Feline Friday: Jump!

As I mentioned in last week's post, Lily is "feline" SO MUCH better since her surgery! The most significant change is in her mobility. I can only surmise that her "rear end issues" were making jumping and climbing uncomfortable, if not painful. 

She's never been a skilled jumper like Tinsel was, but she's doing a lot more of it now! In recent days, I've personally observed her jumping to places she hasn't in a very long time. Now, of course, I've seen her up on the table from time to time, but I don't see her JUMPING up there. She will typically CLIMB up to the table via a chair. To see her jump from the floor to the table is new for her!

 

 

 Of course, she's not supposed to be up there, but I allowed it because it's so unusual -- and really good to see that she FEELS like jumping!

I've also observed her jump from place to place. Once on the table, she decided she could jump to the island! Here she's thinking about it...should I do it?

 The next thing I knew, she was flying through the air -- island-bound!

 

In recent days, I also spotted her on the piano, a forbidden place she hasn't jumped on in YEARS. For many years I covered the piano with a throw because Tinsel was keen on jumping up there, but since Tinsel has been gone, I haven't needed to worry about Lily jumping up there. But not now! This is both good and bad as I really don't want her to be up there!

 

 

 

I stayed really close to her to make sure she didn't damage anything (she didn't). I thought she'd jump down and move on to a nice nap, but to my surprise, she decided to be a real dare-devil! Watch this if you dare! LOL

As you can see, Lily is a cautious jumper and measures thoroughly before attempting such feats! Amazingly, nothing toppled over during this jump even though she didn't quite stick the landing. I'll give it an 8/10 but a 10/10 for trying! :)

Feline Friday

 Lily has had a good week, although I'm not sure she accomplished all of her goals!

Last week, she went to the vet to have a cyst on her chin drained for the second time. That went just fine and now she freely allows chin scritches again. We're also experiencing some rear-end problems again and she's on a 10-day course of steriods to see if the problem resolves. I'm not convinced that it will so we'll probably be making another visit soon. But overall, she is 100% better than before her surgery so I'm grateful for that!

 She has lost a TINY bit of weight, although it's hard for me to tell now that she's not going to the vet quite as often. But she was down a few tenths of a pound at the last visit so that's a good thing!

Weight loss continues to be a challenge for her. She LOVES most people food and that is her (MY) main problem. I give in to her whining because, let's face it, she's SO DARN CUTE and gets SO EXCITED for food.

Here she is, hoping for Thai food....

 

 By the way, we tried a new Thai appetizer called Curry Puffs. OH, MY! These have actually more of an Indian taste as they are filled with potatoes, peas, and a mild curry flavor. SO GOOD. Lily did not get any of them, although she tried.

 Here she is, having a small sample of sour cream. This is her (MY) downfall.

 Lily also fell short of her (MY) goals for napping on Meowmy's lap. For some reason, she hasn't been too keen on that this week. Once the weather gets colder, she'll be back. She's a seasonal lap cat.

 

 Since The Rug came to our house in June, she's been obsessed with it. When faced with the choice between napping on Meowmy or The Rug, she'll always choose the latter. SIGH.

 

  On the other hand/paw, she's done quite well with her jumping goals. This week she was back up on the mantel. Prior to the surgery, she wasn't jumping very much. Now she's much more interested in jumping onto her Places of Power!

 

HAPPY FELINE FRIDAY!

Feline Friday: Got Geckos?

 If you live in warmer parts of the country, you're no doubt familar with these little geckos. They're only two-three inches long and change color to match whatever surface they're on. I first saw them outside of our daughter's Texas apartment, hanging out on the building walls and patio. They're really hard to see because they can quickly adapt their coloring -- right before your eyes! 

 

Now that she's moved to a house with a yard, the geckos are even more abundant. And as it turns out, they easily attach themselves to doors and ride inside. In recent weeks, our daughter has found two -- TWO -- INSIDE THE HOUSE. Again, they're hard for us humans to spot because they can change color to match ANYTHING.

Good thing Rory is on the case! It's only through Rory's expert mousing -- er...LIZARDING -- skills that the two geckos were detected! On the first occasion, she had cornered a baby lizard on the carpet, thus drawing her Meomy's attention. Meowmy was able to trap it and take it outside.

Unfortunately -- and we don't know the exact situation here -- when Meowmy trapped the gecko, it was missing at least one of its feet. Let's not even speculate on this now.😳

On the second occasion, Rory actually CARRIED the gecko into the living room while making a certain and very specific meow, reserved for special occasions when a mama cat brings prey back to the nest. She plopped the gecko down for all to see, and her Meowmy again scooped it up and took it outside. This time, all gecko feet were present and accounted for.

 

Who knew that Rory was such an intrepid lizard hunter? 😸

Feline Friday

It's been six weeks since Lily's surgery and she seems to be back to normal, or even a little better than normal. One doesn't expect a 14-year-old kitty to be playful but now that she's free from those painful and uncomfortable rear-end issues, she has recovered a little bit of her inner kitten!

 I've seen her jump up on the counter and table -- both naughty behaviors but I am happy to see that she CAN! She's exploring the corner cupboard when I leave it open. She jumps for a toy, something I haven't observed in a very long time. And she's even climbing up onto the mantel where she can properly survey her kingdom!

None of these behaviors may seem like a big deal but in the months prior to her surgery, these types of antics rarely happened. I think her bottom was bothering her so much that it limited her mobility. I wonder what is going through her little mind (Spouse would say "NOTHING!") post-surgery. Is she thinking, "Gosh, I feel so much better now!" ?

 Even if she can't QUITE form the words, I know that she DOES feel so much better and I'm so very grateful for this happy outcome!  

HAPPY FELINE FRIDAY!
Lily suggests working in an extra nap or two during the long weekend!