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Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 11:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Those pics are so funny! My cat Crystal, who is really a male that we thought was female as a kitten and had my niece name it, decided today that echinacea would be a good thing to eat. I caught him just as he knocked the bottle off the counter, spilling the pills all over the kitchen tile! I don't know what was so tempting to him!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The mere EXISTENCE of an object is enough for a cat!!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You have a very good eye, Julie. I just love the photo posted at 11:23. The vertical lines and the white of kitty and dresser are pleasing to the eye. I enjoyed the story of Frosty and his balloon.

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((Frosty & his balloon))) :-)

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 10:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just wanted to post an update about Boo.

She visited the vet cardiologist today for her echocardiogram. The doc (Dr. Luethy) said beforehand that there are serious heart murmurs and benign heart murmurs and the scan would show which one Boo has.

Fortunately, Boo's murmur is considered benign. (Whew!) In fact, her murmur isn't the result of heart disease, heart problems, or valve issues. It actually has to do with what happens to horizontal animals (cats & dogs, etc.) as they age. Their hearts start to lay down a bit.

This is what's happening to Boo. Because of this, one of her heart muscles is now in a position to act as a sort of speed bump for her blood flow out of the heart. The murmurs strength will vary on heart rate. The faster her heart beats it will be more prominent.

Boo is ok and this condition will not reduce her lifespan at all. Nor will it affect her health either. He also said that Boo seemed to be in excellent health.

I just want to add that Dr. Luethy was great. What a nice guy. Really. A great bedside manner and just fantastic with my cat. No wonder he was so recommended by his peers.

Anyway, thanks for all the well wishes everyone. I'm quite relieved and happy that Boo is ok.

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 11:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay, Boo!

So happy for you Wendo!


Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Herckleperckle! I'm happy for me too! LOL!

Thought I'd come back and post a pic or two of Boo.

One of her in the carrier today after the echo before I talked with the doc. Doesn't look happy does she. Hahahaha!

cat carrier

Here's one from a few weeks ago, crashed out on the couch in one of those positions that only cats seem to get into. LOL!

cat couch

I love my kitty!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww, Boo has a beautiful coat and lovely eyes--but every reason to be a little leery then. I really love the sleeping shot. That is great. She is comical while looking comfortable and relaxed. I can see you love your kitty. Wishing her many more healthy and happy years!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How did you get her to be so comfortable with the cat carrier? All my cats have freaked whenever they have even seen it.

Thank you for the detailed explanation that you gave because my last cat had a cat murmur and my vet did not explain it so well.

Boo is a beautiful kitty. So glad that she is expected to have a wonderful life with her loving family.

Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wendy Rosie has a cold or respiratory infection. She's rather listless, has a snotty nose, sneezes/coughs and just wants to sit in my lap and cuddle/purr.

both 'kids' will be going to the vet this afternoon for a 'wellness check.' I told them on the phone that one of them has respiratory stuff going on.

Caspers slooooooooooooooooly adapting. He's been making ventures to the living room/kitchen and sitting up in high places watching spooky juju(cuz wendy's not feeling so hot) bounce all over the living room. He grumbles a bit. Hisses or growls but in the case of my 14 lb sissy boy it's not too bad because he's not heading for cover with his tail poofed out like he does when he encounters another cat on one of his rare trips outside.

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kitty colds can be life threatening so I am very glad that Wendy Rosie has a doctor's appt.this afternoon. The vet should be able to set her right with antibiotics and she'll be feeling lots better soon.

Gidget
Member

07-28-2002

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
anyone need their screen cleaned?

http://screenclean.j1media.com/lick.html

ETA, I cant figure out how to post this as a link. I guess it should work just by cutting and pasting


Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
the vet trip was quite the adventure for the girls. Both got another round of deworming - just to make sure. Spooky Juju got a shot. Wendy Rosie does have a respiratory infection so she's on antibiotics for 10 days when we go back to the vet. Wendy Rosie loved the attention and purred at the vet's office. Spooky Juju gave the vet a love nibble (she likes giving love nibbles to me lots - trying to break her of that though). Then 3 weeks after Wendy's next visit they both go for another set of shots. It'll be like 2 months before they'll be spayed - they like to wait until 6 months. They'll do the spaying and get their first rabies shot at the same time.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gidget, the screen clean is adorable!

Puppylov it sounds like your taking very good care of your two new kittens. Love their names!

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wendo, that's great news about Boo!! Sounds like you need to teach your lovely kitty how to play games! My vet says the fact that I play with him all the time (making him do tricks, retrieving balls, playing hide 'n seek) is good for his heart. Of course, he's so silly playing (especially when we scare the heck outta each other playing hide 'n seek) that I think we both have more fun than not!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great news about Boo, Wendo!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Puppylov3, tell Spooky Juju to quit that love bite stuff. That is just disgusting. Threaten to rename her Spooky Tess or something.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Friday, January 28, 2005 - 4:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Herckle, I love that sleeping on the couch shot too. One of my favorites of Boo. She does look funny but she was totally crashed out and deeply sleeping. She didn't even notice me taking the picture. (That doesn't happen often.)

Vee, oh, her comfort in the cat carrier is just an illusion. LOL! At home, it's quite a trial getting her in there. She fights me all the way. However, once we cross my doors threshold she turns into super submissive kitty. She doesn't put up a fight or anything; she's pretty pliable. When we're at the vet's office (as in the first pic), she wants back in the carrier when the exam is done, post haste.

Gidget, cute website. LOL!

Puppylov, glad to hear that your two kitties are doing ok and that Wendy Rosie is now on antibiotics. That should kick out that nasty infection.

Costacat, oh, I play with Boo all the time when she wants to, for sure. LOL! She loves the feather on a string at the end of a stick toy. She'll chase that thing for hours. Actually, according to the doc, Boo's heart is fine; in excellent condition. What's happening is her heart is starting to go a bit horizontal is all. It's very common in horizontal animals as they age. There's nothing you can do about it however, there's nothing wrong with it either; it just is. LOL! The doc said that Boo was in great condition. She's almost 12 years old so I'm grateful that she's in good health.

Thanks again to everyone for the thoughts about Boo. They're so appreciated. And, of course, thank you for the information and suggestions before she saw the cardiologist. It was so very helpful.

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I realized a few days ago that I hadn't taken any pictures of my kittens since Christmas. I promised myself with the digital camera that I would take lots of pictures their first year, so I started trying to take some.

My Maximus kitty doesn't much like the sound of the camera - so this was one of my first shots:

Escape
Followed by:
Hiding

Finally they relaxed some and gave some good shots.
Nutty
Cuite Looks
Batting
Cutie leaves

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The next day I let them out on the deck for some snow fun. Cutie was a good kitty and played with the snow - of course doing it in a cute manner.

Bad pic too bid

Maximus was less well behaved and escaped off the deck. That's him heading down the steps. Bad Cat!!!
Escape outside

And then he dodged me in the snow for the next five minutes while I tried to grab him and bring him back outside. It was sooooo exciting his tail was fully pooffed the entire time.
Poof 1
Poof 2

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Smaller pic of Cutie in the snow
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Love kitty pix!

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kitty doesn't look too happy tripping through the snow there!

Such a beautiful mackeral cat...love the coloring and markings.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yay kitty pics!! Kitty pics are always welcome here, as I live vicariously through other people's pets <ahem, Vee>.

Gina your two kitties are gorgeous. They look so cute laying on the floor!!

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They are sweeties and I love that they love cheap toys too. The toy in those pictures is a newspaper strap our paperboy left on the front walk by mistake. The kitties have been tearing around the house with it for days. Both my kitties love to pick stuff up and carry it all over. So cute!!!