His name became Nolan, again. He is still TROUBLE, but we thought maybe we'd better not reinforce that in his psyche. So, it is now, NO! Nolan. Or No! No! No! Nolan!!!!Nothing escapes his curiosity. He absolutely loves water. Anytime we water the lawn, he is there. When we take a shower, he is there. He lays in the lavatory once I finish brushing my teeth.
We took him to the "inexpensive" vet last week. He had apparently gotten into a fight and got gouged. He had an abscess. The vet did not have any vaccine in the office, so she prescribed a liquid to be given twice a day. This would not do, as our house/pet sitter was coming in and was not too keen about putting an eye dropper of medicine in the mouth of a cat with giant teeth who did not want to take the medicine. We had planned a trip to Branson, MO, we were leaving in two days. The vet staff suggested we board Nolan with them where they could administer the antibiotics.
Yeah, how much would that cost, I wondered. Ten dollars a night! Wow, that is not bad! We could handle that. So, we brought Nolan to the vet where he was to stay five nights. We got home earlier than expected and he came home in four nights.
He was in fine shape when he returned. They fed him, they administered the meds. He remembered where his food was, water and the litter box. He remembered the doors and the placement of the rooms in the house. No adverse effects. Great!
He does not run up to Wee and chase him, jump on him or suck on him. He hardly acknowledges Wee. There has been no crying by Wee, no cat fights, no disturbances. Nolan has been awesome! He also is hanging around the house more. Of course, it is really hot outside and he may be more comfortable inside in the air conditioning. Dunno! But, he is much nicer.
No, this is not the first time we have been away from home. We did leave him home in a separate area of the house than Wee, the last time we left. We have only left three times since he's been with us. The pet sitter, Billy, had to keep them apart in order to have peace. We have two litter boxes, one for each, in different partsof the house. Maybe the trick was to send him to the Vet's where he
must have been in on some obedience lessons. Or maybe he missed being home! Yeah, Right!Nolan now weighs 10.5 pounds while Wee weighs 5.5 pounds.
On the left is a picture of Wee and Nolan. Nolan is sucking on Wee and Wee is trying to protect himself. This is not a picture of two cats in a love hug!
This picture was taken before Nolan went to the Vet's for an extended stay.
As I write, it is midday, it is hot outside. Nolan is inside as is Wee. There is peace. It is amazing. I will try to post an album of some pictures of Nolan that I have been taking when I see him in funny positions. To me, he looks like the "straight" man in a comedic episode. Double Click on the picture at the upper left, then you can go to Picasa to see the comments and view in a larger format.
BTW, Nolan is a mixed Raggdoll cat. He isn't a pure bred, if he was, his eyes would be blue. They are gold. Enjoy the pictures.
