Home, Mommy, Home

Meowllo evewypawdy it’s Furiday!!! Like yous didn’t alweady know dat wight? Just in case, me fawt me wuld clue you in. Da weekend’s finally here. An OMC awe we ever glad. Well yesfurday wuz mommys mumffly doctows pointment and so yous know we wuz busy. We usually enjoy da day even tho’ it means we get weally behind on visitin’ and weadin’ yous bloggys. Altho’ meez mommy wishes she kuld figger out a way to do boff. Anyways, it stawted out like most evewyday wiff us givin’ mommy a massage. Altho’ weez kulda gone fur anudder 30 minutes of sleep. Sissy and me wusn’t weal fwilled when mommy sed we had to get up. But sumtimes da bladder wules. You know what me means?. So massagin’ we went and then off to da pawdee box woom and then up da hall fur bwekky. Mind you it wuz colder than a well diggers a_ _ and so Lexi and me hung out in fwunt of da lectwic fireplace while mommy fixed bwekky.  

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Then we heard it…a gasp fwum da kitchen. Mommy had opened her coffee can and even fwu da sleepy eyes kuld see da bottom. OMC Weez wunnewed ifin she wuz gunna stawt climbin’ da walls. Ifin she duz weez’ll let ya’ know. But fur now she made a cup of coffee and served us ow noms. And then it wuz time fur us to get weady to go to da doctow. Let me tell ya’ it hadn’t warmed up a bit by da time we left. Mommy wuz all wrapped up like a eskimo and she put a blanky in da stwoller fur me. And yes, me used it. Hey, sumtimes meez fur’s not enuff. Mommy and doc musta talked ‘bout evewyfin’ unnew da sun includin’ hims Mawdi Gwas tie. Which weminded me weez got sumfin’ comin’ up at Cat Scouts ‘bout da Mawdi Gwas me just dusn’t member when. Me needs to wemind mommy to check dat out fur me.

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Anyways, we finally headed out and made a quick stop at da local fawmacy to get mommy’s OTC’s (over da counter meds) and then we headed out of town to da fawmacy to pick up mommys purrscwiptions. As always they wuz very nice and got us all fixed up fast. But when we checked out they told mommy she had 3 purrscwiptions. Mommy didn’t know what they kuld be. She bwought one dat can’t be called in or faxed over, but now dat doctows do dat faxin’ and emailin’ of scwipts, mommy never weally knows what to ‘spect when she goes to da fawmacy. After all they had discussed sevewal fings. So maybe he sent over sumfin’ fur hers pneumonia or dwy skin, or any nummew of fings. She picked up a bag of dollaw peanuts and we wuz off. We had a foo more stops and then…home mommy, let’s go home.  

Meez weady mommy.
Meez weady mommy.

Once we got home and mommy got evewyfin’ settled. You know, take of da coat and pashmina and shoes and purrpare to stay awhile, she sat down to look at hers purrscwiptions. And then we got a supwise. OMC Dat 3rd scwipt wusn’t fur mommy’s dwy skin, or pneumonia or nuffin’ like dat. It wuz anudder nawcotic. Mommy’s name wuz on da bottle, but there’s no way doc wulda sent dat over fur mommy. Da last fing hims wants hers duin’ is takin’ 2 diffewent pain pills. But just to be on da safe side mommy called da doctows office and asked what hims sent over to da fawmacy fur her and sure nuff this wusn’t on da list. So she called da fawmacy and they didn’t even wealize they had given her sumpawdy else’s purrscwiption. Now unnewstand it wuz one of those scwipts dat peeps sell on da stweets. But of course ifin it had to go home wiff anypawdy, mommy wuz da purrsun to make da mistake wiff. Cuz hers be weally honest and told them it wusn’t hers. They decided to come and pick it up since we had alweady left town and came home. Well at least we got all dat took care of and hoo ever wuz gunna be needin’ dat medicine can get it now.  Busy day over we sat down to west a foo afur time to make ow dinner and weport on Lexi to all ow Facebook furiends. A bit of dinner, a foo emails and meez blog posty written, we called it a day. Hopefully weez’ll get caught up sumday. Fur now all me can say is weez’ll see ya’ soon. Cuz weez Home now and in fur da weekend. YAY!!!

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Till da nex time………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi

The Feline Pearly Whites

Meowllo evewypawdy, how ya’ duin’ today? As me told ya’ on or ‘bout da furst of this mumff me wuz gunna be duin’ sum educational postys this mumff seein’ as how it be National Pet Healff mumff and National Pet Dental Healff mumff and National Purrvent a Litter mumff and all. So me fawt today wuld be a good day to post one of those since mommy and me will be goin’ fur hers mumffly visit to hers doctow. Me wanted to talk a bit ‘bout dental diseases in kitties, so da learnin’ pawt of this posty’s gunna be in hooman speak so yous can all unnewstand evewyfin’. 

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Your cat’s dental health is very important. What goes on in the mouth can affect the rest of the body as well. It seems most cat breeds are purported to have some degree of gingivitis. This is something we know all too well as sis Lexi has had chronic gingivitis her whole life. At least for as long as she’s had teeth. When looking up information about the different cat breeds even the hearty mixed “tabby” is prone to periodontal diseases of some kind. Just what kinds of diseases are we cats prone to you ask. Well, gingivitis is at the top of the list. It comes with inflamed red gums and bad breath. But it doesn’t stop there.

Gingivitis
Gingivitis

Gingivitis migrates to the bones ad ligaments that support the teeth and if left untreated will cause the teeth too become loose and fall out. (or they can be removed by a vet.) But the bacteria that causes all this inflammation can also be carried by the blood stream to the rest of the body such as the organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) and cause damage and even organ failure. This gingivitis is caused by a buildup of plaque (food and debris) on the teeth that doesn’t get removed and then turns to tartar (the yellowing near the gums). FIV and FeLV are known to cause gingivitis, (altho’ not backed up by studies) but even an otherwise healthy kitty can be afflicted as in Lexi’s case.

Tooth Resorption
Tooth Resorption

Tooth Resorption is another dental affliction that may affect your feline friend. It is estimated that 28%-67% of cats have some amount of Tooth Resorption. It’s the most common cause of tooth loss in cats. It is very painful and can cause many other problems as well. You can read more about it here. Stomatitis is another dental problem cats may be afflicted with. Little is known about the cause of Stomatitis, but it is painful and doesn’t respond very well to treatments. The best course of action although drastic is typically removal of the teeth.

Stomatitis
Stomatitis

Stomatitis is best described as an atypical immune response to the chronic presence of organisms. The classical Stomatitis lesions are located at the back of the mouth. Again FIV and FeLV can be precursors to this disease as well. But it’s important to remember that even an otherwise healthy cat may be afflicted. The treatment for all of these diseases is similar and may include antibiotics, dental cleanings and extractions among others. Please consult with your Vet for the appropriate treatment for your feline family member. Lexi would like all of you to know that a cat can live a happy and productive life without their teeth. And can continue to eat most everything. It’s always a good idea to train your cat early to enjoy getting their teeth brushed. And if possible daily brushings are best. Remember to use a toothbrush made for your cat or dog as well as toothpaste. DO NOT use human toothpaste it is harmful to both cats and dogs.

 signs of dental disease

We have barely scratched the surface of dental diseases and their effects on your feline friend, but we hope we’ve shared enough to make you think about the dental health of your pets. And take some steps to help prevent tooth loss as long as possible. And maybe talk with your Vet about your cats teeth and gums and implement your own dental program at home. Dental health is important to your cat’s health and can effect other areas of their body, so it is something to take seriously. And while weez on da subject meez gotta go and get meez teefys bwushed wight now.

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Meez weady mommy, giv me da toofbwush

 

 

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So maybe this isn’t da bestest way to do

this but you get da idea. It’s weally

purrtant to take care of yous pets teef.

 

So, Till da nex time………………….Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi

Just Hangin’ In

Oh, Meowllo, how ya’ duin’? Meez just hangin’ out up here bein’ da queen of da house today.

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Sshhhhhh Sissy’s asleep, so she dusn’t know meez usin’ hers title. And dat’s da Yeowww nip cigaw she took wiff her.   

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Me heard a birdy and wanted to check it out.   

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Mommy’s been busy so meez been keepin’ an eye on her fwum here.

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Meez gunna lay here in da house dat sissy likes so much. It’s purretty cool, but me purrfurs to lay on top of da house.  

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Me gave mommy da day off fwum writin’ cuz me wanted to spend da day soakin’ up sum sun puddles. 

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And checkin’ out what’s goin’ on outside. See ya’ later.  

Till da nex time…………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi

Spreading The Love

Meowllo evewypawdy sure hope yous havin’ a gweat week. Weez in da mumff of luv now, a mumff when sweethearts spend too much munny on flowers dat’ll die in days and chocolates dat girlys complain ‘bout spweadin’ their middles da whole time they scawff ‘em down. But Luv is a good fing. Mommy sez dat evewy mumff shuld be a mumff of luv and we shuld all twy evewy day to show those in ow lives how much they mean to us. This also be National Cat Healff mumff and Dental Care mumff, as well as National purrvent a Litter mumff. And we ain’t talkin’ ‘bout da pawdee box kind of litter. So wiff all these celebwations goin’ on there shuld be no lack of nip or wantin’ fur sumfin’ to do. Member ifin we all did ow pawt there wuld be lots less unwanted kitties and doggies in shelters evewy where. There wuld be a lot less feral colonies in need of bein’ taken care of.

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What duz me mean by yous pawt you ask? Well dat’s purretty simple. Yous can donate to da low cost clinics. And it dusn’t hav to be gween papers. Those fur sure wuld be purreciated, but yous kuld always donate yous time and help out. They also need supplies and old towels and lots of udder fings. Check wiff da local clinic in yous awea fur fings they might need. And fur all us bloggers and micwo bloggers, tweeters, etc., educate, educate, educate. Those of us in social media awe wesponsible fur spweadin’ da word. Even ifin yous just bloggin’ fur fun, you hav a wesponsibility to speak out on issues dat affect ow healff. Now meez not sayin’ yous hav to bweak wiff yous genre, but because yous in da public eye and peeps follow yous writings then you awe in a unique pawsition to speak up fur those animals dat can’t. Even in this day and age lots of peeps awe still ignowant ‘bout da benefits of spaying and neuterin’. After all yous not just stopping purrcweation, yous also purrventin’ or at least decweasing da risk of certain illnesses and diseases dat affect in tact animals. So there’s lots of ways you can help dat even involve gween papers. But ifin yous got ‘em and can giv ‘em, purrlease do. Altho’ in many aweas Vets volunteer their time, sumpawdy’s gotta pay fur da equipment, electwicity, dwugs, etc.. 

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This mumff we hope to bwing you a foo of ow educational posties as well as lots of fun, and as always weez’ll be sharin’ da luv. We awe so blest to hav ow mommy and all of you in ow lives. We wuldn’t wanna magin’ ow lives wiffout you all at this point. You hav made a weal impact on ow lives fur da better, and we hope dat in sum small way we hav touched yous lives as well.  And on anudder subject, we hav entered a foto contest on Facebook dat be sponsord by Chewy.com. Da winner weceives a years worff of noms. We wuld luv to win and kuld certainly use da purrize. So ifin yous not mind, wuld yous  Purrlease paw us a vote evewyday? Just click here to be twanspowted to their page and ow foto, to vote. We fank you in advance fur all yous luv and suppowt and votes. Gotta go now and spwead sum luv.   

Till da nex time…………………….Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi