The Rudy Report

Namaskar kitties! It's me - Rudy! - With your Rudy Report! Well the 'rents weren't kidding about taking me back to Dr. Joe for a check-up last Thursday. I was once again stuffed into the PTU and taken to the opposite of the most wonderful place on earth. They examined my ::whispers:: pee and I still have some bacteria. Sooooo....for 14 days I have this liquid gunk (Orbax) shot down my throat. Let me tell you kitties, I give the 'rents a run for their money. Mommy said she never knew that I could be such a squirmy-worm! Four days down and ten to go and then I have to go and see Dr. Joe again!!! Cripes kitties, this is getting old! Stupid bladder infection...
I do feel pretty good. I have learned a new place to get the best water. Right before Mommy brushes her toofies every morning, I jump up for a good lonnnnng drink. This really torks Powder off because that was her "thing", now she has to wait for me to finish before she gets a turn. What can I say, I'm just not a gentlecat like that. After Powder gets a shot, Mommy can finally get down to the business of getting ready for her day. She can wait, we're worth it.
All weekend the 'rents cooked and all weekend we got nothin' - they are sticking to this "no tastes for the kitties" thing. Which sux mightily because you know what holiday is right around the bend. Let it be known - I will not be denied my turkey!!!

My Vet Visit v.2

Have you ever been napping and the next thing you know is your Mommy has picked you up and while she's whispering sweet kitty-nothings in your ear she stuffs you in the PTU? I HATE it when that happens!

I had to go back to see Dr. Joe and find out if my pee problems had gone away. For the record, I am NOT smiling here. I am telling Mommy one of the many reasons I do not feel like coming out of the PTU...

Dr. Joe took some more of my pee and tested it. I still had a teensy-tiny bit if infection and had to get another long-acting shot of antibiotics. But the good news is that I don't have to go back and Dr. Joe said that I was otherwise healthy! After Dr. Joe had tested me, I warmed up to him again. He really is a nice guy, but if I don't have to go and visit him again for a long, long time - well, I'm OK with that!
Thanks for all of the prayers and purrs, I know they helped me get through this!

Tattle Tail Tuesday

"Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful..."

Do I look crabilated? Good! 'cause I am! All of this going to the VET nonsense and Mommy getting sick stupidity has made me miss things! Important things! Do you know that on the day Mommy left for the hospital that I got a package? It's true, and it was a very special package from my psycho-valentine Tripper! Did I get to open it right away??? NO! I had to wait for days to open it, and then no-one took pictures! What's the world coming to?
AND I missed all of the cool Cat O Lympics coolness. I would have gotten the gold for the Mile Long Machine Clean...but alas...no go...
I'm also hearing that I have to go back and see Dr. Joe for a check-up next week. He's very nice and everthing, but I'd rather skip that whole UTI thing. It was no fun.
I hope that as the week goes on, my mood improves - and my photos!

The Rudy Report

Yo yo yo kitties, this is Rudy, with your Rudy Report. I did not have the best of weekends - there was an all out war on the mat on my butt. I did not want it messed with. The 'rents had other ideas. They tried to get it with the evil, wicked clippers - that was unacceptable and I ran away. Then they tried to use the Furminator - some progress, but then I ran away. Then Mommy waited 'till I was all sleepy and relaxed and she started to pet me and sweet talk me and give me skritches and the next thing I knew she had taken the scissors and poof! She got it out! 'Rents are sneaky, remember that kitties! I do have to admit that it feels better, but I did not give my permission for her to do that!

After the fun of grooming, the weekend was spent making fudge. Mommy made about 12 pounds of it to take to work and share. That's fine with me, none of us can eat it anyway. Well, Daddy can and she is keeping some at home for him to enjoy.

It's such a great time of year - we have trees to mess with and company to meet and lots of good things happening in the kitchen - I hope your Monday is more like a weekend and your fur has no mats!

The 'Rent's Little Helper

If I wasn't around to snoopervise, nothing would ever get done around here! We are already behind in our tree decorating and I was tying to get Mommy to pick up the pace a little. The only problem was that orange menace came up seconds after this photo was taken and I ran from him...taking the tree skirt with me. I have to remember to retract my claws when I take off from under the tree. To make matters worse, Mommy laughed at me.

At least I don't have to go to the VET on Friday like some Calicos I know...

I Can Run...

...but I can't hide. Today I go to the VET for my wellness check.

I really don't mind too much. I like Dr. Joe. (He's kinda' cute!)

Wordless Wednesday