Update on Flinstone Kids Annifurrsary

I posted last week, what with preparing for elections (DH & worked from
4:30am until about 9:30pm at one of our precinct polling stations - not as
campaigners, but as actual poll workers), we had almost missed Bam-Bam,
Barney & Betty's annifursary with us, on Nov 11!

Well, we've been pretty busy since then, as they all got a special 'gift':
they caught bad colds! Betty had the sniffles, Bam-Bam was all stuffed up,
but that didn't deter his appetite.

Barney gave us a fright, though - he didn't want to eat, just lolled around
with this pathetic 'me not feel good' look. He got put on a stronger
antibiotic, and has now come around. We were so scared for him - our fear
was that it would turn into pneumonia! Poor li'l guy only just licked at
the stinkiest tuna we could buy, occasionally getting a tiny chunk of meat.
We resorted to putting tuna, powdered KMR and meat-only baby food in a
blender, and using a syringe to force food into his mouth (with his stronger
anti-pill ground up in it, too, at least one feeding a day). After about
24-hours of "force" feeding him every couple of hours, he started becoming
more alert, and next thing we know he's gobbling the tuna we offered him!
And nibbling on dry food. We knew he was on the mend when he swatted at my
shoelaces on Sunday!

He still has to take his meds (gobbles the tuna so fast, he doesn't know
there's a pill in it! I rue the day he figures that out!), but Betty and
Bam-Bam just */beg/* for tuna too! Even Weeble has to get into the act -
and he's not even sick!

All three are over the worst of it, with only sniffles and an occasional
sneeze, but not the stuffed up snuffles (Bam-Bam & Barney both sounded like
Darth Vader trying to breath under water) of last week.

Those three are going to be sooooooooo mad when the tuna treats stop when
they're all better - I wonder if they will walk around sneezing just to get
us to give them tuna?

Speaking of sneezes - Barney likes to cuddle up with us in the evenings
while we watch TV - and when he sneezes on me I usually say "Bless you,
Barney, may I have another?"

I know that if I had posted a request for purrs, they would have graciously
been offered, but I didn't feel right asking for them when there are worse
off kitties (and hoomins, too) that need purrs more than we do!
--�
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
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"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote:

I know that if I had posted a request for purrs, they would have graciously
been offered, but I didn't feel right asking for them when there are worse
off kitties (and hoomins, too) that need purrs more than we do!


Healing purrs from our gang to yours. There are always enough purrs to go
around.

Randy

http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1

http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/

I'm so glad they are doing better!!

Purrs on the way that the kitties feel better.
Ann

--
read Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/
see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos
"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
...
I posted last week, what with preparing for elections (DH & worked from
4:30am until about 9:30pm at one of our precinct polling stations - not as
campaigners, but as actual poll workers), we had almost missed Bam-Bam,
Barney & Betty's annifursary with us, on Nov 11!

Well, we've been pretty busy since then, as they all got a special 'gift':
they caught bad colds! Betty had the sniffles, Bam-Bam was all stuffed
up, but that didn't deter his appetite.

Barney gave us a fright, though - he didn't want to eat, just lolled
around with this pathetic 'me not feel good' look. He got put on a
stronger antibiotic, and has now come around. We were so scared for him -
our fear was that it would turn into pneumonia! Poor li'l guy only just
licked at the stinkiest tuna we could buy, occasionally getting a tiny
chunk of meat. We resorted to putting tuna, powdered KMR and meat-only
baby food in a blender, and using a syringe to force food into his mouth
(with his stronger anti-pill ground up in it, too, at least one feeding a
day). After about 24-hours of "force" feeding him every couple of hours,
he started becoming more alert, and next thing we know he's gobbling the
tuna we offered him! And nibbling on dry food. We knew he was on the mend
when he swatted at my shoelaces on Sunday!

He still has to take his meds (gobbles the tuna so fast, he doesn't know
there's a pill in it! I rue the day he figures that out!), but Betty and
Bam-Bam just */beg/* for tuna too! Even Weeble has to get into the act -
and he's not even sick!

All three are over the worst of it, with only sniffles and an occasional
sneeze, but not the stuffed up snuffles (Bam-Bam & Barney both sounded
like Darth Vader trying to breath under water) of last week.

Those three are going to be sooooooooo mad when the tuna treats stop when
they're all better - I wonder if they will walk around sneezing just to
get us to give them tuna?

Speaking of sneezes - Barney likes to cuddle up with us in the evenings
while we watch TV - and when he sneezes on me I usually say "Bless you,
Barney, may I have another?"

I know that if I had posted a request for purrs, they would have
graciously been offered, but I didn't feel right asking for them when
there are worse off kitties (and hoomins, too) that need purrs more than
we do!
--�
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

I posted last week, what with preparing for elections (DH & worked from
4:30am until about 9:30pm at one of our precinct polling stations - not as
campaigners, but as actual poll workers), we had almost missed Bam-Bam,
Barney & Betty's annifursary with us, on Nov 11!

Well, we've been pretty busy since then, as they all got a special 'gift':
they caught bad colds! Betty had the sniffles, Bam-Bam was all stuffed up,
but that didn't deter his appetite.

Barney gave us a fright, though - he didn't want to eat, just lolled around
with this pathetic 'me not feel good' look. He got put on a stronger
antibiotic, and has now come around. We were so scared for him - our fear
was that it would turn into pneumonia! Poor li'l guy only just licked at
the stinkiest tuna we could buy, occasionally getting a tiny chunk of meat.
We resorted to putting tuna, powdered KMR and meat-only baby food in a
blender, and using a syringe to force food into his mouth (with his stronger
anti-pill ground up in it, too, at least one feeding a day). After about
24-hours of "force" feeding him every couple of hours, he started becoming
more alert, and next thing we know he's gobbling the tuna we offered him!
And nibbling on dry food. We knew he was on the mend when he swatted at my
shoelaces on Sunday!

He still has to take his meds (gobbles the tuna so fast, he doesn't know
there's a pill in it! I rue the day he figures that out!), but Betty and
Bam-Bam just */beg/* for tuna too! Even Weeble has to get into the act -
and he's not even sick!

All three are over the worst of it, with only sniffles and an occasional
sneeze, but not the stuffed up snuffles (Bam-Bam & Barney both sounded like
Darth Vader trying to breath under water) of last week.

Those three are going to be sooooooooo mad when the tuna treats stop when
they're all better - I wonder if they will walk around sneezing just to get
us to give them tuna?

Speaking of sneezes - Barney likes to cuddle up with us in the evenings
while we watch TV - and when he sneezes on me I usually say "Bless you,
Barney, may I have another?"

I know that if I had posted a request for purrs, they would have graciously
been offered, but I didn't feel right asking for them when there are worse
off kitties (and hoomins, too) that need purrs more than we do!
--�
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Purrs and gentle headbutts to everyone to feel better. Lacey, in
particular, sends special headbutts to Barney. When my group passed
around a cold she was the one who was the sickest and like Barney gave
up eating and had horrific sneezing fits and was ohhh, sooo, pitiful. I
just felt so sorry for her. She says she totally understands how he feels.

Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

I know that if I had posted a request for purrs, they would have graciously
been offered, but I didn't feel right asking for them when there are worse
off kitties (and hoomins, too) that need purrs more than we do!
--�
There are always plenty of purrs for kitties not feeling well. Hope
your clowder's all up to snuff by now.
--
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
I posted last week, what with preparing for elections (DH & worked
from 4:30am until about 9:30pm at one of our precinct polling
stations - not as campaigners, but as actual poll workers), we had
almost missed Bam-Bam, Barney & Betty's annifursary with us, on Nov
11!

Happy belated Annifursary Bam-Bam, Barney & Betty! (Glad to hear they are
all recovering nicely.)

Jill

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:

I posted last week, what with preparing for elections (DH & worked from
4:30am until about 9:30pm at one of our precinct polling stations - not as
campaigners, but as actual poll workers), we had almost missed Bam-Bam,
Barney & Betty's annifursary with us, on Nov 11!

Well, we've been pretty busy since then, as they all got a special 'gift':
they caught bad colds! Betty had the sniffles, Bam-Bam was all stuffed up,
but that didn't deter his appetite.

Barney gave us a fright, though - he didn't want to eat, just lolled around
with this pathetic 'me not feel good' look. snip

Lots of feeling better purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek