[Cats] our Energizer Bunny

[marion paterson]

That' great Marie!  I hope my Chickie will be doing as well when she  
gets to that age.

I'm leaving Wednesday to spend a week in NJ with my mother, who has  
been ill for awhile.  I was really worried about leaving Chickie, but  
I was able to find a good pet sitter, and my next door neighbor who  
does cat rescue will come in and play with her.

Isn't it funny how much we worry about our fur babies?  I think I  
probably worried less about leaving my kids with a relative during  
infrequent vacations!

Marion & Chickie

On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:24 AM, MJ wrote:
>
> To get to the point, we saw my regular vet's associate this time,  
> since
> Dina (my vet) is out having knee surgery.  His weight is a little up
> from the last visit (.4 lbs), he's got arthritis in both front and  
> back
> legs, his hydration is improving, and he received the highest praise
> there is for an old-timer like him.  He got called "incredible."  Dr.
> Ludlow was totally impressed with how clean he keeps himself (often
> older, arthritic cats quit grooming themselves due to the pain),  
> and how
> well he continues to move around despite his bad legs and health  
> issues.
>   So, I've got myself an Engergizer Bunny - he just keeps on going and
> going and going...  LOL
>
> As for our coming vacation, I've been really anxious about leaving  
> him.
>   My niece was going to take care of the cats and spend part of the  
> day
> at my house while her son is in school.  It wasn't my ideal setup, but
> it was all I could manage, since my regular live-in cat sitter was  
> going
> to be away as well.  To make a really long story short, I got in touch
> with a former co-worker who used to do pet sitting, and has catsat for
> me before, and she's willing to live-in catsit for me.  Yipee!   
> She's a
> licensed vet tech, so she can handle fluids, meds, and keeping a
> better-than-average eye on my Pumpkin.  I may still have someone else
> pop in during the day while she's at work to feed Pumpkin, but I  
> feel SO
> MUCH better about leaving him, now.
>
> -Marie
>
>