One Heck of a Weekend #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie!

Phew, what a weekend it's been! On Friday morning while I was eating breakfast Mommy noticed that my tushie was a little stinky. Thinking I might have a dingleberry down there, she took a comb to try brushing it out. Usually I don't react when she does that, but this time I screamed. She gently started feeling around and noticed a warm, soft spot of skin.

Up on the kitchen counter I went so she could take a better look, and she found a red, swollen lump. She figured right off it was an anal gland issue, but having never had a cat with that problem before, she still kind of freaked out. She called the vet and was able to get me an appointment at the end of the day.

The vet immediately diagnosed my issue as a swollen anal gland, and took me out back to see what she could squeeze out, but I was so impacted she wasn't able to get much of anything. It hurt - Mommy could hear me yell from the other side of the building. The vet said it would likely rupture over the weekend, but if it didn't I would have to have surgery on Tuesday. She gave me antibiotic and anti-inflammatory shots, and pain medication to take home.

Mommy thinks this is one of the prettiest pictures she's ever taken of me.

I agree!!!

Some good news...my weight loss program is working. This spring I was 20.2 pounds, and I'm down to 18.7. I also had my first senior blood work done, and everything was normal. My kidney values are on the high side of normal, but still normal.

By Friday night the spot had gotten SO big, Mommy was sure it was going to rupture overnight, and sure enough, at 8:30 Saturday morning it did...on grandpa's lap! MOL

I'm feeling much better, just really tired and clingy after my ordeal. We're hoping the area heals quickly without further intervention.

The pictures in today's post were taken in the exam room. Our vet practice recently expanded and this particular room they save for kitty patients because of the big, bright, sunny window. I stayed there looking out for the majority of my visit. It was a pawsome distraction from all the indignities I was experiencing.

You know what I find kinda funny? My cute 'lil butt cost Mommy $300!!! (Except that $300 would've been much better spent on squeezies!)

 

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 (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. Cats, Conway, and Christmas are a few of my favorite things.

2. If I had a bigger house, I would foster kittens.

3. You don't have to be young to enjoy the simple things that bring you joy.

4. Being content with who you are comes with age.

Feline Friday Flashback: Mudpie Goes Psycho

Meows from Mudpie!

Shortly after Mommy adopted me eight years ago she went to the theater to see a special event screening of one of her all-time favorite movies, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

I used to love to play in the bathtub (usually just as Mommy was about to use it), so she started chuckling about how we could re-create Psycho's famous shower scene using a picture she took of me in the tub.

I thought the idea was kind of creepy, but she had fun with it. I can guarantee there were no crazy people with knives in the bathroom with us, but do you notice that I appear to be freaked out by something I'm looking at?

I think Mommy may have been nakey at the time. (Tee hee...)

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).

Meow Like a Pirate Day

 

Ahoy! It is Mudpie, pillager of squeezies!

Fill up my CatLadyBox with my favorite treat or I'll make you walk the plank!!!

Mudpie Haz a Sadz...& Then a Happy #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie!

Yesterday morning Mommy brought our CatLadyBox in from the front step. As soon as she picked it up she could hear something rattling inside - never a good sign. Knowing what was in the box, we had a bad feeling. 

Sure enough, one of the two ceramic bowls inside was smashed.

I hopped in the box even before Mommy took everything else out, 

but I was very sad over the broken bowl.  And NO, my big butt didn't bust it.

(Mommy is cracking UP over the loose fur on my forehead.)

We contacted the wonderful CatLadyBox peeps and they're going to replace our bowls. 

That made us very, very happy.

 

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 (all answered by Mommy this week) for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. Figuring out how to settle an estate all by myself is something I accomplished this year.

2. Convincing Dad he should no longer be driving is something I have yet to accomplish. He hasn't driven for a couple years, but now that his vision is 20/20 thanks to cataract surgery he's talking about it again. 

3. I would wonder if Mudpie would accept a sibling if I found a kitty in need.

4. Recently, gardening really piqued my interest. I always thought I had a black thumb, but this summer I planted and tended the vegetable garden myself, and ended up with a huge crop of tomatoes and cucumbers! Watching the cucumbers grow has been particularly fun. Yesterday I got a succulent in a Day of the Dead cat planter at Trader Joe's. We'll see how long I can keep that alive.

Thankful for Collecting Friends

Meows from Mudpie!

Mommy has a good friend "across the pond" in the UK who collects Dolly Parton memorabilia. Since a lot of her stuff isn't released there, Mommy has been buying things for him and then ships big boxes of Dolly goodies to him. In exchange, he's been tracking down some rare Conway collectibles for her.

Over the weekend he decided he wanted the Dolly birthday items being sold at Walmart, so on Monday Mommy headed to Wally World to fulfill his wish list.

After she brought it home she spread it all out over the kitchen floor to send him a picture, and as I always do, I plopped down right in the middle of it. Whenever she wants to take a picture of something, I'm right there front and center. But when she specifically wants a picture of me, I'm uncooperative. It's a law in Mudpie-ville.

She sent this picture to her friend because she knew it would make him laugh. She told him not to worry though, that I hadn't damaged anything. Wasn't that rude??? 

We're thankful for our collecting friends!!!