Its a bird...

What is that?

There's a bird n butterfly on grandma's plants!

Is that another one?


I wonder where they're from...

Since I cannot place the bird strategically near my window unlike the deft household of kootoo monster and gang, I thought the next best thing was to put the birds in grandma's pots. The amigos can then see them when they look out the window :) But only Bujang has noticed them though.

Sleepy Sunday - Take me as I am...

You may not think so to look at me now but ...

I am faster than a speeding bullet...

Swifter than...

thought...

Err..ok..sometimes I need to slow down cos...

I am still a kitten...I need to rest (or so san tells me) but I can type better than...

BUJANG!!!

cos I am very smart... (but dun tell Bujang)

Shenanigans

Rocket Tanaka plotting a takeover...

Slow and steady...soundless pitter-patter of little feet...

ROWLLLLL!!
Errr...wake up please...wake up Toro...

Twas the night before Hari Raya Haji...

and all through the house...

no one was stirring...

except Rocket Tanaka...

At least he had the wisdom to stay quite still. If not the whole Christmas inspired poem would go to the dogs!

Update

Toro did not eat his protein sachet with good grace and threw up again right after I gave him his 2 small tubes in the morning. So I decided to get some tuna water and mix the very bland protein in it. I mixed it into a thick mixture but he still refused to eat it from his bowl so I grabbed him gently and firmly and asked grandma to help me hold his hind legs. He moved around a little but finally realised that he actually had to eat the stuff. It was a slow process but he downed all of his 3 tubes in the afternoon and 4 tubes at night. So he had actually eaten 3/4 of his whole sachet for today. He had to take 1 sachet per day for 3 days. Since I am getting the hang of it, I think the next 2 days would be better. After he had successfully eaten his share, I immediately gave him a little treat as a reward (I have not given the amigos any treats since the beginning of Dec). I think this helped quite a bit. No more vomitting episodes.

Ms Akira as predicted did not cooperate with the 1/4 pill and created quite a stir. She refused to open her mouth and she has some very sharp teeth too! I remembered that she totally refused to allow the vet to open her mouth and the vet had to try to prise open her mouth twice. Btw, she has very good teeth :) So Cousin R came up with a solution to hide the pill in the salmon treat that aunty_p brought us. We both knew she likes the treats but we had not been giving any of the amigos any treats at all. She ate the treat, dropped the pill and after sniffing it for a bit, she ate it. SUCCESS!

So all in all, today has been quite good for them all :)

The Vet's Verdict - of stools and digestive problems

You are believing the vet?

Yesterday I found some blood in Toro's stools and today we went to the vet. After many questions about his toys (I always keep his da bird after we play with it) the vet said she suspected that there may be some trouble with his big intestines (after having over ruled small intestine issues). She also felt his underside and told me he had some stools and they seemed to be hard ones. Then she put on her gloves (ouch) and proceeded to extract a stool sample as I had been unable to get a sample for her the whole day!

She told me that his stool was hard but there was no evidence of blood on it. I told her that yesterday his stool was soft and there was a small blob, about 5 mm of blood (red) on it. Hmmmm.... with the evidence in front of her, and after knowing his diet, she told me he might either be 1. allergic to something he ate (so I am to give him one thing at a time) or 2. He may be constipated.

So the verdict today is that he is to eat his FALKAMIN only- a purely protein supplement (ya..as if he would do it) or if he refuses I would have to force-feed him his FALKAMIN for 3 days after which I have to give him only wet food mixed with hot water for 7 days and then one dry food only for the next 7. Needless to say, Toro had vomitted all of his force-fed FALKAMIN. Then he gets to meet the vet again.

I knew FALKAMIN and Toro would be a challenge and indeed it was. I only have 3 days of this to get through. :}

Toro was tired after all that activity and he spent the rest of the time on my bed grooming himself and resting. Meanwhile cousin R and I have some scratches we need to see to :)

Sensitive soul at dinner...

I also brought Ms Akira and asked questions about her frequent vomitting. Since the vet already knew about their habits, toys and food, she said that it could be that she is experiencing some blockage due to some undigested food and whenever she eats, it gets blocked and she would vomit the undigested pellets. She said the only worrying part was she may have irritated her stomach lining and the acid could play havoc with her throat linings too. Then she asked me if Ms Akira was the nervous sort of kitty and she nodded when I said yes. She also asked me if Ms Aira gets bullied. I told the vet that she bullies the other cats. The vet was quite surprised at that. Anyway Ms Akira gets Polysilic Suspension which she needs 30 minutes before food and 1/4 X 2 tablet of Cimetidine 2 hours after food. THAT is going to be a challenge. If I can get through 10 days without Ms AKira killing me, THAT would be something. :/

Ms Akira is supposed to have only 1 dry food for a start...just until we figure out what it is she might be allergic to. She also get Bach Flowers for Aggression :)

By the way, after we got home and after the whole episode of the FALKAMIN, Toro decided he would go to the loo and indeed there were soft stools and yes, I could see a faint trace of blood on them. :(

Flower Power

Once there were 4...

and then there was one more...

I got the amigos new bowls. The bowls needed to be wide enough so their whiskers do not touch the sides. I found these bowls at CQ and thought they were nicely uniform and light. Eventhough their old bowls were colourful, they were heavy and easily chipped. Grandma was pleased with how neat these bowls were. They make quite a nice flower pattern when put together :)

Grooming success

Bujang napping after his bath and dinner...

Toro joining Bujang in napping..for all of 10 seconds...Toro is not much for inactivity...

Ms Akira taking a nap after an exhausting day...

I am not talking to you...

"Yes, bujang is all ready,' F said. Wah..as I had suspected, only F can give Bujang his bath. She just asked me if Bujang had put on weight as he seemed bigger and felt heavier. Ohoh..I really have to put him on his diet. No more finishing up everyone's leftovers from tomorrow.

I asked f whether Ms Akira gave her any trouble. "Oh she is very good. Actually all other cats are very good when compared to Bujang." And there you have it. Then she gave me his collar as she said there was no way he was going to allow her to put his collar on him after his bath.

We were at EMall at 3 pm and we finished at about 5 pm. 2 hours for 2 cats. Not bad lah. Now Bujang is sweet-smelling and grandma said Ms Akira was whiter after her bath. Ms Akira did not make any noise when we collected her. She just mewed a little in the cab. When we tried to put her in the blue carrier to take her to EMall, she made such a fuss that it scared Megat into hiding. Megat would not even come out at dinner as he was still afraid. So I gave him his dinner where he was hiding- under my bed. I hope things would get better later for Megat.

Sunday in the Outside...

Bujang relaxing Outside after many months of being inside...

Toro telling me that all will be well...

Bujang exploring the corridor...


Eh? I told you that all will be well...why are you still looking at us?



Bujang startled from grooming by a loud crash...

It was only the workers clearing up some debris so the boys relaxed for a bit...although their eyes and ears still survey the grounds...

Sunday morning was all fine and clear and so the boys got to sit Outside. Bujang was pleased to be out and sat about quite often, leaning against the wall and looking at the plants. Toro was nervous at first as there were loud crashes every so often as the workers were clearing up after the re-roofing exercise. But they both soon got over the crashing and banging and started to relax and enjoy sunday. Tanaka was not in the pics as he preferred to sit on my lap as he was a little nervous with the loud noises. :)

And now..we will attempt a new feat....

First to the left....

Then to the right...

Synchronised watching is quite the thing for the boys this sunday :)

After such a sunday morning, its time to...

sleep...zzzz.....

Oh really?

Toro still likes the old cat perch which he has outgrown...

If he can read the article he would say..."Oh puhleese! "

An interesting article sent to me by my sister.

To see this story with its related links on the Guardian Unlimited site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/14/relationships.animalbehaviour

Pets can wreck relationships

Ian Sample, science correspondent

Tuesday August 14 2007

The Guardian

Over-indulging pets can spell disaster for singletons hoping to attract a new partner, according to a nationwide survey of attitudes to pet ownership.Questionnaires completed online by more than 200,000 people revealed that the type of pet a person owned, the way they treated it and the number they owned had a dramatic impact on how appealing they were as a future partner. [This is true I guess. I once met a man in Nepal who said he wanted to keep a little tiger as a pet! I thought he was blindingly insane and kept away from him. A tiger is an endangered animal, not to mention a wild cat, and he wants it for a pet??!!)

Women were particularly unimpressed with men who owned spiders, with 48% admitting to being repelled at the prospect. Men were turned off by partners who pampered pets, spending more than £100 a week on accessories and upkeep. One in four men said they would not date a woman with two or more cats and a third of women said they would avoid men who let cats sleep on their pillows.One quarter of men and women questioned said that if push came to shove, for example if a new partner was unbearably allergic to their pet, they would still choose to keep the pet. [Yes when push comes to shove, I would keep my cats - all of them. I must admit though I am guilty of spending quite bit on the amigos]

The survey was conducted between YouGov and a dating agency, Parship, to investigate the potential pitfalls of having pets as surrogate partners. Victoria Lukats, a psychiatrist at Sussex Partnership NHS trust in Brighton, who was involved in the survey, said: "The image of Paris Hilton and her pampered pets is one that seems to send most men running for the hills."

[Since I am not Paris Hilton, then this means it doesn't really matter]

Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited 2007

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