3.23 Bubba Update

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Bobbie And Bubba

Bobbie And Bubba

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Good Morning L & L ~

Just a quick update from us. Bubba was OTJ one month yesterday ( 19 days officially) and has remained in good numbers. Last night PMBG was 65) This remission, he has given me some of his lowest non-insulin influenced numbers ever which I love seeing.

Since his release, the weather has not cooperated with us since the Nor'Easter and winds, and ice so, his time outside has been limited by him, not me. And momma has to say : I am secretly glad. By letting him outside again, a certain amount of control is gone. He prefers to do his duty outside so I don't know if he is poopy daily and then there is the tick and flea problem with outdoor cats and not to mention worms for eating rodents. :rolleyes:But, he is a much happier cat and doesn't isolate down in the basement depressed like he was. So, the lack of control I have to relinquish to have a happier Bubba.

Sending vines to all Beans and Kitties in need. :bighug:
 
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Good Bubba news! Glad he is continuing to take care of those numbers on his own. I'm sure he will be outside soon enough and worrying the bean about what kind of trouble he is getting into hunting around the house!
 
Great Bubba report! :D

Bobbie And Bubba said:
and not to mention worms for eating rodents.
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How often do you de-worm Bubba? We have indoor/outdoor kitters and often find half-eaten "yuckies" outside, as I call them. (It is, of course, DH's job to dispose of said yuckies. :))

I can relate to your struggles with the loss of control. I feel that way, too. Why can't they just be happy with us indoors? :rolleyes:
 
I believe the vets recommend every 3-4 months. I need to go online and get some Drontal, ( much cheaper than the vets) or I will have my homeopath give me something natural for it. How often do you de-worm? Does Jersey go outside too?
 
Our vet recommends once every 6 months, although we aim for every 4 months. Jersey does go outside, but she is certainly no hunter. She's more of a "Did anything change outside? No. Okay, I want back inside now. No, no. Wait. Let me check again." kind of cat. :rolleyes:
 
Shelly & Jersey said:
Our vet recommends once every 6 months, although we aim for every 4 months. Jersey does go outside, but she is certainly no hunter. She's more of a "Did anything change outside? No. Okay, I want back inside now. No, no. Wait. Let me check again." kind of cat. :rolleyes:
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All part of her plan to hasten your demise! :p Nice to know she hasn't changed.

Bubba is looking awesome! Paws crossed he really means it this time. I understand why you let him out, but after losing one of our first two cats to a car, I could never, ever let one of my kitties outside unrestrained. I worry about every cat I see outside, whether I know them or not. Just a big worrywort. :rolleyes:
 
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey said:
but after losing one of our first two cats to a car
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That is so sad that you lost your cat to a car. I worried about that too initially when the boys wanted to go outside. Fortunately, both of the boys are scared to death of the road sounds. There is a tree is the front yard that neither one of them will go beyond that point and spend most of their time out back where there is 10 acres of fields that carry fresh mice :rolleyes: My worry for them is more Fox than cars. Many years ago, I happened to look out the back window and spied Bubba standing in the middle of the field and then about 50 feet away were two fox in tandem having a stare down with Bubba. I opened the patio door and yelled "Bubba!!" and he ran so fast to the house and into my opened door. He might be able to hold his own with one fox but, not two. He clearly is not happy inside and I know going out has it's risks. If I ever were to get any other cats, they would be inside only.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
That is so sad that you lost your cat to a car. I worried about that too initially when the boys wanted to go outside. Fortunately, both of the boys are scared to death of the road sounds. There is a tree is the front yard that neither one of them will go beyond that point and spend most of their time out back where there is 10 acres of fields that carry fresh mice :rolleyes: My worry for them is more Fox than cars. Many years ago, I happened to look out the back window and spied Bubba standing in the middle of the field and then about 50 feet away were two fox in tandem having a stare down with Bubba. I opened the patio door and yelled "Bubba!!" and he ran so fast to the house and into my opened door. He might be able to hold his own with one fox but, not two. He clearly is not happy inside and I know going out has it's risks. If I ever were to get any other cats, they would be inside only.
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My sister had an indoor outdoor cat that was a feral kitten when they bought their house out in the country. They got her tamed enough to let them pet her, but she didn't come in the house. Then one day my DS' boyfriend found the kitty lying by their basement door, ripped open. They rushed her to a vet and he managed to put her back together, but my sister had to do some intesive nursing for the next month or two. She became a gorgeous cat who enjoyed being indoors and getting attention, loved their two labradors, etc., but she was still an outdoor cat, too and went in and out the doggy door (no way to stop her). She would bring home her catches and leave little piles of their innards on their floor for them to find in the morning. :eek: She was always home at dinner time. Then, on Christmas Eve last year, she didn't come home. They never found any sign of her. My sister suspects the neighbor's dog, which had killed the cat's sibling when they first moved in. She thinks he was responsible for the injuries they saved her from, too. There are other critters out there, so it could have been a fox or who knows what. Just broke my sister's heart (and mine). She finally got a couple of rescue kittens this past fall and is going to try really hard to keep them indoors, but if they figure out the dog door.....

We just do the best we can. Her cat would have been miserable, too, if they had been able to prevent her from going out. QOL has to be a consideration.
 
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey said:
We just do the best we can. Her cat would have been miserable, too, if they had been able to prevent her from going out. QOL has to be a consideration
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Ugh, I know, and as I read this I cringed. I promised Bubba for QOL. I hope he is always safe outside. But, inside, he is depressed, isolates and sleeps all the time. I do not let him out after dinner at dark when the predators are more active.
 
Bobbie And Bubba said:
Good Morning L & L ~

Just a quick update from us. Bubba was OTJ one month yesterday ( 19 days officially) and has remained in good numbers. Last night PMBG was 65) This remission, he has given me some of his lowest non-insulin influenced numbers ever which I love seeing.

Since his release, the weather has not cooperated with us since the Nor'Easter and winds, and ice so, his time outside has been limited by him, not me. And momma has to say : I am secretly glad. By letting him outside again, a certain amount of control is gone. He prefers to do his duty outside so I don't know if he is poopy daily and then there is the tick and flea problem with outdoor cats and not to mention worms for eating rodents. :rolleyes:But, he is a much happier cat and doesn't isolate down in the basement depressed like he was. So, the lack of control I have to relinquish to have a happier Bubba.

Sending vines to all Beans and Kitties in need. :bighug:
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So glad for you and Bubba! Yay for the OTJ! Go, Bubba, go!

We have one kitty, Sammy, that goes out, and he has gotten where he doesn't want to go out when the weather is bad either, and we're all really happy about it. So I get it. Some of them just want to go out, and there's not much you can do about it.

My daughter got a farm kitten and took her to college with her. She had every intention of keeping her inside, and she did, but Carly got so depressed that she just lay in her litter box. She ate only minimally and just lay in her poo and pee. Her hair started falling out, and we thought she was dying. We took her for a while, and I told my daughter I was going to have to let her out. I did, but we were really careful to get her in at night. Her improvement was unbelievable. I didn't know a cat could suffer from depression so severe.

Then Stephanie married and took Carly to her new home in Oklahoma City. Again they tried to keep her in their apartment, and again the depression took over. Finally her in-laws took Carly, and let her outside since they lived in a small safe for kitties town. Carly was a different kitty and just did so well. Her coat that was falling out grew back shiny and thick. She ate, purred, and was thrilled to be alive.

When we first got Sammy from the shelter, he was happy just to have a home for the first six months, but after that, he wanted out. After ruined carpets and moping, we let him out, but before dusk he has to come in, and as I said up above, we are happy when the weather is too bad for him to venture out. He had an encounter with a fox also, and he was able to get away. I am more scared of the coyotes, but we just get him in or we don't go to bed, especially my DH who used to claim not to like cats. LOL Our other 5 stay inside. Again, the ECID thing. I have fingers that won't shut-up. The do like to ramble, and I have a kitty story for every situation. Oh, no...

Excitedly keeping up with Bubba's numbers! :cat::bighug:
 
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