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"Kids" Yearly Checkup Summary

Well, it was about that time of the year for Ralph, Gonzo and Nicademous to make their annual trip to the vet. I decided to take advantage of Cody's inability to run from me to help me with the trek to the vet. So, we loaded the 3 up this snowy afternoon in the pickup and headed to the vet. Eros was plenty peeved, as she was the only one left behind for the adventure. However, as soon as we got home, she thoroughly checked all 3 to make sure they arrived home okay.

Below, for those interested, are the weights of the kids as compared to a year ago and a quick synopsis:

Ralph - last yr: 62 lbs - this yr: 58 lbs
Gonzo - last yr: 4.7 lbs - this yr: 4.3 lbs
Nicademous - last yr: 7.1 lbs - this yr: 14.2 lbs

As you can see, Ralph dropped a few. We are trying to get him down to his fighting weight of 50 - 55 lbs. He's been working hard, and is doing good. His latest problem has been a bit of "ralphing" in the morning for the last couple of weeks. So, he got an x-ray to check for rocks in his stomach (as he has a history of rock/stomach problems). On the bright side, his x-ray showed no signs of the pesky rocks. He is now on some medicine to see if it'll help digest his food a little better. We'll see if that works.

Gonzo, unfortunately, is continuing to lose weight. This has the vet a bit worried, especially as her thyroid glands are noticeably swollen and she's eating us out of house and home and still losing weight. The vet drew some blood to run some tests, and they are pretty sure that her thyroids are "caput". If so, this'll mean medicine, followed by a potential surgery. We'll keep you posted on the cantankerous old one.

Nicademous, buddy, you DOUBLED your weight!!! Needless to say, our orange wonder is on his way to becoming our sumo wrestler. He just needs a few lessons and that's about it. However, because he and Gonzo eat from each other's bowls, the vet said to not worry about his weight until we get Gonzo fattened up a bit. Nicademous' other problem is the arrival of "kitty acne" on his chin. So, he will start getting some special shampoo treatments a couple of times a week.

We'll keep all you interested ones posted. Sorry, no pics for this adventure, but I'm sure we'll get some out soon!