Wordless Wednesday

Spring Showers Bring Birdies!

We've been getting lots of rain lately which takes away our sunpuddles but it brings a lot of birdies. It's kinda hard to sneak up to a glass door and watch them when I have floofy white furs though...

I have to be much more stealthy and hide in the wilds of the blinds...

Pretty clever huh? I could watch birdies all day long! Or at least until lunch time.

We're starting our weekend early so enjoy the rest of your week and weekend!
Happy Easter too!

Angel

Lazy Rainy Sunday

While a lot of our friends on the east got snow this weekend, we got rain. Well, we get rain pretty much every day this time of year but when it rains on a Sunday, that means we get a lazy day making biscuits...

On Mommy's funky pants...

After I get enough biscuits made, it's time for a nap. The best spot is on her thighs, at least until she starts complaining about all the needles in her feets from them going dead...

Hey, Mommy, you know what would make this even better?

Yep. Pets and scritches...

I love lazy rainy Sundays!

How was your weekend?

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Angel

Rain, Rain Go Away!

Okay, so we haven't had one snowflake all winter and we've had more sunny days than rainy ones but now that it is rainy, we don't like it...

It messes with the reception for Birdie TV which means we have absolutely nothing to do...

Besides tax returns of course.  Only two more weeks!  Yay!

Hope it's sunny in your neck of the woods!

Isabella and Angel

Update on my Kitty Asthma

We interrupt this rainy day Tortie nap for a rather lengthy update...

As a recap, four months ago we went to a new vet (Dr. T) because our old vet (Dr. H) was dealing with kitty asthma by just giving me prednisolone.  Since it's not good for my svelte figure or my health to be on that medication over time, Dr. T put me on the inhaler Flovent 110mcg once a day.  It worked to cut my 5-6 severe asthma attacks a day down to 1 or 2 mild attacks.  It also made me more alert which is something I'm still getting used to...

Anyway, Mommy has been talking to Nicki from Fuzzy Tales' mom since he's also on an inhaler.  She told us that 110mcg is the minimum here in the US and since I am still having attacks, I could have that upped to 220mcg.  When I needed a new inhaler, Daddy called Dr. T* and asked for a higher dose but instead she wanted to put me on an antibiotic, a wormer and hairball medicine* - all decided without even seeing me or doing any tests!  Daddy let her know in no uncertain terms what he thought of her using me as an experiment!  He then called Dr. H again and talked to her.  He relayed what we'd learned from Nicki's mom and Dr. H researched more before my appointment this week.  She saw my x-ray and test results and agreed that Dr. T had no basis to put me on the antibiotic, wormer or hairball stuff* but she also wouldn't increase my dosage to 220mcg.  She wants me to have 110mcg twice a day instead of once for a total of at least 7 breaths.  She was surprised when Daddy told her that I take 25 breaths because I fall asleep during my treatment!  Hopefully twice a day treatment will help me finally stop having attacks.  The prescription now costs $200.36 for 60 days worth but I'm worth it!  It's been frustrating for Mommy and Daddy and I certainly don't like having attacks even if they aren't as severe or long lasting.  I do sorta kinda like being awake more and I do enjoy playing with my sisfur Angel.  She's a lot faster than me but I'm a master at the sneak attack! 

We all have to be proactive about what's going on with us because as we're finding out firstpaw, even vets don't know about everything!  

Hope you have a healthy day!

Isabella

Notes from Mommy:

*Isabella has never had a hairball and the now old new vet (Dr. T) couldn't believe that.  The now new again old vet (Dr. H) has a 7 year old kitty who's never had a hairball either so she believes us.

*I don't do well with vets which is why Isabella's Daddy took care of all this.  I did go to her appointment with Dr. T because I had no experience in that place.  I cannot go back to see Dr. H because that's where my cat Panther and also Sadie went to the Bridge.  I start crying in the parking lot so I'm useless there.

*Despite being off prednisolone, being much more active and not eating a lot, Isabella lost no weight.  Once we get the asthma taken care of we'll figure out if something is causing her to not lose weight.  

That's Entertainment?

It's been rainy and dreary here all week which means no sunpuddles and poor reception for the Birdie Network.  Isabella said she'd provide entertainment so I'm waiting for the show to start...

She's warming up by cleaning her paw.  This better be good...

Whaddya know, it was just an illusion since she made a green mousie appear all while laying down!  That takes great skill...

Now she turned herself into a camel!

Well, looks like the show is over since the Tortie has sat...

That was an exciting 30 seconds so now what do we do for the elebenty squillion seconds of the day.  Rain, rain please go away!

Hope you have a sunshiny day!

Angel

It's Sadieday All Weekend!

My favorite day Sadieday is going to span two days this weekend because I decided to give Mommy Sunday off! I'm such a Good Girl! We're still going to go on a Sadieday stroll and it's rainy and cold here so grab a jacket (not an umbrella since you'll look like a tourist) and let's go!
It's only sprinkling right now which is perfect for a stroll...
But it doesn't take long for it to start raining a little more which makes Mommy walk faster as you can tell by the blur... Whoa! We're really movin' now!
We went so fast I don't even think I got wet... I'm having so much fun that even though I'm stopped my tail is still a blur...
I hope you had fun too! I also hope you enjoy the extended version of Sadieday! Be sure to get out and about today even if it's raining since a little rain may make your hair poof up like Mommy's but it won't dampen the fun!

Happy Sadieday all weekend!
Sadie

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Here birdie, birdie...

Stroll with Sadie!

It's Sadieday! I'm so ready for a Sadieday stroll! Are you? Well, then let's go!

We've had a lot of rain lately so the trails have bright green sides...

The trees have a lot of bright green on them too. Notice how you can lead a dog to a tree but you can't make her pose? Ha roo roo!

I'll see how long it takes before she tries to make me pose again...

She tries to get in front of me to get that flashy box in my face but I make it difficult...

Drat! She started walking backwards. Oh well, I'll give her the pose she wants. How's this...

Strolls are fun but sometimes they can be a lot of work!

Hope you enjoyed coming along with me today though! I'm glad you joined me!

Have a Happy Sadieday!

Sharla

Sunday Scenes

It's rainy here today so we're all snuggling and snoozing so we thought we'd show you some scenes from our neck of the woods. All the rain is filling up the rivers...

On the Oregon coast yhe winds are high and so are the waves. Mommy braved the sideways rain yesterday to take this photo of Devils Punch Bowl...

The fog made it hard to see very far off shore...

On shore the trees are fuzzy...

So is the kitty Mommy cheated on us with...

A some signs are funny...

That was actually pretty low for gas prices since most places we saw are up to 20 cents a gallon higher than that. But, Oregon law says there are NO self service stations which is really nice on windy, rainy days! Actually, it's nice on any day!

We hope whatever your weather is today that you are enjoying a nice snuggly, cuddly Sunday too!