@ Blackie: I know the feeling! Just me and two cats! Of my current pair, the one thinks he is a Lab (i.e. vet speak for garbage hound) - always looking for something to eat. That is, when he isn't sleeping.

@Minque: I hope your kitty gets better, too! What kind of infection - bacterial? viral? Just curious!

Good deal, BH. Hope the new arrangements suit you.

Hope Bolzman makes a complete recovery, minque.

Speaking of kitties- we have been adopted by a new one. She was in the ditch out front of the house Tuesday evening and ran up to the porch when Mrs. Treydog got home. We fed and watered the little devil... which means we now have a cat.

She is a "marmalade"- yellow shading to white with a few tabby marks on her face and tail. She's about 5-6 months old and in relatively good shape- a little underweight, but healthy. We got her shots and FIV/leukemia tests. Once she puts on a couple of pounds, we will take her for "the operation."

I love that name!!!! By the way, Mrs. Treydog made an appearance in my story today, she is painting the Golden Armor.

Oh noes! I hope he is better quick.




It looks like kitty has a name too!

Oh dear, it appears that I've sparked a love of cats.

Next thing you know Youtube links to cute kittens.



So I'll set it off, I guess.

Forgot how much I missed playing Morrowind on XBox. With the PC version I'm always just modding it, never really moving forward with the game or the quests. Had LGNPC for six months and I never really got to talk to anyone, there was always something new to DL.

But now I'm shanking foo's just for the crunch sound of a critical strike, and loving it. I also found that the droth dagger, just a slightly buffed up silver dagger (5-8 rather then 5-5) is like...perfect. Simple yet effective, and no annoying "out of charge" messages. Unless I enchant it that is.

Anyways, I got to the Clockwork city, so the story is updated, and this day off from work is declared a success. Tomorrow, I gotta go back though! NOOO!

thank you all for your kind words!!! I really appreciated it!

Well Bolzmann is clearly better. He's home, and is now sleeping on a chair beside me. The infection was very unclear, the vets could not decide whether it was bacterial or viral...but they claim the treatment is the same(??). Well anyway, he got antibiotic shots at the hospital, prescription diet...which he still has to eat!..

I've been giving him antibiotic paste twice a day since sunday...firts time he liked the taste but not now, so I have to rub it in his face!! Well sort of...around his mouth....then he licks it off!

Today he got two(!) fresh shrimps.....yay he was thrilled!

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So treydoggie....you got yourself a marmalade-kitty? Awww that is just awesome....but!!! What does the real Trey say about that??? hmmmm

Thank goodness Bolz is getting better!

That is very good news. Glad the "master of the house" is feeling better.

Trey... well, he seems to be almost blind now, and I am not certain his nose is what it once was. He is aware that "something" is going on, but if it does not affect his food bowl or his bed- he is pretty oblivious. He has always gotten on well with cats- except for the black and white one- which he seemed to think was a squirrel in a tuxedo.

thanks minque for the update on your kitty! I'm glad to hear he's better and back home!

Careful with the seafood, though! Too much causes a vitamin E deficiency in cats and can lead to a very painful condition. Mix it with lots of boiled chicken or turkey (or just give him a well balanced formulated diet!). But I'm sure he appreciated the shrimp tremendously!

As for the real Treydoggie, I'm sure he doesn't mind as long as the new kitty doesn't hog the bed or food (as you said)!

best of wishes and good health to Minque's feline physicist

Glad to hear you cat's recovered. My parents have two both of which are utterly insane (and imaginatively named 'fat cat' and 'thin cat' which fitted until the thin one was put on steriods for a while so thin-cat is now larger than fat-cat).

I've finally managed to organise (using the term loosely) a holiday with some friends. Like all the best holidays it was arranged after a few tins of beer late on saturday night and came to the conclusion that we would leave on Monday to go... somewhere. The original plan was to go boating though someone summing up the issues with that in a sentence ('one boat could sink, the other probably will sink and has no floor or seats (I built the latter, and we have no way of attaching a boat to the roof of one car and have about 18 hours to sort this') we decided walking was the more prudent option. So after some frantic packing and planning things are done now and I leave early tomorrow.

Not sure when I'll be back, maybe wednesday maybe friday or saturday. One thing which does come out of this is how nice Scotland's (fairly recent) introduction of Scandanavian-style camping rights is .

Olen, have a good time camping/walking! Hope the weather holds good for you guys!

Thank you all for your nice words! Well Bolzmann is old and a bit tired, that's for sure and he doesn't eat much, I'm almost a bit worried! Then again he doesn't do very much, he's not as active as he used to be...so I don't know...

@hautie, he just gets one shrimp a day just because he likes it so much! Unfortunately he doesn't fancy his good prescription food...so I really don't know what to give him!

He is outside most of the day and night, he seems to prefer crouching in the garden under a bush or tree..or under our neighbor's caravan! (he's there just now)

I am a bit worried I must admit

I know how it feels to have an aging member of the family. Trey is 18 or 19 and has declined significantly in the last few months. But-- he is still interested in food and is aware of us being there.

One thing to look at- make sure there is no antifreeze under that vehicle! If it contains ethylene glycol, Herr Bolzmann might be sampling it, which would be fatal.

Minque, is Bolzman an outdoor kitty normally? or is this a new thing for him?

I'm worried if it is new - it means he is still sick and not as recovered as we would like to see. Because of his age, I'm wondering if you had bloodwork performed - not just a complete blood cell count (to look for infection or anemia), but also a serum chemistry and thyroid level to evaluate organ function, etc. If his kidneys are not working right, no amount of antibiotics will clear this up.

Treydog brought up a very valid question. Antifreeze containing ethylene glycol is extremely toxic - just a lick or two can kill a cat, less than that will lead to severe kidney damage. Again a serum chemistry can indicate if this is the case.

If you can afford it, I would strongly encourage that you follow up with your veterinarian.

If you have any questions, you can always PM me.

been to the vet with Bolzmann today...again! He had high fever and clearly had not recovered from the previous time 2 weeks ago. Also he had this difficulty to swallow...like when a human being has a sore throat.

So they x-rayed his lungs, they investigated his throat for unwanted objects. And they found out he had an inflammation there!! Like us humans! No wonder he wouldn't eat!

The x-ray showed that his lungs were healthy..no pneumonia!

@ hautie! We med a thorough blood-investigation 2 weeks ago and all his inner organs, kidneys, heart, liver and pancreas are healthy!

About the anti-freeze...this caravan is just the type that's haning behind a car! No cooling system...I think

Anyway my indoor-and-outdoor-kitty is now gounded! Until he responds to his medication and is eating and drinking I won't let him out of my sight!

Luckily he has already started to drink and eat...not much but it's a start!

I keep my fingers crossed

That is very good news. As you say, a sore throat would certainly put anyone off of food- and the infection or inflammation would make him tired. Hope he makes a rapid recovery.

Good luck on his recovery minque. At least you have a cause now and it sounds like it can be fixed.

Animals are funny, no? They sure get to be an important part of your life don't they?

Thank goodness that nothing is seriously wrong with Bolz! Hopefully he will get over his throat soon. Would ice cream help? My Freya is a 100% indoor kitty, so I do not have to worry about her getting into fights with other cats and picking something up, or problems like that with the anti-freeze.