George to the Vet
See that orange spot? That’s George’s beak. He’s riding in the back seat on the way to the vet. But I had to stop for morning coffee first. That’s my frequent buyer card in my mouth. The latte baristas really liked meeting George, and then we were off to the vet to check on George’s foot.
George wasn’t so sure he wanted to step out of his carrier at the vet’s office. He knows now that it’s not his favorite place. The first stop was on the scale, where we learned George has gained weight! He may have been a little underweight when he was dumped in a park, or he might be getting a little too much food while cooped up here at Hotel Flapper. Either way, he now weighs 7.28kg or 16lbs! When he first arrived he weighed 6.06kg or 13.35lbs, and that was only five weeks ago!
The extra weight won’t be great for George’s foot, so we’ll have to watch the treats and make sure he doesn’t gain much more weight. The good news is that George’s foot is looking much better. When he first arrived, the bumble infection was really deep. It was cleaned out and bandaged, and cleaned out and bandaged, and bandaged again. Today the vets picked at the remaining scab a bit and found that it is healing really well from the inside out, and it is really shallow now. It was bandaged yet again, and George will only have to keep the bandage on for a few days. Then he just has to spend most his time on super soft 4″ of wood shavings and limit his play time. We’ll keep his foot clean with chlorhexadine and novalsan until what’s left of the scab finally heals, and then he’ll be set to go to the sanctuary!
In other news, Simon was at the vet this past Tuesday. He is at least 14-years-old now (hard to say exactly since he’s a rescue) and he just didn’t seem to be acting right. It turns out he has diabetes, so now he’ll get insulin twice a day and hopefully we can manage it pretty easily for him. I was not going to intervene in Simon’s aging with drugs and shots like I have in the past with cats. I had decided that he was going to have a natural decline and not hang around extra time for my benefit. But the insulin is very easy and doesn’t hurt him and he should do well on it. Also, he’s diabetic because he’s fat, and that’s my fault. He has always been a big guy, but he really gained weight when Hodjee and Meelee (his play buddies) passed away in the past two years. So we’ll keep you posted on how furry guy is doing.
In the meantime, enjoy this short video of a… holiday-spirit-filled neighbor’s holiday lights.
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George said to mention that he was wet when he got on the scale so his feathers were probably heavy, not his fat.
Aww. We have brought Peepers and Tweek into Starbucks a few times, on the way home from a wing and nail trim. They made a lot of friends there. (Sigh…. We were tempted to leave them there, but the nice baristas don’t deserve the evil that is P&T.)
That is one huge carrier! Was it sold a a dog carrier?
I’m so happy for George.
Don’t be too hard on yourself, Tiff. We all know how you love all your buddies, furry and feathery.
I love the way George struts his stuff. He looks like Mr. No-Nonsense when he comes out of that carrier in those photos.
Our family has had very good luck with giving kitties insulin. We’re wishing Simon all the best.
I was laughing this week watching Mandie my girl cat walk/waddle across the living room floor. She is long haired and her back fur on her buns so reminded me of George’s back buns – thick feathers/fur and very full. It was just funny as i thought of George when looking at Mandie from the rear.
So glad that George is doing better. he’s a big goose any way you look at it. Glad that Simon is doing well. maybe George needs to run after Simon a bit. Geese love running after cats in attack mode.