Simon's Sister's Dog

Simon's Sister's Dog

Not as funny as Simon's Cat. But this one's a promo for the RSPCA.

An eternal question

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"One of us answers with the truth and one of us answers with lie you may ask one question."

What reason do we have to assume that the one who said this is telling the truth?

Hyper-thyroid

Chip took Mr. Wonderful to the vet yesterday for a check-up It was time for one anyway, but he's been drinking a lot of water lately, so we've been concerned that he might have kidney problems.

The vet called this morning with the test results.

He does seem to be in the early stages of kidney disease, so everyone's hoping that treating it early will help minimize that as a problem.

But the reason that he's been eating a lot and still losing weight is that his thyroid is working overtime, which we had not even vaguely suspected. They said that this is in its early stages as well, and it can be kept in control with medication.

So he has started a new medication as of tonight.

We're hoping when his metabolism starts to slow down that he'll turn into a fatter and lazier kitty, and maybe, just maybe, we'll have fewer early-morning wake-up calls.

Up early this morning...

How do you say no to someone who's just trying to be sweet?

About half an hour before it was time for my alarm clock to go off, someone fluffy came marching up the middle of the bed and yelling for attention.

He just wanted to be petted. Once he had hands on him, he started purring very loudly. After about two minutes, he was gone again. It was like the kid that wakes up at three a.m. screaming for a glass of water, and when you take it to him, he takes one swallow, hands it back and says, "I just wanted a sip."

He doesn't just want attention, he demands it. Not just half an hour before my alarm clock, but sometimes at 4:00 a.m. And when he wants it, he lets you know. In no uncertain terms.

So how do you balance wuvving the widdle baby with getting a full night's sleep?

His screams remind me of Jon Lovitz's old SNL imitation of Harvey Fierstein: "I just wanna be LOVED! Is that so WRONG?!"