Missing my babies...

Hello Everyone! Thank you for all of the well wishes, and very nice to meet you too Poppy Q.

Sigh... the ac did arrive and while it does cool down the apt. enough for me to not have heat stroke(barely) it is still too hot for the boys.

The babies started panting yesterday and Albert started throwing up. I about lost my S!@* and rushed them to the clinic where the amazing vet techs helped me wrap them in ice packs tp cool them down. The change was instant. When the vet finally took a look at them, Al's temperature was back down to normal and El's was only a couple of degrees higher, 103 when it should be 101-ish. Thankfully there was room at the inn and I was able to leave them there in the ac with two cages that open into each other so they could be together.

I miss them sooo much. With the temperature reaching the HIGHEST it has ever been in Seattle, I think I will leave the boys there for a couple more days yet. The vet techs there are the best you could ask for and when I called to check in on them this morning, they were already in the room with Al and El listening to them chat away. Apparently they play the who's who game and try to figure out ways to tell the boys apart. I can't wait to go visit with them tomorrow and let them know that I didn't forget about them and to give them hugs.

I hope you and all of your pets are finding ways to beat the heat. Chilly xoxo's to everyone!

Whew!!!

ALBERT IS OK!!!!!!!
And, as if that wasn't good enough news, at 8.5 lbs he is at a completely healthy weight for his size and age. THE DIET WORKED!!!!
Thank you friends for all of the good thoughts you sent our way. Had it been as bad as I thought it was, they would have had to bob his tail. CAN YOU IMAGINE! Gives me the shivers.
Anyways, WOOO-HOOOO!!!
p.s.: Please excuse the abundance of all caps and exclamation points, but as you can tell, I am very excited! Have a Grrr-eat Day!

So Nervous...

BABY BERT

Thank you everyone for your kind words and stories. I really needed to hear them. Really, I must have been living in a dream world if I though I could have two wild little boys and somehow the three of us wouldn't get into a few scrapes.
Albert has been pampered beyond belief for the past couple of days. He's gotten wet food TWICE, he didn't get in trouble when he jumped on the countertops, or when he knocked my hairbrush into the toilet, or when took his furry aggression out on my pillow...at 5 in the morning...while I was sleeping on it.
Our vet appointment is today at 5. They will be testing Albert's cute little floofy tail for circulation and other stuff that might occur when you squish your cat's rear end parts in a door. His tail looks like it might be working today although it still loops a little at the end. I hope for Albert's sake it gets better, otherwise Elvis is going to keep on tormenting him and calling him the Riddler due to his question mark shaped appendage.
Keep your fingers crossed!

Kitty Basics 101

Albert somehow managed to jump onto the highest counter top in the house on Sunday and stick his face right into a candle. I was in the process of moving the candle to a higher shelf when it happened so it kind of seemed like really bad timing on both of our parts. He didn't cry out and I think was more concerned by the stink coming from the few whiskers that got singed. I wiped down his face with a wet rag and checked his eye and everything looked ok. He was back to chasing Elvis around the house as soon as I set him down. The next day the squinting started. We had another vet appointment that afternoon so I had the vet check him out. Thankfully the vet said all was well and he just had a minor boo-boo at the corner of his eye and that it would heal in no time. He then stuck two booster shots in his butt and sent us home. So, today, little Albert is squinting like a pirate and on top of that, has an upset tummy from the vaccinations. Today is not his day, poor little boy.
Lesson Learned: NO CANDLES, what was I thinking
On top of that, I feel like the kits are just a little too young to travel all the way to Texas for Christmas. They are too big to both be in the carrier and unless I want to sedate them, which I don't, they are constantly crying and trying to gnaw their way out. So, if anyone is in the Seattle area and knows of a really safe boarding place or cat sitter who could come by a couple of times a day, I'm all ears.
P.S. Both kids are healthy says the vet and Elvis officially reached the 5 lb. mark and Albert is about half a pound away. Such big little guys.

Boosters for the Boys

Yesterday was a big day for the kitties. The boys had their first visit with their forever vets at The Cat Clinic of Seattle. It was a little sad for me as the last time I was there, 8 months ago, I was putting my other cat, Belou, to rest. The doctors and staff were amazing throughout Belou's illness and I knew if I ever adopted again, these are the people I would trust.
So, Albert and Elvis. Both have gained over half a pound in the past week(which the vet said was normal) and are doing well. Health wise, these boys are A-OK. Socially, well, these little guys are just so timid. Cough(eye roll). Honestly, I couldn't keep them in their carrier long enough to fill out the paper work. They just HAD to play with the perma-kitties who live and run around in the waiting room. Thanks to Laurie at IBKC for raising such well adjusted little stinkers!
All of the nurses were eager to meet Albert and Elvis, and of course, instantly fell in love.
But, I mean really, how could you not?