Hi Peeps! So it’s another rainy day here in my part of Virginia…….it was dreary yesterday but that was OK because Mom wasn’t home much of the morning/early afternoon since she was at the dentist. Dad and I were on our own. He spent the whole morning in the library reading and I was in the basement in a comfy chair snoring snoozing. When Mom got home we “resumed our regular programming” and I followed her up the basement steps and popped up on her lap for some quality Mom time.
Next week I have to go to the vet to get my bloods checked again – it will have been 3 months since I started taking my medicine for hyperthyroidism and he’ll want to see if one pill a day has me within normal range. I was WAY over when I had my last checkup. We’re ALL hoping one pill is enough because Mom is having a fit getting the one pill down me (tee hee) – she crushes it into smithereens and mixes it with yogurt as a treat – I love that yogurt but I can taste that medicine most times. I’m getting smart about it too but once in a while she fools me and I get MOST of the pill down. Anyway, Mom’s going to talk to the vet about transdermal medication. There are places where you can have the medicine compounded with a cream and then it’s just rubbed in our little ears and we absorb the medication through our skin!!! Amazing? I think so and Mom figures THAT will be easier than the pill crushing/yogurt hiding thing anyway. So wish us luck on that one!
Don’t wave that yogurt around in front of me and expect me to slurp it up! I know what’s hidden in there!!!!!!
What else is going on? Well today is sheet changing day – that’s always exciting. In my younger days I’d help Mom with that (well I called it help but she called it distracting tactics) but I don’t do that leaping about any more – I’m a senior guy who tries to behave in a dignified manner at all times (giggle giggle). Mom will also do some other laundry perhaps…….that means an empty laundry basket and once in a while I get a ride in the laundry basket courtesy of Dad. He attaches a rope and pulls me around on the wall to wall carpet in the laundry basket – now THAT’s fun!!!
Aw gee Mom….do you HAVE to put the bedspread back on the bed? This fleece blankie is so NICE!
What’s up for you today? Anything exiting? Just about ANYTHING you do today will be more exciting than MY day that’s for sure.
HUGS,
Mr. Excitement
TWO Spoiled Cats 
It’s raining here too… So we’re gonna snooze the day away… MOL 😆 Good luck for the visit to the vets next week! We’re keeping our paws crossed that everything will be fine! ❤ Love, Roxy & Tigerlino ❤
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Thanks Roxy and Tigerlino…….I appreciate the encouragement. As for the rain – RAIN ON!!! – nothing like a rainy day for naps!
Hugs, Sammy
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Lots of rain here too Sammy. I was going to suggest that ear cream but your mom is already on top of things. It’s usually a little more expensive but so much easier to give for some kitties.
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We figured it would probably be “pricey” but then again – I’m worth it (tee hee!!!!!!).
Hugs, Sammy
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V interested to hear if you can have your meds delivered in this new way. Good luck at the V.E.T.S. 😉
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We’ve been told by others with thyroid issues that it’s SOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier to do. We’ll see what my doc says!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Wonderful!
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🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Sammy, when Sparkle was sick, my human discovered there are a bunch of different ways humans have created to give kitties their medicine! She actually dealt with the pills better than the transdermal application – maybe it will be different for you.
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Thanks Summer for the encouragement……Mom had hoped the fact I adore yogurt as a treat would be the “key” to getting my medicine down…..and I do have days of TOTAL cooperation in that regard but then I’ll go for a day or two when I run like the wind to get away from the evil yogurt. Mom will talk to my doc next week. He’s a good guy so might have an idea or two up his sleeve!
Hugs, Sammy
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That ear cream stuff sounds fantastic. Mummy always has a nightmare trying to get any sort of medicine down us!
Hope everything goes well ^_^ Have a great day
xxxx
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Thanks guys…….we hope we can do the ear thing……..it sure would be easier than all this hocus pocus hiding in yogurt stuff!!
Hugs, Sammy
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I’ll be alone and lonely most of the day, S. Mom will be out (in the rain) with a friend. When I help Mom change sheets, I go around her feet so she trips over me and swears I’m trying to kill her. You should try it, Sammy. It’s lots of fun!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Doggy does the same. You furry things are up to no good. Wanna take the world over.
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It’s true……they insist that we are the alien life forms and THEY are meant to be in charge of everything here………..maybe they’re right?????
xxoo
Pam
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HAHAHAHA Cupcake…..that makes my Mom giggle too because I used to do that same thing…..Mom would be trying to put on the sheets and I’d be wrapping myself around her legs getting in her way ON PURPOSE. We pretend to be innocent but we aren’t – are we???!!!! Tee Hee
Love, Sammy
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Good thing you cannot chew your ears to avoid getting the medicine.
Doggy is dumb when it comes to medicine, the few times he’s been sick I use a syringe, he opens his mouth and just drinks it. I started giving him plain water with it and he thought it was fun, then medicine and then water again. Poor thing.
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That’s a great idea though – especially since it works! Cats are so suspicious – and if I tried to do the syringe thing – well let’s just say I’d be covered in bandaids! The transdermal thing seems like a good idea though – I’m going to talk to the vet about it next week.
xxoo
Pam
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Are you dreaming of this? http://youtu.be/HiTDfIY1xYg
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Aaaaw Sammy, yous lookin’ so cute. Glad all went well wiff yous mommy and da dentist. And glad yous got sum good lap time in. Yous know mommy puts a fleece blanky or at least a fwo on da bed ovew da bed spwead cuz we like it so much. Hope all goes well wiff yous vet visit. Weez’ll be purrayin’ fur ya’.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Thanks Dezi my little friend…….I shouldn’t make my Mom and Dad worry so much and just TAKE MY MEDICINE…..but you know how stubborn we can be……I’m just exercising my right to be ornery at my age!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Yep Sammy, meez not yous age but me can giv mommy a run fur da munny when me has to take meds. MOL Mommy always twies to go fur da liquids or cweams. She sez me must hav a pouch likd da hamsters do or sumfin’ cuz long aftew meez “taken” meez pills they come back up. MOL
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Uhoh…..well so far what medicine Mom has managed to give to me in the yogurt has STAYED down……but we’re not sure how I’ll react to the cream (if we can afford it!). We’ll see…….
Hugs, sammy
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Weez suwe do hope yous will find sumfin’ to work Sammy. Weez will fur suwe be purrayin’ fur ya’. Weez want yous wound and healffy fur a long time to come. 🙂
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Thank you dear girl! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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That ride sounds like the most fun EVER!!
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It is fun………….Dad pulls me up and down the hallways and through rooms and I just lie there and enjoy it……….better than having my OWN car because THIS one comes with a chauffeur!
Hugs, Sam
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Well, Sammy, we’ll all be hoping for the best with your blood tests! And if you like your ears massaged, sounds like that compounding option might be easier on efurryone!
Love, Sundae
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I love my ears being massaged so you’re right – it would make me VERY happy if we can go that route!
Love, Sammy
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We’re really hoping the VET will be able to prescribe a compound med for you…Mom says it’s sooo much easier…just a little extra snuggle time with your Mom and you’re done! No rain here today but a possibility for the weekend!
The Florida Furkids
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Our rain slowed WAY down and now has stopped – YAY! Hope that happens for Gracie’s Mom too on her drive…………..we’re anxious to hear what the vet says next week about my meds!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Make sure you get lots of rest because you will be busy at the Jamboree all weekend. I think all meds should come in a cream, that is a great idea. I pray all your bloodwork is good.
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Yes the Jamboree won’t be as crazy as the Quests were but it will be work! I agree about the cream – it would make life a lot easier (for humans AND us!).
Hugs, Sammy
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That would be amazing to have a cream medicine cousin. I hope that works out better for you and your mom. Us here at the Hotel Thompson today – we are doing the usual. Chasing each other, snorting, purring, barking and driving dad crazy. It’s what we do! Snorts. XOXO – Bacon
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Sammy, your mom is a very crafty person. What a trick to get some extra right to caress your itsy-bitsy fluffy ears!
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oh sheet changing days are the best! 🙂 I tried hiding Jack’s thyroid meds in baby food but they were so bitter that he kept drooling. I am fortunate he is pretty easy to pill so I just made it up to him with lots of baby food afterwards.. 🙂 I’ve heard a lot of people have success with the trans-dermal..
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We’re sharing a cold and gray day here in Chicago, perfect day for the pups to catch up on some napping.
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Cold days are the BEST for naps…..it’s grand to snuggle down in a blankie for a snooze…..humans kinda like that too !!
Hugs, sammy
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Maybe she needs to pull in a fishy. We know when our pills are supposedly hidden too
Snorts,
Lily & Edward
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I have a big opinion on this one. Forget the transdermal-you can’t eat that. Tell Her to get better and more food to go with the pills.
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Thanks Kyla…..Mom has tried every food in the universe (well……almost) and yogurt which I adore is the only thing that’s working – so far anyway. So have you had transdermal meds before???? Some of our buddies who have their meds this way say it works for them. We’re gonna talk to my doc next week….! Thanks though – I love to hear from others about their experiences with EVERYTHING!
Love, Sam
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Nope-no experience there. I am taking a ton of pills and it has to be encased in my fave wet dog food. The worse the pill, the more dog food needed to bribe me.
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Bless your heart…..I imagine you are taking a ton of pills and I do hope the “bribes” are working and you’re taking the meds like the trooper I’m sure you are!!! Have been thinking about you and wondering how you’re doing……………I send purrs your way every single day!
Hugs, Sammy
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Boy is it ever raining here!
Buckets and buckets…
Noodle and crew
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Know what? We had HORRIBLE rain all morning but the sun came out a little while ago and now it’s GORGEOUS! Go figure!
Hugs, Sammy
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MOL MOL MOL SAMMY…FOOL YOU ONCE SAME ON THE FOOL YOU TWICE SAME ON YOU!! HAS YOUR MOM TRIED A PILL POPPER? MY HUMAN SIS USES ONE ON HER KITTY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY HE IS CLUELESS BUT HE HAS BEEN TAKING MEDS MOST OF HIS LIFE SO I GUESS HE IS USED TO IT.
hugs madi your bfff
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My Mom says she can’t bring herself to do the pill popper thing. Besides, I may be old and arthritic but if I have to get out of the way quickly I can do it!!!! HAHAHA Today I was a very good boy and Mom got all of my pill down me…..she just divided it up into three little doses and each time I got a yogurt treat there was a pile of pill powder in each lickity!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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dood…it bee rainin heer two day two …N we can see fishin werms on de paddy oh……faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…we canna get two em tho… coz they iz out… N we iz in ….N de food gurl iz at wer….k sneekin round blogland !! 🙂 ♥ heerz two a bacon samich kinda day
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Hi guys! I love when we have rain and the wormies come out to swim in the puddles. I like to give them a good poke when they move in the puddles – they squirm more when they’re poked! They would be grand for fishing though you’re right……..however given a choice between going fishing and having a bacon sammich – I’d take the sammich ANY time!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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This is the first we have heard about this cool laundry basket game with you and your dad. We’d be begging for that everyday. We really hope that you pass your blood work “exam.” Medicine in the form of ear rubs sounds wonderpurr. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
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I’ve done the laundry basket thing since I was teeny……I’d pop into the empty basket and peek out the holes in the side…….Dad got a bit of rope and put it through the holes and pulled me around – it’s fabulous!!!! I also like getting in a box (or even just the top) and Dad will pull me around. GIVE IT A TRY!!!! Thanks for the good wishes on my blood work……..I sure hope I don’t have to have TWO pills a day. Mom will talk to the doc about the transdermal route. Sounds like a winner to me AND we found out we do have a compounding pharmacy here in Warrenton!!!! They have to make the cream stuff.
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy we are praying that all goes well at the vet and that your numbers are good!! We don’t want your poor Mom to have to give you more meds! xoxo
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Thanks Cody……I appreciate that and guess what – I’m praying too because I’d sure hate for the doc to say “TWO PILLS A DAY” instead of one! EEEEEK! Thanks for the prayers……I mean that!
Hugs, Sammy
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Pills!! I have watched Kali having to take a pill and she is better with mom than anyone else. The best plan of attack is when she is drowsing in her basket. Mom gets it in her mouth and swallowed before Kali realizes what has happened. However, a daily pill would be different as Kali would catch on to this plan of attack. Mom has tried pills in treats….no go. Usually mom tries to get everything in liquid form so she can shoot it into Kali’s mouth and down the hatch. This transdermal stuff sounds fantastic.
(((Shoko)))
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YEah we have high hopes for the transdermal stuff….Mom looked up “compounding pharmacy” here in our town and hallelujah, we have one that does that so IF (big IF) we can do that with my meds, we’ll see about giving that a try. Then there’s days like today when I let Mom give me my yogurt with the meds in it and ate it like a champ! I’m a real pain in the neck………tee hee
Hugs, Sammy
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It’s dreary here too, Sammy. That laundry basket ride sure sounds like a great way to pass a dreary day though! How neat that your ears can absorb medicine! That’s so cool! We send best wishes for a good vet checkup next week!
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Thanks gang……………and guess what – the rain stopped and the sun came out – YAY!!!!!!! I’ll let you know what happens with the transdermal stuff. Got my paws crossed!
Hugs, sam
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It wuz finally no rainin here today. And I convinced momma’s sister to feed me lotsa cat treats today, so it wuz a good day.
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Good for you Travis! If you can use that cute face to your advantage and get more treats out of your Auntie – then I say GO FOR IT DUDE!
Hugs, Sammy
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It has rained torrents here all day so I have done the same as you. I like to get under the bottom sheet and mum calls me a mole when I do that.
She asked about the transdermal gel the last time we were at the vets but they said it’s not available in the UK.
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Oh Flynn at least you are being a very good boy and taking your pill every day for your Mom. I’m just not always in the mood!!! The past three days though I’ve been good and Mom has changed the way she sneaks up on me and it’s worked. I really am trying….honest I am. Next week we go for my checkup – we’ll talk about the transdermal cream – Mom found out there IS a pharmacy in my town that can do the compounding thing so if my doc says it’s OK – we may try that!
Hugs, Sammy
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That transdermal medication sounds like a great idea for all the very smart kitties who are hard to fool like yourself. ❤
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Not all meds can be made into the cream BUT the one I take CAN be so it’s an option!!!! Mom says I’m too smart for my own good sometimes!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy your so handsome. Kind of rainy and dreary here today too. Tomorrow is our laundry day.
Sue B
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Laundry day at your house is BIG………..!!! I hope you all can do some snoopervising of the laundering activity – humans need our guidance!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Yow Mistur Xcitemint yer so cute!!! Today me snuggled wif Mum ind a mornin in bed; den we played chase afur brekkie. We snuggled sum more. Mum had to go out so me had a nice long snooze in me pedestal bed n den when mum reeturend we snuggled n me had 2 suppaz n we are watchin sum TeeVee n den me gonna get me bedtime brushin…see me iz Missus Xcitemint too, MOL!!
Mum sayz Caturday we will change da sheetz so me can snoopervize den.
We hopez yer Mum iz feelin all rite aftur da Dentist.
**paw kissez** Nylablue xxxxx
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Snuggling and brushes are so nice aren’t they? I take advantage of my Mom’s lap whenever she sits down and she keeps my pink brush right there by her chair for that reason. We did sheet changing yesterday but today is housecleaning and that means HIDING IN THE BASEMENT!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, Those is exactly my kind of exciting days!!!
Kisses
Nellie
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Yes……NAPPING can be about all the excitement I can stand some days!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Hugs and kisses, Sammy
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Mum changged da sheetz diz mornin so me had werk to do! Den she did dishez n me had snoopervize dat. She iz goin out soon….so me will have a nice nappie.
Ohoh vacuum day! Mum sayz Monday fer us so me will hide in da pantree 😉
Lub Nylablue ❤ ❤ ❤
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Sammy, we hope your blood work comes out good. We thinks that transdermal medicine sounds really good. Cats are really smart when it comes to figuring out if food is laced with medicine. Mom has a heck of a time getting any of us to take a pill. Have a good nap and snuggles with your mom. Love, Cali, Andy, Tater and Shelly (C.A.T.S.)
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I’m going to keep getting lots of rest and do whatever my vet says when I see him next week. It would be great if I could NOT have to take the pill every day but maybe every few days OR get transdermal meds – we’ll see what my test results show. Nobody said getting older would be FUN! HAHAHAHAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy my man, you simply MUST take your meds! Tasha, before me, had hyperthyroidism and every now and then she had to have her meds adjusted…up, down etc. ANd she eventually have issues with her blood pressure…just a head’s up for your Mom and Dad.
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I know I need to take them Savvy…..I wish they didn’t taste so disgusting though!!! I’m hoping that my meds get adjusted DOWN when I see the doc next week because I DO NOT like the way I feel on them! Thanks for telling me about Tasha….I know a lot of cats get this problem later in life – I’m trying very hard to be brave!
Hugs, Sammy
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Transdermal sounds encouraging Sammy, hope that is an option!
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We hope so too……………guess we’ll find out this week!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Seville and I are both really good with the pillin’. We just take ’em, when needed. The rest of the fur-fam… not so much. And, in fact, if the peep tries to hide a pill in my food for me, like she does with the others, it doesn’t work! I prefer the direct route.
Purrs,
Nissy
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Hi Nissy! I know my Mom wishes I was like you with the pill thing but really I’m doing pretty good with getting MOST of my pill in the yogurt. Mom smashes the pill up to powder and sneaks it in a big blob of yogurt and I usually lick it right down. I’m sure your Mom appreciates that at least some of you cooperate with pills!!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Rain and fireworks is our dislike lately lol
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Thank heavens we don’t have those fireworks like you do! Rain we do have but not today – it’s going to be a glorious and COLD Sunday!!
Hugs, sammy
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We hope the blood shows that all is okay with you sweet Sammy. We hope you are all well and feeling better very soon. We had rain here too and Chancy wasn’t very pleased. Hugs and nose kisses
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Thank you for the positive wishes!! I’m hoping my bloods show that the medicine (what little Mom can get down me anyway!) is working enough. It would be AWFUL if the doc says I need TWO pills a day – YUCK! We are having a much prettier weekend than we had all last week – we have SUN – it’s cold but the sun puddles in the house are GRAND!
Hugs, Sammy
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Mommy ut the transdermal gel in Admiral’s ear and she was fine. Took her 3-4 times to not flinch at a new sensation.
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Yes – we’ve heard lots of GOOD things about the gel so we’re thinking that may solve the problem!!! We visit my doc this coming week……that’s FIRST on the agenda!
Hugs, Sammy
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Hope it stops raining for you soon.
Love the sound of your laundry basket game with daddy:-)
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