Score one (or two) for me

Boy, did I get lucky last night! It seems my mom wanted to put me in one of those plastic crate thingies with the little metal gate (prison bars?) and take me somewhere. I could guess where, too. Well, I didn't want to go anywhere at all and especially NOT to that smelly place with all those dogs and other cats. Did she really think I wouldn't guess what she was up to? But between KC and me, we figured it out.

Mom was trying to be very quiet and sneaky about getting one of those crate thingies out of the garage where she keeps it. She thought we weren't paying any attention and went out to get it and bring it into the house to a room where she thinks we wouldn't see it. But she forgot to close the door all the way and KC followed her and saw what she was doing. When mom turned around and saw KC there, she told her that this was nothing and that she wasn't going to take her anywhere. But KC ran and told me. We both ran and managed to hide under the bed just time time. Whew! Mom tried and tried, but she couldn't get us to come out.

Then she tried to trick us. She got one of my most favorite foods in the whole world -- Halo Liv-a-Little chicken treats -- and tried to lure me out. Fat chance! Yes, I was very, very tempted. My mouth was watering. It smelled so good . . . but just how dumb does she think I am? No way was I falling for that trick!

She tried to tell me that she needed to take me to the vet and that it was for my own good. She said the vet she wanted to take me to is a holistic vet who wouldn't hurt me but was going to give KC and me our very own personal homemade diet. Duh? Not interested! What's wrong with the cat food I've been eating? -- I like it -- but mom seems nervous about our food lately and said this vet was going to help us.

Finally, mom had to go and pick up the white thing she holds up to her ear and talks into. I heard her say she'd call tomorrow and reschedule, whatever that means.

I hid under the bed for over an hour just to be really safe. But I was thinking about that treat the whole time. I really wanted it. I mean I REALLY wanted it. After an hour I came out of hiding and howled and meowed at the top of my little lungs. I batted at mom with my paws and cried and cried. And cried and cried. She tried to ignore me but I will NOT be ignored! I know that if I'm persistent and keep at it, this tactic always works. Finally, she gave me that treat. It was yummy and so worth the trouble. So I didn't go to the vet and I got the treat anyway . . .

I'm just TOO smart and really got one over on my mom.

Meow!

Feeling better

I was sick a few weeks ago but am finally feeling good again. Near the end of April, I went to the vet and had xrays and blood work because I didn't feel like myself and I have trouble having bowel movements even though I take lactulose very day :) and mom wanted to get advice on making a homemade diet for me and KC. The blood test showed my liver enzyme numbers were very high. The vet wasn't sure if I needed an enema but decided not to do it. She had mom add more fiber to my diet. Mom also changed my diet to a raw diet, which I liked very much, but maybe the diet switch was too fast or there was too much fiber in my diet, but I got very sick (even though my sister KC was eating the same diet and didn't get sick at all).

On Friday, April 27 I was so sick I stopped eating and wouldn't get off of the chair that I sleep on in mom's bedroom. Sometimes I hid under the bed so everyone would leave me alone. My mom could tell I was very ill. I was very quiet because I did not have the energy to meow and talk alot. On Saturday & Sunday mom gave me slippery elm bark to soothe my tummy and I managed to eat a tiny bit of tuna with tuna water. Mom said she would give anything for me to get better and hear my loud, demanding meows again.

On Monday morning we were back at the vet and I had more xrays and blood tests done. My intestines were inflamed, I was running a fever of 103.5 and I was constipated. The blood tests showed that my liver enzyme numbers were back to normal (good) and the vet didn't find anything wrong.

This time I stayed at the vet and had an enema and subq fluids and came home that night, still very sick but my fever had gone down a little. The vet told mom to cut down the fiber in my diet and had me take Flagyl for 3 days to help with the inflammation and mom still gave me slippery elm bark. I still did not want to eat much and really didn't eat a normal meal until Friday. I did not feel very well or feel like myself for another week or so. But by the middle of last week I was eating and enjoying my food and acting normal again. I'm back on canned food until mom is sure I'm stable and figures out whether I need more or less fiber. And now mom can hear my loud and demanding meows all the time!! :)

Sick again

Since last night I've been sick again. I don't feel well and don't have much of an appetite . All I want to do is sleep and not be bothered by anyone. This morning I didn't want to get up and mom came and petted me and fussed over me, so I got up but I wouldn't eat. Now mom is alarmed about me. It was only a few weeks ago that I was sick and she thought I was better. She said I don't look good and my eyes don't look right. She had to leave me to go to work. I know I'm sick and when I'm sick, mom takes me to the vet. That's what I thought was going to happen this morning so I ran and hid. I hate going to the vet and will do everything I can not to go. I hate getting pills and medicine and hide from that, too.

So mom is very worried about what is wrong with me, worried about how she is ever going to get me to the vet because I'm so suspicious now and will run and hide where she can't get me. How will she get me to the vet and how will she be able to give me any medicine if I need to take any? Mom says I'm a very difficult kitty when I'm sick.

Better today

I'm feeling better today! When I woke up this morning I felt just fine and was very hungry. I enjoyed my breakfast and am back to being my usual boisterous self.

TAGGED

I've been tagged by Rhyno.

The rules of the TAG Game: Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged need to write on their own diary about the seven things and the rules. You need to choose seven cats to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment that they have been tagged and to read your diary.

1. What a big scaredy cat I am! I'm afraid of strangers, the vet, thunder, vacuum cleaners and all loud or unexpected noises. If you're near me and you sneeze, I run and hide.

2. I do not like leaving my house for ANY reason.

3. I'm very talkative and loud and demanding! Don't even try to ignore me or you will find out just how LOUD I can get. Not to mention that I will start pounding on doors and howling to make sure I get your attention.

4. When I first came to live with my mom, I hid in her bedroom closet with my face to wall for one week. I only came out at night to eat when everyone was asleep. After that I stayed under her bed for months. Now I'm perfectly comfortable everywhere in my house.

5. My favorite food is tuna. I love tuna more than any other food and would eat it every day if I could.

6. My favs are long petting sessions and being groomed. I'm very affectionate and will head bonk my mom to get her attention so that she can pet me.

7. Another thing I love is watching all the birds and squirrels in my back yard.


I have tagged the following kitties:

Booger
SirChirpsLanceALot Handsomeboy
Keepurr
Cleo
Nelson
Justin Guarini
Arusa

My Birthday

Today is my BIRTHDAY! I'm 11 years old today. My day was very nice. Mom gave me scrumptious foods that I luv to eat. I had chicken and turkey and mackeral. I even got extra chicken treats and didn't even have to beg for them. I got well-wishes from kitty friends and even a few birthday cards. Mom picked me up and hugged me several times and carried me around in her arms, which I love. I was fussed over and got extra attention and pets.

What more could a kitty want on her birthday?

Well . . . I would really have luved some TUNA!! Yes, my favorite food. It's my birthday and you would think mom would give me my favoritest food in all the world. Yrrrwl! I am NOT pleased.

Tagged Again

I've been tagged again by Ginger and Twister. Thank you guys!

My new group CHATTY CATS & other things

It's been less than a week since I started my own group here on Catster called Chatty Cats. My hope is that it'll be a group where kitties will make friends and chat and play games and have a good time. We even have a Cat of the Week contest and are about to have a Logo contest. I'm very happy that we now have over 50 members and I hope lots of other kitties will join us. I'm enjoying myself there and I hope everyone else is too. Every kitty is welcome to join.

The group started out under another name -- LOUD Cat Club -- and Alfiechinacat was the one who gave me a big head butt and shove to get it going and gave me advice on how to get all of us kitties talking to each other. Then I started my own group Chatty Cats and invited the Loud cat members to come over. Alfie's been a HUGE help with both groups. Purrs & meows to Alfie.

It's bedtime now for me and mom. Mom says I've been driving her nuts all evening with my constant howling and meowing for food and attention. I want her to get off of the computer NOW. She says she's had enough and that I've given her a big headache.

BOOMing Noises

There were very loud, booming, scary noises tonight. I was very brave and did not hide under the bed like my sister KC. I was afraid but went and wedged myself into a corner in the upstairs hallway. It was dark and the loud noises couldn't find me there. I didn't move until the booming stopped.

Now I'm lying in the hallway and the light is on. KC is there too. She's been sitting there staring and is still very upset and jumping at any noise. Her tail keeps bushing out. A thunderstorm is just starting and now there's more noise.

I have to be on my guard. When KC gets nervous like this, she often takes it out on me!!

Twister is Diary of the Day

Twister's diary was chosen as Diary of the Day!

Congratulations Twister!!