Art Sunday & Bilbo

Bilbo & I made it to Birmingham & back! It was a long trip....about 2½ hours one way. Bilbo wasn't too happy on the way down there, but he was fine on the way back. We found out his heart is enlarged on one side (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), but not severely. His heart rate is fast, but his blood pressure is fine. So that news is as good as I could hope for, I think! It is progressive but he is on medication (beta blockers) and we'll go back in 9 months to see how he is doing and adjust his medicine if needed. Rigth now I am not noticing any symptoms so I guess we have caught it early! Another of my kitties is sick--Rusty lives outside and had been missing for almost a week. He came back skinny, dehydrated and had sores and hair missing from scratching. Then, just as he seemed to be getting better, he got a uti. He is on antibiotics now and on his way to getting better. He is living in the back of my studio now--I'm not sure if he'll go back outside or continue living in my studio after its finished. Sweet Pea has been getting medicine for his eyes too so maybe everyone will be well soon!!

This Sunday is Art Sunday so I'm busy getting some jewelry done for that. I only have today left--then will start getting stuff together tomorrow and set up my tent. I'll have pics to share from the show next week.

Here's a Frazier update--he's still as happy as can be! He now comes over to our front porch too. Before he just hung out in the back yard of my studio, but he's much braver now! Someone dropped off a little black kitten that he loves to play with. I haven't petted the kitten and I'm trying not to get too attached so I can find it a home!! But Frazier surely is enjoying running around with him/her. I saw a baby 'possum in the yard the other night too. Too bad I couldn't have gotten a picture of that to share--it was pretty cute, for a possum!! lol!

Bilbo update

Thanks for all the kind words about Bilbo! We got his test results back and it wasn't his thyroid so we went for x-rays on Monday. His heart is enlarged so I am taking him for an echocardiogram in Birmingham on Wednesday morning and giving him some medication in the meantime. He seems to be feeling fine so maybe we have caught it early and with treatment he'll be with us a lot longer....it makes me sad to ever think of being without him, or any of my kitties.

I'm busy with appointments, getting ready for shows, weddings, showers, graphics...so I am overbooked and haven't had much time for posting or even taking pictures to post! My sister, Jackson & I all went to Crow Mountain orchard and I took a few pics that I'll share soon.

Thanks again for the concern about Bilbo--he even got a get well card from my sister's dogs yesterday!! ;)

Poor Bilbo....

Bilbo went for his yearly checkup and shots Monday and the vet heard a heart murmur and said his thyroid was enlarged. So he had to have blood drawn and tests run and hopefully we'll know what we need to do today. I feel so bad for him--he's already had 4 surgeries and I hate to think of him having another one. But every time he bounces back and he's always so easy going about everything!

Have you gotten your new issue of Create & Decorate yet? I have two projects in there this month. I have this paperclay Jack-o-Lantern in there--he's the first project! If you want to try him and don't have a big styrofoam ball, use any size you have ... they are so cute when you have a bunch of them grouped together. Then I have a "Wise Old Owl" project in this issue too. If you don't have a copy of the magazine, go to The Cat's Pyjamas Patterns to purchase the printed pattern or e-pattern. You can quickly find them in the featured area on the right!

I have a day of graphics & jewelry making planned so I should get busy! I'm working on a new style of jewelry and it seems like its taking me a long time to make any progress since its new to me. Its only a couple of weeks until my show!!

Going to the vet....

Good morning, y'all!! Sorry its been such a long time--I've had so much going on and haven't had much time to write. I even sat down and started a post a few days ago and that never got finished! I'm working on some jewelry for a show on August 31. If you're near Scottsboro, I'll be at Art Sunday/Art in the Park. I'll mostly be selling jewelry at this show.

I was finally able to arrange an appointment for CJ and catch him at the same time!! I feel bad for him--he's on the porch in a carrier waiting on me and he wasn't happy about being put in it, but he'll be much happier after I get him fixed. Last night I went on the porch because I heard some commotion and there was a tiny black kitten out there. I tried to get him/her to come to me but CJ wouldn't allow that! He bullied all the cats out there, included the teeny tiny kitten! He stuck to me like glue everywhere I went--if anyone had seen him they would have believed I trained him to heel, that's how close he was to me all night. I'm hoping he'll calm down in a couple of weeks after today. I think he's old and hadn't had any attention for a while and now he's loving it. I would love to bring him inside but I think I am over my limit for kitties in the house!

Mr. Spock is going today too--he's getting his shots and a check up. Have I ever told you how HUGE Mr. Spock is? Check out this picture of him & Pumpkin. Its pretty recent, not when Pumpkin was a kitten. Pumpkin is a little smaller than my other cats, but not a whole lot. Mr. Spock is just a giant, I guess!

I'm working on a new website to list some of my weird, just a little creepy stuff. It will be some of my paintings and papier mache stuff. I'm hoping to have that ready in a few months. I'll be sharing the link as soon as I get the first items listed. I'm not too sure if another website was what I needed right now, but it seemed like a good idea at the time! ha!