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[SaskiaKC]

@gennepher I've just logged on and was so sorry to read about Popeye. I am glad he seems to be doing better now and that he has eaten. In the photo he looks exactly like the KittenCat on her fleecy blanket surrounded by her breakfast treats. Hopefully the honey and compresses will help, as well as the sleep. Meanwhile I am sending prayers. Please do keep us posted.

 

[geefull]

good morning all

4.5 today

we took Katy out for a pavement walk yesterday even though it was a bit cold and blowy, she's not very tall and the puddles around mum's where we usually walk are pretty deep She enjoyed it for about 20 mins then heading back to the car she got cold and a bit overwhelmed I think, (she's not used to traffic because it's mostly quiet on the road outside mum's except at shift change times so acclimatisation was part of the reason for the town walking ), being a sensible little dog she sat down and just looked at us, we ended up carrying her back to the car tucked inside my coat

Mud everywhere and lots of standing water in the fields here after the recent heavy rains. We're very lucky compared to some places though.

Italian style meatballs topped with cheese today for Sunday lunch at mum's, a little pasta for mum and mr gee and cauliflower for me LC chocolate sponge with full fat yoghurt to follow.

@gennepher hugs and I hope both you and Popeye are ok, at least the abcess is draining now

Hope your day is treating you kindly

 

[SaskiaKC]

This morning my meter handed me a somewhat used but still very good copy of Return To Six Rivers Falls.
It was a wonderful surprise considering what happened yesterday --

I'm only at the headwaters at 6.8 meters but as long as I am at #fallingtrousersgate I will not despair. @ianpspurs I will return your hole punch as soon as I have finished with it -- can I just finish sewing myself some belt loops first, or do you want it rightthisverysecond?

-1 degree outside, while inside all is cosy. The KittenCat is sitting in solidarity with Popeye, as I'm sure Daisy and Bobs, Charlie and Lola, and Marley are as well.

 

[SaskiaKC]

@geefull Katy sounds like a very intelligent young lady.
And your meatballs and chocolate sponge sound delicious.

 

[jjraak]

Fbg 7.7

Up on and off all night.
I wasn't happy about Popeye.
Yesterday he appeared fine, did his usual stuff, even leaped on one go from the ground to his high sitting place, to sit in the sun yesterday morning. Then we had the wildest storm of rain and horrendous wind in the afternoon/evening. It really frightened me (I haven't checked outside yet this morning). And so I assumed Popeye huddling under my fleece blanket was suffering from the storm. It was like a giant with an enormous cricket bat was hitting the sides of my bungalow. I definitely felt like the little piggy in the straw house.

Popeye then jumped off no problem from the couch and jumped up on my bed, for the night, no problem. But I wasn't happy with him. Again, nothing I could put my finger on. I had a bit of a sleep, woke up and checked on him, but he didn't want me touching his back right leg. I could see nothing. I couldn't sleep, began a painting in the middle of the night, came back to him. He wouldn't let me touch him, but I couldn't see anything obvious. Then he tried to get up, he couldn't. I thought, you are not dying on me now. You are going to make your 28th birthday in May.

Ended up wrapping him tightly in a towel, he wouldn't let me examine him. Finally I found a tiny bit of fur that had matted near the skin. Got a comb, and gently teasing it out, Popeye protesting very loudly. It was an abscess. And it chose that moment to burst. So hot compresses, poor Popeye protesting. I found two teeth marks.

I have done a second lot of hot compresses just now a few hours later. I will do a couple more today. I will leave him in peace for the moment. Then vet tomorrow, but I have cochlear appointment too tomorrow. I need to be camped outside the vet before it opens so I will be the first, then on to my cochlear appointment.

I have no idea when this happened. He has been going out in the day just for a short while each time, but mostly has chosen to stay in besides me. That couldn't be left over from the cat flap incident, where he was attacked, could it? That is a bit too long ago, isn't it?

So I will be keeping a close eye on him today.

Here is my painting/s for this morning.

Top one is in the A5 sized sketch book.
Bottom one is on the C6 sized index card.
Watercolours. Japanese calligraphy pen. And I mixed some process white with the water colours to create that thicker paint to flick on the trees.

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I am a bit in pieces at the moment, tried to boil the kettle with no water in, then I am not hungry, I can't eat while Popeye is like this. Although I do think he will be fine now. His eyes were just black before in the night even with the light on, the pupils completely open, I suppose that was the pain. And an animal cannot tell you. But now his eyes look normal, the black pupils are normal size.

He will be fine now. I am going to check on him. I will leave him on his chair with fleeces on while the abscess is draining. Then hopefully later I can bring him back to where he wants to sit.

I am going to check on him.
Take care.
Hugs if you need them.

How awful.
Love and hugs to Popeye and you.

i SUPPOSE it could be, would make some sense,
but does seem a while ago..but how else to explain the teeth ?

 

[HarryBeau]

The KittenCat is sitting in solidarity with Popeye, as I'm sure Daisy and Bobs, Charlie and Lola, and Marley are as well.

Solidarity here Saskia I've hugged mine a little tighter after reading about Popeye...he may be a grand ol' age but he's a strong boy & we're all routing for him here.

 

[HarryBeau]

i SUPPOSE it could be, would make some sense

I have reflected on my first comments & I think it may be the one from some time ago...our little Gorgeous was a fierce fighter after one punch up I checked him carefully saw nothing...then about ten-fourteen days later I noticed a massive lump that came up on his haunches ironically on a Sunday by the time I got him to the vets it had burst...I wonder if they fight the infection for a short while until it overwhelms them then the abscess appears...Gorgeous got through it once he got the anti-biotics.

 

[jjraak]

"welcome here to the T2D 500..

the drivers are line up, engines revving loudly... ..and they are off

and oh my Goodness, it looks like the newcomer JJ
has completely got that racing line wrong on that first bend, and has hit the rails hard

Folks the Marshall's are out, the foam is being sprayed & the race car is out stopping the other drivers.

and YES, there he is, waves weakly to the crowd, but looks to be uninjured apart from limping rather heavily
..and he's now been taken off the track and taken away for observation...best wishes to him,
that time of 7.2 on his record, will NOT sit happy with him , let me tell you that folks.

And the other drivers, now line up once more..and we're underway again, here in sunny Colorado..
with Trickster hitting the front, followed closely by Pengui....."

 

[Ryhia]

Yes I know that feeling - we had a big freezer reckoning last week. Got rid of a lot of stuff but I’m gradually filling it up again!
I love duck.

Have to say it was really delish.

 

[PenguinMum]

"welcome here to the T2D 500..

the drivers are line up, engines revving loudly... ..and they are off

and oh my Goodness, it looks like the newcomer JJ
has completely got that racing line wrong on that first bend, and has hit the rails hard

Folks the Marshall's are out, the foam is being sprayed & the race car is out stopping the other drivers.

and YES, there he is, waves weakly to the crowd, but looks to be uninjured apart from limping rather heavily
..and he's now been taken off the track and taken away for observation...best wishes to him,
that time of 7.2 on his record, will NOT sit happy with him , let me tell you that folks.

And the other drivers, now line up once more..and we're underway again, here in sunny Colorado..
with Trickster hitting the front, followed closely by Pengui....."

Brilliant...chuckling to myself. Better luck next race!

 

[jjraak]

"welcome here to the T2D 500..

the drivers are line up, engines revving loudly... ..and they are off

and oh my Goodness, it looks like the newcomer JJ
has completely got that racing line wrong on that first bend, and has hit the rails hard

Folks the Marshall's are out, the foam is being sprayed & the race car is out stopping the other drivers.

and YES, there he is, waves weakly to the crowd, but looks to be uninjured apart from limping rather heavily
..and he's now been taken off the track and taken away for observation...best wishes to him,
that time of 7.2 on his record, will NOT sit happy with him , let me tell you that folks.

And the other drivers, now line up once more..and we're underway again, here in sunny Colorado..
with Trickster hitting the front, followed closely by Pengui....."

@SaskiaKC .....Funny..How am i FUNNY*

DO i AMUSE you..HOW am i funny.
you mean funny ..Like a CLOWN....!!!


(all said in the voice of Joe Pesci
"goodfellas, i'm funny, how am i funny" ...really rude clip, google at your PERIL.....:***:

*just messing @SaskiaKC ..liked the emoji ...

 

[Ryhia]

I had a problem with the Almond butter and for about a year I didn't dare buy it.
Have got it under control now - most of the time.

I do find the 100% chocolate very moreish (especially when spread with almond butter) but luckily I am fine with between 10 and 20 grams a day. Which is probably why my mountain of Montezuma 's 100% isn't going down very fast.

Yesterday I got an email from Montezuma to say they are now doing 100% with Mint. I used to absolutely love Mint chocolate so am going to order some today. Hopefully there is room in my cupboard for even more chocolate.

It would be an interesting experiment to see if the thick cream affects your BS. It's strange that up to almost 150ml doesn't for me but over that it has a significant impact. It doesn't really make sense.

Your Gateau le Progress sounds as though it would still be delicious when converted to low carb

I think its taken me around 3 months to eat one bar of 95% and I have still one square left so the few bars I have are going to last me a year. Would choose dark chocolate over milk any day though. The mint version sounds interesting.

Failed miserably in the cream reduction stakes. I realized I had a tin of cream in the cupboard and thought that's been there a long time I really should eat it before it goes out of date and before I knew what was happening the tin was opened and about 4 gms of carbs consumed. Still tomorrow is another day - except I have now the other half tin to eat. Wish me luck.

 

[gennepher]

So sorry that Popeye has been in pain. It sounds as though the hot compresses are really working. Hope you get the first appointment at the vet tomorrow.

I loved both your paintings today.

Thank you very much @Krystyna23040
These hot compresses are helping loads.
Thank you for liking my paintings today.

 

[gennepher]

@gennepher I've just logged on and was so sorry to read about Popeye. I am glad he seems to be doing better now and that he has eaten. In the photo he looks exactly like the KittenCat on her fleecy blanket surrounded by her breakfast treats. Hopefully the honey and compresses will help, as well as the sleep. Meanwhile I am sending prayers. Please do keep us posted.

Thank you @SaskiaKC
He is doing well all things considered. I got on with seeing to him this morning to the best of my ability, but I was all over the place worrying.
We are both still in the potting shed a few hours later...he is enjoying the sun. My potting shed has a sloping window and this attracts the heat of the sun even on a cold day.

 

[gennepher]

How awful.
Love and hugs to Popeye and you.

i SUPPOSE it could be, would make some sense,
but does seem a while ago..but how else to explain the teeth ?

Thank you @jjraak
It does seem awhile ago, and the bite mark on his ear and head have both healed up from the cat flap attack incident. So, I am puzzled with these two teeth marks on his back legs which are now the abscess.

Mostly he now waits until I go out with him into the garden, when I am in the kitchen, or if I am in my bedroom, then he uses my bedroom window to come in and out. He won't use the cat flap any more. So he is rarely out of my sight for more than a few minutes. That is his choice.

 

[Krystyna23040]

Mud everywhere and lots of standing water in the fields here after the recent heavy rains. We're very lucky compared to some places though.

We have done pavement walks today for exactly the same reason. I think Katy was really sensible. At least she is small enough to carry - our Labradors are definitely not.

 

[PenguinMum]

Thank you @SaskiaKC
He is doing well all things considered. I got on with seeing to him this morning to the best of my ability, but I was all over the place worrying.
We are both still in the potting shed a few hours later...he is enjoying the sun. My potting shed has a sloping window and this attracts the heat of the sun even on a cold day.

When the sun goes down dont let yourself get cold, or Popeye. Bundle yourselves up warm inside. Goes without saying me, Bobs and Daisy willing the poor boy on to get better soon.

 

[gennepher]

Thank you for a song with the words @ianpspurs
It makes a heck of a difference to my understanding...

 

[Ryhia]

I have reflected on my first comments & I think it may be the one from some time ago...our little Gorgeous was a fierce fighter after one punch up I checked him carefully saw nothing...then about ten-fourteen days later I noticed a massive lump that came up on his haunches ironically on a Sunday by the time I got him to the vets it had burst...I wonder if they fight the infection for a short while until it overwhelms them then the abscess appears...Gorgeous got through it once he got the anti-biotics.

My old next door neighbor with the two cats I mentioned in a previous post, also used to feed a stray which she called Sampson, one day Sampson came to her door and was very unwell, massive abscess on his hind quarters. The neighbour. took Sampson to the vets and the vet said he needed to be put down, the vet gave cat the necessary injection and took it away, anyway a few days later, here is Sampson waiting at the door for his food, abscess healed up. How he got back was a total mystery as the vets was right across a busy town and miles away. He got a proper home with my neighbour after that as she said any cat who could overcome all that he had deserved a proper home. When she contacted the vet he said that the cat had been left outside to wait for whatever happens to cats in those circumstances and he did not know how he had survived. Guess the vet must not have given him sufficient medication. or that was one strong cat. Lived for a few more years but probably had used up all his 9 lives.

 

[gennepher]

good morning all

4.5 today

we took Katy out for a pavement walk yesterday even though it was a bit cold and blowy, she's not very tall and the puddles around mum's where we usually walk are pretty deep She enjoyed it for about 20 mins then heading back to the car she got cold and a bit overwhelmed I think, (she's not used to traffic because it's mostly quiet on the road outside mum's except at shift change times so acclimatisation was part of the reason for the town walking ), being a sensible little dog she sat down and just looked at us, we ended up carrying her back to the car tucked inside my coat

Mud everywhere and lots of standing water in the fields here after the recent heavy rains. We're very lucky compared to some places though.

Italian style meatballs topped with cheese today for Sunday lunch at mum's, a little pasta for mum and mr gee and cauliflower for me LC chocolate sponge with full fat yoghurt to follow.

@gennepher hugs and I hope both you and Popeye are ok, at least the abcess is draining now

Hope your day is treating you kindly

Thank you @geefull
I have been in the potting shed most of the day at Popeye's behest.
He is gaining strength as the day goes on. He has always been an outdoors cat, and with me sitting in the potting shed for him, he has been sleeping on and off in his favourite place by the potting shed window, and has been getting up and down to eat.

His leg is strengthening as the day goes on, and he has just gone for a walk up and down the path, but keeps turning to check I am still here. He is still walking on 3 legs, but occasionally puts down the abscess leg, so it can't be hurting as much.

He has just come back in the potting shed, eaten again, and back to sleep. He has psychologically has a good day I think. And I am reading Phillippa Gregory...in the potting shed...

Your Sunday lunch sounds good!