Saturday Tortie

Mom said she wishes I would sit somewhere besides where the carpet (which tracks terribly and you can even see butterfly footsteps in it!!!) needs grooming. But I like to frustrate her so here I sat yesterday afternoon. I like to find the least attractive places and backgrounds to frustrate her.

BUT: I wanted you to see me all bright eyed and frisky.

Furry Friday

I hope I come out from UTB and have my daily treat! I'm only having a nap, not hiding. Mom thought I would come out and watch her toiling on the treadmill but, I didn't.

I ate like a Trencherman (woman) yesterday and I assume that it is from the steroid pills. I hope so. I had two entire cans of Fancy Feast spread out thru the day and my dry fuds too. I was asking for more but mom drew the line and said no. If this keeps up I will be a butterball. Mom stopped in to get more "treats" for me and the Vet sent out a message saying he was proud of me!!! And that I didn't have to come back till next Fursday to be weighed and have bloods stolen to see how the pill is doing.

xoxoxo

Tortie Thursday

IT's early yet..only just after 8 in the morning so after a time of being combed and certainly after my breakfast, I headed in for my nap UTB. The last two days I was in and out of that place multiple times as I had to go to the box and ask mom for food. Too early to know what I am going to do just now. But my "treats" are in there waiting. Hopefully I will cruise past later and they'll look good.

I stayed with mom all through the day and evening yesterday as there were tornado warnings literally all the day and night long. My human brother has bad hail damage on his still new Ford Fusion Hybrid. He has a garage but he was out with friends last night, hence, his car was unprotected. There was anything from quarter sized hair to softball size. Mom is trying to get up the nerve to look at her car.

But this isn't a weather report..it's an Admiral blog and I need to remember that! Wanna see what's on Birdie TV? A Mom Cardinal and a Nuthatch. Come on over..I have GREENIES!!

PEE ESS!!! I had my treat!!! Third day!

I was scooped up amid protestations and carried to the v-e-t whereupon I learned that the gel pen with steroid did no good at all. As a matter of fact, my levels were a bit higher than the last time.

This time I came home with steroid pills and a bag of Greenies. I never tried those before as I am well known for rejecting anything I haven't tried since kitten hood.

I was hungry as the appetite stimulant was given to me and so after a good meal when I got home, mom laid these three tiny brown egg-like things on my placemat between the water dish and my dry fuds. As I cruised back thru..something I was doing frequently in order to eat and hit the Box..I saw them. Mom noticed I stopped off at my placemat and stayed a few seconds but she was doing some dishes and couldn't see well. Later she looked down and I had eaten all three, including the "loaded" one. That was yesterday. Mom told me she was not going to get all giddy right now, whatever that means. I would not be in the least surprised if she doesn't have them out there now.

Thank you so much for the support and care. It means a tremendous lot to us both. ♥

PEE ESS! I just had day 2 of the steroid pill!!!

Tortie Tuesday

Mom said I can just stop by today (I will visit some thru the day) as I have to prepare to go you-know-where. Mom will likely put my new soft PTU in the shower and close the curtain mostly in hopes I don't see it and when I least expect it..she'll stoop and swoop.

I have been getting the steroid gel for closer to 2 weeks than not. My Dr. called mom and said he wants to do a blood test to see if any of it is seeping into my system at all. Mom is concerned that it's not much as my appetite is fallen off again and I was supposed to have a good appetite as a side effect. Mom was hoping the vet was wrong when he said the gel wasn't recommended but as other kitties are using it..I thought it would work for me too.

I won't know till I go to there though and get the results of my test. I know now that mom and I failed to realize that the extra dinners and breakfasts were solely the result of my appetite pill. We hoped it was a combination of pill and gel. It was very wishful thinking. We just knew we were home free.

Just keeping you up to date.

Monday Mystery

Mom was just doing her usual thing this morning way early (of course!) and while on the floor to brush me, her attention was suddenly on my Monolith. That would be my scratching post, to those not in the know. In any case, when she saw these objects on the base of it, she thought (and how dare she!!) that I had made an unseemly "deposit" on my scratching post! AS IF!!! I'm a lady and I don't do things like that!

She got closer and they were all uniform in size and damp. Some had, on removal, transferred a little color to the carpeted base. She gathered them up in a tissue and on closer examination she saw that I had dipped my kibble into my water (where I usually leave it floating for my amusement) and then carried them into the living room and made a fetching arrangement.

No idea to tell her as to why I did that. Even I-- in retrospect have to wonder. But she thought she would drag out that cumbersome flashy box and have a go at it. Think she'll post it on the fridge too! Sheesh!

♥♥Happy Easter to all of my Furriends ♥♥

Happy Easter to all of my dear furriends, and much love. This picture was created for me by my dear furriend Mariodacat. Mom and I hope you like it.

XOX

Softly Saturday

It will be a soft lovely day with sun and birdie TV. I expect to get some door and window whiffies too. It is still very early and I got my mom up at 6:30. My brother is still in his room asleep and mom is ready to break into action and whomp up eggs and bacon and biscuits for him in good order. Then I think they are headed out with their cameras but leaving the window cracked for me to get my whiffies.

Feline Friday

My human brother is coming to see me so I am getting ready for that. Mom and I are making him BBQ'd chicken for supper. I'm taking a bath so I will be all spiffed up and pettable! I'm also taking a warm nap so I'll be all rested up. You have seen me here before when I'm hiding from Mom. This is one of my most secret places. Of course she could see me now if she was in the room with me- but as soon as I let the sheet down, she'll never find me! Works every time!

♥

Birdy TV Wednesday!

Mom changed the channel to the Hummingbird Channel. I was watching the Squirrel Channel exclusively but I think she got tired of seeing the same old thing so two weeks ago she cooked up some nectar for the Hummingbirds (she always makes their food herself) and within a few days, my TV viewing got a lot more interesting. I hope I remember from last year not to throw myself against the "screen" in hopes of catching a snack. Ain't worth it. And the window didn't like it either. ♥

Tortie Tuesday

This is me, kitties, dictating my bloggie and washing my face and hands at the same time. Now, it's not a particularly good picture in composition or any other way except one...and that is: I am content, I'm here at the computer full of breakfast and I'm going about my life normally and not UTB.

I have to think that the meds have taken hold because I ate an entire can of Fancy Feast a few minutes ago minus a few shards still in the plate from pushing it around, for breakfast. I hate going to the v-e-t but mom and I are looking forward to seeing if I gained any weight next time I go. And it looks like the spacing out of the time to go will now be a reality! That makes us both very happy. I was about to ask mommy for frequent PTU miles on accounta I was hauled in there so often.

Thank you for your reading my blog yesterday and understanding why mom was so afraid for me. We are both hoping that things will continue to get better. Mom and I know there are problems with steroid therapy in the long run but the Vet said that for me, benefits far outweighed the side effects down the road.

Enough of that! Let's celebrate another day and let's celebrate creamy chinned Torties. Me. MOL.

Monday Musings

Good Morning Kitties!

This is me..a perfect catloaf! I am hoping and hoping that my new med will take hold. We will see as this goes on. When I started my steroid medicine I had also had an appetite pill the same day. Now the pill has about worn off so mom and I are waiting to see if I will continue eating in a normal way. Yesterday was fun for mom to see, and it was not a normal day of meals. I had 2 breakfasts, a lunch and 2 suppers. Plus al the crunchies I wanted. Mom loves seeing it but knows that the pill had something to do with it. Now..we will wait and be guardedly optimistic about the steroid medication helping me to eat.

I didn't want to say so before I will tell you now kitties...I had lost a few ounces over two pounds in just 6 weeks back in late December and mid January. But I have not lost any more in the past several months thanks to that pill. I used to be 10.3 gorgeous shapely pounds and I plummeted to 7.7 in January. But I have been holding my own and hope to continue to do so. My floof keeps people from seeing the loss but petting me was sad because my Admiral bones were jutting and mommy felt my ribs, chest and hipbones. Mom said I could tell you now because we are hoping those days are over.

Today is beautiful and I have business with sunbeams, the food dish and--- I am in a wonderful mood, kitties. I have been happy!! I feel better.

♥♡♥

PEE ESS Would you like to visit two beautiful kitties from Jerusalem? I have known these kitties for about five years. They would love to meet some new furriends.

http://j-cats.blogspot.com

Mom and Me.

This is how I think of Mommy and me.

♥xox♥

Livelier Saturday

Kitties..I had just over 5 meals yesterday. Part of that was the appetite pill and the rest the steroids no doubt. Mom got two doses on me..one per day since I got the medicine. She is over the moon happy that we are doing something positive about my calcimia. Because we sure were not until we got that pen. I hope I continue to cooperate (sort of!) so that she can anoint my ear! If she has to, mom will chase me down and sit on me.

I hope your Saturday is a good one, Kitties. I will make mine work for me. We're gonna play in between eating.

xox

Guess what?

Kitties! My medicine did come in yesterday afternoon. It needed a bit of explanation how to do this for me as it was a syringe with a plunger..not the twist applicator with a felt tip the way mom is used to. Turned out she had to search the stores to find finger cots to get the medicine onto her finger and then rub it into my ear.

She gave me my first dose last night. She is using the darker side of my Tortie face to apply thyroid med in my ear and the orange colored side of my face to apply the steroid in the other ear. That's how she'll keep track...by the colors of my ears.

Dr. Rick gave me on of my appetite pills day before yesterday anyway despite having the steroid cream- and kitties, I have eaten well. I always do with that pill but we are hoping this new med will help end having to be hauled off the v-e-t for another pill. If I'm a good girl and hold still for the other medicine later today, we are home free we hope.

Mom was so happy last night that I FINALLY got a dose of my medicine. That made me happy too although I am still punishing her for that outrage of the v-e-t visit. I didn't sleep with her and no kisses or snuggles this morning. I did throw back an ENTIRE can of Fancy Feast however and I never do that. I hope Mom gets off this thing and plays with me even though I made her get on it, MOL. And I attended Spitty's Blogaversary pawty and I also am full of Gerber's. Go wish him a happy, and have a Niptini. They are stunningly good kitties. He knows how to make a drink!

xoxo

Retribution Time

I am punishing mom, of course. I am punishing her because she hauled me off to the v-e-t yesterday and had the carrier hidden behind the shower curtain! She even shut the bathroom door so if I did wiggle out it would do me no good. So I am dictating this from under the bed. But not before I had a great breakfast.

I am waiting for my new meds to come sometime today. Of course, I will have to come out to have them when they do get here. That's alright. I have to come out sometime! And as you kitty furriends said...take the medicine equals less v-e-t visits.

Thank you so much for you love and good wishes for me. I feel like I finally have a chance and poor mom could, as you said, use a break. It's been hard for both of us. Good thing we love one another.

I am making my rounds till Mom's friend gets here to start measuring the living room and doing the graph paper thing so mom can move furniture with some idea how it will go.Then, I'll be back later.

xoxox

NOOS FLASH!!!

Kitties!!! I think I may be going to be much better. Thanks to a fellow kitty Tweeter I finally heard about a kitty who is having his prescribed Prednisole applied via a gel pen. That is what I use for my methimizole for my hyperthyroidism, but I did not know that Prednisolone came in a gel pen form. And thanks to Teri who researched it for me, I was able to present some printouts for the Vet to refer to and he has prescribed the gel pens for me.

That is the medicine, the Prednisolone that I so desperately have needed and won't take orally. Even if it isn't as well absorbed into me via a gel pen, it's beats having nothing at ALL..and nothing at all was what I have had. It has to be applied every day but I am allowed, the vet said, to have a Saturday off occasionally so mom can go see one of her sons at long last. Oh, she could go now but with me being so sick and not allowing the pet sitter to even see me so I can be medicated, she just stays home. Maybe now she can go.

Kitties, things may be looking up at long last. I will fight her about it. She's allowed to do my one ear each day but I will fight having the other ear done. That will be too bad for me.

I am happy and mommy is too. Oh, and I got a pill to jump start my eating again because I quit a day and a half ago. ♥

Wordless Wednesday (sorta)

I want to see some of you kitties first and then, Mom has to get up on the treadmill followed by calling the v-e-t for a walk-in "appointment" so I can be pilled and discuss medication. As I am writing this from under the bed, the heaviest oaken bed in the house..my entrapment will have to wait till I go into the little room and hunker. Then Mom will close the door and the scene will happen. I hate that part. But I need my meds. See you after she gets done with the above.

xoxo

Tortie Tuesday

Shabby Chic Day

Mom goes behind me and reinvents all of my decorating but there are a few she could not change.

She doesn't have but one picture and she decided not to put that in because it is just a section of what was then, brand new carpet that I tore and dug up trying to get under the door and get to her where she was sleeping after coming off the midnights. Mom had worked 16 hrs and need to sleep fast and undisturbed for 4 hrs and then go back to work so she closed the door. No more. That door stays open no matter what!

But I do fur everything up. Even the sheets are full of my efforts, i.e little fur balls stuck to the sheets. ALL over. And the couch, the chairs, and the carpet. There is another cat growing under her heavy oak bed. I clog the sucky monster and she gets to give green papers to someone to unclog it.

My litter is tracked onto said chairs, beds, just anywhere as a loving reminder of me..a beautiful Lady Cat. I am her personal taster too. I lick the butter off her toast to make sure it's not poisoned. I lick the tub of butter to be sure! I assist everyone with their meals too.

I fur up her clothes too..just another service I provide. A Lady Cat's work...never done.

I also provide alarm services, did I tell you? AND I put my wet fuds onto the wooden kitchen floor to showcase how well she feeds me. I want everybuddy to know how my mom loves me.

Just a few services I provide. xoxo

Sunday Stuffs

Kitties, I thought maybe this would be a better representation of the pictures mom put on the wall yesterday after getting them from the framing place. Hope you enjoy them. There is bright sun shining in so there are some glares.

Here is something we thought you would love.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8

XOX

Happy Caturday

Happy Caturday Kitties. Mommy won this in Chrystal's auction and fell totally in love with it when she saw it. It's called "Muffin's Dream." She had a bad bad dream and she's going to find her mama and sleep with her. It is the dearest creation of a little girl cat she has ever seen. I know she took it off to be matted and framed. Not mats like *I* get..it has something to do with very heavy and pretty colored paper.

I hope you like it too. Mommy is going to hang it here in the computer room a'cause there is another kitty picture in here already and a BIRDY picture! MY human brother took that picture at Cade's Cove. It's a Kingfisher.

Can you see all of the furs I left on the protective brown cotton cover on the couch? Mom has to go after those every day with a rubber glove. It works, but she shoulda looked before she snapped this one. Purrs...

Thankful Thursday

Me and Mom are a team and we are both thankful for the friendships we have here on the CB and the care and loves for me while I am going through this rough patch. Mom said and I agree that we all learn to know one another. That in turn brings familiarity and love for each beautiful kitty. Your lives become a part of our lives and we all go forward together.

For those who needed a map to find all my parts, here is some help..the entire kitty. Sorry for the shadow. Lens hood was still on. Sigh. Silly mama.

Paw hugs and nose taps always.

Wordless Wednesday (almost)

I was asleep and here she comes again!!! Sigh...and of course I had to endure kissies on these fine feets. (and belleh).

Late in replies...and posting

Here I am Kitties, after a 13 hr. long power outage. The power went out at 6 last night..back at 7 this morning. Then, the cable was still out so no TV, Internet or telephone signal until 9 this morning. Been a rough one. Tornado just west of here and severe storms and strong winds thru here. We are all surrounded by trees 100 feet tall (and less) and as always, someone got nailed. The house 2 doors up was cleaved in two by one of the big ones falling on the house. Right across the street, 2 doors up as well there were torn limbs hanging on my the bark.

Mom and I were in total darkness so even with the oil lamp, we headed to bed at 9 PM. I didn't really get a chance to punish mom yet. She took me (by a vile trick!!) to the v-e-t and I was weighed and I had to have an appetite pill as I quit eating again. AND another method of medicating me will have to be found. He is working on that solution and mom is to call later today.

I snuggled in there with mom night and early this morning. I put off the punishment for taking me to the v-e-t till later..like NOW! I needed her nearness when all the power went off and we were cold so we snuggled. Heat is on so I can begin the punishment. I have retreated UTB. See my face? I'm not taking any pleas from her. My mind is made up..don't confuse me with the facts.

Meowy Monday

I had a good day yesterday when I finally came out from UTB. Mom thinks I may somehow know it's time to go you-know-where. So I hide a lot. Sunday, I was drawn out by the 80 degree temps and the intense sun. I had a lovely afternoon lying in those. I stayed out even though I napped a lot, for the entire afternoon and evening. Mom wants to take me in this morning to see what we can do about my medicine but I am squeezed into an inaccessible place. Maybe later.

Mom here: I have her new carrier, the soft one, standing on end in the tub but the shower curtain is closed about 3/4th of the way. She is wary of the bathroom so I have to wonder if she can smell vet smells on it and is staying away. Don't know.

Anyway, we will do the best we can. By the way, mom took this picture yesterday. I am very trustworthy with breakables.

xoxox

Pee Ess: I don't care at all that my whiskers are cramped in that tiny bowl. I love my bowl and I'm used to it. I could always refuse if I didn't like it but I always get very happy when I see it come out 'cause I know I'm going to get my tiny tablespoon or so of milk. ♥

Sunny Saturday

Mommy sed: I am not eating out of a narrow bowl. I am having a sip of cat milk. This's been my cat milk bowl for 13 years.

Fearless Friday

At least I hope it's a fearless Friday! Mom was soooo unfair yesterday. It was terrible, awful and not right. No this isn't an April Fool's joke. Let me tell you what she DID!

Some stranger man drove up in a truck and she let him IN. Then, he came into this room and put something in the wall. Then, he took the treadmill out of the living room (where mom has said for years it should never have been put to begin with!) and put it in HERE! It was terrible! I woke up from my nap and came in and saw the treadmill in here and my whiskers curled in shock! After looking accusingly at her wondering why, I went into the living room and kitties! Not only was the treadmill not there but all of my plants were! They don't live there! They live here. And she put some big ol' red chair in there too! That is supposed be for my comfort in the spare bedroom! She changed thing all around and I don't like it even a little bit. So I showed her! I went in under the bed and I didn't come out for 6 1/2 hours! I didn't eat either and of course since I wouldn't come out and eat she was punished thoroughly for moving things around!

I came out in the mid afternoon and had a few snacks. She told me my favorite human brother is coming over tonight after work. So I'll let her off the hook since he is coming over. (I always get bacon on Saturday morning when he's here!)

xoxox