Happy Valentine's Day and JB Update!

I told mom all I needed was a Pepsi, but she still drove me down to Dallas to a specialist called an internist.  I got to take two of my favorite mice with me.

 I got poked at, my armpits were shaved for an ultrasound and I had pictures taken of my insides again too.  I told them my heart was healthy, but mom needed peace of mind so she would not worry.

I was pleased to see that the specialist liked all sorts of animals too just like I do in my Big World Blog!  

He had pictures on the wall that showed him helping a Tiger and an Anteater!

So my tests all came back pretty normal for my age.  I have only a slight heart murmur, which is not serious at this time, and I do not have heart disease or cardiomyopathy.  

I am just a VERY spoiled finicky 12 year old senior LadyCat, with a sensitive tummy.

Mom, you can give me that Pepsi now!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY,

 TO MY MOM AND ALL OUR FRIENDS!!

(P.S. Mom says it is Pepcid AC that I will take when my tummy hurts)

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Heart Murmur for Valentine's Day

I have been sick for the last 3-4 days, throwing up a lot.  I have not been my Spunky Munkey self.  Mom had been very worried, so she took me to a new vet today, that specializes in cats only, since I have had a lot of health issues over the years.

Mom was hoping when we got there that there would be a good report on me.  There was a nice colorful mural on the wall, so mom tried to think happy thoughts.

Armani came with me as mom wanted to have his teeth checked out since on his last check up to the other vet, mom was told he needed a tooth extraction.

Armani did not seem to realize he was in a vet's office so he started snoopervising!

Then he even did an elevator butt and even gave head butts to the vet!  Armani, get a grip!!

The verdict on Armani was he did not have to have a tooth extraction yet, so mom was very pleased about that.  So was Armani.

Me, on the other hand, not so good news.  The vet listened to my heart and found I have a heart murmur, which is not good and this means likely cardiomyopathy.  The vet put me in a towel and took me to the back room to steal my bloods.  I have a furless spot on my neck now!  The full blood test results won't come back till about 72 hours, for the special cardio blood test.  

Mom is very worried, so please purr for her not to worry.  We will update you all more when we have the test results. 

Purrs,

JB

2/9/12: JB's mom here with an update. The vet just called with JB's cardio panel results. They came back with a "red flag" indicating likely heart disease. I am so worried about my little girl. I have scheduled an ultrasound for Monday morning for her. The vet said the heart murmur scale is subjective but she put it at a 3 on a scale of 1-6. Please purr and pray for JB. Thanks everyone.

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Pink is For Girls!

JB:  Armani, you really need to get out of my pink bed.

Armani:  Zzzzzzz...

JB:  Armani!  Pink is for girls!

Armani:  Zzzzzzz...

JB:  Armani, you don't even fit in that bed.  Get out NOW!

Armani:  Zzzzzz...

JB:  You better not be putting all your ManCat smells in my bed.  Pppfffftt.  Boys.....they sure are annoying!

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Slinky Slimey Saturday!

 This morning we are pleased to report that JB's Big World has collided with JB's Small World!

Charli was the first to discover this exciting event!

Gaia was very happy to make a new acquaintance.  Secretly, I think Gaia invited him inside during the night!

Mom was not pleased.

Mom shrieked!

Mom yelled and then shrieked again!  She said she was doing this so the rest of us would not come over and try to eat our new friend.

But I think as small as our visitor was, mom was scared of him.  

Then what happened?

Mom flushed him....

Then we had breakfast.

Happy Saturday everyone!  May your Saturday be as slinky and slimey as ours was!

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Saturday Night Whiskers!

Chester, Chester, where did you get those whiskers?

WOW!!

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Happy Snuggles & Purrs

Mom left us for 6 whole days for a bizness trip, and she just got back this morning.  She says she has red eyes, but I don't know what that means.  

Naturally, I wanted to be upset when she got home, but I just could not stay mad for long, so I am happily purring and snuggling with mom most of the day!

Happy Caturday, Everyone!

~JB

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Taking it Easy this Sunday!

We are taking it easy today.  Hope you all are too!

~Armani

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GRASS HOG!!

We need to give an update on our farming project, which we got as a gift from our friend, Prints the Cat!

Charli was a good helper, and helped to mix the soil and plant the seeds.  She did an ok job, but kept wanting scritches from mom, so she got distracted.  We planted oats, wheat, barley and rye, and all were 100% organic!

Our crop started to sprout very quickly!

Hey mom, we think you watered the barley too much!

Charli was very proud of her crop, and took just a small taste of the young tender grasses.

But then along came Gaia, the GRASS HOG!   
She mowed, and mowed and MOWED the grass down!

Gaia:  Do you all have a problem with this??

Looks like we will have to order more seeds for a new crop!

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4 Year Blogoversary, an Aromatic Christmas Surprise, and Happy New Year!

 We can't believe it has been exactly 4 years today since I started my Small World blog!  There have been many changes in my CatHouse along the way, but the one thing remains constant and that is that we have met so many wonderful friends through blogging.  We love you all and thanks for being our friends!

As I gaze into my new Magic 8 Ball into 2012, we wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!

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And now, we want to thank Chester's sissie, Lucy and her siblings, for a most wonderful Christmas surprise!

First of all, we were very intrigued with the Box and some aromatic smells coming from it!

Gaia was quick to approve the smells and immediately took a BIG deep whiff!

 Then as Chester always sticks his nose into things, he had to stick his nose into a little red box.  Be careful, Chester, it is a Skunk!

Chester:  It's ok, it is not a real Skunk, but how cool if it was!

Then we got to watch the Skunk in action, rolling around the house!  Gaia still thought the Skunk might be real, so she made a funny face like she could really smell it!

Then what happened?   

Well, it was New Year's Eve last night, and SomeCat must have overindulged!    

We are not sure what the Magic 8 Ball has to predict about 2012 after this display by Chester!

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Warm Snuggly Blankie!

Look at what Grandma made us for Christmas!

It is as special blankie with all of our names on it!  It is hand-knitted with wool yarn, and very snuggly!

I found my name on it, so I had to put my toesies on it!  I can read!  ~Chester

Silly little Chester.....you are not the only one who can read.  I found my name too!   

~Armani

You boys always try to be smarty-pants.  Girls can read too!

  I found my name too!   

~CocoBean

You all are crazy.  I don't need to read to know this is a great place to take a nap!  **yawn**   

~Charli

I gotta figure out a way to swipe this warm snuggly blankie, just for me.  It should be mine, all mine!   

~Gaia

My siblings are all nuts.   

Don't they know this is JB's Small World, and this is JB's Small Blankie?  

I just wish mom would come over and tuck me in.  

~JB

Thank you Grandma, for our warm and snuggly blankie!  

We LOVE it!

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Christmas CocoBean - From Homeless to Glam!

CocoBean is reading the Dallas Morning News!   

She was featured as one of the Top Holiday Pet Photos this Christmas, by Frisco Humane Society!

How exciting! 

From homeless to Glam, and all in just a couple of years!

I know I am Glam and all now, but I was not always like this.....

  I was living on the streets back in the summer of 2009, and this was me back then.  The Frisco Humane Society had just rescued me from the Collin County Animal Shelter, and my foster mom cared for me.   

FHS must have known I was a diamond in the rough!  

My mom then adopted me from Frisco Humane Society, and the rest is history!  I blossomed into the Fab and Glam CocoBean that you know today!

So the moral of the story is:  A Rescue Cat is a purrson too.  Most of us have run into some bad luck, and we hope for a better life with a wonderful forever family, just like the one I got!

Adopt a Rescue Cat today and save a life!

Click here to view Rescued Pets available for adoption at Frisco Humane Society!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Merry Christmas to All!

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We are Going to be Farmers!

Our good friend, Prints the Cat, sent us a surprise recently and we are sorry to post this so late.  Mom has been super busy, as usual. 

 We got a farming kit with grass seeds, meelk and a really cute card!  Of course, Gaia and Chester were super excited about the Meelk!!

 Gaia:  You always get to drink the meelk first, so this time I think I should get to drink it first.

Chester:  Ok, mama.  You can drink the meelk first.  Just leave some for me, because mom says you are a hog.

The rest of us were very interested in the farming kit and something called grass!  Charli told us all about it from when she lived outside as a stray, and she says it is super yummy.

Mom promises to help us cultivate our seeds in the next couple of days, so we will show your our crop very soon!

We are farming Cats!  Thank you to Prints the Cat!

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