Whoa…That’s a Needle

Hay y’all, Lexi heer. I’z dun gawn and hijacked Deziz bloggy soz I’z kuld tell youz bowt owr day. Soz I’z gezz youz kuld kawl diz Lexiz Werld. MOL Anywayz y’all noze I’z wendid too da VET cuz I’z nawt binna feelin’ soz good. Korz I’z fawt I’z wuz feelin’ much better. And dat wuz faynkz too awl youz purrayerz and support. I’z shur doo purreshayte it. Well mommy had fawt I’z wuz gunna habz me a blud tezt. And she wuz a little wereed. Troof beez towld herz wuz a lawt wereed, but she woodn’t let on like it rownd me.

Hoep youz like minez foto, mommy neerlee droev us off da rode taykin' it. MOL
Hoep youz like minez foto, mommy neerlee droev us off da rode taykin’ it. MOL

A a anywayz, mommy wuz gittin’ us redee too goze and feenkin’ bowt da trip (weez kood tell) and raynglin’ bowff of us and sided dat Dezi kood stay home and we wood mayk it a Lexi and mommy day owt. Seez da ownlee feeng Dezi duz dat I’z doent iz alert afur mommy passiz owt. but ya’ noze mommy habz awlwayz node dat eber kitty habz node it wuz gunna happin weez jiz didn’t doo noze little danziz and beez awl kutesee like Dezi duz. But after Deziz kutenezz stardid mommy began too watch me too see ibin I’z happind too doo anyfeeng, and whutd’ya’ noze, I’z stardid meowin’ like I’z doo at dinner time. Soz awl wuz good too leeb Dezi hoem and jiz habz a day fur da 2 of us.  Weez finelee gawdid too da VETz and dayz wayd me and shur nuff I’z habz lawzt sum wayt. Din weez wendid back too da room too wayt on Dr. C. I’z relee wuz dredin’ dat and waydid in da strowler.

When weez gawdid hoem I'z kuldn't hardlee wayt till dinner.
When weez gawdid hoem I’z kuldn’t hardlee wayt till dinner.

Finelee in himz wawlkz awl hapee and how ya’ dooin’ too mommy and awl. Whut dibberenz duz it mayk how mommy iz, weez heer fur me aynt we? Soz ontoo da taybull I’z went and himz sed, “Well her bladder’s full and I think a urinalysis would let me know if she has diabetes and a few other things as well az being easier on her.” Soz mommy sed, “so you don’t want to do a blood panel?” and himz sed, “Not if we can find our answers in the urine.” Soz da nize little gerlee kaymed intoo da room and held me down too da taybull and Dr. C…well himz stuck dat old needull rite intoo minez bladder. Iz himz NUTZ? Ibin ownlee I’z habz teef. I’z wooda toldid himz where too put dat needull. Well himz took minez deepawzit and left da room. When himz reeterned himz had wun of da teztz wiff himz and stardid splaynin too mommy awl bowt it, and herz eyez stardid leekin’. Soz I’z gunna let herz tell ya’ what himz sed. 

Ibin youz kant seez da video, click heer.

Thank you Lexi, I had a great time spending the day with you. And I’m sorry Dr. C stuck you with a needle, but we needed to know how to help you. Dr. C said that Lexi’s urine isn’t being concentrated enough because the liver is getting old and giving out. And that she has early stage Renal disease. He said that for now we would treat it with a supplement called Azodyl given twice a day. This is suppose to help take the pressure off the liver and process some of the toxins that her liver can’t. He didn’t do a blood test at this time because he felt it wasn’t needed since their was no sugar in her urine and diabetes had been the course of thought until now. And the tests he did perform on the urine were pretty extensive. He wants her on the Azodyl for a week and if she improves we’ll do nothing further as far as testing at this time. If she doesn’t improve, then we’ll have to go back and run more tests to determine what else might be the problem. As for her diagnosis, I would have preferred cantankerous old gal, but we believe in God and prayer, so we will ask you for your continued prayers. Lexi and Dezi are my world, and for the last almost 16 years I’ve done very little without Lexi. She is still so full of life and love, and has so much more to share with the world and with me. Thank you for all your support. This Azodyl is not cheap, and if it works, will be a forever thing. So we have put a donate button on our sidebar. As we can’t use HTML code, it only links to PayPal. You still have to enter our email address to donate. And if you choose friends and family, there is no fee charged to you for a transfer. I would very much like to  thank the girls “awnty Ann” who paid todays entire bill.  

mommy painted over ow address.
mommy painted over ow address.

Yep I’z wanna faynk herz too. And weez’ll beez meetin’ herz nex week, and weez’ll habz a grayt poeztee too shayr bowt dat too. Anywayz I’z gunna git off heer now thiz old gal may still habz it, but itz bin a lawng day and I’z redee fur a little nap. And I’z wanna faynk awnty Jennifer and grand awnty Peggy fur da delishuz nomz dat wuz waytin’ on me when weez gawdid hoem. Ibin youz lizzen reel kloez youz kin heer me smakin’. Dat wuz sum pawsum lamb. I’z jiz mite habz too hijack da blog agin’ too tell youz bowt da rezt of owr day.

Soz, as Dezi sez…Till da nex time…Beez Blest!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez 

Lexi and Dezi and mommy

Was That The V-E-T

Meowllo everypawdy hope yous havin’ a gweat Monday. We held meez posty today till we kulld talk to da VET ‘bout sis Lexi. Well it appears dat based on hers symptoms hims finkin’ it might be sumfin’ like hers thyroid or diabetes. Now of course weez purrayin’ dat it just be da picky temperamental actions of an old gal wantin’ hers way. Mommy sez she wuld be much happier wiff dat diagnosis than anyfin’ els. Anyways, she be goin’ in to see da doctor tomowwo at 2:30 CST. We sure wuld purreciate all yous purrayers fur a clean bill of healff, and a weasonable chawge. We ain’t made of gween papers and don’t hav any to spare so weez hopin’ all’s good and we can get outta there fur less than ow allowable $100.00 chawge.

 0dw Lexi standing on cat tree

In udder news, ifin yous weplied to a comment me made on yous bloggy and me hasn’t wesponded to yous then purrlease furgiv me. WordPress has been makin’ more changes to meez bloggy wiffout askin’ first and everyfin’ be a little wonky. Miss Bev wrote all ‘bout it da udder day, and we agwee wiff hers, ifin it ain’t bwoke…don’t fix it. Yous know all these updates don’t make fings better or easier, just hawder and more confusin’. But blogger dusn’t seem to be any better. Meez been purrovin’ meez not a wobot fur so long now dt meez actually stawtin’ to feel like one. Yes we know lots of you can just ignore it and it’ll post yous comment. But weez usin’ ow wordpress ID and not google, twitter or facebook, so it won’t let us ignore it. Da more we twy, da hawder da captchas get.

 0dw Dezi robot

Weez just happened to be visitin’ CK when we made this video, but it’s not just hers, it’s most of da blogger bloggys. We just fawt we wuld show ya’ dat weez can’t ignore it. So dat’s why when we do get behind altho’ weez wead all you back postys we only comment on da one. Hopefully this captcha fingy will be over soon.

Fur sum weason there awe a foo blogger bloggys out there dat don’t hav da captcha at all. Weez not sure why, but weez sure do like it. And weez also not getting’ ow Cat Blogospere emails, so ifin weez missed one of yous purrtant days, weez very sorry, weez twyin’ to get all caught up. But tween mommys head and sis Lexi’s tummy, weez fallen a bit short and behind. Purrlease bear wiff us cuz a Vet visit means weez’ll be behind again tomowwo. MOL Weez beginnin’ to fink this be like sleep, once yous miss it, yous can’t ever ketch up. Anyways here’s to a gweat week and blessings to all. 

 0dw Dezi lays fireplace1

Till da nex time………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi

An Educational Blest Sunday

Meowllo everypawdy, and a Blest Sunday to ya’. Me will stawt by sayin’ mommy is feelin’ better. Lexi and me took turns givin’ hers head massages last night. Picture it, all 3 of us on one standawd size pillow. Lexi and me kinda hang off of it a bit, but there’s purrlenty of mattwess fur ow back ends. Anyways hopefully we will get caught up soon wiff all ow visits. Now, me wanted to share anudder of meez educational posties wiff you today. You might be wunnewin’ what it has to do wiff a Blest Sunday. Well me will tell you. Mommy cares enuff to get me and sis Lexi spayed. And dat helps purrtect us against sum of da pawful diseases un-altered animals awe at risk fur, such as Pyometra. Member dat email me told you bout dat caused meez last educational posty? Well this wuz in it too, and unfurtunately weez lost furiends to this disease, so me wanted to help spwead da word today ‘bout purrventin’ it.

 0dw DnL recursion

Pyometra is an infection of the uterus that can be deadly to us kitties and you doggies. It occurs most offen in kitties and udder anipals as they get older and stay unaltered. It usually occurs shortly after a heat cycle where too much progesterone or a sensitivity to progesterone happens. Cysts form in the uterus and bacteria enters thru the cervix and causes the white blood cells and additional fluid to flood in to the rescue. This causes a swelling. And as the disease continues to fester and grow it moves along from the uterus to the vagina where the excess fluid (pus) spills out. In an attempt to self clean we kitties begin to “clean” lick. Eventually the cervix will close off trapping the excess fluids in the uterus. Our bodies continue to send these fluids and white blood cells to the uterus which causes it to become even more enlarged and can possibly rupture spilling out all those toxins into our body. If this happens, death usually occurs within 48 hours.   

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Symptoms of this horrific disease include a pussy discharge from the vulva. The abdomen may appear enlarged, and the cat may vomit, not eat, and/or become lethargic. Dogs may also drink excessively and urinate large amounts. Blood work will show a high white blood cell count and possibly slight anemia.  Since this disease can become fatal quickly it is important that it be diagnosed and treated immediately. 

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The treatment for this is a complete spay. Which itself can be a challenge. The surgeon must be careful not to puncture the inflamed and enlarged uterus to avoid spilling all those toxins into the abdomen which would have fatal consequences. The best way to prevent this disease from happening in the first place is to spay your cat or dog around the age of 6 months. At this age the animal is old enough to withstand surgery and still young enough to have not had their first heat which can also cause problems we’ll cover in future posts. There are other options for treating this disease if you’re a reputable breeder and just have to keep your queen, and you can read more about that here. But really, less breeding would lead to more adopting.  

 Why spay-neuter

Even in this day and age when we know so much more ‘bout da diseases dat occur in anipals, there awe those hoo still wanna make excuses fur not spaying or neutering. The one mommy hates da most is, “I want my children to see the joy of birth.” Purrlease…rent a video, watch da animal planet or da discovery channel, or one of da many udder purrogwams dat feature such “joys”. Cuz you awe da irresponsible ones dat also help fill da shelters wiff unwanted animals. Just because you fink you hav homes fur all those babies born, what ‘bout da homes yous givin’ ‘em too? So member, spay and neuter yous pets and adopt. We awe so fankfull to hav so many pawsum furiends hoo put their pets healff ahead of spweadin’ da gawjusness too. We fank you and know yous anipals fank you too. 

 0dw Lexi laying

Mommy had to wait to get sis Lexi spayed till hers wuz almost 8 mumffs old cuz hers wuz too small and needed to gain weight. But in those 15 years, many advancements hav been made and alterations can be safely purrfurmed as long as da animal weighs 2 pounds or more. Yes, yous cat/dog is gawjus and wuld make bootyful babies. But, there’s purrlenty of bootyful babies alweady in da world needin’ homes. We hate it when we lose furiends to sumfin’ dat kulda been purrvented. And we awe twuly blest to hav a mommy dat believes ow healff is more impurrtant than spweadin’ wound ow good looks and sweet genes. 

Till da nex time………………..Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

Dezi and Lexi 

Art Anyone?

Meowllo everypawdy and happy Caturday.  Short and sweet today as we be helpin’ mommy wiff hers migwaine. And dwivin’ hers a little nuts. MOL It’s been so cold dat weez had to stay all cooped up wiff no sun puddles. It’s finally warmed up and there awe lots of sun puddles everywhere and we wanna go fur a stwoll. So weez buggin’ mommy to take us out. Ifin yous gettin’ sum of this nicer winter wedder, then enjoy. And ifin yous still got snow and cold, stay warm. Don’t worry weez’ll be joinin’ ya’ again soon. Now, weez joinin’ Athena fur Caturday art today, so go by and check out all da udder wunnewful works and be safe.  

0dw Dezi Night City PF

0dw Lexi Street painter PF

As usual there’s no special effects to ow fotos, just a point and click to add ow foto to da fwame in da app. Maybe one of these days mommy will learn how to do all those neat editin’ options.

Till da nex time…………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi