Housekeeping

Generally I don't like to mix posts, so when I have to go back to look at the history of things I don't have to wade through stuff I don't need, but I don't feel like making you slog through posts.. so here goes.

A) we have gone from "kill kill die die", to "go away" to "what do you want"  So things are progressing nicely.  The little girl is so over being in a cage and she wants OUT and she wants to meet Simon who also wants OUT, and they sing at one another.  Oh my goodness they need names.

B) Simon and Schuster have diarrhea.  It started right after they went to the shelter for the day to get Schewie's eye checked out. I thought it might have been the dry food, so I took that away, and nothing.  Got the stool tested and they couldn't see anything because too much stool was on the slide, so we dewormed for round worm.. still diarrhea.  I've got an email into the shelter to see what they want to do next.  Unfortunately they don't seem to check their email on Monday so we'll see. They are still an absolute mess.  By this time they should be taking better care of their appearance.  They should be growing up.. they aren't.  I'm concerned.  it isn't like they are failing to thrive, they just seem stuck where they are.  and they make me want to clean their cage completely twice a day and give them baths.  But I don't have time for that, nor do I want to do that much laundry.  So they feel a bit like street urchins, and I feel so bad about that..   Tonight I plan on sand blasting them and their cage and then I'll sit down with them (after feeding so Simon isn't distracted) and having a nice long chat with them about growing up.

C) Fleurp had her recheck this morning.  Her red blood cells are much better, if not overly high.  Her platelet count was very very low, but he did a slide and confirmed that it was just the way they collected the blood, and her platelet count is actually fine.  He thinks she might be a little dehydrated.  She stopped licking cement almost immediately after starting the pred.  She's up to 11 lbs but on the decreased dose her belly doesn't feel like a watermelon any more.  We are going to go two weeks with out pred and see where we stand.  I have a feeling she's going to need semi annual or even quarterly visits for the rest of her life to make sure she stays healthy.  Dr. B hired new staff.  I should be happy for him but I'm still ticked it isn't me, but it just irks me that the new people don't know me or my history (EVERYONE should know me there!! and yes, I know I'm being five years old, I'll get over it) and I have to explain things.

D) Skippy... Skippy oh Skippy.  He's been sneezing out great big gobs of green slime randomly.  He's generally been fine, but the few times he has gotten congestion in his lungs it started with his sneezing out more stuff more frequently.  I so wanted to get a sample in to the vet to check out, but it was so random I didn't think it was ever going to happen.  Well this morning he sat on the bed right next to my jeans I was going to put on and had a sneezing fit resulting in the distribution of several great big wads of grossness... um.. thank you?  Fortunately none landed on my pants (I looked, I so hope I didn't miss anything) and I went and got a baggie to put it in and brought it with me to my vet visit.  Dr. B had the same reaction (um.. thank you?) and called it quite gross and asked if I wanted antibiotics for him.  I explained that other then the sneezing fits he was clinically fine.  No wheezing, no discharge, and since he had been treated with antibiotics in the past I asked if maybe we shouldn't do a culture and sensitivity test on it, and he agreed, so we are waiting on that.  I have a feeling Skip is going to be going into see Dr. B soon because he's been licking his back ankles bare, and I want to make sure it isn't medical.  I have a feeling it is behavioral aka self soothing grooming, being the newest kitty in the house, and that no one really likes his style of play.  Everyone seems to turn on  him and hiss at him when he wants to get a game of chase going on.  So I have been working with him to help build his confidence and work off some of his energy.

Hug Your Cat Day

For some reason my blog has been coming up quite a bit lately in searches for "Hug Your Cat Day" I originally posted about it back in 2008 and haven't seen such traffic on that search ... well ever. Not sure if it is because my blog is a bit more out there now then it has ever been, or if all of a sudden hugging your cat has become more popular! :)

 National Hug Your Cat Day is a wee bit controversial. Searches on the subject have it listed as May 12, May 30 or June 4. For some reason I choose to celebrate it in June.. (maybe cause my birthday is in June.. or June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month)  But then again, I am absolutely positive I hugged my cat on every single one of those days.. and a few additional cats for good luck! :)

Meet the Trio

So we have one girl and two boys.  The little girl was the first to come around and realize I'm not all that bad.  She is, however, a bit of a drama queen, squealing when ever one of the boys tries to wrestle with her or when I went to pat her and she wasn't ready for it.

Hi

The second to sort come around is the black and white boy.  He is uber cute with his white inside the ears but black outside them.  He takes a few moments to remember that I have the food, and then I'm not so bad.

Hi

Then there is the fluffy grey boy who would like his name to be kill kill die die.. or maybe that is what he just keeps saying to me and won't be bothered discussing names.

kill kill die die

if I put my hand up close to him, I get hissed at and the paw of doom.  (I can't tell how adorable the paw of doom is when it is attached to a kitten that barely weighs a pound)

would you go away already

 If I get a hand on him, he usually stops hissing and lets me pat him and kiss him.  when I snuggle him he struggles to get away.  He hates the spirit essences I've been trying to slip him to help him adjust. but then when i put him down, he's all back to kill kill die die

seriously, just go away

 These kittens are supposedly three weeks old, but they want very little to do with being fed.  I brought down some 'baby juice' (KMR) but they would much prefer to eat on their own, unlike Simon who very much wants his baby juice and lots of it thank you very much.

What is that?!?!?

Seriously, what is all that noise going on over there???

Well sweethearts, in a couple of weeks you are going to get some friends to play with..

*hiss* *hiss* *spit*

Well, we need to get them to relax first.. three weeks old and full of fear at this point.  We have two boys (B&W and Grey) and one girl (solid black) the B&W is shorter haired, but not exactly short haired... but maybe a fluffy short hair.  it is really sweet.  The two solid colored ones are fluffies..

Neither set has been tested for Felv/Fiv, so we are going to wait to introduce them until the new guys are 6 weeks and can be officially tested (there are a few reasons for waiting until then, but all end in the fact that waiting till six weeks gives a more accurate reading)   S&S haven't been tested yet either, but I think I'm going to wait until I have to bring the new guys in because there is no rush and they are in good health (for the most part)

S&S have started showing signs that they are progressing.  Simon started washing his own foot (THANK GOODNESS!!) and both of them actually played with toys (prior to this it was they would bat at it and lose interest)  When I was taking to the shelter they mentioned they are now six weeks old.  They are an incredibly young six weeks.  Normally they are eating well on their own (and not getting it all over themselves) cleaning themselves and playing for extended periods of time.  So they are a little slow, that's OK..

I so want them to grow up

or get enough coordination to eat with out getting themselves covered in their food