Hi There! I am pretty new to this board so I don't have much advice but so many people have helped me already. I was just getting into the groove with Simmie and his testing but then I had 3 or 4 back to back mini vacations and I think it set us back quite a bit cause I had to put him into the vet kennel during those times. That has been a nightmare but now that those vacas are over we're working on getting the Simmie better regulated.
ANYWAY! I only stated the opening paragraph so you know who I am! You've got a great group following you and I have to say, your humor is much like mine so I had a natural affinity for ya right from the start. You cracked me up and Simmie took a break from his morning ice bowl to try and figure out who made me laugh so hard.
We empathize with you over horrible morning starts! Simmie has been adjusting to new food and being dragged off the couch or from some of his hiding places for his t/f/s routine. The result of all these changes is that I have been waking up to his runs every morning. And to get my attention, he poops outside his box. For anyone on this board who deals with pet bodily dysfunctions now and then, look into the Bissell SpotBot Pet! We always have it at the ready now for the occasional furball and poo mistake and it's made my life so much better (no, we don't work for Bissell!)
Sorry to laugh at your sugar mishap! I can relate. There is sometimes a downside along with the upsides of sugar kitties getting better. Simmie used to love getting onto high places and knocking down anything he finds from that location onto the floor. Prior to diagnosis he stopped doing that and we breathed a sigh of relief, of course, until we knew why. He just wasn't feeling his old self. Now, that he's slowly starting to get regulated he has begun climbing and pseudo-jumping whenever he can. I had to remember what I used to have removed from our kitchen table:
- books
- bills (he has an affinity for a stack of bills...I think he knocks them off the table as a show of support for us :lol: or just because bills will reduce the amount of cash available to buy his testing treats!
- bowls of honey
-flowers in vases
- and bowls of anything that weigh just a lb. or so less than he...and that means SUGAR! Yep, he's knocked over the sugar bowl but not to get to any treats, just to be irritating! cat(2)_steam
And no, you can't attack them back but I understand the inclination! When he was younger he used to love to irritate us hours before our morning start time so we actually did the same to him! On the weekend he would do what cats do and try to wake us up at around 5:30 (we call the witching hour) even though we didn't have to get up until 8 am...so what did we do, we would wait until he was happy, full from breakie, and sleeping peacefully around 11 am or 1 pm, and then WE would Pounce! We would start tickling him and wake him up from his lovely kitty dreams and start raising our voices saying "See, how do YOU like it! Wake up! Time to Wake Up Stinky-head!". It was so dumb. :lol: When we realized how stupid we were being we stopped doing that but we think we got the message across. Anyone else ever do this silly thing?????
Well, I loved your morning story. You are a great mamabean. Simmie say HI and Good Going! to your baby Tess!
Love Lydette and Simmie
