For me

KITTIES!  Besides many many many smoochies and lots and lots of warm hugs, and I mean MANY and LOTS...I got a silver bell as large as a golf ball from Brovver.  It sounds so beautiful when I roll it.  

I got several bags of treats!  Here's one of them.  I love it.  Never tried this one till now.  

 The other one is a huge bag of Party Mix Beachside Crunch.  Mom didn't take a picture of it like she thought she did.

I got a big stocking and it was stuffed.  The springs, a small catnip kicker, and a ball are out under stuff now.  I left the rest in the sock for now.   I got a tent!  I can hide in there, sleep, whatever I want to do. And I got a case of Beef and Liver FF with gravy, Grilled. 

And a lifesized black mousie. 

Right now I am dictating from my bed.  I am feeling better enough to want to be in my bed more often instead of up against that wall in our cold-walled bedroom. 

Happy New Year Besties.

See What I Gave Mom

 Kitties, I made Brovver create this for Mom!  She will have to have it altered a bit in length (she is such a short pipsqueak) and shorten the sleeves a tinch.  Some of my bib will be disappeared off but...we all know how wonderful it is..so as long as Mom can wear it, that's all that counts.   It's on a guy shirt but we can tweak it. Mom can show her only girl child off now! 

 And look what other Brovver and DIL gave her. 

From Brovver's family to Mom and me. 

It's actual stained glass...with the lead outlines.  It's quite heavy so Mom has to have someone come, nail in a nailio in the wall above the window, attach some clear line and Mom will hang it in the living room.  Mom and I LOVE it. 

Mom didn't have a Christmas tree this time, but this is my other Brovver's family tree at their home in the big city where Mom and Brovver went for gift opening and dinner. 

Brovver's family Christmas Tree

PEE ESS:  Still eating decently if not piggishly...still getting meds. Not always sleeping with mom which makes us both sad.  But that will change I hope. 

I'm Still Hanging in There.

 Kitties,

The newest methimazole so far has a different solution in it to turn it into a gel...And I am not allergic to it.  At least not now.  I have had a week's worth of med applications so far and I'm not itching, clawing, throwing up, and in general terribly miserable.  No Vet visits and medicine.  WHEW! 

As a consequence, I am mostly--- in the last few days--- out and about instead of lying next to a cold outside wall sleeping and worrying mom.  I even refused to sleep in bed with Mom two nights ago.  It made Mom unhappy as I was in good humor all day.  However, slowly but surely I am becoming more normal.  

I am eating very very well.  I have even had two FF cans of food in a day!  (But not each day.) I think I am trying to catch up with all the days I would not eat. 

Brother got here Friday and will stay until Saturday morning.  So, a week and a day.  Mom loves every day of it.  Infused her with energy and more.  She and my brother head out into the frost and 20s temperature to the park and get the start to the day!  They each have iPhones and the Fitness app on it and their goals are to fill the progress rings completely.  They sure are.  And they are stomping around everywhere else during the days and moving about a lot in the house..waiting on me.  (yes, that is the truth.)  An example is while I was hidden away feeling badly against that cold wall, mom would bring food TO me there, sit while I ate, and try to encourage me out into the warm house and sunpuddles, warm beddies everywhere.  She kept that up every 

Finally went to my tree and rested after avoiding it three weeks. 

day, all day.  I am slowly getting better and better. 

Merry Christmas, Besties...each one of you.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to come.  Mom and I love you each one... furred and not. 

Mom made a chocolate peppermint cake with chocolate peppermint icing.  Full of pieces of peppermint and to die for.  The cake is cooling while she made the icing.  She added two tsp. of vanilla this time and used half and half instead of milk.  A good third of a cup, and maybe an eighth of a cup more dark cocoa powder.  

Up and Down and All Around

 Kitties!  That see-saw continued its ups and downs.   However, though my story keeps changing accordingly,---here I go again.

I went "down" on the see-saw for close to a week. It scared Mom and me both.  But, the Vet thought he may have found what the latest matter is.  Long story short is: my methimazole will come from somewhere else.  I was very highly allergic to my methimazole and had to stop it.  I really went down the tubes without it.  Now, we are waiting for the new pharmacy to compound it for us and I will restart the medicine.  It has been an awful time.  But all of you in the CB know very well how that is.  Kitty,  woofie, or bunny...our parents love us and try their best to make things right for us.  

I have been hugging the very cold wall in the bedroom while on a scatter rug atop the carpet except for eating and litterbox times.  I haven't slept with Mom except for half an hour when we first go to bed.  Mom is unhappy for me.  Maybe soon I'll be back to normal as soon as I get the medicine again. 

Mom is about to go in and wrap the rest of the presents.  I have a new stocking!  And several things to go in it!! 

Jiminy Crickets

Kitties!  Yesterday the pest control person was here, and before he left, Mom & he did as always happens.  Both he and Mom discussed the entire sports program (s) at the University.  We are all avid, uncontrollable football fans in this State, and Mom and the man who was here got the entire sports complex straightened out with their great advice and direction as to how things should go. They spend the whole visit chattering about sports the whole time he is here.  Mom follows him and they get into the latest game and how they could have improved it if only they were at the University and someone would listen to them. 

Unfortunately, they were still having "at it "with floods of words standing on the threshold of the side porch and the kitchen door, when I stepped lightly out onto the ground.  Mom about had a heart attack as to her knowledge I have never been outside.  Here, I would be hit by a car as there is another Indianapolis Speedway out front there...OR get totally lost in the woods/forest that stretched for several miles right behind the house.  Mom would never find me there.  The man reached down and took me up to hand me to Mom.  Took her a while to calm down. 

We used to see this several times a day with Robin! 

Meanwhile...I will have an update soon- Mom said.  Hoping to hear from the Vet this afternoon.  Have to endure the sucky monster.  Mom is about ready to go in there and get the monster ready. 

pee ess: my one white eyebrow fell out (mom saved it) THAT'S HALF OF MY MONOCLE!!!!!

Sunday Selfie(s)

 I'll bet of the over 10,000 photos on this computer, 2/3's are of me!  She just can't quit! 

Anyhoo, I have been a busy bee this morning.  Mom moved a few things and I decided it's not too bad a change.  My tunnel is now in the hallway! And there is a small reduction in the number of my toys that are scattered in the living room.  If I bring them back out again, they stay.  She doesn't take them out for over a year, then we start again. I have a gabillion in my room and a goodly number in the living room.  You might think a toddler lives here for pity sake. 

I have enjoyed all the fallen leaves and you can imagine how many that is.  I guess I had better remind Mom to text the lawnman to get the leaves up.  I enjoy them by looking at them blowing.  I have never been allowed out.  

Mom said she has to finish up with the work I made for her as she has to go out.  OH.  By the way, she cheated again!  Look at this brindled-looking woofie that was in the waiting room of the Vet.  Mom said she has never seen one like that before and we don't know what he is.  He reminded her of a Tortie cat with his coloring, in a way. 

Mystery (to mom)  woofie. 

Here *I* am... not to be outdone, by golly. 

That air purifier small as it is makes a BIG difference in the "pollen" that I myself manufacture and leave on surfaces.  Almost none now. And no more "dandruff". 

Let's Hop (I hope) 

Good Grief!

Mom Here:  I swear, I had thought last evening that all would be normal. Nope.

Ms. Boss got up...I served breakfast which she refused.  Oooookay!  I cracked open another can.  Same.  Oooookay.  I served her elsewhere.  Same.  I went in to do my face wash and powder etc, and she lay as always on the tub edge.   Things went according to normal but when I picked up her brush...the turning wheels told her that after the brushing yesterday and ear gel..when she went to toast in front of the heat vent, Mom got her and took her to the Vet where she was imprisoned 6 hours!  After not eating all the previous day, and none that morning...she had nothing to eat there and no water.  She was beside herself to get food and water when we got home.  I will, but nicely, tell them never to do that again.  I will pay for food and water.   I know however that it was techs who didn't have a clue.  As always.  So she suffered more than she should have, and I am paying the price with her today.  Last night she was normal.  This morning and all the way till now-- she has been hiding as soon as she left the bathroom early this morning.  

By the way, here is the turkey she DID get on Thanksgiving.  She loved it

She finally left her self-imposed jail cell (bedside) and came into her room (computer room)  to try my sandwich for lunch.  Salt, pepper, and mayo on it made it a no-no, so I ran into the kitchen and got her fave FF.  She ate a good several spoonsful.  WHEW!  She went to her box, then had a look out the front door, and on in a leisurely stroll to the spare room where she looked out the sunny window and then went to the spare bed for a nap.  WHEW! 

She is still there.  Just took this.  The sunpuddle will be on her shortly. 

THIS was last night an hour before bed.  Happy as a clam and she hasn't been up there for awhile.  She even slept with her arms laid out over my face.   I thought I was in Clover till she started the "other stuff" this morning.  

A good friend said this is likely her new normal.  SIGH.   So this is our day.  It is upsetting because I couldn't give her med.  And were starting the food worry again.  Even though she gained 3 oz. 

Maybe.... Joy in the Morning?

 Kitties!  It has been a hard several days for me.  Mom got concerned yesterday and thought she would wait till this morning and make a decision.  I am not better, so she called the Vet and asked if I could be seen today.  They said bring me in and leave me. Mom did.   

Mom here:  She would not eat yesterday except a mouthful...and that amount didn't improve. After a while, she started vomiting large pools.  Four of them.  Two with very long hairballs with the pool.  She still wouldn't/couldn't eat.   She went all day without eating..but she drank.  Today, on getting up...same.  I called the Vet office and was told to bring her in and leave her.  I trust them implicitly and had no problem with that.  They treat her like a human... kinda sorta.  Very very nice.  I got a call as soon as I got back in the door and he said she did have a GI tract issue.  The other things I wrote in the form for the visit when it happens without the parent... indicated the other issues to be addressed.

By the way,  she quit the special food and she had been getting Methimazole for about a week now. she She gained three ounces!!! I took the advice of one of her commenters a week or so ago on the bloggie and tried to rub it in better. That has helped.  Thank you to whoever said that. Because she is having Methimizole she is now eating her regular Science Diet and Fancy Feast.  No more of the special prescription diet.  She refused it after a week or so.  

She will have Cerenia, some fluids, an antibiotic, and something for the itching.  I forgot the name.  Then, I can go get her.  I will tell you, it saddened me tremendously to see her sick.  I have never seen her like this before.   

Just wanted you to know.  💕

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