Yes and so nice.
COLD DARK ROOM
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Pastel Tortie
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Thank you! Cattley is still sneezing a bit, but he's looking less miserable than he did a day or two ago. He's on Cerenia for the inflammation (poor sore nose). The vet also started him on an antibiotic for a few days. If it works, we'll continue with a much longer course.
I was surprised the likely diagnosis was bacterial, not viral, but after taking Cattley's medical history into account and hearing the thought process behind the vet's opinion, it made sense.
Hey everyone hope all is well here in the CDR I haven't stopped by in a while. Things have been good on my end. Murphy celebrated his 1yr birthday/anniversary with me this past weekend. He got some birthday Mazuri and a new bigger enclosure! So he's a pretty happy guy these days. Marge is going to eat me out of house and home! This little Tortoise never stops! She's gained 10 grams in 2 weeks! 
Pastel Tortie
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Thank you. Cattley has been keeping to himself mostly, but he's been willing to sleep on/above my pillow the last few nights. I think snuggling and snoozing with his people made Cattley feel a less miserable.
Pastel Tortie
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Oh, thank you. Cattley is such a super sweet kitty, it's difficult seeing him feeling miserable and not being able to speed up his recovery. Cattley is my sewing kitty. Not that I've been sewing lately. I have so many projects to get back to.
Pastel Tortie
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Fortunately, all of of Cattley's meds are in pill form, and he usually isn't too bad about taking them. We make sure they're in small pieces, and we wrap each in a small piece of pill pocket, so the cat doesn't have to chew, just swallow. Note: Pill pockets MUST be Salmon flavor. Success rate drops significantly if it's chicken flavored.
Pastel Tortie
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As long as you don't have a hen house...
Pastel Tortie
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Murphy and Marge are absolutely adorable! They look like they have tons of personality, too.
I don't know if it's all tortoises because he's my first but Murphy is a very curious Tortoise. He doesn't like when I bother him, but he's highly intrigued with everything I do is the only way I can explain it lol. If I'm digging a hole he will come over and look in it if I'm planting a plant he will come over and watch me. He seems fascinated with everything I do? Little Marge I'm still learning her personality but so far "Fearless"
Pastel Tortie
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I told Pixie (one of Cattley's sisters) not to spill any dust in the Mud turtle tank... but she isn't making any promises.
I want to take that magnifying glass and go looking for the itsy bitsy barbels on Bold's chin... I just have to figure out how to hold the magnifying glass and Bold where I can see what I'm doing and what I'm looking at... Preferably WITHOUT getting chomped again. That little turtle has a MUCH stronger beak than he usually lets on.
Pastel Tortie
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You know your kitty is really congested when... You pick him up to cuddle him, and his purr sounds like static!
Happy Hump day. Hope it is a good one.
Happy Birthday Murphy. And Marge's eating habits is a good sign. She is happy and comfortable with you. Well done.
With a good Mommy like you he dare not get better.[emoji6]
Lol. Well he is sick, he might as well milk it for what it is worth. [emoji23]
BUT you taste soooooo good!!I told Pixie (one of Cattley's sisters) not to spill any dust in the Mud turtle tank... but she isn't making any promises.
I want to take that magnifying glass and go looking for the itsy bitsy barbels on Bold's chin... I just have to figure out how to hold the magnifying glass and Bold where I can see what I'm doing and what I'm looking at... Preferably WITHOUT getting chomped again. That little turtle has a MUCH stronger beak than he usually lets on.
[emoji26] [emoji26]You know your kitty is really congested when... You pick him up to cuddle him, and his purr sounds like static!
