Meet our furry family members

PHILLIP and LILLIAN

Today was our annual trip to the vet. Don't let these pictures fool you! They were NOT happy to be there!

Phillip is our 8 year old Alpha male who is KING of his world. Lillian is our shy, chubby, physically handicapped 7 year old female. She is basically blind and spends her day running into doors, walls and other obstacles or just hiding.

They sang a duet of unhappy meows on the way to the vet. During Phillip's exam, if his 'complaints' could have been translated into English, he probably would need to have his mouth washed out with soap!

When we got into the exam room, Phillip stayed in the back of his travel taxi, 'napped' and hoped no one noticed that he was in the room. Lillian enjoyed the scales, so she stayed there until the vet came in. Lil's diet is working!! She lost a pound!! Now she is 15 pounds!

We usually only see the vet once a year. When Phillip was little, he was declawed and had his manhood snipped away. Then there was the time he had a bladder infection and he had to stay in the kitty hospital for a couple of days. He also 'hooked' himself with a fish hook when he escaped to the garage and we had to make an emergency trip to the vet!

Lillian has had a couple of medical issues. During her spaying and declawing, she was allergic to the 'glue' that is placed on their paws and had to spend a couple of days in the kitty hospital. Another time we found her drooling and foaming at the mouth. I was very worried and had myself prepared to 'put her down.' The vet said she probably ate a spider or bug and has an upset tummy, gave her a shot and sent us home. He said when humans are nauseous, we know to keep our saliva in our mouths, but cats just drool. Just recently Lil had to visit the vet for personal reasons..........let's just say that she was too chubby to take care of her personal needs. That's why we were so excited that she lost a pound!

Hopefully we won't have to see Dr. Havens again until next year!