Wedding Countdown: 11 days left!

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted! We've been very busy with wedding stuff! Things are coming along though! We decided to use words that started with snow instead of table numbers. We thought it was pretty fun!

In other news, we found out this week that our kitty is sick. She has had diarrhea on and off since September. The vet thought she just had a stomach bug or had gotten into something. She had also thrown up a few times, but we thought she either ate too fast or it was a hairball. When she got diarrhea AGAIN last week, the vet decided to do some bloodwork on her. Apparently she was underweight as well (but her poofy fur hides it so well!) It turns out that she has a hyperactive thyroid, so she will likely be on medication for the rest of her life. I actually have 2 friends who have had thyroid problems, so while I'm sure there are differences between human and feline thyroid problems, at least I had some idea about it already! Once we get her dosage right, the thyroid problem shouldn't cause her any major health problems. The biggest problem for Troy and I is that it makes weekend trips a little more difficult. We used to just be able to leave out a big bowl of food and water and she would be fine. Now that she needs a pill every day, we'll for sure have to get pet sitters anytime we leave. Fortunately, our friend John has 3 cats and has had to give them medication before, so he was kind enough to watch her when we left for Thanksgiving. He will also be cat/house-sitting while we are gone on our honeymoon.

The picture below is of me attempting to give Pudge an antibiotic. Excuse the poor quality, it was taken with Troy's phone. The vet put her on the antibiotic before we got the thyroid diagnosis. I don't really know how to give cats liquid medication, so I tried to just put a little in her mouth in the hopes that she would lick it up. Instead she managed to push it out with her tongue so that all the medicine frothed up so she looked like she was foaming at the mouth. She looked hilarious, but it was very frustrating! I was trying to hold her mouth closed so she swallowed it, but I was failing miserably. I felt so mean; it's a good thing cats have short memories because she was still cuddling with me later. John taught me a better method of giving it to her, so now we've got it all worked out. Fortunately, her thyroid medication is a pill, which is much easier to give her. The tricky part is catching her...she's starting to know when we're trying to get her for medicine...