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Heavy feet

michelle — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:39:14 +0000

It baffles me that we have two cats who weigh very close to the same and yet the difference in how they walk is huge. When Lacey walks on you you can barely feel her there. She ever so lightly creeps up and snuggles with you and you would barely notice her except for the small fact that she usually rams her head into your face, in case you were thinking of ignoring her. Now Coal, who might just weigh a half a pound more, when he walks on you, it’s like you are being trampled by a herd of horses. I don’t know if he’s tries to stomp on us, or if he just lacks any sort of cat like grace, but every foot he plants is like being punched. He’s not subtle in the least. Cats are weird.

How cute is that?

michelle — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:39:16 +0000

So we went to Build a Bear in Vegas this weekend. A good friend of ours gave us a gift card for puppysitting her dog – Hi Bella!. Josh made a cute floppy bunny for our baby, and I, of course, couldn’t resist making this black lab. It was the little assistance dog jacket that got me. How awesome is that? I just love it, his name is Trusty. Of course, cause he’s a lab. Duh.

Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?

michelle — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:55:55 +0000

Note that the cats are IN the cage and the bird is not. I routinely let the bird out in the morning to pillage the living room while I feed everyone else. I came back to this – two cats in the bird cage, the bird looks as puzzled as I was. Note also that pets who are not the bird are often in the birdcage. This next picture is one of my bird chasing a very small dog named Koochooloo. They were actually playing but if you look in the background, in the upper right hand corner, you’ll notice a small black dog in the birdcage – Teak.

It’s nice that I have a bird for the bird cage, but perhaps everyone should get one as a jungle gym for their dogs and cats. Whatever, I just feed them.

My Lacey cat

michelle — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:57:59 +0000

On Friday when Karma got her teeth cleaned, Lacey went in too and was to have a dental and get spayed. Doc found a heart murmur during the initial exam so they did not do anything, as it was enough to warrant another exam with an ultrasound of her heart. Apparently Persians die pretty easily while under anesthetic, so we didn’t want to take any risks.

I love this cat, quite a bit actually, but was sure that we would simply find that she had a little bump in her rhythm and would be just fine. Not so. I got the news today that she has Hypertrophic Cardiaomyopathy – or HCM. Sounds scary, and from what I can figure, it is. Depending on the severity of the individual, they can live for years with relatively little problem, or they can simply drop dead one day – and there is really no way to tell. My vets have recommended that she now see a cardiologist for a better, more definitive ultrasound. Honestly, and this makes me nauseous, I really can’t afford to take her to a specialist – we’re talking another $400. And I love my cat, and I hate that money has to come into it, but right now, I’m in school with no income, and counting on everyone to stay relatively healthy. We can give her medication, which I will, happily, but this seems to be one of those things for which there is no real definitive answer.

I am sick to my stomach, sad, and wondering what to do now. Perhaps she’ll live quite a few more years, although it seems probably not. For now, I’ll giver her more kisses and hugs every day, because each day with her, (all of them really) is a gift. Fortunately, Lacey is not showing any clinical signs, and does not seem sick at all. She is her normal, laid back, cuddly self. In fact, at her January exam, her heart was healthy and normal – so this has just developed over the last few months. I feel so guilty, and I’m not sure why. She’s always had the best of care – great food, tons of bathing and brushing, all the snuggles a kitty could want. I guess I feel bad for letting her have kittens – because they, too, are now at risk for developing heart problems. They checked out fine at their exam, but so did Lacey at their age. Had I known about her heart – obviously I would have never had kittens – I can only hope that they will all be normal (well, as normal as you can be growing up here), and live long and healthy lives. Send happy thoughts to my Lacey girl – let’s hope she’s with us for years to come.

Their life is so hard

michelle — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:37:40 +0000

It’s so hard to be a kitten – notice how much work they are doing being cute…..

First is little Lilly, who is the teeniest and a fireball, then is Willow, who just bats her baby blues to get whatever she wants, and then baby Briq, who just yells at me all day long for no apparent reason. Next, notice how comfortable these brave little babies are with the dogs.

And this last picture is why I love my husband, not only does he tolerate the many animals here, he actually enjoys it when they use him as a pillow.

Weekend project

michelle — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:00:24 +0000

On a trip to Wal-Mart – I found this lovely cool thing for my kitties to romp on but of course – it had to be assembled. So we started here:

My kittens, being ever so helpful creatures, moved things, chewed on paper, explored the empty box, stole important pieces and ran off with them.

As the creation got pieced together, everyone got involved – so much easier with my little crew. They started playing in it before it was even finished!

From this mess of color coded plastic, we created a pretty cool kitty play gym for under $20! The cats all love it and it only adds to the “my house is a pet hotel” look. Oh well, can’t deny it any longer, might as well embrace the theme.

This last pic is of baby Briq – the kitten I’m absolutely in love with. He talks a lot like his mom and is the sweetest most snuggly little guy. Everyone should write in and encourage my lovely, wonderful husband to let me keep this little guy. And the other two little girls needs homes, so if anyone wants to give them the best forever home ever send me your email.