Updates All Around

Hello friends!

I wanted to update you all on a couple of things.

First, Carmine ate a lot better when he was on his pain meds.  My friend D noticed, though, that once off the pain medication, Carmine was eating out the side of his mouth again, so we called the vet on Friday to ask her what we could do.  She suggested we put him on pain medication for a little bit longer.  Unfortunately, our vet is only open Tuesday through Friday.  However....he seems to be doing better now.  He's eating all of his dinner without any problem that I've noticed, so I'll ask the vet about it later today when I go over there.  I need to go over there anyway because Carmine only has about a week's worth of c/d kibbles left, and I always make sure to get more before he runs out.  Jewel also needs some more a/d, so it won't be a wasted trip in any case.  Plus, I get to visit the babies in the adoption center at Cat Care :)

Second, I need some suggestions, please.  Jewel refuses to eat her pills in Greenies pill pockets.  I've been trying to crush them up and put them in her wet food, but she often doesn't eat all of her dinner or breakfast, and I think if I put it in less food, she won't eat any of it at all because it will taste too medicine-y (I know, that's not a real word).  With my vision being so very limited, I'm not able to toss the pills down her throat myself, either.  When D is here, that's what he does.  Unfortunately, she's figured out how to get the pill with her tongue and spit it back out at us.  She's just too smart!!

What can I do to make sure she's getting her pills?  I thought about putting in tuna juice, but I know cats shouldn't have that very often at all, so that seems like it wouldn't be a good long-term solution.  Anyone have any ideas?

I've been fortunate that Carmine and Milita's medications and supplements have been in either powder form that I can sprinkle on their food or liquid that I can squirt in their mouths.

Sadly, I think little Jewel continues to lose weight, but I'm not completely sure.  She's so tiny that it's hard to tell these days.  I'm hoping to be able to get a baby scale soon to weigh her once a week at home between her vet visits.

So she's not left out...Milita is doing well!  She's happy as a clam right now, laying on the top of my office chair, watching me write :)

I've been sick with a sinus infection for the past three days.  Today's the first day I can breathe.  I know you all understand, but the kitties and I miss visiting all our great friends.  We'll try to come around in the next few days to say hello to everyone and get back in the swing of things again :)