thunder and cat hijinx
decided i needed to get over here and update a bit. things are well, over all. today was nice. woke up about 5am to loud rain on the roof, then really loud, very close thunder. even with the blinds down and my eyes closed i could see the lightning. nice, very nice. it made me happy. i didn't mind being woken up - it was better than silent snow. i'm tired of the silent snow. spring thunder is welcome at any hour of the day!
got up early and took three of the cats to the vet. once at the vet's, getting pip out of the cat carrier was a hoot. he wouldn't come out when i tried to coax him, so i tried to pull him out, but he was in the smaller carrier and i couldn't really get a grip on him. one of the aids tilted the carrier a bit. that didn't work, so she tilted it more. still no pip. finally she just lifted it up vertically. no pip. it was like in the cartoons where they're looking for the cat and lift the box and no cat - he's clinging to the inside of the box. i was so embarrassed. at least the aids were laughing, too. they called him an acrobatic cat. he's going to run away and join the all-cat version of cirque du soleil. finally, carrier still vertical, a hind leg emerged. i reached in and grabbed it and the other hind leg. somehow he managed to grip something - the inside of the carrier?? and i couldn't get him out. they put down the carrier and the other aid just reached in, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and dragged him out. finally. all went well the rest of the time, even when the vet needed to remove some plaque from smooshy's teeth. i wrapped him in a towel and he was fine, except for a little growling. good thing i got paid yesterday. so pricey, even with the 10% multiple cat discount. i'm just glad i don't have to take sushi in until august.
it was rather sad tho', one of the cats who lives at the vets' had died since the last time we were in. she always sat in a cat bed on the counter by the cash registers and she was obviously very old. at least she'd had a happy, full life. someone had made a framed collage of photos of her - very nice.
while i was there i picked up some revolution, thank goodness. it's the medicine for fleas, ticks, heartworm, etc. now when i gets nice out, i can take pip outside with me. he loves to go out, but without the medicine it's really not safe, especially if it's warmer out. so he hasn't been able to go out, which upsets him a great deal and he spends serious time on the weekends yowling at me from the stairway. i have been taking him out when i refill the bird feeders, which shuts him up for a short time, but he really wants to be able to go out for long hours at a time. well, me too, babycat, but it's 10 degrees out there! which, of course, he doesn't understand. i'm just glad it will be nice enough soon that we'll both be able to go out.
got up early and took three of the cats to the vet. once at the vet's, getting pip out of the cat carrier was a hoot. he wouldn't come out when i tried to coax him, so i tried to pull him out, but he was in the smaller carrier and i couldn't really get a grip on him. one of the aids tilted the carrier a bit. that didn't work, so she tilted it more. still no pip. finally she just lifted it up vertically. no pip. it was like in the cartoons where they're looking for the cat and lift the box and no cat - he's clinging to the inside of the box. i was so embarrassed. at least the aids were laughing, too. they called him an acrobatic cat. he's going to run away and join the all-cat version of cirque du soleil. finally, carrier still vertical, a hind leg emerged. i reached in and grabbed it and the other hind leg. somehow he managed to grip something - the inside of the carrier?? and i couldn't get him out. they put down the carrier and the other aid just reached in, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and dragged him out. finally. all went well the rest of the time, even when the vet needed to remove some plaque from smooshy's teeth. i wrapped him in a towel and he was fine, except for a little growling. good thing i got paid yesterday. so pricey, even with the 10% multiple cat discount. i'm just glad i don't have to take sushi in until august.
it was rather sad tho', one of the cats who lives at the vets' had died since the last time we were in. she always sat in a cat bed on the counter by the cash registers and she was obviously very old. at least she'd had a happy, full life. someone had made a framed collage of photos of her - very nice.
while i was there i picked up some revolution, thank goodness. it's the medicine for fleas, ticks, heartworm, etc. now when i gets nice out, i can take pip outside with me. he loves to go out, but without the medicine it's really not safe, especially if it's warmer out. so he hasn't been able to go out, which upsets him a great deal and he spends serious time on the weekends yowling at me from the stairway. i have been taking him out when i refill the bird feeders, which shuts him up for a short time, but he really wants to be able to go out for long hours at a time. well, me too, babycat, but it's 10 degrees out there! which, of course, he doesn't understand. i'm just glad it will be nice enough soon that we'll both be able to go out.