Thankful Thimble Thursday with a Not-So-Spooky Tushy

Hello and happy Thursday, friends! Thimble is of course here and ready for Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Today, Thimble is grateful that she has an adorable tushy that makes our Halloween decor look even better.

This particular photo shoot resulted in all bloopers from this tabby girl, as she was just too excited to sit still.

These photos were taken when I still had a bunch of our decor just sitting on the table, waiting to be put somewhere half sensible. Thimble was having fun claiming it all as hers. Then I brought in our usual ghost pal as well as the black kitty we've shared before, and that made her even more excited.

All that Halloween fun aside, Thimble (who is 11 years old) as well as Tonks (who is 7 years old) went in for their annual exams and senior panels yesterday. We're still waiting on the results to come in at some point today, but overall our vet was happy with how they both look. Last year they both needed multiple teeth removed due to resorptive lesions, but this year their teeth look good, so I'm very grateful for that.

I'm especially eager to get the blood results because Tonks lost a somewhat decent amount of weight for an already relatively small girl. She has steadily weighed around 9.5 lbs for a few years now, and yesterday she weighed in at 8.8 lbs. I myself don't really see the weight loss on her, and she's also thankfully still incredibly active and playful and just her usual happy self. She's always been a picky eater and only wants canned food, but her most favorite flavors have all been incredibly difficult to find anywhere lately. I have over 20 flavors of canned cat food at home right now, and she likes only about a quarter of them. And even those are often rejected, even when she comes in begging for food. This isn't new for her, though, and I really hope her bloodwork all comes back looking okay. Her vet said that otherwise Tonks looks great and he would not consider her underweight right now, but that she's a small girl and can't stand to lose much more. I completely agree, and so I'm already amping up my attempts to find more brands and flavors of food to try and get her to eat more.

I've rambled enough, haven't I?

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Now, how about the fill-in statements for tomorrow's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge? My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two.

1. My plans for October include _________ and _________.

2. Sometimes it is easier to _________ than _________.

3. I didn't mean to _________, but it turned out that way.

4. I'd rather deal with a haunted _________ than a haunted _________.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Spooky Flashback Doodle of the Day

Thimble and Tonks informed me that being shoved into boxes and taken to a place where they were poked and prodded yesterday was nothing short of a horror show. So, for today they asked me to share a doodle that demonstrates that. This one seemed apt enough.

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Tip of the Day

It's not only important to prevent your furbaby's access to dangerous products during the Halloween season, and to know the signs of potential toxicity, but also to know when and where veterinary offices are open in your area. Of course, it is ideal that emergencies be prevented by taking precautions. Sometimes, though, accidents and emergencies do happen. For this reason, it is important that you are aware of the hours and locations of certain veterinary clinics. What time does your regular veterinary clinic close? Are there emergency clinics in the area? If so, when are they open, and where are they located? Planning ahead for potential emergencies may sometimes prove unnecessary, which is a good problem to have. But, in the event of an emergency, such as if your kitty or pup breaks into the candy stash on Halloween, you can save precious time and potentially your furbaby's life by knowing ahead of time where you can take them for veterinary care in an emergency situation. This is important any time of the year, but of course including during holidays such as Halloween, when dangerous products and situations may be more prevalent.