Cracker Jack uppydate

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Things are going well. Peanut has stopped hissing for the most part. Sometimes CJ gets a little more rambunctious than Peanut likes, so she will hiss to settle him down, but overall things are going extremely well. There has been a scuffle or two, but we are strongly discouraging those since Peanut is now limping again (her bursitis) so I’m thinking Jack must have gotten a little too playful and she hurt herself. THerefore, sniffing, laying near each other and other such mild behavior is ok, but anything more and Terry gets a little defensive of his elderly little girl.

Jack is so funny though, and is such an instigator! He’ll hide in wait behind our coats hanging on the dining room chairs, then jump out at Peanut, then quickly scoot back behind the coats, then dart out at her again, then hide, then dart, then hide and this will go on until he darts a little too close. Peanut will just sit there and watch his antics….until he gets a bit too close then she’ll hiss. I believe this is how/when one of the scuffles occurred where she hurt her leg. But he is such a little goof. The video in this post is a brief demonstration. Of course he wouldn't really do it while I was standing there with the camera, but he did give a slowed down demonstration.

As for the pills, we have come to a compromise. Jack gets tuna, I get a sweet, loving, playful kitty that doesn’t hide from my every move. I've also gotten the butt wiggle and combat kitty, so I think I got the better of that deal. He is done with the antibiotic now and only has the probiocen left for a few days, and that blends in really well with tuna. I think his stool has stiffened up a bit, but is by no means forming into anything, so when we’re done with the probiocen I’ll be calling the vet back to see what’s next on the agenda.

On with the pictures.......(in next post)