Long, Long, Long Winter Blues

Mr Little Head talks too much so I'm trying to nap using the cake stand as a pillow.  He doesn't notice I'm trying to sleep.

 Mom is washing dishes again - she should wait until I'm napping somewhere else.  But I like her to clean my nap place lots and lots since I shed...a...lot.

 Sam sneaks into my nap spot when I use the one in the master bathroom for my afternoon nap.

Here he is... making Mom clean some more.  She cleans up a lot after us.  I think maybe we'll wear her down and she will let us outside for bit. 

Diabetes Update and More Whinings

Butt on the end table checking to make sure it isn't HIS treat I'm eating!

 Sam, bless his little pea picking heart, and I are FINALLY getting into a routine of 3 glucose tests a day.  The trick?  Give him some canned food in a small bowl and tuck the bowl into a corner of the red chair.  Let him finish the treat and then, and only then, stab his ear!  

 

Wait! Is that the refrigerator I hear?

But the funny part is that Sam used to be a fairly quiet kitty.  Not any more.  He follows me into the kitchen all the time and he waits..  and watches.  If I go in the refrigerator, he starts howling for his can of food.  If he sees a spoon, he whines for his food.  If he is in another part of the house and hears the refrigerator door, he comes running and waits by his treat bowl.  And if it is time for a real treat (and the ear stab), he goes wild and stands up to grab the lower cabinet drawer.  And he just doesn't give up.  As I walk toward the red chair, he talks, and runs to the chair - even if all I'm doing is getting the stabber and the glucose meter ready.  He'll be all over the chair, jumping, and whining and jumping all over.  

And here he is taking a nap in the red chair.  I was sure he would never get back in the chair on his own.  But he naps there because it is Millie's favorite napping chair.  Sam also likes to get on top of the chair to preside over all the things that go on in the house.

Hey, that's MY chair !Moooom make him move!

What End of the World?

Having fun yet in this new year?

Ya know this is the year the world ends?  We don't care.  

There's lots of napping that MUST be done.

And more napping

 And yes, even more napping

Well, if SHE would get a quiet camera!

and plenty of time left for pestering Millie

Did Millie Really Party til She Dropped?

It's a new year and everyone should be on their best behavior.  At least try for a day or two?

Sam is napping through the New Year festivities. And let me tell you, it was so not festive at my house.  I stayed up only because I was playing a new game on my iPad.  And reading blogs every now and again.

Did Millie party till she dropped? 

OK, OK, I'll tell them the truth!  Millie was sooo tired after chasing the bird toy that she had to take an immediate nap - and protect her other toy at the same time. 

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was a nice quiet day for the kitties as I was gone most of the day.  When I got home, I put their gift from their cousin Jack in the middle of the living room.  It makes noises when it moves. 

How do I know it makes noises?  I hear all the time EXCEPT when I'm in the living room. 

Holidays Mean More Naps

I wonder if I should get a new A/C-Heat unit.  The kitties act as though it is 20 degrees in here.  They are all cuddled up (separately not together) and nap like there is no tomorrow. 

I like it warm inside.  As in barefeet warm - I admit I've taken to wearing spa socks inside because they feel so sooo good and as a side benefit, they are warm.  

I added 2 blankets to my bed and the kitties have their winter blankets as well.  And lately, they both cuddle up next to me during the night.  Until their breakfast time anyway. 

Sam moves from place to place to snooze.   Millie stays in the middle of my bed.  She can be quite vocal when I make her move so I can get in. 

Sam tried to sleep on top of the couch but the slick throw had him almost upside down and slowing falling to the cushion.  Of course I woke him up when I went to get the camera. Just like in the photo above.   Which by the way, he is responsible for all the strings under the bed.  I certainly do not go under the bed. 

Oh, I checked.  And it's 70 degrees in here.  Good thing we aren't going to have any of that snow stuff for Christmas.

Merry Christmas to Yall.

No Hissing - No Growling - No Swatting - Are the Kitties Sick?

Nooooo.   They are on their best behavior for Christmas!

Both of them have been coming out at the same time to lounge in the living room although Sam does stay longer.

  Sam has been napping close to Millie lately - not within swatting range but close.  Sometimes when I can't find Sam, I hunt for Millie in her ultimate favorite spot for now - in the smack dab middle of my new lap blanket that I hurridly put on the bed late one night instead of hunting for a large quilt or blanket (I was COLD that night and didn't feel like walking down the cold cold hallway).   If Sam isn't snuggling on the lap blanket (note that I said blanket - not with Millie) then he is under the bed napping or playing with the strings on the bottom of the box spring.  In self defense it must be noted that there were NO strings before Sam started napping/hiding/practicing hunting skills while under the bed.

This is Millie's old favorite throw.  It was in a chair and was supposed to help keep her fur from being all over the chair.  So when I took it off to wash, she found it on the floor and took her naps on the floor in the living room.  It took a few days before I could wash it.

Is Santa Here Yet?

Yes, there is a fireplace but both cats ignore it.  I guess Sam thinks Santa will come to the front door?

Sam has Diabetes

Sam went in this morning for 2 days of treatment and a urine test.  Sam wouldn't let them put in a catheter.  period.  no surprise.  They couldn't take his glucose reading from blood either.  They didn't want to give him anesthesia again because getting riled up and pissed just makes the glucose count rise.  So they had me come pick him up.


Millie and I planned an all girl pajama party tonight but we are happy to cancel.  She was a little lost without someone to tease and growl at and rule her little world (yep, it's a given that she's got me wrapped around her little paw).

Sam is on a diabetic diet (Millie is on the same diet by default).  I take him back in January (they get their annual shots then anyway) and the vet will try to take blood again.  If he is still losing weight, then there isn't anything else to try because they can't get good glucose readings.  They have insulin pills just like for humans but they can't give a correct dose if they can't test the glucose not to mention that the effectiveness of the insulation pills is very low.  Low insulin is just as deadly as high insulin.  Sam's kidneys are ok for now and he isn't showing signs of dehydration but some of the minerals and other things in the blood are really low. 

But the long term outlook doesn't look very good right now.

sigh

Kitty Troubles & Thanksgiving Snoozes & Black Friday Traffic

Sam is sick and has lost about 10 lbs in the past 2 months.  Sam is a Texas sized kitty - Native Texan of course - he wasn't fat just 'tall'.   He went to the vet early Wed morning and had a blood test - they had to knock him out to get the blood - Sam wasn't and never has been a sweet lovable kitty at the vet's office. The vet best be getting in touch with me SOON!

 

Millie and Sam both have been snoozing in the living room with me in the afternoons instead of their usual places.  Although on Tuesday I found Sam under my bed several times during the day (very unusual for him).  And with one on the couch and the other curled up on the ottoman, I felt like eyes were watching me all day today - and they were -  all 4 eyes.  Maybe they know the next earthquake is about to rattle our house - I have to laugh because I haven't felt one yet and we've had a few minor ones here in north Texas (or so 'they' claim). 

They both had fun with the furrmenator Thanksgiving evening after I got home from a nice family Thanksgiving dinner.  Traveling an hour isn't bad at all.  I sure enjoy my kitty family.

Today was a lazy day on purpose.  I had to prepare myself mentally and emotionally before I braved the Black Friday traffic this morning while waiting on the vet to call.  But I needed - well not me exactly - kitty litter.   So I got a few Christmas treats while I was there and then around 9:30am, it started getting crowded so I left quickly (yes I paid first).  Feeling brave, I made a small detour to the Allen Antique Mall to browse and stroll a bit.  That was nice but then they started getting busy too so I fled to the safety of my house to watch my kitties nap some more.  And wait on the vet to call with results - I think they are getting tired of me calling BUT they did say they'd call early Friday and now it is late Friday and no word from the vet.  sigh