely kitty, and Skippy (the yakker) looks handsome! Hope you din't get any more snow...they could be wrong, right?
ReplyDeleteright now we have reports that it moved up to tomorrow, then the reports changed to only a few inches, then the reports changed to mostly rain. So.. really we have no idea.
DeleteOh, Fleurp. Think of it as the newest trend in cuts. ;-) You're on the leading edge!
ReplyDeleteThat's way, way too much snow. Fleurp, we hope this cycle ends quickly.
ReplyDeletePoor Fleurp....tortured by the momma. We do the same thing if mom is home too long - ummm....love ya but when are you leaving. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, poor girl. At least she gets to eat the super yummy canned food.
ReplyDeleteshe loves that. Muffin does not.
DeleteWow! That is a lot of snow. It may take a while to dig out from it all. ;) We hope Fleurp is okay...but getting a haircut is never fun.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a few cans of junk food to put the weight on! I pay to get y cats clipped. I am a bleeder.
ReplyDeleteAh, winter in New England - been there, done that, hope to never do it again LOL Hope Fleurp gets well and stays well...
ReplyDeleteI like the look of snow, only see it when we go to were it is as it doesn't snow here and right now we are still in summer so not even cold
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of snow ! We cross our paws and hope Fleurp gets better. Purrs
ReplyDeleteThat is so much snow! Stay under the blankets kitties.
ReplyDeleteEmma and Buster
Prayers for all of you !
ReplyDeleteYikes, look at that snow! Stay safe, all of you!
ReplyDeleteFleurp is lucky you are so on top of her health issues. Happy Valentine's Day to all you cuties.
ReplyDeleteWow that is LOTS of snow! Sending purrs to Fleurp. Happy Valentine's Day to you all...hope it was sweet and filled with love!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of snow! Hoping you don't get too much more in the next round. Hope Fleurp maintains her weight.
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