Molly is a compulsive licker; she never has a stray hair to brush she’s always perfect.  Consequently she has trouble with hairballs.  We feed her intensive hairball control food and give her that oily hairball remedy, but she still has problems.  Professional websites also say that cats who don’t’ get regular exercise develop compulsive habits, but we play all the time.  Mommy just got an order in from Dr. Fosters and Smith jammed packed with toys, scratchy cardboard, supplements to help break away plaque and tartar (they think it’s a goodie) and of course Fantasia catnip grown in the Cascade Mountains – only the best for my kids.  Anyway so if I’m not playing with them, they’re playing with each other or they grab a toy and make their own fun.  

The other day she was sitting quietly, looking a lil green around the gills.  Well her poor lil belly was hard as a rock most likely from gas buildup.  When Allie was sick we gave him Mylanta to calm his stomach, so what the hell?  Maybe it’ll at least give her a lil relief, and in about an hour there was noticeable improvement.  Unfortunately all these remedies overwhelmed her lil bowel system and she had an accident.  Poor lil lady was completely mortified.  We’re talking about the gal who doesn’t even like to shit at all; she is just appalled that something so vile would come outta her.

Although it was an incredibly cute story with Patches pulling a Lassie again, but I’m too damn tired to write that much.

Anyway, ever since the high ridge pressure system has moved in poor Lil Toot has scratched and gnawed himself raw.  He was on my lap the other night so I got a great view of all the bald spots, sores and beet red irritated skin.  I felt like the worst Mother in the world.  They have these anti-itch sprays for hot spots, but duh, it contains alcohol and that’s gonna burn the lil boy’s scabs.

I read on the net that a nice cool bath will soothe their skin.  After I got up off the floor from laughing fifteen minutes later I just said, ‘No.”  As far as I’m concerned a cat who took a three to four week bath has filled his quota and then some.  However I did read that Aloe Vera Juice would be very cooling, plus if he licked it off it wouldn’t harm him.  It’s best to come up behind him when he’s asleep, but for the most part he runs away wondering what the hell you’re doing to him.

So tomorrow both kids get to go to the vet.  Actually it really shouldn’t be that bad as having Molly close by always seems to calm Patches down.

That’ll be a load off my mind; finding out what’s wrong and getting the kids well.