Brave and Mancatly

I will have to be very brave and mancatly today because I am going to the v-e-t to get my dental work done. Mum says they will have to pull my remaining upper canine. And this means travelling in the PTU, and being in an office that smells of other kittehs and doggehs.

ETA: 10 am - Percy was fussy in the car but very good once we got to the v-e-t's office. I'll hear more when he's finished his dental work.

1:46 pm - Just got a call from the v-e-t, and Percy is doing great! And, even better, he didn't have to lose any teeth! He just got a really good cleaning. Also, they tested his bloodwork and everything is very good.

5:20 pm - Home now from the v-e-t. All the vet techs and even our v-e-t were impressed with Percy's mancatliness! He's tucked himself under the bed as he's a bit weirded out, but I'm sure he'll come out for some food soon. Thanks for all the purrs! :) - Percy's mum

We had a visit today from the V-E-T.

This is me chilling out after our visit from the V-E-T. She came to give us our yearly checkup. Good news is, I'm a very mancatly cat, weighing in at 17lbs. And she says I don't need to worry about my weight. Not so good news is that I have to have dental work, and my top canine toof out. It is my last upper canine toof because the other one was pulled when I came to the shelter. I'm a bit sad about it, as then I won't be quite as fierce looking.


Pandora and Zowie did well too, though they might also have to get dental cleanings. The V-E-T recommended Hills t/d dry to use as treats to help all our teef get cleaner. Mum is hoping that will work so that she won't have to spend a lot of green papers on dental cleanings.

We also all got vaccinations - ouch! But we are healthy. Mum is going to arrange my toof pulling and cleaning with the V-E-T soon. She hopes it won't cost too many green papers.

(For those wondering, our v-e-t is a housecall v-e-t, and she has a website: VetsToGo )

After the vet: update on Zowie

We are back from the vet. The good: Zowie doesn't have a fever, and she has good reflexes, and also has a very good yowl (which the vet found out when she had to get one of the techs to help take Zowie's temperature and stuff).

The not as good: Zowie will get to be on metronidazole for five days (2x day). We have asked for the liquid version because she hates pills, so she won't get to start it until the vet's office can get it in. Hopefully she won't mind the liquid version too much.

The also not as good: Zowie has lost some weight. When I last weighed her (April) she was 3.79kg. Right now according to the vet, she is 3.41kg. I am going to weigh her on my scale to double-check, but that still means she has lost almost .4kg (14oz/0.9lbs). That's quite a lot for a kitty as small as Zowie is.

Does anyone know of any good foods to help kitties gain (healthy) weight? They would have to be grain-free as Pandora would get them too. But we would really love some suggestions. :)

Also thank you so much to everyone for your purrs and prayers!

Quick update on Zowie.

I was able to get Zowie an appointment at the v-e-t for tomorrow after work. I came home to find poop on the carpet, but I'm almost 100% certain that it wasn't Zowie, as she has always gone in the box. Also, Pandora's been acting crankier today, so it might be that the Wellness Chicken & Herring upset her tummy. (She almost always will poop outside the box if she has tummy upset.)

I also came home to a big grey hairball on the hardwood, and I'm wondering if that's why Zowie's been not feeling well. I didn't see any diarrhea in the boxes, so either Zowie hasn't gone yet today, or she did a regular visit.

Both Pandora and Zowie got pumpkin mixed in with their canned food this evening, so I'm hoping that'll help a bit.

I'll update you on the v-e-t appointment tomorrow evening. :) Thank you for all the purrs and prayers!

Wordless Wednesday: Zowie gets to have dental work on Feb 1st.

(Her teeth need to be cleaned, but maybe 1 or 2 also extracted, but that is not for sure. It is a lot of green papers, unfortunately.)

Guess who our visitor was yesterday?

Our visitor was a V-E-T!

At first I thought she was just a regular visitor (except she had a lot of bags). But then she started to examine me, and I realized that she was a v-e-t! She listened to my heart, and checked my eyes. She put something in my eyes and then looked at them with a special light (because I had entropion eyes). I have some drops for my eyes for now too.

Pandora got the OK for everything, and Zowie is good too, except that she will need to get her teeth cleaned and stuff.

I am glad that mum found a vet that could come to us so we didn't have to go to a scary office that had lots of other pets! And she gave us some very tasty treats!

Vet visit all done.

Pandora came back from the vet and everything is just fine. She gets to start getting gel on her teeth every day though. I wonder if the girl will do that to me too? Probably. It might be a daily ritual for all us cats, but if it works to keep our teeth healthy, it's worth it.

The girl left me out of my room while she was gone with Pandora, and Zowie and I hung out on the girl's bed while she was gone. I don't think I'll get to be out all night yet though.

Lazy Friday

The girl was home today from work as she wasn't feeling well, but the net result is that I was out and roaming the flat all day. I am also getting on a bit better with Pandora and Zowie, although it is definitely Pandora who is still hissing a lot at me. Zowie seems to be not so bothered anymore.

The girl snuck up and took a photo of us this afternoon, as you can see.

Happy Friday to everyone, and hope you have a good weekend! I hear that Pandora gets to go to the v-e-t tomorrow, because she had dental surgery a couple weeks ago and needs to get her teeth looked at. I bet she's not going to be happy about that. The girl tells me that she's actually quite a good kitty at the vet, unlike her sister, who hisses and fusses. I'm not really too fond of the vet myself, so I hope I won't have to go for a long time.