Remembering an expression from way back: I not fat. I fluffy.
Ollie (pictured here hiding in his carrier), had his checkup last night.
All good, a few vaccines, and a good nail clipping. Thankfully, they accepted his ER bloodwork from July as his āyoung cat baselineā from when he stopped eating due to a minor blockage which saved me $300.
Heās tipping the scales at 13lbs 3oz. Right in the middle of the range for his size (12-15lbs).
He was a good boy in the car and at the vet and got lots of treats when we got home.
Vet thinks he will need a dental when heās 4 or 5 which we will do. This is only the 2nd cat we have been able to get out of the house and to the vet unless they were very sick. Itās nice that he doesnāt freak out. He made so many trips to the vet when he was a kitten so I guess heās cool with it.
Ollie is one really smart cat. He loves you and loves the care you take of him, and a lot of us here love hearing about the care you take of Ollie.
Please check your fur friends chip registrations:
Thatās effing greatā¦ Thatās the company weāre with for Ollie.
@Pepper_Thine_Angus - Thank you for posting this here!
Since your SILās sister is part of this loop (and lives nearby), Iām hoping that the veterinarian practice will be able to offer some tips on how to keep this from becoming an insurmountable problemā¦
I checked Jinksās microchip company. He is registered with Fi Nano.
Thank you for posting this @Pepper_Thine_Angus
The good news is you just register it here:
https://www.aaha.org/for-veterinary-professionals/microchip-search/
No need for a new chip
Our vet sent out an urgent email about this that alerted me to it!
I texted her earlier. No response yet.
I am hoping that they record the chip # when they put it in because we are having trouble finding his tag.
Worse comes to worse, we can take him in, have him scanned, get the #, and re-register him somewhere else.
These chips are universal. You just need the tag # to link it to the pet / us.
Pretty $hitty of this company to just vanish like this if you ask meā¦ All they had to do was send an email blast out that would have taken a programmer less than a day to do to give everyone a heads up and their # to make this easier.
Someone should be punished for thisā¦
I get it, companies fail, but this isnāt some random company. People value their pets and they should have cared a little more on their way out the door.
It is on paperwork somewhere
This
Yep!
My wife is all upset because she put together a very cute profile for him with Save This Life with photos and such.
I wouldnāt put it past Ollie running away because he runs out of the house all the time. Heās such a scared kitty though outside that he doesnāt go far. Any loud noise or a stranger causes him to bolt right back in the house. LOL
Weāve never had a cat that wanted to go outside before and heās our 7th cat in 30ish years.
Ize Fits, Ize Sits!
āWill cuddle for scratchesā can have different meanings for cats. Who is getting scratched? (āHereās my defenseless belly ā wanna give it a try?ā)
An old timer in our town had a farm where he grew hay, raised cattle and had a sugar shack. He had a barn cat his name was Boots. You would go up to the back house door and he would come out to get his belly scratched. He warned me, that this friendly feline will turn on you after he had had enough love.
One day, I was just about to stop scratching his belly, when he lashed out. Nails full extended, and taking me down like some little rodent in the barn.
Learned my lesson and did not go near him again.
Great story about the cows and a school tour, but I will come back for that after I gather some good images.