My Poor Ear #SundaySelfie

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I mentioned on Friday that I had to go back to the vet. When I was last there (just 2 weeks ago) some debris in my itchy right ear was taken to look at under a microscope, and bacteria was found, so the vet wanted to see me again. 

Waiting in the car. I think I was just here a couple weeks ago, Mommy.

This year Mommy started taking me to a new vet that she just loves, but it's a very small practice and last week they had to close for several days because of a "personal tragedy". We later found out the wonderful vet tech lost her home in a fire in the middle of the night, and all 4 of her pets were killed. Unimaginable. 

So once they reopened Mommy made an appointment. Remember how I said I had lost a couple pounds at my last weigh in? Well I gained a little of it back MOL! Must be that rotisserie chicken Mommy got me. But the vet said she is ecstatic that my appetite is so good, because that's not the case for so many CKD kitties. 

But my right ear is a mess, to put it mildly. For the past several weeks the "stuff" you see in the above photo has been coming out of my ear. It's hard as a rock. There are days my ear makes me feel just miserable. The vet went through several q-tips trying to clean it out to no avail. She doesn't know if chronic inflammation has caused the ear canal to narrow or if there might be a mass in there. She sent us home with a daily salve to make the ear more comfortable for me, and a cleaner to be used twice a week. Then she wants to see me again in 3 weeks in hopes it gets cleaned out enough for her to see what's going on in there. 

No, I was not trying to hack into the vet's computer. I would never. 

Of course Mommy had a panic attack hearing the word "mass". This ear has been a problem off and on for the past 3 years and we never considered it a big deal. Our prior vet chalked it up to allergies (which makes sense because I have asthma), so we're hoping and praying it's inflammation that we can manage with medication.

If anyone has experience with this type of thing, please let us know! 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!  

Minty Mudpie #CaturdayArt

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. Finding Mudpie online, even though my heart was still shattered from losing Truffles just a few weeks before is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.

2. A container of Trader Joe's chocolate mascarpone with Mudpie pee in it (for a urinalysis) is the most unusual item in my refrigerator. 

3. My patience is lacking. I always say when God handed out patience I didn't have the patience to stand in line for it! 

4. I have more than enough Halloween and Christmas decorations. Yet I look forward to shopping for more every year. 

What on Earth??? #PetPhotoFails

Meows from Mudpie!

Thank you for joining us for this month's edition of the Pet Photo Fails blog hop!

Bad news - I have to go back to the vet this afternoon! I was just there 2 weeks ago! Today is about fun bloopers though so I'll fill you in later.

Mommy snapped this picture the other day while I was sunbathing with the door open a crack. It turned out all sorts of wrong! My head looks like it fell out the door and there's a shadow of Mommy's phone on my side. This should've just been deleted.

That's my blooper...let's see yours!

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Memorial Day 2026

 

"We can never replace them. We can never repay them. But we can always remember. And today, that is what we are doing — we remember. Words cannot wipe away the tears or bring back those smiling faces. But if Americans just take the time to look into your eyes and tell you how much we thank you and how dearly we pray for you and how truly we love you, then hopefully you can find solace through your pain. And every time you see the sun rise over this blessed land please know your brave sons and daughters pushed away the night and delivered for us all that great and glorious dawn."

~ President Donald J. Trump, 5/29/17

Squeezie. Now. Let's Move! #SundaySelfie

 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!  

Caturday Art

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. I would be willing to pay more for anything Mudpie (or any cat) needs. I'm ridiculously frugal, but if a cat needs something, they get it. 

2. I refuse to spend money on air. Meaning, gas station air pumps. I recently bought a portable tire inflator so I'm never in search of a gas station with free air again! 

3. My house is a bit chaotic. I've been doing loads of decluttering lately but I have a bad habit of not finishing one project before I start a new one so nothing ever looks completely polished.

4. A fun fact about me is that I was obsessed with Nancy Drew as a little girl. I tore through the whole series thanks to my grade school library, and then bought all the original books with my own money at a flea market. Somewhere in the basement is that box of books, which keeps me going when I get tired of going through boxes! 

Feline Friday: Tuna Butt Protects Her Turf

Meows from Mudpie!

I've had a couple funny moments this week to tell you about. 

Wednesday night Mommy had a tuna fish sammie for dinner. I don't like tuna, but sometimes I like slurping up the juice. That particular night I didn't want it, and Mommy didn't realize it until I had managed to tip the bowl over onto the kitchen floor and sit in it! She called me "tuna butt"! 

Then Thursday afternoon Mommy decided to mow the lawn. While pulling weeds in the back she could hear a man talking very close by. She stepped into the driveway to see that a lawn service man had opened the side door to slip in his advertisement, only to find me laying right there! I don't know who was more surprised, me or him! Mommy is very thankful I'm not one to bolt out the door when it opens.

When she came to check on me I started screaming at her. I told her, "Mommy, a man just tried to get in! I scared him away!" 

Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is:

Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (They may be silly or cute).