Results: Allergy Tests

The vet called Mommy today with the results of my allergy testing. When the vet started reading off the list, mommy started laughing. Can you believe that??

Here's everything I'm allergic to that they tested for:

Orchard grass, Fescue grass, Bermuda grass, Ryegrass, Ragweed, Pigweed/Careless weed, Lamb’s Quarters, English Plantain, Waterhemp, Box Elder/Maple, Oak, Elm, Pecan/Hickory, Cladosporium (fungus), Penicillium (fungus), Rhizopus (fungus), Stemphylium (fungus), Candida Albicans (fungus), Nigrospora (fungus), Phoma (fungus), Dog Hair, Cockroachs, Tobacco Smoke, Pork, Venison, EGGS, Corn, White Potato, Flax Seed, Tuna, Cod, Flounder, Haddock, Shrimp, Human hair/dander

Mommy has to change my food, change my kitty litter and she said in a couple of weeks I will start getting two allergy shots b/c I'm allergic to so much stuff.

Mommy said the absurd thing is I'm allergic to her. The vet has never heard of that before. She was wondering why it was even on the form until today. Mommy said they all laughed about it and said leave it to us. This wouldn't happen to anyone else. The good thing is, when I start taking these shots, I should start to feel better and maybe I won't be allergic to mommy anymore.

I'm still going to snuggle with her at night. That's my favorite part of the day.

I'm Cat of the Day!

What a great surprise to wake up and find out I'm Cat of the Day! Thank you, Catster! Thanks to all my friends for the wonderful gifts. Thanks to the kitties who have asked to be friends with me. I'm honored. I have a feeling this is going to be a wonderful day!

Love,
Tosca

Shhhh....Don't tell Marina I'm smarter than she is.

I get to sleep in the bed with mommy. Marina has to sleep in the living room because she likes to play in the middle of the night. After mommy wakes up, she will let Marina into the bedroom to give morning cuddles.

Lately, Marina has been getting on my nerves. She's always trying to steal my resting place, especially if it's near mommy. This morning, like so many other mornings, Marina came into the bedroom and started fighting with me until I left. Then she plopped herself down in MY spot!!

I wasn't going to let Marina have the last laugh today. I got her sparkle ball, which I hate to play with, and brought it to mommy's bed. Marina started chasing it around the house, and I reclaimed my spot on the bed.

Who said cats aren't smart? ;-)

I have been tagged

I found out after looking in my mailbox that I've been tagged by Penelope!

I've been tagged in a new game! List 5 of the most annoying things your humans can do, then tag 5 friends to do the same and put it in their diaries.


Here goes:

1) Two words: Ear drops

2) Two more words: liquid antibiotics.

3) Mommy won't let me go outside and catch birds when I want to.

4) Going to the Vet. Who really likes to be poked and prodded by a virtual stranger?

5) I hate it when mommy tries to pet me after we get up. I need a little alone time to wake up.

Now who shall I tag?

1)Toulouse 275091

2)Sandy 537935

3)Cheyanne 64708

4)Coco 383117

5)Muffy 314237

You can also play if you read this diary! The fun part is getting to choose 5 more kitties to tag!

Purrs,
Tosca

I am cat. See me hunt.

Today I caught a female Eastern Bluebird. That's what the internet said it was. I brought it in the house when mommy was preparing dinner. I let it go in the living room and it tried to fly away. I jumped up and grabbed it. Mommy opened the back door and tried to coax me outside. It was a present for her so I dropped it in the kitchen. The bird just laid there. Mommy picked it up with a kitchen towel and took it outside. It flew up on top of the fence. Mommy told me it wouldn't make it. It fell into the yard and I swooped it up. I tried to take it back into the house but mommy shut the door. I finished the bird off then had fun playing with it. Mommy felt so bad for the bird but I told her it was nature. She said nature is fine but do I have to be the huntress? Can't I just enjoy the birds from a distance? I told her I am cat. Cat must hunt. Sorry birds.

Jill's Visit

Mommy's friend, Jill, and her family came to visit. Many of you know Jill. She's Truman's mommy. Jill is very nice. So it her husband Dale. Addie is two. Do you know what two-year-old's are? Loud and scary. For three days all I heard was "kiki." Thankfully she also knew what "nigh nigh" was. When I would run away she would say "kiki nigh nigh" and she would mostly leave me alone.

I've never seen a human that small before. And I've never seen a human that loud before. Mommy assures me she is a good kid and will be easier to deal with and bigger next time she visits.

The worst thing in the world...

Tonight mommy did the worst thing in the world a mommy can do to a kitty. It was even worse than the v-e-t. She gave me a B-A-T-H! She said I got stinky when I was going potty. I think if she had given me five minutes, I could have given myself a proper kitty bath. I was yowling at the top of my lungs for mommy to stop. Even Marina tried to come to my rescue but the door was closed. After the bath, mommy turned on the space heater so I could stay warm while I dried off. Marina tried to help dry me off too. After the bath, mommy gave me my nummy medicine but I bit into it wrong and tasted the icky medicine hidden inside. My mouth started foaming a bit. I couldn't even wash it down with the good treats for the longest time. Mommy felt bad then. Good. Maybe she will think twice before giving me a bath again!

Feline Bootcamp - Lesson 3: Inappropriate Urination - Refresher Course

Hi everyone! Last night I put mommy through her paces again. It has been three months since I peed on her bed but I thought she needed a refresher course on how to deal with these things. I'll let mommy tell you the story from her point of view. I think it will sound better coming from the "victim" in this case. mol

Tosca's mommy here. As most of you know, Tosca has been peeing on my bed since I got her as a baby. It isn't medical, it's behavioral. I've been so proud of Tosca for not peeing in my bed for three solid months. That's a great effort for her, almost a record. Last week she started scratching on the bed so I felt she was getting close to feeling the need to pee on the bed again. Last night she finally "did it."

I woke up at 12:45 and rolled over into a wet spot. She has NEVER peed in the middle of the night before. I jump out of bed and strip off the top covers. On my way back to the side I was sleeping on I keep stepping in wetness. I felt so bad for her. I assumed she had started peeing and got interrupted so she jumped down and couldn’t hold it and piddled all across the floor. I looked at the bed and thankfully I woke up before I had to strip off the bottom linens.

I grab one of the already wet blankets and clean up the floor in the bedroom. I gather the blankets to put in the washer. As I’m doing that I find her mouse in the wet bed linens. I thought this is great. She’s peed on her mouse too. Now I’m going to have to throw it out. I sniffed it to make sure. It didn’t smell but urine doesn’t always smell. I throw everything in the washer, including the mouse. These mice are her favorites and very hard to find so I don’t want to lose one if I don’t have to.

On my way back to the bedroom I step in another spot. I grab a towel that was right outside the laundry room and wipe that up and look for more spots. There are a couple more that continue toward the kitchen. I turn on the lights to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I keep wiping and wiping….all the way to the water bowl.

That little stinker was playing with her mouse in the water bowel and brought it to bed with her. All the water that had absorbed into it dripped all the way from the kitchen then soaked through the bed linens. She didn’t pee in the bed at all.

I stayed up long enough to make sure they blankets in the washer weren’t lopsided while spinning. I grabbed my thin little fuzzy blanket and went back to bed by 1:00. I froze the rest of the night but I was also quite proud of my baby for not peeing in the bed.

Aluminyum Foil

Mommy grilled chicken last night. She wrapped the pieces in foil so they wouldn't burn but they would still have that good grilled taste. Last night I got into the trash and ate the foil. It was yummy. Mommy didn't know which one of us did it although she thought it was me because som cat had vomited foil and I was standing nearby.

Mommy decided it was a good idea to take both of us to the vet. The vet was busy, busy. There were dogs there and cats. They even had a horse that they called "a mastif." I hissed and spit and growled but not nearly as much as Marina. I dealt with it all day and was fine. When mommy came to get me I finally vomited and it had foil in it. The vet, well, not the one that treated me today, told mommy that we have to observe me carefully for the next day or two but she thinks it's all over.

The vet that took care of us all day got bitten by Marina *stifles a giggle so Marina won't see* Marina just couldn't take it any longer. It was kind of a raw deal being around all those sick cats and dogs all day and Marina is perfectly fine.

Mommy said I may have to go back to the vet tomorrow if it looks like I'm having any problems. Thankfully Marina won't have to go with me.

Good News, Bad News

The good news is there is no medical reason I keep peeing on mommy's bed. The bad news is there is no medical reason I keep peeing on mommy's bed. Mommy was hoping for an infection that could be treated with an antibiotic we haven't tried yet. Quick fix, everyone is happy. Well, that isn't the case. Now mommy has to find a way to get me to stop peeing on her bed through behavioral modification. I don't know though. I really like peeing on her bed.

Today I wanted to show her how much I love her so I brought her my favorite treat...a two inch big fat green grasshopper. She didn't scream but she walked away. I ate a little bit of it and left the rest for her to clean up. She swept it into the garage. Now she has the shakes. She said next time I better bring in a mouse or bird but no more bugs. If it has more legs than me, it's outside only.