The Rudy Report - A Day Early

To quote my good buddy Max, Doods, I did not feel so good...

Anywho...let me tell you about the last week or so. It sucked - big time. I didn't want to say anything to the 'rents, they worry and when they worry, it means a trip to see Dr. Joe. And as much as Dr. Joe is a very nice guy, he has a bad habit of sticking things into me that I'd prefer he didn't. So, Mommy noticed last week that I wasn't acting my normally spritzy self. You know, not chasing Puff and ambushing Powder, maybe not being as hoover-y with my food and just generally not being my normal adorable orange self. Then she said to Daddy - "doesn't he feel a little light"? Daddy agreed and the next thing you know, Mommy was on the phone with Dr. Joe and had made an appointment for me to go and see him on Saturday (yesterday). But last Thursday night Mommy opened a new bag of Temptations and took us out on the deck. Normally this is my little idea of kitty nirvana. But I had no interest in the treats and while I was out on the deck I just sort of lolled around. That's when Mommy knew that things were not as they should be with her little orange creamsicle and the next thing I knew, the appointment got moved to Friday.

Really Mommy, I'm OK

So, OK, I lied, I wasn't OK. I was hiding a raging bladder infection and I did not see why it was anyones business. Later that evening, I joined in on a fun game of trackball but did not choose to challenge Parker's mad whapping skillz.

I could totally beat her at this game...if I wanted to...

So Friday morning I got stuffed into the PTU and off to Dr. Joe I went. Honestly, I didn't even care, I felt like last Monday's poop. I just wanted to sleep. I didn't want to eat, I didn't want to do anything. I got on the scale and all I heard were the gasps - "He weighs 9.7 pounds!" (I usually weigh about 12 pounds).  So I had lost a few pounds, what's the big deal?  Dr. Joe poked me, prodded me, stole my bloods, and stuck a tube somewhere that I don't even want to tell you about  - and then he told Mommy and Daddy to go away and call him in a hour. THEY LEFT ME THERE KITTIES!  Mommy and Daddy went home and I went to a suite in the back of Dr. Joe's hotel. I had a  lot of nice people waiting on me hand and paw. Needles here, thermometers there, it was really a lot of fuss over my poor bladder. Back at the ranch, Mommy and Daddy were beside themselves - they didn't know what Dr. Joe was going to tell them. When they called to see if they could come and get me Dr. Joe said no! He wanted to keep me overnight and said that I had one of the worst bladder infections that he had ever seen. I had to stay the night and get IV aunty-biotics and fluids. Crappity-crap-crap crap...

Sooooooo...I stayed at the kitty Hotel California on Friday night. Luckily I was much better on Saturday morning and got sprung from the joint to enjoy the weekend at home.

Now I'm on a new diet and the 'rents are hovering over me - frankly it's a little annoying. I love them and all, but a guy needs his alone time. I feel better, but I have a ways to go 'till I'm back to my old menacing self. I leave you with a little picture of what I went through - kitties, I hope this never happens to you. As much as Dr. Joe and his staff are awesome, home and healthy is the only place you want to be.

Yeah, it's a lot of dough, but the 'rents say I am totally worth it.

Happy Halloween Weekend!

Parker wishes you a very happy Halloween Weekend!

May all of your tricks get you treats!

I Have A Flavor

Me - trying to look sweet and convincing (is it working?)

Well kitties, some of you know that my Mom has Type II Diabetes and I can tell you that it is no fun for her to have it. It effects her life in ways that you may not even imagine. Between the monitoring, the medicine, the pokes, the prods, the food she should not eat, the regular doctor visits, the expense and the worry about how this will impact her health in other ways, well, I just want to find Diabetes and poop on it's pillow! But what would be even better is if we could find a way to cure it and make it go far, far away and leave all of us alone. So I have a little favor to ask all of you - for the month of November would you please take this cool Diabetes awareness pic (thank you Zoolatry!) and put it on your sidebar? Pretty please with Splenda on it?

Parker says "Diabetes Sux!" Srsly.

Thank you - from the bottom of my furry little heart.

The Mighty Hunter - Baboon Butt!

(No raccoons were harmed in the making of this documentary...)

Toysday, Er, Ah, I Mean, Tuesday!

One of the most awesome things that I received from winning the Fido Friendly essay contest is a Star Chaser Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy - lemme' tell you kitties, this toy rocks my socks off (well, it would if I actually had socks on...). It has a little ball in it that lights up when you whap it. And believe me, I whap it good! I play with this toy all the time. It has a place to scratch your clawrz and to rub catnip in it. When I can't sleep in the middle of the night I like to come downstairs and whap the ball it in the dark. The 'rents hate it when I do that! They always yell "Parker, Parker, come here now!" I guess they can't stand for me not to be snuggling with them - they just can't sleep without me! So if you are starting to think what you should ask Santa Claws to bring you for the holidays, you might want to consider this awesome toy. If you have siblings, it's a value added bonus to be able to whap them by mistake when you play!

The Rudy Report

Salvete kitties, it's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! What a nice weekend we had here at Casa De Parker. Out on the deck with a little vitamin D3, a little 'nip and some leaves to bat around. It was all good! After having no tastes of chili last weekend, we got lucky because the 'rents made some turkey thighs in the hotbox - we all had a taste and I am here to tell you that it was gobble-gobble good!
Mommy has noticed that I am a little more mellow than normal. She also noticed that I feel a little lighter when she picks me up to cuddle. So I guess Karma has come to bite me in the 'tocks and I've got to go and see Dr. Joe. At least that isn't until next weekend. I think I am just fine, I'm 11 and a half, it's time that I relax more and spat less. I show no other troubling symptoms, I still play and scratch the big scratching tree with gusto, but Mommy wants to make certain there isn't something wrong that I'm not telling her about. 'Rents - they worry too much!
Our fireplace is waiting for a new part, so Puff is pining away for it. Our computer is still one breath away from going to the great computer heaven in the sky, and our computer guy still says "wait for this great sale that's coming"! So we can still only post and comment a little bit...
AND as you can see by the photo, Parker is trying to hog in on my time. Some things never change!

Photo Hunters - Orange

Truly - a no-brainer...

Autumn Rocks!

TockTober For Derby!

Just for you Derby, from all of us! Smoochies!

The Rudy Report

Greetings kitties! It's me -  RUDY! With your Rudy Report! I think this photo sums up our weekend. Right up to the part where the fireplace's thermowhozywhammits part went out. Now we have no fireplace and Puff is very bummed out. Brian the fireplace guy is very busy and it might be DAYS 'till we get our fireplace back. It's a travesty I tell ya! Speaking of travesties - what 'rent in their right mind makes chili to eat? Kitties don't like chili! Chili is no fun. But here's what was fun...

"Why are you touching me there?!?"

Miss Parker Pie had her check up and hiney shots from Dr. Joe on Saturday. You know what kitties? She flirted with him! Don't let this photo fool you. Mommy said she came out of the PTU and strolled right over to him and let him poke and prod her and did not put up a fuss. She even gave him some nose-taps! what a little suck-up. I am embarrassed to be related to her. He said she was "perfect". Mommy told him that she knew that already. Good grief...

Formerly Feral Friday

Wordless Wednesday - Happy Boy

The Rudy Report

Hello there kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Still having to post just a little because we do not have our new laptop yet. The computer guy says that there is a big sale coming up and we should wait for it. So we are...sigh...
I stay busy by keeping fit on the scratching post, it's better than using the furniture and it seems to keep the 'rents happy. Speaking of happy, I am counting the sleeps until Saturday morning when I get to watch Miss Parker Pie get stuffed into the PTU for her annual shots in the hiney! HaHaHaHaHa!
Daddy was cooking HAMburgers on the grill this weekend, but he did not share with us. Something about them being too spicy - I just think he was being a HAMburger hog. Being the world class beggar that she is, Parker was relentless - so to make us all feel better, we all had some Temptations just to shut her up! Way to go Parker!
Have as good a Monday as you can, I'm going to leave you with a little adorable! Me!

Pretty wonderful, eh?

Wordless Wednesday

The Rudy Report

ZZZzzZZzZzzzz...Oh HAI kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Sunbathing is very tiring work, but I am up to the challenge. We are so sorry that out blogging has been so spotty, but Mommy is computer shopping and our old laptop is really on it's last little computer legs. We thank our facebook pals for the suggestions on what's the best computer to buy. Until we get the new one, we will continue to post, but just a little.
Parker had some groovy news last week that all of us will benefit from. She actually won a great contest and as a result will score us some excellent goodies. Fido Friendly magazine held a contest about introducing a new kitty to a home that already had a woofie-in-residence. Parker sent in her story of how she was introduced to Diamond and she won the grand prize! I'm telling you, she is now impossible to be around, she's all "I won a contest and you didn't you little orange menace". Well, I have news for her - she can be all high and mighty, but guess who has to go see Dr. Joe for some shots in her hiney on October the 16th?
I'll give you a hint - it's a kitty with two different colored eyes...and her name rhymes with barker...

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