OK Cats

Hello, friends!  I'm so sorry we've fallen out of the blogosphere.  It's been a busy year, and there is so much to share.  I'm not sure where to start.

I'll start by saying that today is my 3rd GOTCHA DAY! I'm so happy I was gotted.  My mom and I are real buds - I'm always watching out for her and giving her cuddles and swats!  We talk a lot.  Having a forever home is the best!

In some sad news, my sister Fuzzy went to the Bridge last month.  She had an eventful couple of months.  She had surgery to have a tumor removed from her side, but she recovered like a champ from that!  But a couple of weeks later, her poor little kidneys just almost stopped working.  My mom made the decision to help her to the Bridge, but it made her cry a lot.  We miss Fuzzy bunches, but we know it was the kindest thing to do for her.  

Now that Fuzzy is gone, I don't get to eat as much Fancy Feast!  I still scream for it, but I don't get it three times a day.  Heck, sometimes I don't even get it once a day!  And I don't get other treats on demand either.  My mom and I will have to discuss this sometime soon, during one of our evening chats.  At least I still get plenty of lap time and cuddles and brushies and petties.  And I took over Fuzzy's spot on the pillow next to my mom's in bed, so that's good too.

Sorry for no photo.  My mom almost FORGOT my gotcha day, so I made her type up a quick blog while she's at work.  I'll try to write more soon and let you know if anything else goes on at the OK Cat's House.  Love you all!

Love, Zoe

Hi Friends!  First, let me say a big fat THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by last week to wish me a happy birthday and a happy gotcha day!  Being 17 doesn't feel any different than being 16, but this year wasn't as big of a let down as last year - I really, really wanted a car when I turned 16.  Anyway, life is good, and our friends rock!

And today is MY birthday - I'm SIX!  My mom has kitten pictures that were given to her from the shelter, but she broke my little orange heart by not scanning them in so I could show you all my baby pictures.  It's ok, though, because now that I'm SIX, I have to learn to accept disappointments like a big girl.  Y'all are welcome to come over if you want!  We can play chase or play with mousies or whatever you want to do!  Our mom is gone until at least 7, so we gots all day! 

You'll see that we failed to keep the promise of showing new photos.... we swear on a bag of Temptations that we'll post some brand new ones this weekend or we're going to throw our mom out of a basement window.

Have a super duper weekend, friends!!!!

As for the important stuff - me and Fuzzy - we're both fantastic.  Our birthdays are both this month.  I'll be SIX!  Fuzzy's 16th Gotcha Day is also this month (we don't really know when her birthday is, so we say that her birthday is 1 year before her Gotcha Day - she'll be 17!).  Both of us are in good health and are being really good girls! 

So, what's new with YOU?

Hello, Friends!  Sorry, no photos, but hey, it's a start!  We know we've missed so much that has gone on in the Blogosphere, and we're terribly sorry.  We just got overwhelmed and had to disconnect from everything for a while.

Now we have a new year and a new attitude!  There are some changes here that we hope will be good.  First and foremost, our mom has sworn that she will not be on any committees, boards, or anything else for one year, work or otherwise.  She had become a totally crabby pants with so many things going on.  This year is the year of ME, well, HER, I guess.  And we're ok with that, because part of that includes US!  Yep, we're going to get to blog again!  It won't be every day - we're not exactly sure yet how often it will be.  And we won't get to visit every day, but we are going to try to visit at least once a week, if not more often.  It all depends on that darned schedule she's planning.

Anyway, we're all fine.  I, Fuzzy, am doing fantastic - especially for a girl going on 17!  Zoe is also doing well, but she's getting yelled at a lot.  I kind of feel sorry for her - she doesn't mean to be bad, she just is!  We'll try to put up some pictures on our next post.  We hope you'll all forgive us for being bad blogging friends.  Until next time!

Hope y'all have a super Easy Sunday!!

We both let our mom take photos of us yesterday while we were taking it easy.  You know how bad we've been slacking at posting, so we thought we'd better take our opportunity to post our "Easy" shots when we got the chance.  Here is me, all SEVEN pounds of me in a teeny tiny warm kitty ball.
My mom spoke to the vet yesterday, and we're not going to do the surgery to remove my little growth.  The cardiologist said my EKG results could mean a couple of different things, so nothing was conclusive.  The very nice vet said that because of my age, he didn't want to stress me out with more tests, and without really knowing what was or wasn't going on with my heart, he really didn't want to put me under.  My mom thinks she's somehow going to be able to take a better look at that spot and see for herself what's going on.  I don't think so.  I'm not bothered by it - I don't pick at it or anything.  And I'm acting the same as I always have - I sleep a lot, I run, I play, I purr.  So there is nothing to worry about. :)  Thank you all for the purrs, though - it really meant a lot to me.  I would request that you direct all purrs to Miss Parker.  She's just a young thing and her vet results were not as good as mine.  We're both sending all of our purrs to her and her family. 

Have a super weekend, Friends!

My Vet Report
by Fuzzy

Sorry I have no photo to show you - I refuse to pose for my mom after being abandoned at the vet for 4 hours.  But guess what?  I got a good report!  My bloods are perfect!  My EKG was a little wonky, but that is probably from being stressed out.  The results are being sent over to a cardiologist to check them out, just in case.


Zoe, STOP SAYING THAT!  I did not have an anal probe.  I had to have my *anal glands* expressed.  But... are you ready for the best news???  I gained TWO POUNDS!  That may not sound like a lot, but I gained 40% of my body weight in just a few months!  I was 5 pounds at my last senior exam (which my mom cannot remember when it was, but it was this year).  Now I weigh 7.2 pounds!  Yay! 

For a while now, I have had this little knot on my side.  At my last visit, the vet said it was a clogged oil gland (we think - we forget details sometimes).  It has changed over the last month or so, but I will not let my mom look at it.  I also would not let the vet look at it!  But I am scheduled to go in next Wednesday and have it removed, as long as the cardiologist doesn't think my EKG is bad.  We're not really worried, this will be a piece of cake.  I may also get my teef cleaned - I tried to bite the vet when he wanted to look at them this morning. hehe 

Fuzzy goes for her senior exam on Thursday.  She probably will need an anal probe.  What, Mom?  Sorry.  Fuzzy will probably need her anal glands expressed. 

One of my first photos in my Forever Home!

Love, Zoe

Hello, Friends!  Remember me?  It's me, Fuzzy!  Just chillin' in the dirty laundry pile.  I'm a very thankful girl today, for many reasons.  I have a home where I get plenty of food and love, I have very, VERY good friends who stop by to say 'hi' and who crack us up almost every day we're allowed to visit, and last but not least, we got an award!! 


Our very talented, sweet, and hilarious friends, Goro and Niko gave us this really cool award like a million sleeps ago.  We are supposed to say what we wish for the most in the world.  Now, this is tough, because there are obviously so many things that we wish - for all animals to have a safe home with plenty of food, for all of our friends to be happy and healthy, and so many other things.  Then there are the selfish wishes - for our mom to help us with our blog more, for Fancy Feast every night, for no more sucky monsters disrupting naps, you get the picture.  I can't make just one wish!!!  And I can't even be as clever as Niko and Goro when they were telling their mom about their wishes, either.  Well, I'll make a little wish for myself, but I'll use the bigger part of my wish to wish for peace, happiness, and love to all of our friends and other animals of the world.  My little wish for myself is a good senior exam.  It's coming up in the next few weeks.  It was two years ago yesterday that we said goodbye to my brother, Snuggles, and I don't think my mom is up to saying goodbye to another friend anytime soon.  So, a good report back from the vet about me would be pretty nice. 

We're supposed to pass this on, but honestly, we've not been able to visit much so we have no clue who has received this award.  If anyone would like to take this award and share your wishes, we'd be super excited!!  Thank you, Goro and Niko, for giving this award and for being such funny, sweet guys.  We love you both!

Love, Fuzzy