Marigold Opie catio

Birthdays

This post is about a couple birthdays. First I must explain the handicap I am up against at the moment. In short, I only have one eye with vision and it is giving me lots of trouble. It is impossible to see clearly. It is very difficult to read no matter what I do. Doing a post is very difficult. That said, the good news is that it is not permanent, and I must just suffer through for now. I have had this problem many times before. I do have some long posts I did in the past which I am saving. Soon I may put them out slowly.  It makes it difficult for me to read, like and comment on everyone’s posts as well–especially German ones.  I try.

What has this to do with birthdays? I have missed reporting Opie’s birthday in April and Marigold has a birthday this month. It is too difficult to make “clever” cards to post, so this I can do. Opie had her 7th birthday, and Marigold will be 13 years old this month. I am glad they are both healthy. They have always been healthy. I have found a photo of them together in the catio from last year, so here it is in honor of their birthdays.

Marigold Opie catio

Marigold and Opie

Scooby cat

The Scooby Rap / Happy Birthday

My name is Scoob,
And I am no boob!
I’m a mystery cat.
Who knows where I was at?
Why put me in the shelter?
My life went helter-skelter!

I had problems with my bladder.
It hurt badder, badder, badder!
Til they took me to the vet.
Took all the drugs that I could get.
It only made me worse
And nearly put me in a hearse!
Then other things went wrong–
I wouldn’t last for long.
I heard angels at the door
As I lay on the cage floor.

But they put me in the car,
And drove me not too far,
Where I got expert care
From my new doctors there.

Now I am home
And free to roam,
And play new tricks.
Guess what? I’m six!

Scooby cat

Scooby

 

scooby zeke

Scooby update

This is an update on Scooby for those who are interested.
In short his blood glucose was good and he is now off of his insulin injections. He is still on his diabetic diet. Hopefully we will not have a relapse. He is under the care of a new group of veterinarians. Today I post a photo of him before he was ill with Zeke and Marigold, and an after illness photo with Zeke. He was a 14 pound cat and now he is a 10 pound cat soaking wet.

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Zeke, Scooby before illness, Marigold

scooby zeke

Zeke and Scooby after illness

Checking my photographs I see I have taken only a few of Opie all this year! Where has she been hiding? Here she is ready to celebrate Spring by getting out to do the yard work.

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Opie ready for Spring

Easter holiday is here, and I want to remind people those white Easter lilies are deadly to cats if they eat them!!! Otherwise, have a great celebration.