It's been a cat-issue filled week here at Chez-Ranger. We took Ivy in for a progress report on Thursday. Dr G gave her the once-over (general health looks good) and a weigh-in (10 lbs 2 oz, which is quite good) and took some blood for a thyroid check. Got the call friday morning that Ivy's thyroid functions are a hair over normal. Dr G is very happy with that since the higher thyroid function seems to keep the kidney disease in check. Ivy handled it all very well and was a good patient. We brought her home and gave her a favorite treat: a spoonful of vanilla ice cream. Hagen Daz. She then proceeded to nap away all memory of the unpleasantness:
Dreaming of more ice cream, perhaps?
The bad news of the week is that we humans here at Chez-Ranger suck. We noticed Maddie limping again, this time on her left front foot. We checked and, yes, she had overgrown claws again. I felt terrible that I had let her claws get into this state. Off to the vet, of course. We found out that two of her claws had punctured her pads, and that one of the pads was infected. The doc took care of the claws and gave us an anti-biotic for the infection. The doc also gave us a gentle rump-chewing for not trimming Maddies claws more regularly. It looks like we'll be doing that at the close of every month now whether Maddie likes it or not. As that is also the time I apply the "just to be sure" Advantage flea stuff that Maddie HATES I doubt I'll be too popular.... Anyway, we have to take better care of Maddie and her little white feet.
In non-cat news, our Rose of Sharon plant is really going to town:
We think it was happier to see the big rains on friday than we were, and we were pretty darn happy!
Good girl Ivy!!! Mmmmmm! Ice cream!!!
Oh poor Maddie! Mark the claw trimming monthly on your calendar. It's best to set a regular routine for it and then just get 'er done.
Posted by: Scooby, Shaggy & Scout | September 24, 2007 at 04:19 PM