I forgot to mention that Kate was dehydrated and they gave her fluids. And yet when the vet called today, the news was entirely good. As far as these blood tests go, she is in very good shape except for some dilution of the urine, which is not unusual for a cat her age. There's no sign of infection.

But the vet pointed out that blood tests only give results for some of the internal organs, mainly the liver and kidneys. There's always the chance she has a stomach or intestinal problem, or could have cancer, or whatever. The suggestion is to wait a few weeks, then bring her in to be weighed again. If she continues to lose weight, the vet suggested x-rays and maybe ultrasound.

I caught her in the cat box twice tonight straining to take a crap and unable to produce anything. I was hoping to catch her because I've noticed not enough solids in the cat box lately for two cats. I wonder if she could be constipated? If so, I hope the new food does something for her.

One of the office cats has been throwing up and I finally caught Kate in the act. I've been worried about her condition lately, so I called the vet that's open on weekends and was able to get her in this morning. Full blood and urinalysis being done, but I have to wait until tomorrow for results, of course. Meanwhile, he's having me give her special super-bland canned food, which she polished off with great interest.

Pippin chased the Red Bug! He chased it all the way from the dining room to the living room. That is extraordinary behavior for him. He has always ingored the laser pointer. He continues to become more active, bit by bit. We're so happy to see it.

But now Opal is throwing up. No food, just liquid. We're keeping a close eye on her. Sigh...it never ends.

Randy and I have been astonished at the rate the birds have been going through bird seed. He filled the feeder yesterday and it was completely empty this morning. There was, however, a huge amount of the seed spilled on the ground.

We soon discovered the true culprit. Perhaps it should have occurred to us sooner, but we hadn't seen him for a while. The squirrel that sometimes visits the yard came by today and carried off all the peanuts, except for a few that the bluejays got. I don't think the crows got any.

We realized the squirrel must be responsible for the disappearing bird seed and the mess on the ground...which he also came back to scavenge through. He's a fat, healthy little guy. LOL!

Obviously, we need a new place to hang the birdfeeder.

Saffy watched the squirrel intently, but didn't chatter the way she does with birds. Birds drive her insane. But Pippin was absolutely fixated on the squirrel. That was the most interesting thing he's seen in a long time. I'd say squirrel was definitely on his lunch menu (in his dreams).

Pippin was actually galloping around the house today. I can't remember the last time I've seen him be that active. The diet must be doing some good. Randy thinks the fact that Pippin is only getting the Sensitive Stomach food might be helping, too.

Tosca is also doing well on the lowered dose of thyroid meds. She's happy and sleek, still not as playful as she used to be, but every bit as talkative as ever.

I was standing in the kitchen when Saffy strolled in with a mousie in her mouth and very deliberately laid it in the water bowl. Being called "Wacky cat!" did not faze her.

She also found a new way to wake us up too early in the morning -- she threw up pieces of spider-plant next to the bedroom door.

One of Opal's favorite tricks -- tipping over the laundry basket (with freshly washed clothes, of course).

Compare Pippin today with the much younger one (to right of screen).

A scene of horror in the kitchen! A mousie drowned and a second innocent victim awaiting its fate! And this was after we had already removed yet another mousie from the water bowl and set it out to dry. One of our moggies is a complete lunatic. Well, more than one, I'm sure.

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