She's quite brave to sit here eating from her enemy's food bowl. But where food is concerned she shows no fear!
Her hair is coming back in nicely, but I am having no luck getting her to like being combed/brushed.
For some reason it's like I expect her to have a total personality change at this advanced age, and I must come to grips with the fact that it's just not going to happen.
It's been a week since we started Snoopy on the Resthyro and so far so good. We have had no problems dosing her. I mix her 6 drops directly into her wet food. I tried to see if she'd take it directly from the dropper but that was not successful, but she gets it all in via the food, so that's fine.
It is hard to tell if it is helping, but there are a couple of changes. For one, she seems to be much calmer and more self-asssured around Sakaura. She has even taken to coming into our bedroom - I think only on the weekends when she thinks we sleep too late. This morning I sat up in bed and saw her emerging from under the bed so that is where she is hiding.
She normally goes from eating back to the bed and then comes out to eat again. This past week she's been going to sit in a chair in "her bedroom" that is by the window. Not earthshaking news -- but for her that is a huge change.
One of the symptoms of hyperthryroidism in cats is yowling and she'd done that to a small extent prior to startng this medicine. I am happy to report that has been NO yowling this past week. So that is a sign that something is going on.
I want to wait at least a month before we have her blood checked again. Then we will decide if we continue with this or settle for the "drugs". I am hoping we can keep up with the herbal treatment!
This morning she didn't really want to drink the milk with the medicine, so I poured it over her food. I think she just wanted the food more than the milk. Tonight I will just add the drops of medicine directly into the food.
She was somewhere in our bedroom this morning when we got up. I got up and went to turn the light on in the hall bathroom (where she normally hangs out) and she came running out of our dark bedroom. I think maybe she is sneaking in and under the bed. Definitely different behavior.
She's also much braver facing down Sakaura. Still not buddies, but no more fighting and since she does not run, there is no chasing. I think Sakaura is disappointed LOL!
Today we made a trip to Tower Hill Botanical Gardens. This is the local cat and he had something cornered in a hole in the grass here.
It was a most friendly cat, allowing me to pet him and purring. I am sure he gets a lot of attention with all the site seers around.
What a gorgeous day for cats and people!
Do you think she is tried of posing for pictures LOL.
She is a pretty cat but not really that photogenic since her face usually is just a black blob.
She and Snoopy get nose to nose at times with just a hiss between them. I almost told a lady at work I'd take one of her 7 week old kittens, but I am not ready to start World War III again.
It must be a tough life having to do all tha sleeping, not to mention the eating. Actually Sakaura is not much of a chow hound. She grazes and is more fond of dry cat food than wet.
She still feels the need to chase Snoopy almost every day. Snoopy must be used to it now because it does not seem to traumatize her like it did in the beginning.
They won't every get along. I have totally abandoned that idea.
If only they would open that window, darn it!
Of course, I am not sure what she would do IF she got outside alone. I won't be finding out anytime soon either.
I guess they keep her warm while she's so bare. Snoopy got her hair shaved on Wednesday, and she seems to want to just roll up into a ball and stay in bed all day.
She is on liquid antibiotics twice a day because her gums were inflamed after her teeth cleaning. She has some spots on her back where the clipper got a bit too close. Ouch!
But she is very clean and seems very content.
Snoopy has become brave enough to venture out into the open and sit by the back door - on occasion. She still spends the majority of her time hiding away.
We were almost shocked to see her sitting by the open door. Sakaura was most unhappy, but her bark is much worse than her bite, and she sat across the room and sulked!
The little green plastic pulled off the milk carton top is her idea of keeping fit (to the right in the picture).
She is fascinated by boxes of any kind, of course.
I may have created a monster today. Putting the leash on her and letting her walk outside is making her stand at the door and beg for more.
Unbelievable, they are on the same bed at the same time. Of course.the scowl on Sakaura's face tells the whole truth!
The background here is that Don opened the window by the bed, and Sakaura was fascinated with that. The fresh air always attracts both of these cats. He put her on the bed, but she did sit there for a long time. Long enough for him to call me and for me to grab the camera and get a few pictures.
This is the closet cat. I had to grab the camera to get a picture of this.
It got stuffy in the house, so Don opened our back door, and within minutes, Snoopy had ambled out of her hiding spot to breathe in some fresh air.
Meaninless to anybody but me, but this is BIG!
Of course, as she walked back to her room, Sakarua had to rush her and slap at her with a big hiss. Snoopy ran, but did not hide under the bed. I think she's about figured out that Sakaura's bark is much worse than her bite.
Baby steps!
she is good! LOL
I love her little pink tongue sticking out like that. It's a sure sign that she is relaxed and fast asleep.
Cats are coexisting a bit better. Still not buddies, but fewer spats it seems. Snoopy is most comfortable cleaning out Sakaura's food bowl twice a day.
She has started eating more so we have to watch out that she does not gain too much weight and perhaps have the diabetes flare up again.
When we went to Vermont for Christmas dinner, I bought this Meow decal but it's been so cold, wet, icy out that I've not put it on my car yet.
Sakaura has taken over the sofa these days. Snoopy is hiding now down in the basement because I got out the Furminator this morning. She is in dire need of a haircut but I'm trying to hold off until it is a bit warmer. I don't like the idea of having her undergo anesthesia at her age, but it is the only way she can be groomed. She also probably needs her teeth cleaned - they usually do the haircut and the cleaning in the same appointment.
She spends a lot ot time in this spot right outside the kitchen. She has a regular routine where she appears here to wait...and to wait...and to wait.
This old girl has come a long way in a year's time. She's figured out that she is still the boss around here and the young upstart is just a pain in the butt, not a real threat to her safety.
She really likes the fact that Sakaura is such a picky eater. She loves to scavenge over her leftovers!
