Excerpts from the diaries of a dog and a cat

I posted on another blog excerpts from the diaries of a dog and a cat--they are hilarious:

http://lindamfaulkner.blogspot.com/2010/10/getting-into-pov.html

Roy and Webster

Roy and Webster are two brothers who never knew each other.

Roy is the new kitty in the house and he's easing his Mommy's broken heart.  You see, his big brother Webster (aka Webbie), passed away last week.  A feline heart disease took him way too early at age 8. 

Roy is not only cute, he's charming as all get out.  He's affectionate, too, which makes his mommy very happy.

Some people can't adopt a new pet right after they lose one, needing time to grieve and make room for a new forever friend.  Other people open their arms right away, finding it easier to make room.

What type of person are you...and why?

RIP, Webbie.  Mommy and Grammy will always remember you.

Jar of Hearts

Molly, the kitty we adopted this weekend, is  A VIDEO STAR!  We didn't know that when we adopted her, but sure are happy to know she's famous.

AniMeals, the shelter from which we adopted her, created a video to promote adoptions, and Molly is one of the kitties featured.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfPHL1g0YY&feature=autofb

Meet Miss Molly

My husband and I are hopeless.

One of the local shelters (the one from which adopted our kitty, Grace) announced earlier in the week that they're desperate for kitty food.  So, after breakfast, Stephen and I purchased some cat and kitten food for Animeals and some dog and cat food for the Missoula Animal Shelter.  We went to Animeals first and wound up leaving with Miss Molly.

She's been living at Animeals since Christmas Eve in 2008, when her original owner committed suicide.  Because she was obese (25 pounds at that time) and because she's mostly black, no one has adopted her.  At 15 pounds, she's still a corpulent kitty, but she's so very sweet!

Animeals has dozens of kittens right now, along with dozens of adult kitties--just like every other shelter.  Won't you consider adopting one?

Pet Misfortunes

The past two weekends have brought to light a number of pet illnesses and injuries.

My grandkitty (age 7) had a heart attack last weekend and was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment. He is home now, and resting as comfortably as he can with several shaved patches on his body...and while taking four different medications.

The technical term for Webster's ailment is Feline Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The linings to the walls of the chambers in his heart are unusually thin and he's prone to accumulating fluid in his lungs and heart.

Friday evening when my husband and I came home, our puppy Charlotte (age 6) had one floppy ear--which has never happened before. The ear seemed filled with fluid and by Saturday morning it was really filled with fluid. Long story short: she'd developed a hematoma--a ruptured blood vessel.

Charlotte suffers from allergies (she has an allergy shot once every four weeks) and dogs who shake their heads a lot tend to suffer from hematomas in their ears. A quick surgery solved her issue and all we have to do is monitor her six stiches and the drain for the next 10 days.

When we were at the vet's, we overheard that another patient, a kitty, fell from a tree and landed on her head instead of her feet. She broke her jaw. We didn't learn what her prognosis is and choose to believe she'll be okay.

My husband and I lost Patience, a wonderful Rottie, a year and a half ago due to a couple of medical conditions.  She was 7 years old.  Did you know that grapes can cause kidney failure in dogs?

Do you have any pet health information to share?