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Moving

Well, I moved. Not across the room, not downstairs. To a completely different house. But you know what? I got a better deal. Instead of having to share an entire house with the dogs, I've got the whole upstairs to myself. Oh yeah. Sweet. There's a mini-fridge up here where my food gets stored, I have my own bowls and my own space. The dogs come up to visit sometimes, but there's a door at the bottom of the stairs that can be closed so they can't come up here. This is the life, catsters.

I've ventured to the bottom of the stairs and looked around, but it's not very appealing down there. For one thing, there are dogs. And boxes. It's like a lost city. Did I mention dogs? They go skittering around on the hardwood floors, barking, chasing each other...it's much nicer upstairs. Sometimes I venture out of my room and nestle into the blanket that's at the top of the stairs. The blanket is next to a lamp that gets switched on at night, making a nice warm spot for me.

I will say that Alex is cool for a dog. He comes upstairs and gets on the bed with me. He doesn't give me hassle, doesn't try to get my back up. He's very companionable. For this reason, I hope that his tooth problems get cleared up soon. He cracked a pre-molar. Crazy dogs. My dental cleaning is supposed to be next month, so I hope I don't have any dental issues. Just clean my teeth and get me back to my room, thanks.

Hope everything is going well for the rest of you catsters.

Meowsie,
Amélie

Back on the pillow again.

I've been doing much better since my surgery and while recovery was a bit rough, I'm all healed up now. As a bonus, I have switched over to canned food entirely and get fed about 3-4 times a day. What's not to adore, right? Well, this morning I threw up before breakfast. Then I threw up my lunch. What a waste! I'll probably be heading back to the vet's office shortly.

On a positive note, the office I go to has people who know what they are doing. And get this--they only cater to cats! Yeh, it makes me purr too.

In other news, I've been given a permanent spot in the window at the head of the bed. The lady put a pillow there and I can watch the birds and chipmunks from the comfort of my room.

Damn it feels good to be a Catster.

Meowsie,
Amelie

Rabies Challenge Trials!!!

I've been keeping my eyes on the latest news regarding vaccination frequency for animals, especially in light of what happened to Amelie's brother, Teddy. Well, enough money has been raised through grassroots efforts to begin a Rabies Challenge Study. There will be two studies, one for 5 years, one for 7 years and both will be focused on proving once and for all that rabies vaccinations have long-term duration of immunity. This means that the government will then be able to lengthen mandated revaccination intervals.

In a lot of states the Rabies vaccine is required every year for both dogs and cats. In some states, like New York, boosters are required every three years. But under studies done by Ronald Shultz at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, serological studies have shown rabies titer counts have levels known to give immunity seven years after vaccination. However, his studies are not enough to prove the matter. There has to be an official study, done over several years, before the government will listen.

While the funds have been raised to start the trials, money will be needed to carry the study through to its seven year completion. If you want to help, go to this site:

http://www.rabieschallengefund.org

Please help prevent other dogs and cats from suffering the effects of over-vaccination!!

Amelie and I thank you for supporting this very important study.