Paws for Family
Katniss loves her big brother, and snuggling with him is one of her favorite things.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. ~~Elbert Hubbard
(via zombiehunterdon)
It has been a difficult couple of weeks; I have been focusing on my kiddos rather than blogging.
We recently discovered a knot on Anakin’s chest. We took him in to the vet, who performed a needle aspiration of the lump. The results were discouraging—many abnormal and irregular cells. After an examination by the vet, it was also discovered that more than one of his lymph nodes were also enlarged.
Anakin had an excisional biopsy of the lump, along with a punch biopsy of the lymph node, last Thursday. He has been recovering, but it has been difficult. He’s been getting lots of love from all of us, though, and as you can see above, Katniss has been sticking close to him.
The waiting for the results has been excruciating. I am hoping to have results by tomorrow, but I suppose we will wait and see.
If you feel inclined, please send some love to Anakin.
It’s funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn’t it?
- Eleanor H. Porter
“…he will be our friend for always and always and always.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
This was so cute!
Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled.
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Our cat trap is apparently working. This one little box caught both a Katniss and a Grant.
Look who’s been granting us her presence lately!
Yes, Madrone has actually been coming upstairs to lie in her windowbox and on the bed. She has made an amazing amount of progress within the past week as far as her willingness to be around the other cats. We are leaving the basement door open permanently now, which pleases me no end.
Madrone does mrooww at the others, but no fights have happened. And she has been coming upstairs willingly and without coercion. It is a good step in the right direction for my old girl.
