Today is Greg's #29 Birthday--just one more year until the big 3-0! You may notice that something is missing from the picture with the birthday cake: candles. Unfortunately Greg has a nasty cold and had to spend his birthday at home feeling sick :-( So he didn't want to share his germs with me by blowing out candles. We decided that we'll wait until he is feeling better before we have his birthday dinner. The barking birthday card that Mom and Dad sent is a big hit with Greg and especially the dogs! They go crazy when we open the card and dogs start barking "Happy Birthday." It is sooooo funny.
Another member of our family has been a bit under the weather as well. Poor Tiger Lily had to get declawed on Monday. She was going crazy with her claws on our new carpet, and she also destroyed a chair of Greg's (luckily it was old and falling apart anyway), but we realized that before getting a new couch, Lily's claws would need to go. It was a very traumatic experience for Lily and for me though. Greg had to work on Monday, so I took Lily up to the vet in Petersburg by myself. She was NOT happy. Then I worried about her all day and all night. I took Tuesday off of work so that I could pick her up and be with her during the day, but I wasn't quite prepared for the situation I encountered at the vet that morning. I told the vet that I was there to pick up Tiger Lily, and she said, "Ooooh, yes, she is not happy with us." When we walked back to the kitty cage, Lily's ears were flat against her head and she was growling and hissing. The poor kitty was so scared. The vet left the room, and I talked to Lily for a few minutes. After a little while she realized that I was there to take her home, so instead of growling she started doing her said little "meow" cry. It was so sad! I wrapped her up in a blanket, and she gave the vet a nice good-bye hiss on the way out. She was very drowsy, and I set up a nice kitty condo for her in the guest bathroom. She just chilled in the bathtub/kitty bed with her new snuggle bear all day, and I was so relieved and happy when she started eating and purring. I think that she was just really scared and upset about having to stay overnight at the vet. Her little paws are very tender, but she's been walking around a bit today. She still sleeps a lot, but we think she's perking up. Poor Sweetie! She is so cute and cuddly. Right now she is sleeping on her back right next to me. Luckily she's been getting a lot of tuna fish and kitty treats--kind of like getting loads of ice cream when you get your tonsils out.
Another member of our family has been a bit under the weather as well. Poor Tiger Lily had to get declawed on Monday. She was going crazy with her claws on our new carpet, and she also destroyed a chair of Greg's (luckily it was old and falling apart anyway), but we realized that before getting a new couch, Lily's claws would need to go. It was a very traumatic experience for Lily and for me though. Greg had to work on Monday, so I took Lily up to the vet in Petersburg by myself. She was NOT happy. Then I worried about her all day and all night. I took Tuesday off of work so that I could pick her up and be with her during the day, but I wasn't quite prepared for the situation I encountered at the vet that morning. I told the vet that I was there to pick up Tiger Lily, and she said, "Ooooh, yes, she is not happy with us." When we walked back to the kitty cage, Lily's ears were flat against her head and she was growling and hissing. The poor kitty was so scared. The vet left the room, and I talked to Lily for a few minutes. After a little while she realized that I was there to take her home, so instead of growling she started doing her said little "meow" cry. It was so sad! I wrapped her up in a blanket, and she gave the vet a nice good-bye hiss on the way out. She was very drowsy, and I set up a nice kitty condo for her in the guest bathroom. She just chilled in the bathtub/kitty bed with her new snuggle bear all day, and I was so relieved and happy when she started eating and purring. I think that she was just really scared and upset about having to stay overnight at the vet. Her little paws are very tender, but she's been walking around a bit today. She still sleeps a lot, but we think she's perking up. Poor Sweetie! She is so cute and cuddly. Right now she is sleeping on her back right next to me. Luckily she's been getting a lot of tuna fish and kitty treats--kind of like getting loads of ice cream when you get your tonsils out.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Greg! We hope you're feeling better soon. (You too, Tiger Lily).
Happy Birthday Greg! The cake looks delicious. Are you two going to eat all of it? We hope you get over your cold soon and that Tiger Lily gets better, too. We like what we can see of the kitchen.
We've been working on the cake, but I don't think just the two of us will be able to finish it :-) Anybody want to come help us?
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