Tuesday with Tonks and Evan

Yesterday Evan shared a shot of him napping in his favorite way, that being with his face down so that he looks like he can barely breathe. That said, during that photo shoot, Tonks was sitting on some blankets in the rocking chair beside Evan's bed. She was poorly lit yet very happy and therefore blurry during this photo shoot, but she still wanted to share how she keeps her big brother company.

Evan went to the vet for his annual exam and recheck bloodwork yesterday evening. I haven't gotten the results back yet, and I might not until Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday. That said, Evan's vet said that, especially given everything Evan has going on, he looks pretty darn good. He's 12 years old and is hind limb paralyzed, has urinary incontinence, bladder cystitis, a long history with UTIs, has had a urethral blockage in the past, has megacolon and therefore sometimes battles constipation, and I'm probably forgetting some things but you get the idea. He's on lots of medications, some that can affect the kidneys and such, so he gets bloodwork more than once a year. But, it's been a few months since his last bloodwork, so I really hope his all still looks good.

Evan has been having regular enough UTIs that his vet recommended I keep antibiotics on hand at home and start giving them to him for one week, keep him off of them for two weeks, give them for a week again, off another two weeks, and so on and so forth. That's not ideal, but we're otherwise struggling to keep his UTIs at bay. He has multiple conditions, such as paralysis and urinary incontinence, that increase his risk of UTIs, so it makes sense. We'll see how the new regimen of antibiotics works for my boy. This does make both his vet and myself worried about him and his bacteria becoming resistant to this particular antibiotic, but we can always try other antibiotics if that happens.

We hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm bad about not scribbling up new Thanksgiving doodles. That means this week you all keep getting old doodles that are outdated compared to my current way of drawing. Not by a whole lot, but definitively enough to notice. Even so, here's another very old one that I scribbled up in honor of the seasonal confusion I often feel in November.

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Tip of the Day

We've previously mentioned sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and green beans, and how these vegetables are safe when fed plain but are best left out of your furbaby's diet if prepared in a casserole or with other added ingredients. Today, we're here to remind you of some of the other vegetables that could make for nice Thanksgiving treats for your pup or kitty, of course as long as they are fed plain. One common and nutritious vegetable is the carrot. This orange vegetable can provide a large variety of beneficial nutrients, such as beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, and others. Other veggies that are generally safe as a snack for a kitty or pup include broccoli, celery, cucumbers, spinach, and peas. So, if you're pup or kitty wants to be included in the Thanksgiving feast, go for a safe and healthy option like plain vegetables. Of course, though, even when it comes to veggies, it is still best to feed them to your kitty or pup in moderation. And, as you've heard us say many times now, always be aware of any ingredients that are added to foods prior to feeding them to your furbaby. If a veggie dish has been topped with onion, garlic, excess salt, or other similar seasonings, then it is no longer an ideal or safe treat for your kitty or pup.