Thankful Thanksgiving Birthdays

 "Lynn, you get to celebrate your big 7-0 today on Thanksgiving.

 And I am 11, so I am just a baby compared to you!

You could share the turkey with me, you know.  But keep the

 cake."

Really, Precious, you did not have to tell everyone how

ancient I now am.

However, she is right, there are years when my birthday 

falls on Thanksgiving Day. 

Precious and I celebrate our birthdays on November 24

as I only know she was born in the Fall.

Precious is now 11 years old and with me soon to be 10 years.

And we always include Seney in the celebration

in heart and in memory.

Seney was born November 11, 1992, and almost exactly 

40 years younger than me.

The photos above are old fashion camera paper

pictures that I have taken a picture of with my phone

camera.  Seney was about 5 or 6 when these were taken.

She lived to be a bit over 20.  I lost her in 2012.

I do not ever have a day when I do not think of her.

"I guess I will get extra Greenies and crunchies, right?

And more time on brushin's?  I'll give you an extra hour

of legs tonight."

Those last two things are actually my gift from you, Precious.

"Lynn,  did you see I spent some of today's holiday

in B.C. Canada with the kitties and wolfie of

Catsastrophic?  Jo Jo and I went to see the live

turkeys.  I was impressed.

And I did get another gift, from June of Zoolatry.

Look for my new header next week when we

switch holidays.  I'm a lucky kitty."

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Approaching Birthday Time

"I thought I'd try the camera on my own, Lynn. Maybe I

can take my own birthday picture."

"Since we don't know just when I will turn eleven,

maybe we can just spend all of November eating

like it is Thanksgiving every day."

"I'm not hard to please.  Just extras on everything

you got. And tell that v-e-t I am NOT fat."

A bit of art work for Precious' upcoming

birthday celebration.

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Caught Red Pawed

 "But Lynn, you know I love my fresh water!"

Caught you in the act, cat.

I keep 6 bird baths and one small livestock

tub full 9 months out of 12.  When the real

freezing weather comes, and I can no longer

keep them open with a hammer,  only one

for the birds stays out.

So for now this means a bucket brigade every

day, as the birds bath a lot year round.

Then the squirrels and chipmunks and stray

cats drink a lot.  The hawks and crows use 

the livestock tub for baths.

And last of all the herd of deer know this is

the place for water.  They lick every thing dry

overnight.

 So in Precious' bathroom I have been keeping

2 extra buckets at the ready for the early morning

fill ups.  Plus the metal bucket outside by the

spigot. 

But Precious loves a new spot for drinking and

has been using these buckets for the past month or

so they have been inside.

"I've been might thirsty lately, Lynn."

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3 Weeks later goes the story

 "Lynn, I think I finally feel better."

After 3 full weeks, Precious has finally stopped peeing

5 or 6 piddly times a day.  Always in her box but way

too many times.  She's just now back to her twice daily

large pees.  (Would like to know how she can hold it

and I'd learn too, lol.)

Last year I understood her anxiety over the invasive 

older feline exam with too many hypodermics. And

then 2 weeks later her tooth cleaning.

This year was the first in time in a few, that she was

physically examined in front of me.  I did not see

how "invasive" the hands on exams were.  I do not

know if she has still been that nervous or if all

the squeezing of her bladder and kidneys and intestines

bruised somehow and that has led to this constant

litter box use.

He really spent some time listening the her heart

and said it was too fast at 225 beats instead of resting

160. However he conceded it could have been from

stress of the visit.  Well, yes. My hear was racing by

now, too.

I do realize the doctor was trying to be as careful in 

his exam as possible since I willingly choose not to have

her be stuck all over with needles this year.  Just her

rabies.  And that I am disappointed in because she

now must have one every year as they changed something

about the med.  She used to get it only every other.

I can see I am coming off as a neurotic cat person.

"Hey Lynn be sure to tell folks they can order

the 2022 Fancy Feast ornament now.

It's a real cutie for only $3, which is a donation

to Red Rover for feeding animals in need."

"Lynn, Lynn, come quick.  She hatched

today!  I thought you said I'd have to watch

over her 'til Spring!"

Thanks for the reminder Precious.  Just look up

Fancy Feast Ornament 2022 and it'll pop right up

on your screen.

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