Andy’s had his breakfast, now he would like to have mine.

Andy played…

…a little bit, but the floppy carrot has lost most of its allure.

Andy was snooping around the ottoman when…

…he realized he was getting too close to me at eye medicine time.

Uh oh!

Andy’s upset about me medicating him.

He’s refusing to play and staying away from me under the recliner footrest.

LOL! He thinks I’m not watching! 

Andy is a…

…sleepy boy.

By the front door…

…in the bathroom….

…in the dining area…

…and in the front room to watch me watching television and playing on the computer, I can count on my little shadow being there! Of course, the kitchen is his favorite place to follow me because Andy wants me to open the cabinet doors for his “mousie” patrol.

Andy sneaked by just now. He usually stops by to let me know he wants his nose “skritched” or a pat on the head. Is this related to his new medication regimen? I hope not!

It isn’t easy being Andy.

This has to be smeared inside the flap of his ears twice a day…for life. Alternating ears, for some reason, is necessary. The applicator is ingenuous, and you turn a knob on the end of the tube to extrude a single dose. The medication is absorbed through the skin, so it is imperative it does not get it on one’s skin if you aren’t Andy!

The condition is hyperthyroidism. Andy will have a follow-up visit in three weeks to measure how well the medication is controlling the problem, one that apparently isn’t that uncommon in older cats.

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Happily, Andy has been very good while I apply the medications. 

Andy had a visit with his veterinarian yesterday morning. I have an appointment for today to get the full report on the $420 worth of evaluations and the extensive blood tests. Andy’s veterinarian had so many patients yesterday the separate appointment to review Andy’s report became necessary, though he did let me know most of his tests were acceptable.

Happiest of all: the eye drops brought the pressure in his eyes – the glaucoma – into the normal range! His blood pressure, on the other hand, was high.

I still feel the blood pressure issue is partly “white coat syndrome” – the stress of being at his doctor’s. I probably will have to give him medication for blood pressure, but I will find out what his veterinarian wants later today.

Andy was a very bad kitty when I had to get him ready to go, but he made up for it by being very good when I put drops in his eyes later. I’ve returned to the technique of swaddling him in a heavy towel when I medicate him. That’s worked well with Andy over the years.

Technically, “white coat syndrome” should be “red coat syndrome” in the instance of Andy’s doctor’s usual dress. Note Andy’s posture. He never moves much from that position except when they check his blood pressure five, six times to get an average. He freaks out! 

Andy got a bit of ‘nip today.

It was fresh ‘nip for a change.

Knocked him out!

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There was an “oops” yesterday, with an incomplete version of this posted. Hope you weren’t too frustrated that nothing but the first photo posted in the Reader.