Huffle Mawson's Medical Monday

Two weeks ago, I had a very bad day.  I threw up five times in one day and that is a lot for any kitty.  I also cried a bit when dad picked me up.  Dad was very worried about me (so was mum) so I had to go to the dreaded vet the next day.  I peed on the carrier while dad tried to put me in it, so he knows how I feel about that.

The vet weighed me, and I am getting smaller!  I only weight 2.95kg which is not very much at all.  I also have a dodgy hip (that is the technical term for it) from when I was badly treated as a young cat.  The vet says I am starting to get arthritis in my hip as well which makes me feel sick and very sore and tired.

So now I get to eat kitten food, which is the best food ever.  I am allowed to eat as much as I want because I am a bit on the skinny side.  Teddy is not allowed to eat any of my kitten food, despite his best efforts.  I also had a course of Meloxicam on my food, which I didn't really like but it seems to have helped as yesterday I sprinted up and down the hallway all day, having fun.  I am feeling much better now.



AND I caught a mouse last week!  Well, Teddy caught a mouse and brought it in the house and let it go.  At 2am.  Mum and dad were much less excited than I was, especially since I caught it all by myself!  I wasn't happy when dad took it from me either.

p.s. that photo me is a few months old, I am looking a bit thinner and have more white whiskers these days.

Monday Musings

Sorry we have not been around much lately.  Mum hasn't been well with horrible migraines so I have had to do my nursing duties and take lots of long naps with her.  It's a tough job but somecat's gotta do it.

Anyway we're taking this week off so mum can "get her head together" and then we'll be back next week.  You won't believe where we caught Teddy last week!  And I hope all of my wonderful friends had a lovely easter!  I didn't get any ham, in case you were wondering.

The sick paw story

You all know how I like to sit my by heater like this. The other day I was lying on my side and I had all my paws stretched out toward the heater. Mum is always telling me I get too close and sometimes she moves me back.

But then, I accidentally got my paw too close to the heater and burnt it! I jumped three feet in the air and started licking and licking my paw. It hurt!

Mum's note: Huffle's paw is okay, I think she got more of a fright than anything else. The heater has been moved so far away from the couch she would fall off if she tried to get any closer to it now.

Sick Paw

Mum, look at my paw here please.

It really hurts!
Tune in tomorrow to find out what happened to make me have a sick paw!

Also, my family and I would like to thank every pup and kitty and person for their kinds words about Uncle Buckley. We are still very sad.

Shhh

Mum had a migraine yesterday so we're being very quiet and sleeping today. I hope every pup and kitty had a nice weekend.

RSI

My mum has a sick paw. It's called RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury. She says she got it from spending too much time in front of her computer at work, and at home. This is the special bandage she has to wear to help her elbow.
Now look - I've got the same injury - RSI - Repetitive Sleep Injury! I have to wear a bandage too, to help me sleep.
Poor Huffle Mawson.

Roger's Secret Mission is complete!

Remember when I sent Roger on a secret mission? Well, he finally reported in and his mission has been a complete success!

I asked Roger to go over to the USA and keep an eye out for my best friend Zimmie. And he did such a good job that he made it all the way to Zimmie's house! He managed to stow away in a box of fabrics that my mum sent to Zimmie's mum. I'll bet Zim was surprised to find Roger in that box.
I couldn't tell anyone in case they tried to ratnap Roger on the way!
Zim's brother and sisters have been most accepting of Roger too - especially Ammy! And Stormy has been looking after him, as you can see. Thanks Stormy!

If you look at the Army of Four's report from yesterday you will get a complete rundown of Roger's secret mission. Zim explained it in coyote and Dave translated into Siberian.

I wasn't feeling very well yesterday. I was even sick on my bed! Not my Huffle bed, my big bed upstairs. Mum was a bit annoyed but it's not my fault I was sick. Dad cleaned it all up for me and I slept nearly all day so I feel better now.

Feeling better

Thanks to everyone for their kind wishes yesterday - I feel much better now. I stayed in my bed all day until mum got home from work, then I made her sit on the couch and I sat in her lap for a couple of hours. Later that night mum said she knew I was feeling better because I did Huffle zoomies around the house. I didn't get to eat much dinner though because that poo-face Salvador ate most of it.

But, last night I was sleeping on the bed between mum and dad, and dad squished me! Mum was complaining about him taking up too much space too. Honestly, what's an explorer cat to do? I went and slept in my Huffle bed where no-one can roll on me. Much safer that way.

Here's a picture of me outside in the backyard from the weekend. Dad has these wooden horse things (they don't look anything like horses to me so I don't know what he's talking about) which I like to sit on.

Sick Huffle

I am not feeling very well this morning. I have a sick belly. I don't know why, I haven't eaten anything strange. I was happily asleep under the doona with mum this morning but I had to get up and rush down to my litterbox. Dad had to clean up a bit of mess around it because I was feeling so sick.

Poor Huffle. Maybe I celebrated too hard after being accepted into HULA. I am staying in my Huffle bed this morning and not moving until mum comes home from work this afternoon.