Dan & Alley
Member Since 2016
Alley hasn't checked in since November and wants me to relay what she refers to as, "exciting news". She weights precisely what she wants to weigh. I'm not at all thrilled by this but she's very proud and wants the world to know. It's been a long fight. I started with a target weight for Alley of 13 pounds and she tried to murder me in my sleep. Some folks here might recall my account of waking up one night only to find Alley rooting around in the knife drawer. Well, not actually, but for the sake of hilarity, let's say it happened. So up and up her daily feeding amount has gone and we finally have peace at 16.5 pounds. It can be a problem since Alley has to eat up on kitchen counter (which I think is nasty, but she'd starve if her food was on the floor since Sophie craves Alley's food) and she sometimes has trouble making the leap from the chair to the counter.
Me: You look like a football from above.
Alley: I look in fine form.
Me: The extra weight aggravates your hip arthritis.
Alley: You should try minding your own damn business.
Me: You're so heavy, I have to pick you up sometimes to feed you.
Alley: Then get rid of the stupid dog.
Sophie: Remember, when you die, I'm going to pee on your grave.
Alley: Not if I kill you first.
Alley's blood glucose is holding steady enough. It's been most commonly in the low 70s and has crept up lately into the low 80s with this morning's reading at 84. If she starts to make a move toward the 90s, I'll step in and cut her food and push her back to 15 pounds. It wouldn't be pretty and I dearly hope I won't have to do this.
Other than the weight gain and hip arthritis, Alley is doing great. Blood work is due this coming July and I'm hoping her kidney numbers remain viable. Her BUN is getting up there (60s) but the more critical creatinine is still in the normal range at 2.0. The vicious fights that Alley and Sophie were getting into last summer are a distant memory. Again, some might recall that Sophie had a tough time accepting that, "No, Alley doesn't want your cookie", whenever Alley would walk past Sophie chewing on her dog treats.
Anyway, congrats to all the kitties who've joined Alley at the falls since last Summer, and God bless all the kitties having a tough time of it and especially God bless those kitties who've gone ahead.
Me: You look like a football from above.
Alley: I look in fine form.
Me: The extra weight aggravates your hip arthritis.
Alley: You should try minding your own damn business.
Me: You're so heavy, I have to pick you up sometimes to feed you.
Alley: Then get rid of the stupid dog.
Sophie: Remember, when you die, I'm going to pee on your grave.
Alley: Not if I kill you first.
Alley's blood glucose is holding steady enough. It's been most commonly in the low 70s and has crept up lately into the low 80s with this morning's reading at 84. If she starts to make a move toward the 90s, I'll step in and cut her food and push her back to 15 pounds. It wouldn't be pretty and I dearly hope I won't have to do this.
Other than the weight gain and hip arthritis, Alley is doing great. Blood work is due this coming July and I'm hoping her kidney numbers remain viable. Her BUN is getting up there (60s) but the more critical creatinine is still in the normal range at 2.0. The vicious fights that Alley and Sophie were getting into last summer are a distant memory. Again, some might recall that Sophie had a tough time accepting that, "No, Alley doesn't want your cookie", whenever Alley would walk past Sophie chewing on her dog treats.
Anyway, congrats to all the kitties who've joined Alley at the falls since last Summer, and God bless all the kitties having a tough time of it and especially God bless those kitties who've gone ahead.
