Hello and happy Thursday, friends! Thimble is of course here and ready for Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.
During a recent photo shoot, Thimble had trouble sitting still. After all, the camera gets her so very excited. I couldn't get her to stop rolling and shifting enough to get a true photo of her adorable face, but she did give me some shots of her adorably large ears.
Today, Thimble is indeed grateful for those gigantic ears of hers. After all, they allow her to hear the pop of the lid when a jar of her beloved baby food is being opened.
Speaking of baby food, Thimble now gets AminAvast, that being a kidney nutraceutical, mixed in with baby food. Her kidney values were starting to look a tiny bit elevated on her senior bloodwork in October, so I started her on that since it worked wonders for my calico angel Rosie. Even more so, I gave Rosie her AminAvast in baby food, and that was when then-kitten Thimble started begging for tastes of Rosie's baby food. For 10 years after Rosie's passing, Thimble continued getting baby food as a daily treat. And now she's getting kidney supplements in said baby food just like Rosie did. Oh, and just like Rosie, Thimble's favorite flavor of baby food is ham.
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And now we have 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 zodiac sign is _________.
2. My Chinese zodiac animal sign is _________.
3. For me, _________ brings back memories of _________.
4. _________ is the only thing keeping me from _________.
We'll see you tomorrow, friends!
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Flashback Doodle of the Day
I've been feeling a bit spooky and kooky lately, so this flashback doodle seems fitting enough.
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Tip of the Day
Today's National Cat Health Care Month tip is all about those litter boxes. Especially if you have multiple cats, make sure that you have enough litter boxes with regard to the number of kitties in the home. It is often recommended that you have as many litter as you have cats, plus one. If there are not enough litter boxes, it is possible that cats might quickly find the litter boxes too filled or dirty, or that there might even be some bullying or battles over use of litter boxes. This could lead some cats to have to hold onto their urine or stool, which in turn could lead to issues such as UTIs or constipation. Or, some cats might simply begin looking for other areas in the house to urinate or defecate outside of the box.
Other litter box issues that might lead to health concerns or unwanted behaviors include litter boxes that are not cleaned enough, litter boxes that are in an area that is too high traffic for some cats' preference, litter boxes that are hidden too far away for certain cats' liking, or litter boxes that contain a type of litter that certain cats simply do not prefer. Obviously, issues such as holding urine or stool, resulting UTIs and constipation, and out-of-box urination and defecation are not ideal. For these reasons, do be sure that the litter box situation is suitable for all cats in the house, so that all the kitties involved can stay as happy and healthy as possible.
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