What did your pet(s) do today?

[Kätzchen]

I got home late today, due to a traffic fatality nearby my work site; but once I picked up my glasses and stopped by Target to buy some kitty food for Petunia, I opened the door and found her on the arm of the sofa, waiting patiently for me and talking to me in her sweet Kitty-talk. I bought some new food for her to try because she's a picky, picky eater, due to her health concerns. It's a kitty food that is organic, and made from brown rice and other things that supposedly aging adult kitty's like. I poured some of the dry kitty food into her bowl, omg, she maowed it all down in one sitting. *LOL*

Right now she's by my side, purring up a storm and watching tv with me. We're watching endless Eddie Murphy movies.

[FireSignFemme]

Monte scared the hell out of me. He went missing. I searched and searched looked everywhere I could think, ran around shaking his treat container which usually catches his attention. Even if he's outside when I do that he comes running. Anyhow finally I gave up, left the door propped open a little and waited and worried and waited. Turns out he'd been in the back room the entire time. Hiding. Now that the construction is ramping up he's made a little bunker for himself under some piles and boxes and furniture in the back room. He can lay in there and look out, watch everything and dash further back in if he needs to, something startles/frightens him. I'd forgotten all about it. When he came out he was all tired and yawning and looking at me like – What up crazy lady? Geeze louise, calm yourself!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I was at the grocery store buying Tiny Dog's kibble the other day. When I got to the checkout, the bottom of the 17 pound bag of kibble gave way as I was taking it out of the cart. It spilled all over everything, the electric cart, the floor, my handbag, me - everywhere. (The grocery guy who came over to clean it up laughed at my handbag - it was full of kibble.) I dumped as much out of my purse as I could at the time, and forgot about it.

I was sitting on my bed cleaning out my handbag today, and was surprised when I got a handful of kibble out of the bottom. Not having anywhere to put it at that moment, I decided to give it to Tiny Dog. She begrudgingly got up and came over when I held it out to her, and then she looked at me like, "What's the fuss over, mom? Do you expect me to eat that?" But then, she did eat it.

She can be a very convenient little Hoover, at times.

[Gemme]

Gracie has taken to jumping in my lap when I'm at the computer. She startles easily so there's not a lot of action except me being very still and her scenting every. single. thing.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Tiny Dog is sick! I woke up this morning to bloody poops all over the house. We had to go to the vet of course - $90 including meds, not too bad really. We won't really know what's wrong with her until the lab tests come back. In the meantime, she's on an antibiotic and probiotics. I made her a big Tupperware bowl of chicken and rice tonight, because she's on a bland diet for the next several days.

She has looked sad and been lethargic all day. She did not want to go to the vet, especially since they trimmed her nails while we were there. (But she has such cute toes, now!) She perked up a little bit after she ate some chicken and rice this evening, though. She was a little fussy about taking her pill, but I didn't want to wrap the pill in anything that might upset her tummy further. Fortunately, the probiotic is a powder that is sprinkled on her food.

Hopefully, we will make it through the night without another s**t storm.

Fortunately, Diva Kitty seems to be okay. The vet told me that a lot of Giardia has been going around. I don't know if cats can get it, but people sure can. Everything is going to get sanitized around here.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Tiny Dog has slowly but surely been getting better. She's had regular poops for about four days now. Last night I made the decision to put her back on the glucosamine and chondrointin - but NOT the Bufferin. She was off of them while her tummy healed. I think the Bufferin is what caused the problems in the first place. But she is now having trouble standing up, with the glucosamine and chondrointin having been taken out of her diet. By trouble I mean, she could not get her legs under herself to stand up on the slick floor of the kitchen. I've had to lift her from her hindquarters twice now. My poor baby! I know she hurts. Fortunately, she still seems to do a pretty good job of standing up as long as she's on carpet.

Diva Kitty has wanted to play and wanted lots of loves since I spent this past weekend at my mom's. She has stopped holding my long weekends away against me, and is now just happy to see me when I get home.

[Gemme]

They went a wee bit psychotic when I rolled the living room a/c unit in on the appliance dolly but seem much calmer now that they have eaten and run around a bit.