It's time for another letter of the alphabet. After all, we're now just past halfway through the April A to Z Challenge.
I'm still alphabetically sharing fan art covers for some of my favorite books, but of course they all star cats or occasionally other animals. Today we've reached the letter N. I haven't read anywhere near all of Stephen King's books, but I have read quite a few of them. One of my favorites is one that I don't see mentioned terribly often, and that is Needful Things.
[Reminder/Disclaimer/whatever you want to call it: This is not a real, true cover of this book. I am also most certainly not Stephen King, and so I am admittedly not the author of this book. I'm just someone who likes books and cats and so drew this unofficial feline version of the book's cover.]
Needful Things involves a sketchy antique shop and its even sketchier owner who uses his transactions to wreak havoc on a small town. In order to keep up with the A to Z book covers in the midst of a busy month, I told myself that I was allowed to use old doodles when needed. And that's what I did for this one, as I remembered scribbling up that there kitty in a storefront, and it seemed fitting enough for my feline version of this book cover.
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Now, you better believe Thimble is here to participate in Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.
Thimble's gratitude is a bit of a repeat, but she can't help herself. After all, she's always so very thankful for sunshine, as well as for her adorably big ears that help her hear the opening of her beloved baby food jars.
Of course, both Thimble and myself are also just generally grateful for how adorable that face is. Honestly, look at it. Just look it. You better believe it always gets Thimble her way.
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And now, of course, 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. If I had to choose a fictional world to live in it would be _________.
2. _________ is a book or movie that changed my life.
3. As a kid, I gave _________ the name _________.
4. If I had a parrot, I would teach it to say _________.
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Tip of the Day
Also just like with Giardia, sometimes a cat or dog will show no signs of infection even if they have coccidia in their intestinal tract. Young kittens or puppies, geriatric furbabies, and those otherwise medically compromised are at the highest risk. In compromised cats and dogs, diarrhea caused by coccidia infection can lead to dehydration and other complications, which can be life-threatening.
Like the broken record that we are, we're of course reminding you again to keep an eye on your furbaby when outdoors, and to keep their environment as sanitary as possible. As we said earlier, ingesting the feces of another animal infected with coccidia can lead to infection. Also ingesting debris or water near where such animal defecated could lead to an infection with coccidia.
And, again, if your furbaby has diarrhea, seek veterinary care as soon as possible. Take a fecal sample to the appointment, so that your veterinarian can do a test for coccidia and other parasites. When a diagnosis is made, discuss with the veterinarian the treatment options. Give prescribed medications, which may include antibiotics, probiotics, or another, and do so for as long as the veterinarian prescribes. Stopping medications early, even if symptoms subside, can result in a recurrence. Then again, if a treatment plan is not working, discuss that with your veterinarian as well. Diarrhea, among any number of symptoms, is not to be taken lightly, so do your best to stay on top of it.
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