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I’z Said No!!!

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OMC How arr y’all dooin’ tooday? Lexi heer ibin youz not figgered it out yet. Az youz noez I’z had too go too da VET yesfurday, and too beez awnezt, I’z didunt wanna go not one bit. Mommy eeben took a liddull video weez’ll beez shayrin’ wiv ya’. I’z saree ‘bowt da pantin’, da a/c wuzunt werkin’ berry good and it wuz sum kinda hot. Anee wayz weez got der and had too wayt fur an ower afur aneepawdy kaym in too da room. Weez finelee met da nu VET dat werkz wiff Doc C. And weez not like her one bit. She stuck me 4 timez afur getting’ bloodz frum minez awlreddy nekkid neck. And she didunt seem too be aybull to furm an owe-rijinal fawt on herz own. Mommy azked herz a few kweshunz ‘bowt heerz fawtz on CKD and vak-sinayshunz and such, and she kwoeted da partee line weez get frum Doc C. Mommy didunt habz a chanz too pudid da bill in da pooter, but it endid up beein’ lezz dan dey kwoe-did us, it owenlee kawzt $133.74. Korz weez didunt habz it. Soz no mower go-win too da VET till weez get it awl payd. Purray dat weez not get sick or nuffin’, purrleez.

 Ifin yous can’t see da video, click here to watch it on youtube.

 

 

Oh sissy yous did fuss a bit didn’t ya’?. Meez just glad you and mommy got home okay and didn’t melt. Mommy had a migwaine (and still duz) and was a stinky sweaty mess.. MOL Mommy has a visit wiff hers case worker today and so weez’ll be wound to visit as we can.

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Youz mayd me a pin kooshin laydee. I’z fur shur doent like herz mommy.

Now fur da news yous all been waitin’ fur. Da winner of da 20 pound bag of SmartCat cat litter is: (can me get a dwum roll?) Okay, never mind, da winner is: Mike Hartley. Concats Scout Pete H. Tell yous daddy to send us a email and weez’ll see to it yous get yous litter. Yous gunna luv it.

Me can't have a posty wiffout a foto of me, wight?.
Me can’t have a posty wiffout a foto of me, wight?.

Till da next time………………………..Be Blest!!!

 

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Dezi and Lexi

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Size Doesn’t Matter

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Well it’s Box day here in da blogosphere, and what’s better than dat yous ask? Comin’ home fwum da VET to find 3 bwand new big ole boxes waitin’ fur us. Yep dat’s wight, we came home to a whole new supply of boxes. Weez’ll be tellin’ ya’ ‘bout da contents in anudder posty. More on da VET visit this time. We be wequired to purrvide purroof of our vaccinations each year when we wenew our lease. And well, weez be in da purrocess of duin’ dat wight now. Mommy hates vaccinatin’ every year but we live in a state dat wequires da Rabies vaccination every year. (much to mommys chagwin). Anyways, wiff sis Lexi havin’ CKD and all, mommy sed there was no way hers was givin’ hers any shots. We found out we can get a waiver, so mommy purrinted da form fur da VET to fill out. Course you have to member, we have one of those VETs dat finks he needs to vaccinate fur everyfin’ all da time.

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When we got there, dogs was everywhere. Da place was hoppin’ busy, so we had to wait our turn. Dat pointment just went out da window. Finally our turn came and we went back to da room and mommy stawted talkin’ to him ‘bout da weasons not to give sissy da rabies shot, and hims disagweed wiff her every step of da way, even when she sed da vaccs themselves clearly state to only give to healthy animals. Course weez offen wunnered just how he knows ifin weez healffy or not cuz hims dusn’t do any kind of exam afur stickin’ us. Can ya’ tell mommy’s ‘bout fed up? Mommy purrsented him wiff da papers application fur a waiver she had purrinted and hims sed he wuldn’t sign it fur nuffin’. Da only way hims wuld agwee to give sissy a waiver is to have a Titer test ran. Now fur those of ya’ dat not know what a Titer test is me will tell ya’. It’s a very spensiv blood test dat measures antibodies to da rabies virus. It can also measure udder fings, but all we need is Rabies.

You can't see me? Ssssh meez hidin' fwum sissy.
You can’t see me? Ssssh meez hidin’ fwum sissy.

Well, mommy didn’t have nuff munny fur it, so we got me a rabies shot and made a pointment next week fur sis Lexi to have dat Titer test. Da test itselff costs $80.00 and then there’s da office visit chawge of $30.00 and da chawge fur drawin’ da blood (we furget how much dat was). Dat’s more than we be allowed to chawge, so weez not know zactly what weez gunna do. Ifin yous can help, weez sure wuld purreciate it. Sissy be duin’ so good wight now, mommy just can’t fall in and give her dat shot. We know dat sum of ya’ may not agwee wiff us, but studies have purroven dat those vaccs last much longer than a year. Even our VET agweed wiff mommy on dat one. Hims a stwange apple dat one. Contwadicts himselff all da time. Anyways, dat’s how our VET twip went. We did make it wiffout getting’ caught in any stowrms tho’, so dat was a blessin’ fur sure. Altho’ we fink we must need sum fweon fur da a/c cuz it was hot, hot. Me even got meez hawness all wet fwum da “sweat” (drool fwum pantin’).

Hmmmmm Wherez dat Dezi at?
Hmmmmm Wherez dat Dezi at?

Well on wiff da boxes. Hope yous havin’ fun in yous box today and evewyday. Weez also be joinin’ Rascal and Rocco fur da weekly Pet Pawade Blog hop, and postin’ at da Tabby Cat Club. Oh and mommy wore sum of hers new clothes on our VET twip and sed they was pawsum comfy. Fanks again awnty Jennifer and gwand awnty Peggy. Mommy’s not so good at selfies and didn’t have on hers makeup anyways, so hers face was never gunna make a foto. MOL And don’t furget to chack back this weekend fur a pawsum give away.

OMC Whatever kuld be in diz big ole box?
OMC Whatever kuld be in diz big ole box?

Till da next time……………….Be Blest!!!

 

I'z see you Dezi. hehehe
I’z see you Dezi. hehehe

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Dezi and Lexi

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What’s In That Ham Baby Food

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Hey y’all Lexi here again today. I really purreciate all your support an purrayers. This is the last of my Vet day posts. For the last three days we’ve been covering my latest appointment. We posted the link to my lab work Thursday and told ‘bout what happened at da VET; and yesfurday we told ‘bout what mommy and me did after we left da VET. We’ve been asked a lot of questions about just what is my diagnosis and what are we doin’ about it. So today we’re gonna cover all that. You’ve probably noticed the human speak, well we wanna make sure everyone can understand what we tell ya’ ‘bout my medicines and condition. So first, I do have kidney disease. My thyroid is okay and there’s no sugar in my urine, and the numbers from my tests confirm kidney disease. Although based on my latest lab work their does seem to be a small question as to whether it’s chronic or acute. What’s the difference you ask? There’s a few, but the most important difference is that acute can be cured and chronic can only be managed. 

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Now as most of you know the day doc diagnosed me he sold us a neutraceutical called Azodyl. It was expensive and mommy worried that she wouldn’t be able to afford it for long. Fanks to our wonderful furiends and awnties we were able to buy it for a few months. And then the day came that mommy had feared. We were out and she had no money to buy anymore. Of course as soon as we had gotten the news mommy started researching everything she could find and joined a very knowledgeable support group. During mommy’s research she had read about Astro’s products. So she contacted the creator, an M.D. and asked all kinds of questions. Still a little leary she staerted talking to the support group about them, and when we couldn’t afford my Azodyl mommy decided it was better to treat me with something than nothing. So she ordered the Astro’s Protein Powder because I lost so much weight, and Atro’s Nitrogen-Creatinine Scrub which takes the place of Azodyl. By this time some of our furiends had sent green papers and mommy could afford to buy them. As I said yesfurday most CRF diets are low in protein and phosphorous. And that’s great if you’re a doggy who could survive as a vegetarian. But when you’re a kitty what be an obligate carnivore, low protein isn’t the best idea. But as with most feline medicine the treatments for cats are based on those for dogs.

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This be da protein powder and da scrub.

As cats, we need the protein to stay healthy and maintain muscle mass and weight. And since CKD can cause us to lose weight we sure don’t need to cut back on anything positive. Recent studies have proved CKD kitties do better on a high quality protein and low phosphorous diet. But proteins make our liver work harder and that’s harder on our kidneys. So it’s almost a lose lose. But in comes the Astro’s Protein Powder. It’s designed to help animals gain and maintain lean muscle mass and promote cellular regeneration. It’s a white fish derived, amino acid concentrate that’s pre-digested so that it’s easily absorbed by the gut. Because it’s concentrated and high quality very little waste product is created, therefore the kidneys have less toxins to filter out. In other words, it’s easier on the kidneys. That’s great news for CKD and many other ailments as well. Although this product was created with CRF in mind, it can be given to any animal who needs to gain weight and/or maintain muscle mass. It costs $32.95 for a 120gm jar. Or a little over $10.00 a month because 1 jar lasts about 3 months.

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Now to talk about the replacement product for the Azodyl, the Astro’s Nitrogen Creatinine Scrub. It’s designed to use the digestive tract to trap and excrete metabolic toxins, transforming it into a rudimentary third kidney. And unlike the Azodyl, it doesn’’t have to be refrigerated and can be given in food. Or in my case the tablespoon of ham baby food I get each meal. It can be made even more effective by adding it to yogurt, but it’s not necessary. And it costs $22.95 for a 120gm jar (ie: about 2-3 months supply). Mommy prayed it would work because $23.00 for 2-3 months as opposed to $80.00 a month is a huge difference. And we know you all get tired of helping us and we hate to be a burden on anyone. But purrhaps helping with a smaller amount might be less burdensome. 

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Now I’m also taking Renavast. That was something that mommy had come across in her research but was also told about by Brian and Cheri. It’s more amino acids and peptides, just different ones, and helps too maintain normal kidney function in CRF cats and dogs. All of these products by the way have no reported side effects as they are all natural and can be used for both cats and dogs. Consult your VET if you’re a bunny, piggy, etc. I’m also taking vitamin B-12 supplements for overall health. And the Regeneril that Truffles and Ms. Melissa shared with me. It’s purpose is to increase appetite and energy and help with joint pain. The Renavast is $27.00 for a 30 day supply, the B-12 is $10.00 for about a 6 month supply and I’m taking Organic Slippery Elm Bark at $8.00 for about a 6 month supply for the upset tummies and acid reduction. Mommy also ordered for $20.00 some D-mannose to give to me and even Dezi in the event of a urinary tract infection caused by e-coli. Again since this is all natural it can be given to any animal even as a preventative. What all this means as far as money goes is that for less than the price of the Azodyl we can buy all the medicines I need. Because even if I was still taking the Azodyl, I would still need everything other than the Astro’s Scrub.

As always if you have any questions please ask and if we can answer them we will. As for those of you who think our VETs are cheaper, they most probably are cheaper than what you’re paying, but remember, wages are less here too, so for us; especially mommy who be on Social Security, our VETs charge a lot. Our $200.00 bill is like your $2000.00 bill. Altho’ we just don’t understand why it is that VETs think they need to charge so much. If you missed my lab work, can read it and would like to see it, you can click here.

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And till the next time……………………………….Be Blest!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez  

Lexi and Dezi

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Mine and Mommy’s Day Out

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Hey y’all itz finally Furiday and yep itz me Lexi agin. I’z gunna tell ya’ more ‘bout minez and mommyz day out. Letz see, weez left off when we wuz leavin’ da VET. We got iin da car and drove over too da Walmart too git me sum Gerber ham and ham gravy baby food. One jar lasts 3 mealz. I’z git ‘bout a tablespoon wiff minez medz mixed in. Eat youz heartz out Sammy and Travis. MOL Youz git bacon once a week. I’z git da porky pig 2 timez a day. WooHoo I’z not bein’ mean fellaz, I’z wood share minez good furtune wiv ya’ ibin youz want. Anywayz mommy and me went too da Walmart and OMC da place waz packed!!! Youz know weez had stormz fur a solid week and thiz waz one of da only dry dayz we waz gunna habz fur anudder week and peepz waz takin’ full advantage of it.

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And youz wood be surprized at how many peepz fat I’z waz a dog. Come on now, do I’z look like a dog to you? I’z didunt fink so. Peepz wood point and we kuld hear them say fings like, “oh look at the cute little doggy.” and then they wood get closer and say,  Oh, that’s a CAT!!!” Well duh, of course I’z a cat. And then mommy wood go intoo her spiel ‘bout service cats and tryin’ too educate da public. I’z fink itz funny sumtimez too watch da “what choo talkin’ ‘bout” look on their faces. Sum peepz juzt can’t magine a service cat and sum peepz got no purrawlem getting’ it. So we did our shoppin’ and left too come back home. Mommy sed she wuz dog tired and we waz gunna go home and let her rezt a bit afur she got minez pizza. We lissened too da radio on da way home and mommy chatted wiff me. She told ne how much she lubbed me and needed me and dat I’z waz gunna be round fur a long time. It alwayz makez me feel good to hear mommy tell me she needz me and lubz me. And then mommy sang me one of herz made up songs ‘bout me. When we finally got home and mommy got me inside I’z stardid chatterin’ all ‘bout our day too Dezi. 

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Hey Dezi, where arr you? I’z had soz much fun wiff mommy tooday…

Weez get a lot of emails akin’ ‘bout us travlin’ and goin’ places wiff mommy. Back lazt summer when da partment flooded we got os of questions ‘bout what mommy wood doo wiff us ibin she went to stay in a motel. And weez get sum of those same emails frum peeps wunnerin’ ‘bout BlogPaws. Truff iz we luv to travel. Mommy sez itz funny dat I’z not really enjoy all da fuss of hunnerdz of peepz wiff dirty handz pawin’ oat me anymore cuz I’z doo lubz to go. Az soon az mommy unzipped da stroller I’z waz runnin’ after mommy and standin’ by da door askin’ too go back out. Mommy sez dat she alwayz be exhausted after a trip, but she brings us in and weez bounce off da wallz wantin’ too go back out fur dayz. So yes, weez gunna habz a time at BlogPawz. Well after I’z settled down a bit mommy ordered our pizza and served us dinner. Oh wow dat pizza waz delishuz. 

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Now we know lotz of ya’ habz bin wunnerin’ ‘bout minez medzin. Az youz all know da VET put me on Azodyl rite after minez diagnosis. And fankz to furiendz mommy had been able to gibz it too me. But a few weekz back we ran out. We mentioned it and dat mommy didunt habz da green paperz too buy it. But there waz nuffin’ mommy kuld do. She can’t make munny appear frum nowhere. And so a few dayz later mommy had bin researchin’ this udder medzin datz pozed too werk like da Azodyl but be much cheaper. And Obi and himz mommy sent sum green paperz too help mommy git me sumfin’. So mommy ordered da new medzin. She still didunt habz da green paperz fur da spensive stuffz but she ‘cided it waz better I’z git treatment of sum kind than nuffin’ at all. So mommy ordered da new medzin. And then Timmy and unkle Pete and furmily sent mommy sum green paperz fur minez udder medzinz and Cat and herz furmily sent green paperz too help out wiff minez care too. I’z so blezt too habz such wunnerful furiendz. I’z takin’ a Vitamin B-12 wif folate, and da Regeneril dat Trufflez and Ms. Melissa sent us, Renavast and da Astro’s Protein powder and Nitrogen-Creatinine scrub. And altho’ purrscription dietz fur CKD kittiez be low protein and low phosphorous more recent studies have shown dat we CKD kittiez shuld be eatin’ high quality proteinz and low phosphorous foods. Fank catness cuz I’z not like dat RX stuff. Weez gunna finish this up in our next posty so we can tell ya’ ‘bout da medzinz and what they be duin’ fur me. And sissy wantz me too say dat weez joinin’ da Pet Parade wiff Rascal and Rocco.

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So, till da next time…………………………………Be Blezt!!!

 

Lubz and Hugz and Kitty Kissez 

Lexi and Dezi

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