I love a good smooch, especially with Momma.  She completes my World as I do hers. We are a team and a good partnership, it's just ashame sometimes that ManSlave is the head of the Pride, because I could quite easily take his place in a flash.

Well, as you can see, I am feeling a bit more sprightly and had me a little bath in my special anti-dandruff shampoo, the only down side is, is it's pink! Eeeek, I hate pink, that's for girls.  But none the less, it has made me feel good again and quite kissable it seems. Just the other day my skin hurt so much I couldn't bear to be touched and even to to the extent of hissing at everyone. I never hiss unless it's for a very very good reason, like a FURMOMETER! But, you see, it has been embarrassing to say the least. The little fur I already had, that covered my man selection, has dropped out. This has left me totally naked and feeling vulnerable around the nether regions. Who would guess that I could lose even more fur than I already don't have?

Momma said it makes me even more kissable, but I am not so sure. I like my furry boots and tail and fluffy face and my peach appeal.  If I was meant to be a Sphynx I wouldn't mind, but I am a very unique Devon Rex thank you very much and would like to add, that WHEN my fur grows back, it will be with a vengeance. I might have to resort to using caffine shampoo and boot polish to give me the desired effect and comb over everything I have to make it look like I am 'back in town'. Although, some of the ladies say that bald is beautiful - Momma just says I am beautiful, so I guess that's good enough for me!

KS =^..^=

I actually enjoy my visits to the vets of late, I get weighed in first, have my eyes, ears, mouth and tummy checked, then my ticker gets a good going over. My Grade III murmur* makes me special because you can hear my ticker without a stethoscope, Momma loves to lay her head on me and listen to my cardiac cycle, swooshing and whirring.  I used to cough and wheeze with it and sometimes, I do get a tiny bit tired if I run about too much, but since my new diet, it all seems to be a bit easier and I have more energy and my ticker doesn't sound so loud. 

When I eat bad things, well, things I have stolen or licked (which is NOT my fault) I get a skin reaction, the 'pink tray' is usually required and then my belly swells. It also makes my kidneys swell, especially my right one. Simon the Vet tells me it is possibly part of my reaction cycle as it's only then it happens. If you remember, in the Summer, I did a 'tinkle test' and all came back 'normal'. It's just the way I work I guess.  I am unique after all.

My food is now weighed out everyday, this is annoying as I can't even have a tiny bit more.  I have two types of food, one is a very pricey kibble from Hills in the form of Venison & Pea. If I only eat this, my stools are too big and I can't cope with all that biscuit. I am also STARVING! I am on steroids as well, so they make me feel hungry.  So Momma devised a food that is bulky, yet made of all protein and steralised. Interesting huh! It makes me feel super full and I still get my vitamins and minerals from the hills and I am, for the first time, putting on weight and keeping it!  I weigh a mighty 4.18K. For my family, this is a good weight!

My meal times now go like this:-
Brekki:- 50g protein & 10g hills & 2.5mg Prednisolone  
Treat:- 2 x hills biscuits (the girls get dreamies!!!)
Lunch:- 10g hills
Nom time:- 50g protein & 10g hills & 2.5mg Prednisolone  
late supper:- 20g hills

In these small amounts, I am getting my much needed 'bulk' to make me feel full as well as my daily amount of Hills at the lower end. And, I am not YAWPING! I don't really even ask for food like I used to. Every 5 minutes.  So, my skin is a tiny bit sore on my shoulder, my eye is a tiny bit puffy, but when your body rejects every protein going, I feel this is a good compromise to go forward with. hey, and it's only taken 5years to achieve this perfection and a lot of hard work. I don't require as many baths as I used to and the Malassezia dermatitis** is staying away as is the Urticaria Pigmentosa.*** My kitty colitis is brought on by allergies and these other things I have just get exacerbated by anything I have an allergy to, in and out of my body... and that is even dust, wool, flowers and smells. 

I love being me, I am unique. People have leered at my baldness**** and said some very mean things, but I can't help being bald, it's in my genes. Does it make me any less lovable, nope. It makes me tolerate a heck of a lot of abuse, especially from other Devon Rex owners and breeders.  I am lucky that my original breeder was so caring to find me a special home where I could have all this care and attention from Momma. These things happen - genetics are never perfect - I am a unique and special character who loves fuss and attention - but only to those who worship me!

KS =^..^=
*Grade III—intermediate loudness; most murmurs which are related to the mechanics of blood circulation are at least grade III. - That's me - but I don't have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - my test results are negative on that!
** a single-celled yeast that causes ear infections, greasy skin and itchiness, which is treated with antifungal drugs or in my case - anti dandruff shampoo!
*** a dermatological problem that causes crusty sores on the body and is treated with prednisolone and essential fatty acids.
**** Congenital hypotrichosis, otherwise known as hereditary baldness. 

BED AND A BATH

Well it's been a full week since I tried a little 'kitten milk' that I stole from Lillibet which made me very very poorly from both ends all at once. Momma had to hold me up because I was staggering and falling everywhere with exhaustion.  You see, kitten milk is lactose free, so who would have guessed that it's not the lactose that makes me react like this but whey!  WHEY I TELL YOU!  I have never been 'this' ill before.  My skin was almost bubbling with heat and all my blue veins were sticking out and my eyes clamped shut. The most embarrassing part was when Momma stuffed a thermometer up my bum to find out my temperature had actually dropped.  I mean, why does she do that?


After a dose of antihistamine and a long sleep I woke up and demanded food! YAWP I shouted, YAWP, YAWP, YAWP.  I was back up and running again and all they fed me was chicken stew...... how is a man to live on that, I needed kibble and a side of steak!  So the allergy was a bad one this time, I admit that it was partly Momma's fault and partly mine, because I should know better, but oooh that milky was so good for around, mmmm, 6 minutes! Well at least all the emergency meds are in the house and I will never again be allowed any kitten milky EVER AGAIN! 

Yesterday, we each had a bath, some of it was to do with the fact that I was covered in scabs from my allergy and some was because I had peed on my foot.  I mean, I am nearly 7yrs old and I actually peed on my own foot and then all the clumping cat litter began to clump and I hopped out, three legged with a setting concrete bootie on and made my way up to the Parentals bed to see if I could dislodge it. The parentals bed is of course, the furthest point from the litter tray and the cleanest part of the house being lovingly ironed with Egyptian cotton cream sheets. It was the trail of gray cement clumps from the tray directly to my foot that gave it away. I had to admit, when Momma found me, I was so embarrassed for the second time this week!

So because of me, everyone had a bath.  Mr.Zeus had a mousy belly, but got a full wash and dry and in my opinion looks a little 'poofy' now!  Faith had a stinky bum and mousy feet so had a special 'ladies wash' and poor little lillibet didn't deserve any of what she got, her first bath of feet, bum and belly!  I mean the poor little babe just wasn't expecting baby shampoo in all her most secret places.  Oh the look she gave Momma was one of shock, then acceptance, then murder in her eyes!  As ManSlave said... 'well at least her chocolate button is clean now!'  
Now Momma is away today, doing Cat Club stuff and all I can say is there had better be a serious amount of accidental overfeeding by ManSlave  and a decent roast in the oven or there will be some serious YAWPING to be done!!!

KS =^..^=