Whiskers & Purrs

Lucy's Big Day!

Hello to all the little peoples in the world.  This is Lucy a speakin'.  I have not posted on this here blog for a long long time 'cause I am way too busy for this kind of nonsense.  But, I had me a big day today so I thought I should pass along the bigness of it all to you.

See, I ain't been feelin' as wonnerfuls as I usually feel.  I mean, I am still as wonnerful as ever...maybe even more wonnerfuls, but sometimes I just don't feel like eatin' my suppers and then sometimes I make vomits.   Mommy said we should go visit Aunt Doktor Dugan 'cause Aunt Doktor Dugan knows how to fix EVERYTHING!   So, mommy came home from work early today, scooped me up and off we went.

Now, I have to admit that goin' back to see Aunt Doktor Dugan was not at the top of my list of fun things to do on a Monday afternoon.  I mean, I know she was super-anxious and excited all day long just a waitin' for me to arrive, but...see...there's some Very Extra Evil Awful Stuff that goes on at Aunt Doktor Dugan's office.  Now please unnerstand that she is the very extra-best Vetroregurgitarian in the whole wide world.  But people, vetroregurgitarians have to do some very extra evil awful things in order to fix what ails us little peoples.  The last time I visited Aunt Doktor Dugan, I had me a feedin' tube.  I made lots of vomit and just feeled real real bad.  So, I have me some baggage, ya'll.  After lovin' and adorin' on me for about, oh, I don't know, FOREVER, she decided to get down to the evil awful stuff she just had to do:   

1. First she weighed me...IN PUBLIC, ya'll.  Now that just ain't right to put a beautiful woman through such public embarrassment and stress...I'm down to 12 pounds.  Last time I weighed 16 pounds...and, shoot, I used to weigh over 20 pounds when I was a little/big squirt.  Mommy says I've been a watchin' too much of America's Next Top Model and I'm workin' too hard to fit into my skinny jeans.
2. Then, she tried to drain every drop of blood I gots.  She said it was to run tests on...I don't know, people...that just don't sound right to me.
3. Then, and let me tell you, this is the awfulest part, she tried to make me tinkle.  Well, without tellin' you more than you want to know, I will tell you that I WON THAT BATTLE!  A true lady will NEVER take a tinkle in front of ANYBODY!
4. And, finally, she squeezed around on everything I gots...I'm still not sure what that was all about.  She listened to my heart, too, and told mommy that I gots me a heart murmur...I'm not sure but I think she just wanted to get all close to me and listen to my purry songs.

So...she told mommy that she would call us tomorrow with the answers to all of our questions as to why I ain't innerested in eatin' my suppers...and I know she will, too...'cause Aunt Doktor Dugan knows how to fix every dang thing in the whole wide world.  Stay tuned tomorrow to hear about Aunt Doktor Dugan's report!

Very truly yours,

PS...here's some more pikchurs of a couple of the rug rats that live in this house...maybe I'm allergic to cats and Aunt Doktor Dugan will tell mommy she's gotta git rid of all these little hairy monsters!

Mrs. Lilly White Deep In Thought...


Jimmy Durante Graves III...just happy to be alive!
   

I'm Not Feelin' Very Good...

Hi Everybody in the whole world.  This is Felix speakin'.  I still don't feel so good.  Mommy taked me to see Aunt Dr. Dugan.  My eyes are all runny and goopy.  They is also real red and swelled up.  They hurt real bad.  I also have the poops.  It really ain't easy bein' me.

Aunt Dr. Dugan gave me LOTS of treats.  I eated every single one of 'em.  I love Aunt Dr. Dugan.  She is nice...'cept for when she is givin' me what she calls "medicine", I call it poison.  But, I know she is tryin' to help me.  She gived me all kindsa medicine and said I will feel real good soon.  I'm gonna try real hard to believe her 'cause Aunt Doctor Dugan loves us and I know she wouldn't tell me any fibs...she the best dang vetroruguritararian in the whole wide world.

I'm gonna go hide unnerneath the bed now.  I've had a hard day.

Very Truly Yours,

Felix the Sad Cat

Why We Love Our Aunt Dr. Dugan

There are LOTS of reasons we love our Aunt Dr. Dugan, but here are the Top 10 Reason:

1. She is the best dang Vetroregurgitarian (we don't know how to say or spell that word!  Sorry Aunt Dr. Dugan) that has EVER been in the whole world.
2. She gives us treats when we come to visit her.
3. She speaks Cat.
4. She knows how to rub ears and tummy's REAL good.
5. She doesn't get mad when mommy calls her with dumb, stupid questions like "Henry just sneezed 3 times, wagged his tail and twitched his head all at the same time...does that mean he's goin' to die???"
6. All the people that work with her are real nice and do a real good job of scratchin' our stuff.
7. She knows how to fix EVERYTHING...like Felix's pooper, Fergie's butt when it was fire-engine red and itchy, Henry's eye ball when it nearly exploded, Lucy's liver when it went on strike and ALL of us when we had boogers in our nose!
8. She understands and doesn't get mad when we get scared when we go to see her.
9. She understands that mommy doesn't like Exam Room 4 in her office cause that's where our big brother Ricky was when he went to heaven.
10. Even when we're real real sick, she doesn't give up on us.

Aunt Dr. Dugan is the BEST!

My Pooper Is Fixed!

Wow...I'm SO happy!  See...and I hate to tell you more than you want to know but...I aint been poopin' right.   My pooper just wouldn't work right! Plus, my tummy has been hurtin' a lot. 

So, Mommy called Aunt Dr. Dugan and asked her how to make me all better.  Aunt Dr. Dugan said "We must get Felix's pooper fixed!"   As usual, Aunt Dr. Dugan came to my rescue!

She gave me some medicine called flagyl and said "This is some sure-fire fantastical pooper-fixin' stuff...Felix will be feelin' better in no-time at all!"...well, I will say that that sure-fire fantastical pooper-fixin' medicine tastes like poison.  At first I was pretty sure Mommy was tryin' to kill me.  It tasted AWFUL and made bubbles come outta my mouth!  But...after takin' it for a while, my tummy didn't seem to hurt so much.

And then first thing this mornin', I realized that my pooper was workin' PERFECTLY!  So, once again, Aunt Dr. Dugan made things all better.  Everybody in my house LOVES LOVES LOVES Aunt Dr. Dugan.  She is wonderful and sure knows how to fix poopers real good!

Memories of Making Vomit

Hello. My name is Lucy Margarite Graves. I am in charge of the Graves House. I am 13 years old, nearly died last year and have put up with my mommy for a very long time. That means I've earned the position of being the boss.

This time last year I was just beginnin' to get sick. I didn't feel good so I quit eating. When I quit eating, my liver decided to go on strike 'cause it needs supper every day to keep me pink. Mommy took me to the wonderful people at "The Hospital For Very Sick Cats". They put in a feeding tube cause I just couldn't eat. I would try but then I would make vomit all over the place. I was at "The Hospital For Very Sick Cats" for one whole month. Mommy would come to visit me twice every day. She would come at her lunch time and sing to me. Then she would come back and sing to me some more after work. I really liked it when she would sing "You Are My Sunshine". But she would always start to cry when she'd get to the "Please don't take my sunshine away" part. The doctor's pretty much had given up on me. I wasn't gettin' any better but they agreed with Mommy and Aunt Doctor Dugan that I should go home and see if I could feel better. Aunt Doctor Dugan checked on me every day and mommy would sleep with me in the spare bedroom every night. Pretty soon, I started to turn pink again. And, I started eatin' my crunchies and Fancy Feast like you wouldn't believe! Now I'm all better and very thankful that I don't have to make vomit anymore.

Now, I take naps all day long, fuss at all the little cats in the house, let mommy kiss me and love me and pretty much rule the roost. I just want to say that I love my mommy, even though she's not very smart, and I love my Aunt Doctor Dugan very, very much. She helped to save my life. If you're a cat that lives in Richmond, you should go see my Aunt Doctor Dugan at Gayton Animal Hopsital. She is the most wonderful vetroregurgitarian (that's a very big and hard word to spell!) in the whole world.

That's it for now. Gotta go finish a nap I started.
Meow!
Lucy Margarite