Monday wonderful

Yesterday I allowed myself to be groomed. Mom hit plenty of snags i.e. mats in and around my "underarms" but she plowed thru a few before I warned her. I got a lovely brushing though and clouds of loose fur were dislodged. That felt so lovely that I had a nice nap afterward. THEN, of all things, I climbed up to her lap for the first time in may as well say 8 weeks for a sunggle and love session on her lap. I got down after about 15 minutes but that was 15 minutes she hasn't been allowed to have till yesterday. Today, I allowed myself to be brushed again for a little whole again AND I climbed up to be loved on for a few minutes.

Mom said the only thing missing is me with my head on her pillow! Maybe I will share her bed with her again soon.

Ahoy! Anchors aweigh! Belay that smile, ye swabby's.

Saturday

Mom had to medicate me yesterday and again today. I get 2 days off a week, I am not as lively so there must be a correlation there between how I feel and the medicine.

Her sons got back from New Zealand this morning at 0600, and there are pictures on mom's blog that her son is letting her use to show folks what he saw when he went. These are from her middle son. Here is the address if you are interested. More will be coming as he gets them from the memory stick.
http://y12beta6.spaces.live.com/

I know that they are terribly tired. A long many many hour trip with quite a few hours layover in San Fransisco before getting the red eye to Charlotte. Did you know that there is such a thing as...get ready...brace yourself...chicken chips there in New Zealand? CHICKEN CHIPS I tell you. Their host called me from Auckland last evening and said a packet of them are making their way here to the US with the boys. Also..Loach, read this: There is a picture of the middle son sitting at a restaurant table with a huge burger in front of him. Guess what was topping the burger??? Shredded BEETS! Yes. BEETS! That son would rather be incarcerated than ever eat a beet. But other than the shredded beets he was amazed and delighted with everything he got to eat. He said the chicken chips were delicious! Reminded him of Stove Top stuffing in taste. :-)

Time for me to sun myself in the lowering evening glow.

TTFN

The Admiral

I felt sorry for mom..so I allowed myself to be brushed gently last night. I even raised my arm up to touch the peacock feather a few times. That's a first in 7 weeks. So is the brushing. She looked so sad I had to allow a little something.

Her sons are coming back from New Zealand, leaving tonight. But it is a 26 hr. trip so, it will be awhile before she sees the youngest and hears from the middle one. I know they had a smashing good time.

all I can say is...

My human mom needs to haul me back in again. My T4 levels may be lower..indeed are much lower as I said before but: I am unable to tolerate petting, and I won't play at all, nor will I groom myself or allow myself to be groomed. I eat, and slip under the bed again with few exceptions. Mom said I am just existing. The transdermal med is working but I seem to have brutal side effects and so it may be that the transdermal med has had its fair trial.

The Iodine 131 treatment requires 6 days or so in the Hospital..in this case the University of Tennessee Veterinary Hospital, and is breathtakingly expensive. 11 years ago it was $1100.00 for my 16 year old sister Robin. I think she feels I am worth it and she hopes as do I, that the end result is far better than the result for my sister of long ago. My mom will have to take me in regardless of how I complain. First she will call my Vet and tell him my side effects and ask him to think about it for amelioration before I come in again.

Till later.

This is a good day!!

I had the family here last weekend before they began their trip to New Zealand. They are there now and will return next Saturday. I was mostly in my paper grocery bag or under the bed. I was not too happy with any of the company as I just don't feel myself yet. They understood.

This weekend however, one of her sons came to see her. The other two are, as I mentioned, in Auckland. I was so glad to see this particular son as he comes to see me about every two weeks. I am more used to him and never fail to personally greet him at the door and escort him to the best seat in the house. I cause my human mom to make him coffee and prepare a good and filling dinner. Even though I don't feel myself yet, nonetheless I allowed him to pet me and give me kissies. Mom kissed the fur off my head before he ever got here and then, he started in. How does a beautiful diva cat keep her fur looking gorgeous if someone is always kissing me?

The house is not well kept this week. She only vacuumed and changed linens when the tribe left last weekend as she knew there would be the oldest son who by the way, did not (obviously) go to New Zealand.

Tomorrow the house gets turned upside down and thoroughly cleaned. I will also tie on my apron and help her. However my help will be directing her from atop the filing cabinet while I multitask by watching the birds outside. That way we get things done.

She got several pics and emails from her son's Kiwi hosts and she was told that her youngest son has been up before dawn and up late too. Only chance he has ever had at photographing the Southern Cross. The host said that there is no ambient light nor any light pollution at the place they are in..hence my boy is taking his star pictures. He took two..count 'em..two Nikon D300's with him in case one died or got lost, broke, whatever. My human mom hopes that when he returns and processes the pics, that he will upload the culls to her.

This is too long. I am feeling slightly less grouchy and I have allowed mom at least 6 1/2 hrs. of sleep. I hope to get stabilized soon. I have my newest 3 days ago picture here to be admired. I am glad I felt like sunning again.

Ahoy!

The Admiral

What a dream my human had last night.

Here are her own words:

I dreamed I was standing at the deck door and holding it ajar. By the time I realized it was more open than I usually do, Miss Catt was already half way out. Before I could react and close it, she squirted all the way out and onto the deck. She didn't hesitate to jump to the deck rail, and down onto the ground. As she is an indoor cat and has not been out since she was a kitten 11 years ago, it scared me. She has no idea about traffic or any other danger. She ran over to the nearest giant tree and climbed all the way to the top and out onto a thin swaying branch. That scared her as it could not support her weight and she scrambled back to a thicker part.

All the while I was without my glasses which made it near impossible to make her out except a blob. I couldn't take even my nearsighted eyes off her to run in the house to get my glasses though or I would really well and truly lose sight of her. Meanwhile she came back down the tree and ran deep into the woods. I left the deck and came in here to dress so as to go and call her hoping she would come back.

Then, I woke up. It was 0745. The latest I have been allowed to sleep in months and months. I feel like a zillion dollars!!! I called her and she didn't come in to me until I was up opening the mini blinds. She ate well and went back to bed. Me..I was just glad that was an unpleasant dream. It probably has to do with the boys leaving for New Zealand today. I have three human kids and one fur kid.

Meanwhile I can hardly believe how good I feel with two...count 'em....two great night's sleep under my belt. She didn't say a word. at her usual before the crack o' dawn.

Have a super day..do as my bee is doing and visit as many beautiful things as you can..people are flowers too. I think so anyway.

Oh, good grief!

Just a note to say my blood test revealed that I am not hyperthyroid now. I am just a jot away from being hypothyroid. So the Vet adjusted the meds so that instead of meds seven days a week, now it is five days. It mattered not to me. yesterday I was aggravatingly remote to my human..I slept a lot and I am still lethargic. Today I got around to punishing her severely for taking me to the Vet. She was so sorrowful that eventually I felt sorry for her and relented..just a little, and allowed myself to be kissed. She even got to sleep better as she jammed foam ear plugs into her ears before bed so that she wouldn't hear my calling out so loudly. She still heard it though but she was so exhausted and short on sleep that for the most part, she slept on as the foam plugs softened the sound of my meows to a degree. I am meowing in the night when I get water to drink. I don't know why I do that.

I am having company tomorrow thru till Monday morning as her son who is a teacher I might add will be stopping for a visit as next weekend, he and her other son are headed to New Zealand. The oldest son and she will stay here and mind my p's and q's.

I am just checking in so you know what's happening her in my realm.

Respectfully Submitted, I am

The Admiral

Tomorrow is the day

I get to go out and see my doctor tomorrow at 1030. This is assuming two things. One, that I am out from under the bed and finished my nap there..and two, that she can get me gathered up and into my carrier, You know they don't call me the Tasmanian Devil for nothing. All four legs go out at right angles from my body and it's Katy bar the door from the minute she gets me in her arms till she gets me squeezed into that door yawning up at me from the up ended carrier. Then, I stress her and me by screaming my lungs out. But, I need a blood test to see if any progress at all has been made. I have been taking medication for my Hyper-thyroidism for nineteen days in a row now. Mom wasted three doses. Dropped all three onto the floor. I laughed behind my paw.

Two of her three sons are headed to New Zealand on the 17th of this month. A 26 hr. trip all told what with going across Country to get to LAX where it all really begins. Luckily they are staying with a friend. That will also ensure that they get a great tour of the Country there. Too bad it's their Winter.

I'll let you know how I do tomorrow if it is good news.

Saturday

This is a lovely day and I have celebrated it by lying in the sun a good part of the day and alternating that with stretching out on a cabinet in a sunshiny window area. Ahhh..life is good except when she comes at me with that medicine swabby thing.

I am pretty canny about that (she forgets my hyper sense of smell---I know when the medicine is out by its odor) and when I smell it coming toward me, I get up and move to a place where she can't easily get me. However, I overheard her talking to someone on the telephone and it appears that within three days or thereabouts I will be taken to my doctor for the first blood test after having started this course of medicine. We are both of us, she and I, hoping for the best. I have stopped announcing my discomfort with loud meows in the night for a week or so. That is good news.

Today, I have made up my kitty mind that I am going to enjoy the day and bask. The Vet visit will get here when it does..no use in my borrowing trouble.

I think she needs to go to HER Vet. I know her back hurts more than ever. Can't have her unable to bend to feed me! I will caution her to do as I say and go to her Vet.

TTFN,

The Admiral, in the service of HRM Queen Wirdle

This is a good day!!

I am better though by no means well and so the household that revolves around me and my moods and condition has a slight reprieve. Of course, one must endure the medicine each day..however my attendant has the 24 hours in which to administer it hence..her anxiety level has dropped and therefore, so has mine.

I have been doing an adequate job of making her feel badly as I have refused to sleep with her, play at anything..allow brushing or even simple petting. I loosened up on that somewhat yesterday and that made her happy. I even came to the bed for 15 minutes just after she turned out the light.

There is a book called The Cat Bible that any cat owner should buy. It has some humor to make it go down easily but it is packed with info that you would be benefited to know. I have owned cats all my life (or vice versa) and I learned something new..yes, NEW..every few pages. Best read for pets I have come across so far.

Outta here. Things to do..people to annoy.