My cats are better at predicting the weather than the weatherman. They started acting out late yesterday and I knew a storm was brewing. The snow arrived last night, along with high winds. Gretchen loved the white stuff (while it lasted) although finding her tennis ball in the snow got a little cold for her- dumb dog.

I have been to the vets twice now in three days. Torah had a bad declaw and she has developed problems from it. The vet wants to redo it to give her comfort. But I have to weigh this carefully if I proceed with it. The operation is long and costly. She may not survive the anesthesia, and she will be unable to move for a few days afterwards. I am thinking it is better to just let the paws alone and not reintroduce her to the incredible pain she would again have to endure. Her area is the bedroom, and she spends the majority of the time just laying down in a large dog crate with the whole top removed. I provide her with soft bedding and plenty of food and water. Her litter pans are within easy distance.

I also had to take Fraisier in as he was either coughing or choking. I thought at first it was a hairball, because even short-haired kitties get hairballs. So I bought some laxatone, but that didn’t stop it. I didn’t think it was a cold because he had no discharge from the eyes or nose. Then I thought he might have swallowed something, like a thread of the carpet and it got wrapped around something causing him grief.

When I took him in, Ben showed me the back of Fraser’s throat- it was bright red but right in the back of the throat it was full of clear liquid! Ben says he believes Frasier ate something that irritated his throat. He got a shot and he is on antibiotics starting tomorrow.

He was so scared at the vet. He spent the better part of the visit with his head tucked into my armpit. I would pick him up between procedures because he was trembling so bad. He is still coughing- so I hope the shot kicks in soon.

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