StrangeRanger

The Tooth, the Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth

So help me, Bast.

Maddie lost a tooth the other day.

 
Yep.  One of those.  It was one of the premolars.  She'd had one pulled a couple of years ago when we had her teeth cleaned.  This one, unfortunately, went bad and started falling out on its own.  The first we knew of it was when Maddie started pawing at her jaw and acting distressed.  LadyRanger immediately found me and we bundled Maddie into the carrier for a quick trip to our vet.  The tooth was hanging by a thread.  Dr L. gave Maddie a quick whiff of gas and popped the tooth out.  Over in about 15 seconds.  Maddie's other teeth look good, so we hope we won't have to deal with this again.  We gave her gooshy food, Laughing Cow cheese, and thin sliced deli turkey for a couple of days, so as to not stress the wounded gum area.  Maddie seems quite back to her usual self now, chomping on her kibble and snarfing Greenies treats whenever she can get 'em.  Whew!

Wanting to Help

It's been a full week here at ChezRanger.  The most appreciated development is that Maddie is back in good health!  Her eye is no longer all goopy.  She is back to  her regular, energetic self.  How do we know?  Because she has been urging us to send help to everyone in Japan!

 
That's right!  Help out by donating what you can to help animals hurt or displaced by this disaster!  And don't forget the humans!  There's lots of them that need help too!

And remember, Maddie's doing her part, too!

 

That's right!  I'm sending my favorite box to Maru, just in case he sent all his boxes off packed with relief supplies!  Now I just have to find a box to put this box in... 

 
w00t!  Found one!  Now Maru can share with some box-less cats, too!  Good Luck to everyone in Japan, including my new friend Bikkie!  Of whom I have not yet seen a picture, but I'm sure Tez will fix that *soon* .  Right?

This Particular Eye has, well, Something...

Well, as fortune would have it, you guys got lucky with my last Eye post.  Seems Maddie came down with a serious case of winky-eye.  Haven't gotten a pic of her in winky mode, but it's...

 
...that one.  That one in front there.  That's the goopy one.  Dr G. has given us drops to be administered twice a day, but one extra time per day wouldn't hurt.  Maddie has been a gem about it.  Of course, she gets hugs and treats with her drops, so how bad can it be?  If I get a pic of her doing her Popeye imitation, I'll put it up, but as it's been tax-form weekend here at Chez-Ranger, I think chances are slim...

EDIT:  Y'know, I realize that with the immense disaster that has overtaken Japan, one round cat isn't that much to cheer the heart.  But my heart *is* cheered.  Maru is safe.

Oh, and if you're my buddy Tez coming by to look at this, zip me an e, would you?  I've been worried.

On a very rainy day....

...what do we do?

 
We play inside!  With String!  Actually, that's weed-eater line, but relax!  It's not attached to the weed eater.