Khali and Starbuck’s vet visit
Khali and Starbuck had their annual vet visit Friday. They’re healthy! Although Khali had a “senior” blood draw. SORRY MISS KHALI YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO AGE. (She will turn 9 next year.)
But I’m here to talk about Starbuck. Oh, Starbuck. I gave her one gabapentin, even though part of my brain said two. I mean, look at her, she is so smöl! Surely one will work?
No. One gaba was one too few. She was sleepy limp kitty at home but once she got into the car she had ALL THE STRENGTH! Then acted like she was on catnip at the appointment, rolling around on the ground and jumping all over the place.
I told her she was embarrassing the family after how well Apollo behaved last time. The vet reassured me she was fine, just a bit squirmy (she wasn’t being mean or cowering). Anyway, two gaba next time.
And to top it all off, she went under this lid and did the biggest cat poop I’ve ever seen. What a little stinker. Literally.
The good news is we had a fresh fecal sample! Fun times.
All that flight planning for nothing!
We had plans to fly with Josh on Saturday, and Steven wanted ME to sit in the front (eek!) so I did prep for the flight on Thursday and Friday so I wouldn’t look like (too big of) an idiot in front of Josh.
Then we found out kind of last minute that the plane has been out for maintenance all week and we couldn’t go. Womp womp. That was a bummer. It was perfect flying weather too. Sigh! That meant we had time for something else on Saturday though (more on that below).
For real though
Just wanted to share this rock I painted Friday night. Steven suggested I NOT hide it in case a child finds it. Good thinking, Steven. I will be looking for a home for it.
Learning to leaf blow
Since we were going to be home Saturday, that meant we had time to leaf blow. Steven asked for a second leaf blower last year so I could assist, because we have a ton of trees and an acre of grass and it takes him forever by himself!
It was really windy here last week and a lot of the leaves fell. We had huge piles all over (this photo is part of our front yard).
After 2+ hours, we had the whole yard cleaned up! Leaf blowing is fun, but I sure was pooped out after.
Pack Expo
On Sunday we went to Chicago for Pack Expo – a huge expo at McCormick Place for machines that package things, and packaging itself. We were there to see what was new, but also look at machines that package powders.
it was huge. There were 5 halls of vendors. We walked about 11K steps. I forgot how everyone wants to talk and sell to you at expos like this. We just wanted to look and not be talked to and joked about ways to communicate that.
After we left we went to Can’t Believe It’s Not Meat, and really enjoyed it! There was no place to sit so we ate in the car. It was giving 2020.
It was another long day – it took an hour and a half to get there and back because of traffic. I was glad for the extra hour. But still pooped when we got home.
This part of the post is really random but I have to share that we watched Single White Female Sunday night. Have you seen this film? What the AF. It was pretty good until it wasn’t – the ending goes off the rails. And FYI the dog dies. I’m really good at seeing an animal, saying “does this animal die?,” then looking it up, then looking right at the screen when it shows the dead body, then getting upset. Go, me. Like, I am RARELY looking at the screen cause I am painting while we “watch” something, so how do I always look up at the bad spots UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I’m sorry you had that experience at the vet, but I really laughed at “The good news is we had a fresh fecal sample!”
As for the movie, I haven’t seen it, but have you tried using the website Does the Dog Die? Might be helpful; I don’t think they put up pictures.
Glad you laughed! I was half embarrassed/half laughing about it. I’m sure it happens there all the time!
Yeah, that was the one I linked to in my post! 🙂 I was looking it up AS the animal death was shown. I need to look things like that up sooner!
Oh man, Starbuck is high as a kite!
I think I saw SWF back when it came out? It’s a very dim memory. I’d say there is a 0% chance of a rewatch.
She was! Goober!
I like those odds 😉
How did you get him to take gabapentin? It’s recommended for Zelda who is all like “NO FUCKING WAY AM I EATING A PILL, STUPID PEOPLE” and then she drools and pukes on the car trip and gets to the vet and tries to kill everyone. I need tips on how to pill a cat.
I put it (the whole pill) in their shreds wet food and the gobble it right up. I used to open it and sprinkle to powder but this works better. Does Zelda do wet food?
I cannot watch anything where something bad happens to the animals. 🙁
I totally get Starbuck – going to the doctor makes me nervous enough to poop too!
I would gladly make a home for that rock of yours, it expresses how I feel so often 😉
Me either! I NEVER forget it!
Ha!!!!
Are you going to be in the US soon? I’d offer to mail it overseas but $$$ LOL
Okay, I need more info on the gabapentin situation: I tried just putting the whole pill in food and Lila ate around it, so then I tried sprinkling powder and Lila ate SOME of it but not all of it. Now I’m thinking I need to sprinkle the powder on a smaller amount of food (or maybe mix it up with a food tube) – and probably give her 2 pills rather than 1. I used the gabapentin for Lila when we were evacuating and it didn’t really do much!
STARBUCK!! POOPING AT THE VET!! MA’AM!! Not very ladylike!
That rock is EVERYTHING.
It sounds like she might need two as well! I would check with your vet before you go that route just to be sure 😀 For me it works to put an entire pill in their serving of Friskies Shreds. I’ve also mixed the powder in but have been more successful with the whole pill. A food tube is a good idea!
IKR?
Thanks!