The petretary has been teasing you for the last few days with hints of a post about our annual round-up. For those new here, that is the day each year when our vet, Dr. Kathy Neel (Vinton Veterinary Hospital), comes to the house for our annual exams and vaccinations.
We decided to take that report into our newly pawticured paws this year. Before we go into detail, we’ll let you know that we are all basically healthy. Some of us could gain a little weight and some could lose as you can see. Cooper Murphy thought he was going to escape the round-up entirely, but he did get weighed. Dr. Neel had warned the humans that she feared he was going to get B-I-G. She was right! He’s gained about three pounds in two months. Here are our weights from small to L-A-R-G-E.
- Lily Olivia = 6 lbs. 14 oz.
- Misty May = 7 lbs. 1 oz.
- Astrid = 7 lbs. 4.5 oz.
- Mauricio = 11 lbs. 8.5 oz.
- Giulietta = 12 lbs. 8 oz.
- Lisbeth = 13 lbs. 8 oz.
- Calista Jo = 15 lbs. 9 oz.
- Cooper Murphy = 17 lbs. 4.5 oz
We all eat stinky goodness for breakfast and dinner, but we also have Hill’s prescription Metabolic + Urinary Stress kibble, specifically for Giulietta. It’s pretty impossible to feed those of us who don’t need this food something else, so we all eat it. This is why some of us who didn’t need to have lost weight. Astrid and Lily were pretty excited to hear that they get to have extra portions of stinky goodness as well as extra treats.
Lily has the beginnings of kidney disease (not too surprising based on her age) so the humans are going to have to see if she will eat k/d foods. She’ll eat just about anything, so that probably won’t be a problem. She already gets a nutritional supplement and vitamins. The humans were happy to hear that Lily Olivia’s thyroid values are within normal limits. So many kitties her age have hyperthyroidism and need meds.
Dr. Neel checked Giulietta’s eye freckle, and it remains unchanged.
Best of all, everyone’s teeth passed inspection.
Here are a few photos from the round-up. Most were taken during weigh-ins and pawticures.
Yesterday’s post, which includes a giveaway, has additional photos. Click here to see our review of the Purrfect Pouch, which was highly useful during our exams. If you leave a comment there, you’ll have the opportunity to win one!
If you have several anipals in your family, and they dislike going to the vet’s office as much as we do, we suggest you check with your vet as to whether they would be willing to make “house calls.” We don’t enjoy being poked, prodded and stuck, but it is way better having it done at home in familiar surroundings without the stress of being stuffed into a PTU and taking a road trip.
No humans were significantly harmed during this year’s round-up. A few minor punctures and scratches were inflicted. Dad Tom demanded that we share this photo.
If you’d like to read about or see photos from previous round-ups, here are the links.
Annual Round-Up – 2013
Monday Meowsings: The Round-Up – 2014
Thankful Thursday: Our Yearly Round-Up – 2015
Our Annual Round-Up Does Not Make Us Thankful – 2016
So, that’s it until 2018, unless one of us gets sick. Paws crossed that won’t happen.
Purrs and paw-pats, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy
