The cats go to the vet!

Today the four cats went off to the vet for their needles and a general yearly checkup. I'm not due for my needles for about 9 months so I could afford to laugh at them all before they went. Solo, as usual, was very nervous and hid so that Mum and Dad couldn't find him.

Anyway the vet result was as follows:

Cola (aged 10)
In excellent health

Soda (aged 10)
Overweight, lots of tartar on her teeth but healthy

Pepsi (aged 10)
A little overweight but otherwise in good health

Solo (aged 6)
Gingivitis on his gums which will need some attention but otherwise in good health.

So it is good news to know that everyone is fine although both Soda and Solo now have to have a special biscuit to help their teeth! Not fair I want to share their biscuits!!!

I look like a poodle!

Well at 9am this morning Dad and I went to see Debbie who does my hair. She gave me a shampoo and blowdry, and trimmed my whiskers a bit. Sadly I went from being a fine specimen of Maltese maleness to a fluffed up girly poodle. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm talking to my lawyer.

Oh Dad that isn't my best side. I look fat!

Stop calling me cute!!!

I look like a pretty little girl poodle! Not happy!!!

Enough with the camera. Stop it!

My lawyer, Pepsi is the best legal representation around. Now if only she'd stop hissing at me long enough to hear my case

Can you see Solo?

Dad and I were heading to bed last night when he snapped this cute pic of Solo peeking out through the curtains in the lounge room.!



Oh and I know I've been posting up a few pics about the cats recently so I thought I'd pop one up on the blog that Dad has just taken of me (only a couple of minutes ago). As you might be able to tell from the similarity to other pictures on this blog, I really like sleeping on top of cushions. I was watching Masterchef with Mum but it just went on for too long and I couldn't keep my eyes open!



In case you have forgotten I am off to see the groomer for a bath and a bit of tidy-up tomorrow. Does that mean I don't look tidy now??? I shall get Dad to take some pics of me when I get back to see what you all think!

Booked in for a bath

Just a quick note tonight to let you know that Dad has booked me in for a bath and a bit of a trim around my face on Friday. Personally I think I'm starting to smell just right, but everyone else seems to disagree!

Dad says my face is looking really scruffy...

...and my paws are looking really dirty!

Pussycat Pics

Last night while Mum was having a shower and Dad was on the computer (and we were all waiting for dinner) I decided to take a few photos of the cats to add to my blog. I tried to get Soda to take a photo of me but I had a few problems teaching her how to use the camera.

Solo, Soda and Pepsi have each found themselves a comfortable spot!

A close up of Solo

Soda re-living her glory days when she was on TV (Soda once featured on a TV show called "The Garden Gurus")

Pepsi demanding a pat!

Cola waiting near the kitchen for dinner!

Solo looks snug!

What are you looking at Solo?

Oh you are looking at Soda up on the scratching post!

Solo looking for Cola (Cola was in the bathroom at the time)

There you are Daddy! *kiss* (Cola raised Solo when Solo was a feral kitten - I think Solo has grown up to be one large kitten!)

Hey Solo what are you licking?

Oi! That's my kangaroo bone. Keep your paws off it!

Soda didn't do a very good job of taking a photo of me!

Solo

Firstly let me apologise to all the regular readers of this blog (both of you!) for not writing anything for the past couple of days. Mum and Dad have been really busy and as a result haven't been available to take photos for me. So, in the end I decided to take a photo myself of Solo.

Can you see Solo?

Here is a zoomed in view!

Now I really like Solo but he doesn't actually like me very much. This morning while Dad was getting ready to take me out for a walk I had a disagreement with Solo in the laundry. Actually I was in the laundry wanting to go out into the cat run and Solo was in the cat run wanting to come inside. Sadly Solo wasn't too impressed by this and I got a bit beaten up. I screamed very loudly so that both Mum and Dad came running to rescue me! Thankfully I wasn't hurt but it certainly got their attention.

The laundry and cat door where Solo and I had our argument this morning!

Presciption Diet :-(

I haven't posted about this before because it is a little bit embarrassing, but here goes. About a month ago Mum and Dad were a bit concerned about my itchy skin and the fact that I was chewing at myself and pulling out some fur. They took me to the vet who said I had to go on a 10 week detox diet to see if I was allergic to any foods. He also gave me some tablets to help as well.

So, rather than having my Tucker Time roll every night and a range of dried biscuits and snacks, I am now limited to eating Kangaroo, Sweet Potato and the Hills Prescription Diet. The thing I miss most though is having my pet milk every night. The cats still get to have their pet milk but I miss out and this makes me sad :-(

Boring biscuits

Did they taste test this stuff? (Ok so I eat it anyway!)

Dinner for 5. Mine is the big bowl on the right. Notice the absence of pet milk in the other half of my dish! Each cat gets a different amount of food due to advice from the vet. Soda (brown dish) gets the least, Pepsi (blue dish) gets kitten food to help her gain weight, Cola (silver dish) gets a larger serve of regular food, and Solo (red dish) just gets a regular amount. Confusing!!!

I can also have Kangaroo snacks as long as they don't have any preservatives

I used to get lamb bones but now I am on my detox I can't have beef or lamb so now I have kangaroo

The vet gave us some paperwork that said I can have Sweet Potato, so Dad bought these. Cola seems to want them though!