We have been gone from the blogosphere for entirely too long. Our mom has been extremely lazy when it comes to keeping up on our posties! We should hiss at her and stomp our angry paws and lash our angry tails, but she does clean our litter boxes and gives us brushies and fills our food and water dishes. And she also lets us snuggle with her. So we can forgive her.
Puff had to go to the vet on Friday. He has been bothered with a limp in his back leg for quite sometime. Mom saw him doing a "bunny hop" when she got home from work on Thursday and it frightened her. Puff would take a couple of steps with his front feet, the hop with his back feet other like a rabbit. The vet couldn't find anything specifically wrong with Puff, and Puff was scared and wouldn't walk for the vet. The vet sent him home and told mom to keep an eye on Puff. Our brother is walking better now even though the limp is still present. He even ran a little yesterday. The vet did find a tiny growth in the back of Puff's mouth. He said it may have always been there or it may be something new. Once again, he said to watch Puff regarding his eating habits. Puff has lost 3 lbs. since he was in for his annual exam a year ago.
Mom said she thinks Fiona's eye issue has been solved. The specialist added one more type of eye drop and a liquid antibiotic that had to be picked up at a compounding pharmacy. Since Fiona has been using the four different eye drops and taking the antibiotic the redness has gone away from Fiona's eye. Fiona has a follow up visit on May 28th.
Although we've been absent from posting, we have gone and visited our friends' blogs. Mostly we've been enjoying the spring weather and lots of sunbeams and window whiffies! We do hope to be back more often!
Take care and PURR!
Clarissa & Co.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Comments Now Moderated
We wanted to let our friends know that all comments will have to be approved before they are posted. Spam comments have been showing up on some of the older posts over the past couple of days. We are sure our friends will understand.
Mom is still working on that database at work, and she has to finish knitting two hats by tomorrow night! One is almost finished and the other was just started last night. The hats are for people she is seeing this coming weekend. Mom is going to the Wizard World/Louisville Comic Con. It's in town, but she is staying at the hotel with friends who are coming in from England, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. She's excited to see them. She has never been to a Wizard World convention, although they are held all of the U.S.
If you all can spare some purrs, we would like to ask you to purr for our furriends, Trooper and Boo. They are both senior cats who are having some health issues with their kidneys. And we are also asking for purrs for a co-worker/friend of mom's. His cancer has returned and he has started chemotherapy treatment.
We may not be able to post again until sometime next week. Stay safe and we will see you soon!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Mom is still working on that database at work, and she has to finish knitting two hats by tomorrow night! One is almost finished and the other was just started last night. The hats are for people she is seeing this coming weekend. Mom is going to the Wizard World/Louisville Comic Con. It's in town, but she is staying at the hotel with friends who are coming in from England, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. She's excited to see them. She has never been to a Wizard World convention, although they are held all of the U.S.
If you all can spare some purrs, we would like to ask you to purr for our furriends, Trooper and Boo. They are both senior cats who are having some health issues with their kidneys. And we are also asking for purrs for a co-worker/friend of mom's. His cancer has returned and he has started chemotherapy treatment.
We may not be able to post again until sometime next week. Stay safe and we will see you soon!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Happy St. Paddy's Day
We wanted to let our friends know that we are all well and looking forward to some spring weather. Mom has been busy with a huge database at work and when she gets home she hasn't spent much time on the computer. Also, Firefox seems to hate her as she keeps getting error messages about a script not responding.
Mom has been knitting a lot and we have been getting lap time with her. Johnny is her personal "lap fungus." Almost anytime she sit down in her recliner he is in her lap. Sometime she makes him get down just so others can get some lap time with her.
We hope everyone is enjoying their St. Patrick's Day! We promise we will be back when things settle down with mom!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Mom has been knitting a lot and we have been getting lap time with her. Johnny is her personal "lap fungus." Almost anytime she sit down in her recliner he is in her lap. Sometime she makes him get down just so others can get some lap time with her.
We hope everyone is enjoying their St. Patrick's Day! We promise we will be back when things settle down with mom!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
So Happy It's Thursday
We are happy it's Thursday because that is one day closer to the weekend and more snuggle time with mom! But in the meantime, we have sun puddles to lay in. There is a heat wave here with the high temperature predicted to be 36 degrees. The snow is slowly melting and we can see the pieces of the ground that were beneath it.
Our sisfur, Jazzpurr, had an embarrassing mishap last night. She jumped onto the seat of the breakfast bar stool, the tried to jump onto the breakfast bar to get to Fred's special prescription food. We don't know if she misjudged the leap, or if her front feet slid on some mail. She scrabbled but couldn't get her footing and she made a rather ungraceful fall to the floor. Of course Jazzpurr ran off to hide her shame from us. She soon reappeared no worse for wear, but she didn't try that stunt again.
We hope that our friends who live in the areas hit by this horrible winter storm are safe. We've seen reports on the news and it looks scary. And as mom says, she'll take snow over ice anytime, and this looks like they got both. We have four "aunties" (good friends of mom's) who live in North Carolina. Everyone has checked in so we know they and their furs are alright!
We may get a tiny bit of snow tomorrow, an 1" or so, and then it is suppose to warm up. We are very much ready for spring and window whiffies!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Our sisfur, Jazzpurr, had an embarrassing mishap last night. She jumped onto the seat of the breakfast bar stool, the tried to jump onto the breakfast bar to get to Fred's special prescription food. We don't know if she misjudged the leap, or if her front feet slid on some mail. She scrabbled but couldn't get her footing and she made a rather ungraceful fall to the floor. Of course Jazzpurr ran off to hide her shame from us. She soon reappeared no worse for wear, but she didn't try that stunt again.
We hope that our friends who live in the areas hit by this horrible winter storm are safe. We've seen reports on the news and it looks scary. And as mom says, she'll take snow over ice anytime, and this looks like they got both. We have four "aunties" (good friends of mom's) who live in North Carolina. Everyone has checked in so we know they and their furs are alright!
One of our aunty's home in Cary, NC
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Tabby Tuesday with Johnny Dixon & Cash Dixon
Happy Tabby Tuesday! In case you didn't notice, we now have a last name. It's mom's fault. We may have mentioned yesterday that mom loves the t.v. show, The Walking Dead. And she loves Daryl Dixon (and his deceased brother Merle). She also thinks we all need full names. So we are now the feline Dixon Brothers. You know, we could care less about having a full name. But if it makes mom happy then so be it.
So on to the shenanigans. When Mom got up yesterday morning we were waiting in the kitchen to greet her. This is what she saw:
Yes, we are on the kitchen counter. That's me, Johnny, in the front. My brother, Cash, is sitting behind me. We look like we were waiting for breakfast, but that wasn't the case. Our food bowls were full of noms. We were actually plotting to take over the world, or at least our house.
What do you think of that old telephone on the wall? It was an old fashioned land line until last Wednesday. Now our phone goes through the cable company so this phone no longer works. Mom told our uncle to make sure he keeps his cell phone charged. Now if the power goes out mom and uncle will have to rely on there cells phones for calls.
It's colder than a well digger's.....well, it's just plain cold here this morning. We are going to snuggle down somewhere warm.
Have a great day!
Purrs,
Johnny & Cash
So on to the shenanigans. When Mom got up yesterday morning we were waiting in the kitchen to greet her. This is what she saw:
What do you think of that old telephone on the wall? It was an old fashioned land line until last Wednesday. Now our phone goes through the cable company so this phone no longer works. Mom told our uncle to make sure he keeps his cell phone charged. Now if the power goes out mom and uncle will have to rely on there cells phones for calls.
It's colder than a well digger's.....well, it's just plain cold here this morning. We are going to snuggle down somewhere warm.
Have a great day!
Purrs,
Johnny & Cash
Monday, February 10, 2014
Monday's This and That
Another week begins and it is still cold, kitties! We had just a dusting of snow last night. Snow doesn't bother us one way of another. If there is enough of it, it means mom gets to stay home with us instead of going to work. That wasn't the case today. Mom likes snow, but she said she is so over it now. She found this picture online (she doesn't have a credit for it but it is not her picture) and she said this is exactly how she feels:
Cash is feeling much better. He did a lot of snuggling with mom over the weekend. Now Johnny is sneezing. Spunky has also been sneezing a bit. We are hoping that this doesn't go through the entire house. With 15 kitties that would be a lot of sneezing!!!
Mom was glad to see her favorite t.v. show (The Walking Dead) return last night after the mid-season break. We don't get what the big deal is. But as long as it means we get to cuddle with mom while she watches the show we are good with it.
Not much else to tell you about today. We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and are ready for this week!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Cash is feeling much better. He did a lot of snuggling with mom over the weekend. Now Johnny is sneezing. Spunky has also been sneezing a bit. We are hoping that this doesn't go through the entire house. With 15 kitties that would be a lot of sneezing!!!
Mom was glad to see her favorite t.v. show (The Walking Dead) return last night after the mid-season break. We don't get what the big deal is. But as long as it means we get to cuddle with mom while she watches the show we are good with it.
Not much else to tell you about today. We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and are ready for this week!
Purrs,
Clarissa & Co.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
White Wednesday
It's White Wednesday with our sister, Lillian Rose DeWinter, Lily Rose was adopted by mom in April 2008. She spotted her at Feeder's Supply, where the Kentucky Humane Society has adoptable animals. She fell in love with her (and Fred).
For those who don't know about Lily Rose, she is about 12 years old now. Lily has one blue eye and one gold eye, and she is claw less. Whoever had her before us had all four of her feet declawed. Her backstory is she was found outside, hiding on someone's front porch. That person turned her in.
Lily has had some health issues in the past, regarding her left ear. That is the side with the blue eye, too. She developed an abscess that would swell on the left side of her neck. It would eventually drain out of her left ear. The last time it happened our vet kept her for x-rays and put a drain tube in the area. The x-rays showed deformed bones in her ear. Bacteria would get behind those bones and then cause an infection. Lily had surgery to remove those bones and her ear was stitched closed. One of the risks of surgery was possible nerve damage to that side of her face. Lily is unable to close her left eye all the way, and the pupil is dilated. Luckily it did not effect that side of her mouth and she can eat normally.
Mom says Lily is a diva and we believe it. She loves people, but she doesn't like the rest of us too much. She tolerates most of us, but she does not like Johnny or Cash at all.
Here she is showing off her beautiful belly and her back feet toe curls! Don't touch that belly though! She is an evil temptress!
For those who don't know about Lily Rose, she is about 12 years old now. Lily has one blue eye and one gold eye, and she is claw less. Whoever had her before us had all four of her feet declawed. Her backstory is she was found outside, hiding on someone's front porch. That person turned her in.
Lily has had some health issues in the past, regarding her left ear. That is the side with the blue eye, too. She developed an abscess that would swell on the left side of her neck. It would eventually drain out of her left ear. The last time it happened our vet kept her for x-rays and put a drain tube in the area. The x-rays showed deformed bones in her ear. Bacteria would get behind those bones and then cause an infection. Lily had surgery to remove those bones and her ear was stitched closed. One of the risks of surgery was possible nerve damage to that side of her face. Lily is unable to close her left eye all the way, and the pupil is dilated. Luckily it did not effect that side of her mouth and she can eat normally.
Mom says Lily is a diva and we believe it. She loves people, but she doesn't like the rest of us too much. She tolerates most of us, but she does not like Johnny or Cash at all.
Here she is showing off her beautiful belly and her back feet toe curls! Don't touch that belly though! She is an evil temptress!
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