Jackson has been elevated to house cat status (from basement cat) since summer has come on with a vengence. He is a perfect gentleman, especially considering he has never ~lived~ in a house before, just the officeacrossthestreet and our basement.
We’re sure sorry to hear about Sam’s health. I think we’ve been dealing with Gypsy’s problem’s as long as you have Sam’s. About a year, right? It sure is draining on a person.
Gypsy’s anorexia just drives us nuts; she gave us a break tonight and had a piece and a half of barbeque pizza. She’s never going to get better, we’re just trying to keep her from getting worse. She still loves her walks and is interested in the world at large, so that’s good. I get the distinct impression from our western-medicine vet that he thinks we’re crazy doing the acupuncture and chinese herbs, but western medicine had absolutely nothing to offer her.
LSA
Poor Gypsy! And it looks like she’ll have a wet walk today.
No outside work today...oh well.
Celebrate the 4th with a fifth!
Aw... thanks for your pet updates, sorry I don’t check in often enough here. It’s tough, seeing them get old, but it’s sure part of life.
We’re dealing with a little of that here too. Gidget is not strong in her rear end... but it doesn’t act like arthritis, it’s more like a general weakness than a stiffness. She’s having trouble with all the hills and stairs at this new place, and sticks pretty close in the front.
Barkley too, is looking old, older than his age. Mostly because of his gluttonous lifestyle and terrible dietary habits, but I don’t know how to change that. He now follows the goats around looking for the little gumballs they drop, but he’s not losing weight for all the exertion, if you know what I mean.
The only one doing better than ever is Homer. I think he’s been swapped out for another dog, when we moved here. He doesn’t itch any more, and he’s no longer hyper nervous with the fireworks. He took them like a champ, for the most part, this weekend, which sure beats him panting and clawing at us. And he hasn’t needed any of his expensive meds for over a month and he still has hair. I think he was allergic to the old house all this time. Much better here.