How Time Flies

I suppose the excuse that I have an infant daughter can be brought to bear here, but I still feel badly that I've been neglecting this blog. Especially since my last post was so negative.

Unfortunately Sully is still peeing on things he shouldn't. However, he isn't attacking me quite so much, and he still loves Veronica and the husband.  We are still giving him Prozac, which he takes well from "his Daddy" and responds to rather well.

On a great note, Anya Gray is doing very well.  She had reverted to hiding in the bedroom for a while but has now become just as social in the main house as everyone else, more than some.  She now eats all her meals in the kitchen in general population and comes to meet me when I come home from being away.

Both Sully and Anya are Prozac success stories.  I should explain that I am not a fan of medicating every problem.  I personally was on anti-depressants/anti-anxiety medication for years until I weaned off of them in 2005.  I very rarely take antibiotics or pain medication (especially now that I'm a nursing mother), and I generally treat most "great breakthroughs" in medicine with speculation.  Knowing all that, I absolutely love how well Prozac works on cats.  So far, and it has been used for quite a while "off label" in the veterinary community, there has been no evidence of side effects after long term use.  I can't speak personally for it's use in dogs, but in my experience, it is a life saver.  Although I did have Luna Moth on the drug for a while for aggression and it made her "flat" like some humans experience. Once I took her off of it, she started purring and looking for affection again.  She still exhibits some aggression issues, but as long as her stressors aren't stressed, she's quite manageable.

I am experiencing some financial hardship at this time like a large percentage of American population, which means certain things have to change.  Unfortunately, our cats' food has been one of those changes.  We were feeding them fairly high quality natural diets and have had to go to a more "grocery store" quality food. The difference is distressing and may be worth switching back.  Everyone has lost weight, including some of the cats who couldn't afford it.  Ambrose looks three years older.  Everyone is getting a little greasy.  Proof, in my mind, that good quality food is worth every penny.

On a happy note, Monday was gorgeous, so I took Veronica for a walk in her stroller and invited Luna Moth to join us.  She rode in the basket under the stroller, wearing her harness and leash.  It was a wonderful moment that I will cherish for ever.

Oh and "the Kittens" are officially a year old, as of March 6th.