Dorf's Steps

This is what Dorf bought from making Ham-Micks. These are steps so that he can climb onto the bed since he can't see real well anymore. And the bed is a bit high off the ground. He was jumping from the bean steps, but sometimes he would miss and fall and hurt himself. So Maw ordered him these steps from Dr. Foster's and Smith. And he paid for them from his Ham-Mick making money. Isn't he a smart poodin? He uses the steps all the time now to climb up and down.

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Easy Like Sunday

Sally, Dorf, Reno, and Smokey taking it easy on the couch and blankets and pillows.

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Thankful Thursday

Here is Obi sitting on the chair at some point after his exploratory surgery. He seems to be doing a bit better, although he has lost some weight. He is now on Chlorambucil in addition to his daily prednisolone tablets, and his daily Zeniquen tablets, and his poop is a good bit more firm than before. He still appears cold a good bit of the time, and lufs to be held by Maw. He is eating and drinking regularly.     

In other news, Maw took Jenny in to have her nails trimmed because she was sticking to the carpet, and can't pull them out because she is getting a wee bit older in age. So, Maw is holding onto Jenny by the scruff of the neck, and Jenny is NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. Remember that Jenny is still mostly feral, and it is only because she is not as strong as in her younger years, and can't hear ANYTHING at all, that Maw is able to catch her to put her in a carrier. Now, she has had her nails trimmed before by the v-e-t, and all went fine. But this time, Jenny reached around and bit Maw on her hand during the trimming. And Jenny escaped from Maw's hold, and only had 3 paws trimmed rather than 4 paws!

So Maw scrubs her hand with iodine a few times, and then goes home and soaks it in iodine in water for 1/2 hour, but still calls the bean v-e-t and asks for antibiotics because she knows that a bite from a poodin is not a good thing. And yes, the bean v-e-t called in a prescription for antibiotics, and even the next day Maw's hand was a little bit swollen, and Jenny didn't even bite too deeply. And the bean nurse asks what we are going to do with the cat that keeps biting Maw, and Maw tells her that this is a different cat from the one who bit her last June. (That was Orinch last June.) So, always get those antibiotics people! Call your bean v-e-t or go to see them immediately!

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An Award!

Callie, aka Trouble,  and her sweet mom gave us the Liebster Award. Thank you!!

Liebster is a German word that means favorite or beloved.  It is to make known those blogs that are not too well known. Receiving this award is an honor.

1. Link back to giver.

2. Paste the Award on your blog.

3. Choose 5 blogs with less than 200     followers.

4. Comment with leaving the Award     mentioned.

5. Name 5 blogs on your blog to pass     this Award to.

Goodness. We don't know who has received this award, and who hasn't. So if any of you bloggers out there have not received this award, then we will dedicate it to you! There you go!

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Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year Glitter Pictures

Formerly Feral Friday

Here is Jenny, hanging out under the Chrissymouse tree in the office. She likes it because it is nice and warm under there.

Jenny is getting a bit rickety in her old age. She'll be 18 in March. She isn't grooming a lot and has mats accumulating on her hind quarters and back. She doesn't care much for brushing or being messed with too much. That would be the formerly feral part of her. We just let her be and she enjoys life as it comes. The poor girl can't hear anything at all anymore. If we walk up next to her, she doesn't know it unless she glances in that direction. Then she gets spooked and dashes off, or crouches down. Bless her little heart.

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Obi's Diagnosis

The pathologist says that Obi has IBD. Well, we knew that! He's been on pred for a few years. At any rate, we are going to try him on another immunosuppressant drug, and he will get a shot in his intestines to help calm it down some and we will see how this goes. He is starting to eat dry foods now, so he is feeling a bit better. He is having trouble jumping on things, and today he tried to jump onto a counter stool, and fell, and got his leg stuck in the stool's leg opening, and was howling. Luckily, Maw was right there to rescue him. Bless his little heart.

Thank you for all of your purrs and purrayers and hugs during this difficult time! Please continue to purr for Obi so that he can get back to a somewhat normal state.

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