Just a normal quiet Saturday. Paul shoveled the driveway and the deck, the girls sat in the sunny front window watching the birds, I picked up the kitchen and family room a bit. Nothing special going on for any of us.
Saw fresh tracks in the snow of the back yard this morning. We decided it looked like cat tracks but too large for a housecat...bobcat maybe?
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Bird Watching
The girls have been so funny the last couple of days. They have both spent the whole day in the front window watching the birds. We now have to keep throwing birdseed out the window to keep them entertained. By afternoon neither one can hardly keep their eyes open because they haven't had their morning nap. Occasionally there's a little spat on the window ledge but for the most part this is the best they've ever gotten along. By evening they are both pretty mellow although last night Chessie was a "war kitten" for a little while.
Busy Week
My goodness we've been busy this week. Tuesday was vet day for Chessie and Wednesday was oral surgeon day for Paul. It was about the worst day on Wednesday to be out driving (snow, sleet, rain, ice) but we knew it'd take forever to get another appointment with the oral surgeon. This was the visit when the oral surgeon cut open the gum where he had extracted the tooth earlier and drilled into the jaw bone to insert a metal post. Trouble is they drilled just a little too far and drilled through the bone and into his sinus cavity. Now he's on extra strong antibiotics (Augmentin), nose spray, and antihistamines so he doesn't get any type of infection. He also got a prescription for Vicodin for pain but hasn't used it. He seems to be doing okay although the stitches are irritating to him.
We got a call from Dr. Kipps while we were out on Wednesday. She was pleased with Chessie's blood test results. Her liver counts had come up significantly but still were not within the normal range. So we need to keep up the good work. I think we finally arrived at the easiest way to give Chessie the Marin pill. I crush it, take off the bulb end of the eyedropper, pour in the crushed pill, add a little less than 1 ml. of water and shake. Then put the bulb back on and squirt it in her mouth...over and done. I'm assuming from Chessie's reaction to it that it must taste bad, although it's supposed to be tuna flavor. So, of course, we have to give her "treats" after the dose.
Yesterday, Thursday, was my turn at the doctor's. You know you're getting old when you have to get skin tags removed. I thought the doctor would freeze them off but she said, "If you can take it we'll just cut them off." Aaargh! Naturally, I had to show how tough I was. She just took hold the skin with tweezers and cut. Yeeouch! But really most of them weren't too bad just one made me say ouch. I was surprised at how little they bled and only one is sore this morning. The doctor also gave me the results from my blood tests. Everything was good and I think she was happier than I was about how good my cholesterol was...total in the 150's which I guess it good.
We're all on the mend.
We got a call from Dr. Kipps while we were out on Wednesday. She was pleased with Chessie's blood test results. Her liver counts had come up significantly but still were not within the normal range. So we need to keep up the good work. I think we finally arrived at the easiest way to give Chessie the Marin pill. I crush it, take off the bulb end of the eyedropper, pour in the crushed pill, add a little less than 1 ml. of water and shake. Then put the bulb back on and squirt it in her mouth...over and done. I'm assuming from Chessie's reaction to it that it must taste bad, although it's supposed to be tuna flavor. So, of course, we have to give her "treats" after the dose.
Yesterday, Thursday, was my turn at the doctor's. You know you're getting old when you have to get skin tags removed. I thought the doctor would freeze them off but she said, "If you can take it we'll just cut them off." Aaargh! Naturally, I had to show how tough I was. She just took hold the skin with tweezers and cut. Yeeouch! But really most of them weren't too bad just one made me say ouch. I was surprised at how little they bled and only one is sore this morning. The doctor also gave me the results from my blood tests. Everything was good and I think she was happier than I was about how good my cholesterol was...total in the 150's which I guess it good.
We're all on the mend.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Poor Chessie
Took Chessie to see Dr. Kipps today for her followup blood tests. My goodness the poor little girl looks like she was mugged. Dr. Kipps gave her a sedative because she has to draw 4 vials and we had also asked her to clip Chessie's toenails. Her weight and temperature were good but I guess the sedative dropped her blood pressure so the doctor had hard time drawing blood. Three weeks ago they shaved a spot on the side of her neck and today they shaved continued that area to the other side of her neck. What strange look that is. She has some ugly red areas on her neck now from the injection site. And I guess because they had such a hard time getting blood from Chessie's neck that they shaved a spot on the inside of her rear leg to draw blood. That area now has an ugly spot too. Poor Chessie was not a happy camper this afternoon. We waited while the doctor worked on her so we didn't have to leave her. Now we have to wait to see what the results are for her liver. We still need to continue her on the Denamarin and Marin. Tonight will probably be the last of her antibiotics.
Lizzie had a fun day sitting in the sunny front window watching the birds outside. We had put some sunflowers seeds on the outside window sill. Those little chickadees are so brave. They are so fast that they can fly up to the window sill, grab a sunflower seed and fly away before Lizzie can jump at them (lots of little noseprints on the window). We were amazed at one point this morning when both girls were sitting in the window together with no fighting.
The mourning dove we rescued yesterday was dead this morning. I didn't think he'd make it. The hawk was back this noon and he spent about an hour or more sitting in a pine tree in the sun. He must've already eaten because when the doves finally came back to the feeder he didn't go after any of them.
Lizzie had a fun day sitting in the sunny front window watching the birds outside. We had put some sunflowers seeds on the outside window sill. Those little chickadees are so brave. They are so fast that they can fly up to the window sill, grab a sunflower seed and fly away before Lizzie can jump at them (lots of little noseprints on the window). We were amazed at one point this morning when both girls were sitting in the window together with no fighting.
The mourning dove we rescued yesterday was dead this morning. I didn't think he'd make it. The hawk was back this noon and he spent about an hour or more sitting in a pine tree in the sun. He must've already eaten because when the doves finally came back to the feeder he didn't go after any of them.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Kaaaboom
About 3:00 this afternoon I heard a huge thud and ran to the livingroom to see what had happened. I thought Lizzie, who had been watching birds all day in the front window, had knocked off a potted plant, but she was laying there wondering what the noise was too. I opened the front door and didn't see anything, looked around the livingroom and dining room, opened the door to the garage but didn't see anything. It was too loud of a noise not to find out exactly what it was. As I opened the back door a hawk carrying a mourning dove flew away and another dove was laying head first down in the snow. Evidently the hawk spooked two doves, one he got and the other hit the window. The dove who was head down into the snow was a goner I figured but about 45 minutes later I saw he was sitting up on the snow. So Paul got out our "birdie ambulance" (a small box with a rag in it) and I went out to pick it up. Right now the dove is recuperating in the box on a high shelf (wouldn't the girls love to play "cat & bird"?). If the dove lives I'll really be surprised, we'll see, otherwise he's compost tomorrow.
When I put out the peanut butter log this evening we both counted 7 bluebirds. Only 3 seem to come for breakfast but we extras for dinner, which is fine by us.
When I put out the peanut butter log this evening we both counted 7 bluebirds. Only 3 seem to come for breakfast but we extras for dinner, which is fine by us.
Crystal Morning
It was so pretty outside this morning. It was 1 degree and everything was covered with a very heavy frost. With the morning sun everything was sparkly and crystal looking. Tried to take several photos but the pictures just can't do justice as to how pretty is was. Clicking on the above photo will make it bigger and easier to see.
Chessie is a real pip this morning. She was up bright and early at 5:30 a.m. and ready to go. She has been chasing her mouse from one end of the house to other wearing out both Paul and myself. It's great to see her feeling so well, I just hope it'll last. We are back to crushing her Marin pill, mixing a tiny bit of water with it and a tiny bit of baby food. The eyedropper isn't big enough or strong enough to suck up all the stuff in one dose so I now have a disposable syringe cylinder (without the needle). We still have a hard time getting it down her without a mess but she's getting most of it.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Another frigid day
Was -4 degrees this morning and the temp never got out of the teens. At least it was sunny for most of the day and we didn't have any new snow.
Didn't post anything yesterday because I took a "Simply Soldering" class at the bead shop. Enjoyed the class but as usual the instructor made it look easy until it was my turn to try it. Shoot even getting the torch going was a challenge but I did make a real nice closed jumpring. LOL!
It was a quiet day of being inside today. First off we made a big mess in the kitchen this morning making a new recipe, Pecan Rum French Toast. It was more work and mess than it was worth. Then we made the peanut marinade/sauce for our pork satay that we're having for dinner tonight. By the time we finished cleaning up Paul decided it was too late and too cold to go out and start any projects. So we worked "The Week" news magazine crossword puzzle together (off & on) all afternoon until it was cocktail hour and time to refill the peanut butter log and give treats to the girls (they know the clicking of ice means treats for everybody!). I counted 6 or 7 bluebirds at the feeder tonight. I definitely wouldn't want to be a little birdie out there in this cold!
Didn't post anything yesterday because I took a "Simply Soldering" class at the bead shop. Enjoyed the class but as usual the instructor made it look easy until it was my turn to try it. Shoot even getting the torch going was a challenge but I did make a real nice closed jumpring. LOL!
It was a quiet day of being inside today. First off we made a big mess in the kitchen this morning making a new recipe, Pecan Rum French Toast. It was more work and mess than it was worth. Then we made the peanut marinade/sauce for our pork satay that we're having for dinner tonight. By the time we finished cleaning up Paul decided it was too late and too cold to go out and start any projects. So we worked "The Week" news magazine crossword puzzle together (off & on) all afternoon until it was cocktail hour and time to refill the peanut butter log and give treats to the girls (they know the clicking of ice means treats for everybody!). I counted 6 or 7 bluebirds at the feeder tonight. I definitely wouldn't want to be a little birdie out there in this cold!
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