It’s Still All About the Cats!

My Christmas Cactus is blooming early this year! and yes there are cats everywhere in my home. I had bought this piece of artwork years ago in one of the best shops at that time in La Jolla called Bo Danica. We shared the alleyway behind the needlepoint shop where I worked and it was so easy just to walk in the back door and enjoy a little retail therapy. By the way that’s where AlleyCat rescued me as she captured us with her meows and that tiny little face…and oh Bo Danica is no longer, I am sad to say.

Speaking of AlleyCat, we thank you so much from the bottom of our little paws for all of your well wishes and notes of support. Giving her pills in an adventure like non other! After I realized that she was not going to open that mouth and take the pill without a fight, I decided to cut in 1/2 and try that. You know I was thinking that I was pretty smart, but AlleyCat proved that she is smarter than I! I hid it in her cat food and she ate all around it…I then tried a piece of chicken and I thought that was working until I noticed that she spit the pill out! later I tried it in a piece of cheese and she spit that out too. Like I said she is smarter than I.

Not to give up on my challenge, I tried cutting the pill up a little smaller and buried it in the flavored cat food of the day…and that worked! and it worked again this morning, making sure that I just feed her a little to start with, so that I know that she is a member of the clean plate club.

All this pill giving stuff yesterday worked up quite an appetite for breakfast at The Cottage and a little retail therapy. It was a beautiful morning in La Jolla and I took a nice long walk as I window shopped and shopped…

I found this darling little bag! do you think that I need another bag? no…but what’s need got to do with anything? It would be great for small canvases or just to take along on my shopping trips. A few threads were added to my purchases and I was good to go.

While we are talking about cats, I remembered that I never shared these pictures with you.

That ribbon winning cat bag…I think my favorite part of this is the eyes. I remembered that one of the judges commented that I should have used more Kreinik in the eyes. I did pursue that avenue and I was challenged finding just the right colors.

and the Cat’s Night Out. I think that my ribbon needs a little ironing! Missy are you reading this?

I think the best part of getting the ribbons, are these beautifully hand stitched pieces that are awarded!

as I continue my countdown of thanks I realize that I have so much to be thankful for…

and until next time…keep on stitching

 

 

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About Vicky

Needlepoint, morning noon and evening! what could be better than this? I work on the computer in the daylight hours editing stitch guides and drawing stitches that you will see in the next Needlepoint Now for your stitching pleasure! In between this, there is time for taking pictures of my stitching adventures, Facebook and writing stitch guides for canvas that I am stitching for Needle Deeva, Maggie, Ruth Schmuff and others. Mostly needlepoint you ask? well we will talk about my cats Sylvester and AlleyCat, better known as "the brat". Of course I can't forget Felix who was the love of my life for over 14 years. He broke my heart as he departed for the Rainbow Bridge last year. Oh did I mention baseball?

10 thoughts on “It’s Still All About the Cats!

  1. I’m glad you got AlleyCat to take those pills. My Sienna was on the anti-vomit pills for only a week, and only 1/2 a pill every couple of days, so we were able to pill her. The vet’s office gave us a pill plunger. It looks like it would be uncomfortable for the cat, but it was quick and easy. The pill goes on the end, which is very soft so as not to hurt the cat. The challenge is to open the cat’s mouth, which we do by placing the thumb and forefinger where the mouth hinges. Then in goes the plunger, press the end to plunge the pill in, and a gentle massage along the throat to get her to swallow. I know it sounds traumatic but she is really ok after the pilling. She isn’t mad at us and doesn’t ignore us. She’ll often climb into our laps and purr. Of course, we give her plenty of loving after giving her the pill. However, if my kitty needed to take pills for longer than a week, compounding is definitely the way for us.

  2. Pet stores have a product called a pill pocket that covers the pill. My cat Hector was leery of pills, but he would take it like a treat or a cookie when it was tucked in one of these little gems! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Stitching.

  3. So glad to hear that AlleyCat has something treatable. I was saying prayers for you both!
    re: pills into cats. When we had to give my (very strong, indoor-outdoor) male cat pills, it was a two-person, very physical job. Twice a day. I had to hold him tightly in my arms, upright (head at north position). Husband would be in charge of pill. He would push the cat’s jaw’s open slightly with his thumb and finger, insert pill in cat’s mouth, hold cat’s mouth closed, and talk gently while stroking cat’s neck to make him swallow. Cat had no choice but to swallow the pill!
    I think that after a few days of this, BlondieCat realized that he didn’t have a lot of choice here. Still wasn’t happy (but, then again, neither were His People!), and he’d still fight just to keep his ego in place, and would go sulk afterwards, but the pills got down and he got better.
    Maybe you can get someone to help you?

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