We have survived Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin and emerged on the other side, triumphant and victorious. Our only casualty was part of the fence separating us from That Neighbour, which means Louis Catorze will now find it easier than ever to pitter-patter over there and annoy him.
Meanwhile, Catorze’s food weirdness remains as it was after his last dental surgery.
Every time we feed him, we are forced to choose between letting the tap run for long enough to heat the water to his satisfaction, or boiling a kettle in order to use just 15ml of the water. Cat Daddy tends to choose the former whereas I choose the latter. And, if someone else is feeding Sa Maj, we say, “Do you prefer wasting water or wasting electricity? Feel free to choose how you want to destroy the planet on his account.” In fact, when we go away and leave others in charge of him, this is exactly, word for word, what we tell our chat-sitteurs.
The Gabapentin, which was supposed to indicate whether Catorze was in pain, hasn’t really told us much, so his dental surgery is booked for tomorrow. Ideally I would have done it much sooner in the year, but there was zero availability in January (despite me enquiring in late December), and we needed to time it to land away from his steroid shot.
Luckily for us all, the little sod isn’t acting like a cat in pain or distress: he’s playful, noisy and loving life. Let’s hope he keeps up his high spirits through this second dental procedure, and that he won’t need any further treatment.
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Wishing you well Louis XIV
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Merci! He appears to be utterly unaware at the moment. Long may he remain that way!
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Louis doesn’t look aware of having to undergo a new dental surgery. Didn’t you tell it to him? Take heart, little boy.
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No, not mentioned anything yet! 🤣🤣🤣
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Wishing Louis all the best and good luck! I’ll be thinking of my furry friend!
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Merci! He is surprisingly resilient for an older gentleman, so hopefully all will go well.
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Good luck, darling Louis Catorze, you’re in my thoughts and prayers (as people say here all the time) 🙂
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Merci! It’s a little nerve wracking as he’s an old boy, but I’m sure he will come through ok.
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Cats are good at hiding pain. You might consider putting the needed water in the microwave for 10 or fifteen seconds.
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Yes, we like to think we would know if they were in pain but I’m not sure I do with him. 🤷♀️ Hadn’t thought about microwaving the water! Good idea!
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Purrayers for Sa Maj to come through well ! We note he is hiding his fangs in the photo so maybe he senses something…
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Merci! It’s his remaining lower fang that’s coming out, luckily, not one of his upper ones. I would be very upset to lose those!
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Sending healing mojo your way. Paws crossed he’ll recover quickly and the kitty tooth fairy rewards him 😺💙
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Merci! Luckily he still has plenty of other teeth. 🤣🤣🤣 He’s an old boy but he’s made of surprisingly strong stuff!
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Our cats and pups all felt better after leaving the “high” spirits at the dentist office. They were stoned but painless. Let’s hope that your Tough little sod feels better once it all heals up.
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Merci! Not looking forward to this morning and ignoring the creepy states for food. 🤣🤣🤣
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Poor thing. I hate the dentist
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Yup, we all agree with you on that one! We’re picking up the little sod in 45 minutes. 🤞
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Best wishes, Louis!
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Merci! Update to follow soon but the little sod is doing well. 😊
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Ah, glad to read this. I was becoming a bit worried!
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Thank goodness, I was really hoping to hear something positive xxx
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