What did your pet(s) do today?

[Gemme]

Loki ate a cricket! I saw one in the bathroom and I called for the cats. Loki was the first to arrive so I pointed the cricket out to him to see what he'd do. Apparently, he was hungry. Usually he just watches them and leaves them for me to deal with as Gracie has more of a prey drive but today he ate everything but two legs. Gracie was late to the party and did not want the legs. I dunno; I love a good chicken leg. Can't be much different, right? Maybe if I fried it for them....

[RockOn]

I aure am sorry your "old man dog" as you call him is having such difficulties. You will figure out what is best for him. I really feel for you.

[easygoingfemme]

After a lot of fretting over the weekend I had a good talk with our vet this morning. We are taking the old man off of the steroids as they are likely causing his digestive distress and loss of bladder control. Then we monitor and wait and see. I have five steroids left and he said I can break them in half and give him low doses if he shows symptoms again but it's more of a - watch for quality of life now.

He was really happy today after being off of the steroids for 48 hours- took off running in the back yard chasing a bunny and watching ducks fly over the river.

My old lady cat had four breakfasts by 8am. She has developed this scream like she's literally going to die if you don't put food in front of her. She's just at a point where she can't remember if she ate or not. I just wish it would put a little weight on her. She's so tiny but she has been for the last two years. Part of her aging.

The other two cats are weighing in at about 18 pounds each and are pretty much just finding spots to lounge in the sun. It's too hot for them to wrestle like they like to but I'm pretty sure they are giving each other stink eye a lot.

[RockOn]

Kevin, Jennifer and Jeffrey were lazy today but did not want to be. It was in the upper 90s (97 degrees) and the humidity was also unbearable. They would try to run and play, wrestle ... in 5 minutes were sprawled in the shade panting. I put ice cubes in their water when we went outside. Right now I have the a.c. turned down really low, quite chilly in here, all 3 are asleep on the bed.

[Gemme]

The a/c is humming and Gracie is enjoying the brunt of it as she lay on the back of the sofa curled into a tiny floof ball. Loki left the bathroom, which is his new 'alone' spot, and is dozing on the top level of the 4 tier cat tree and also right next to the air conditioner. They may be goofy but they ain't dumb. It's 95 out there and swamp water humid.

[FireSignFemme]

Monte the Magnificent spent his day going – What the hell is she up to now? Listen here lady this is my domain! As I spent mine moving large boxes and heavy pieces of furniture around to make room for the computer desk coming tomorrow. It took awhile for him to settle but having missed his morning and afternoon naps he's zonked out now. Thankfully. It was crazy him supervising the move.

[Gemme]

Today I added a little something to their breakfast wet food. Loki inhaled it and Gracie seems to like it well enough. She's never been as food focused as Loki anyway so her not turning her nose up at it is good enough feedback.

It's Dr. Marty's freeze dried raw food. This stuff is mega expensive so I never intended to fully switch them over but I did want to use it to supplement their diet since I feel there's no mass produced canned food that takes all their dietary needs into consideration.

It's also supposed to help with shedding and gastrointestinal issues. Over time, I might actually start adding some fresh components to their diet as well. The idea of dicing chicken hearts and gizzards isn't my cup of tea but I want them to have a balanced diet and get all of their required nutrients. Feeding obligate carnivores is harder than it used to be.

They are restricted to dry food that is designed for urinary tract health because they eat out of one another's bowls and I leave food out for them overnight and during the day so they both wind up eating it even though Gracie doesn't need it.

The wet food is where I'm able to tweak and specialize each of their formulas because I feed them that in separate rooms with the door closed to give Gracie as long as she needs to finish. Loki was intimating her until she moved away and he'd finish her wet food too so I had to put a stop to that.

Right now, they are enjoying a late morning siesta. Gracie is on the back of the sofa and Loki is at the top of his cat tree. Fun fact: now that he's shaved, there's less bulk and when he curls up tight, he blends into the beige of the tree so I have to look extra hard for him. Also, he is the cutest snorer ever. He sounds like a little old man.

[Gemme]

Well, Gracie found a cricket. And then played with the poor little guy. She was like an Orca with a seal; picking it up and flipping it in the air and then grabbing it again. But she didn't eat it. She doesn't like food that wiggles in her mouth. Loki is now my resident cricket eater but by the time he investigated, the poor little thing didn't have any fight left in him and Loki walked away because it wasn't fun or interesting any more.

Now, I have a cricket laying on the carpet in the living room.

I feel like the Sensei in The Karate Kid. "Finish him!"

[Bèsame*]

I was watching Big Brother after dark. ( yes, I'm one of those, lol)

During certain times they switch to a camera in a kennel with puppies or kittens and even a rabbit. Well it caught Jellybean's attention. When the rabbit was on she hopped onto the TV stand and watched super close. At one point , she reached onto the screen to touch it. That just made me laugh!