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15 July 2009 @ 02:32 pm
Personal Entry No. 9  
I finally sent in my submission for the Fanbook, so I can get started on the icon requests soon. I'm sorry for the wait, everyone!

I also finally received a letter from my school stating that I made the Dean's List for last semester, which was a great relief even though I knew my GPA not long after I returned home. In May. Over two months ago. I shouldn't be whining about something so minor, though.


Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Then, write 10 things that you love starting with that letter. Post the list in your journal. Give out letters to your commenters in return.

This one was from [livejournal.com profile] mairenn_k, who gave me the letter "A."

1. Apples.
2. Anton Chekhov's stories.
3. Antirrhinum (snapdragons).
4. Aquilegia (columbines).
5. Antiques (mostly old bottles, books, and assorted things that are slightly useless).
6. Autumn.
7. Archie and Mehitabel.
8. Astronomy.
9. Anna Akhmatova's poems.
10. April 1st.

I had to stretch it somewhat, but that's not half bad!

Setting that aside, we'll be leaving at 3:00 today to take our dashingly-handsome older cat to the vet's for a check-up. Kipper's been diagnosed with both diabetes and thyroid problems, and--while he doesn't mind his insulin shots--he despises his medicine. Does anyone have any good ideas for giving pills to cats?
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[identity profile] la-vie-noire.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 06:44 pm (UTC)
Congrats for your school! And damn, I wish your cat the best. I just have had dogs all my life, so I have no idea. What works with them is giving the medicine with the food.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 10:08 pm (UTC)
Thank you!

Our dog has needed to take medicine ever since he was a puppy, and we've always given it to him in his food. I think the problem with Kipper is that, his mouth being smaller, he can more easily notice the pill. :/ I suggested to my mother that we cut it up into smaller pieces or even grind it up, so we'll see how that works out.
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[identity profile] timidity.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 07:05 pm (UTC)
Kipper is such a cute name, jsyk.

I too would suggest trying to put the pills in food, otherwise really the only thing to do would be one person to hold him, another to pretty much shove the pill in, unkind as that sounds. :|;; We've had problems with giving our cat pulls before too, and it's uncomfortable but sometimes there's no other way.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 10:12 pm (UTC)
You know, we adopted him as a kitten from another family (they had to give him up since they were moving), and they had called him "Cookie." It was my father's idea to rename him Kipper. (And a good idea it was. Kipper's too manly to be a Cookie.)

As it stands, that's what we've been doing up to now. :( I hope he gets used to the taste of the pills.
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[identity profile] mairenn-k.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 07:19 pm (UTC)
Congrats for the school results!

When we need to give our cat pills, we usually roll them up in cheese or ham or something else that she likes. It works sometimes. Um, and in worst case we just put the pill in her mouth and keep her jaws shut until she swallows. She's very good at pretending to swallow and then spitting everything out as soon as you let go of her, though.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 10:19 pm (UTC)
Thanks! (Also, thank you for the meme!)

We tried "pill pockets" made out of meat, but Kipper didn't seem to care for them--maybe they didn't mask the pill enough? Real meat or cheese might work better in this case.

Instead of pretending to swallow, Kipper usually hides the pills under his tongue and spits them out as soon as he's several feet away (that is, when he believes himself to be out of view). XD
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[identity profile] makwui.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 08:30 pm (UTC)
Congrats for your school.

I would suggest that you put the pills in food, just like the other people said. My cat just normally eats it without a problem, so i really don't know.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 10:21 pm (UTC)
Thank you. :)

I think that, if putting the pills in real food or cutting them up doesn't work, then we'll just have to wait until he gets used to the taste of the medicine. You're lucky that your cat is so well-behaved!
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[identity profile] makwui.livejournal.com on July 16th, 2009 12:16 am (UTC)
Hehe, Shes not really well behaved. She is EVIL. O_e

My Friend and I have a joke about her.

My friend draws Syaoran so he looks like he has devil horns, so she called him a devil. And My cat is eally evil so we call my cat Syaoran's Devil Offspring.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 16th, 2009 01:21 am (UTC)
XD Cats can be funny like that. Our younger cat looks like a cream puff, but she has the heart of a fierce and wondrous predator. (She hunts insects and dust balls with all the ferocity of a tiger.)
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[identity profile] makwui.livejournal.com on July 16th, 2009 01:50 am (UTC)
Mine will think your hair is an exellent way to climb up high.
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[identity profile] part-b.livejournal.com on July 15th, 2009 11:11 pm (UTC)
Congratulations on making the Dean's List!

A-And I'd second putting the pills into food like everyone else said, but my cats always manage to eat around the pills. It is definitely worth trying, though. I think my cats just want to make things difficult, haha.
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 16th, 2009 01:19 am (UTC)
Thank you! I don't think Kipper really wants to make things difficult for us, but he just despises something about the pills.
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[identity profile] pink-for-flower.livejournal.com on July 16th, 2009 03:05 pm (UTC)
Congrats ♥

Oh, could I ask for a letter, please? :)

Aaah, old books are so beautiful ;w;

O-oh my. I used to have a kitty, but that was ages ago. When he was sick we tried dissolving the pills in the cat-milk he used to drink, if I remember correctly. Worked for him, but it depends on the cat, I guess? xD;

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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 17th, 2009 04:36 pm (UTC)
That's an amazing icon.

Thank you! How about "N" for the meme?

I'm not sure if the pills will dissolve in water (they likely will, though), but that sounds like a good idea! We just have to make sure that our other cat doesn't drink it.
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[identity profile] pink-for-flower.livejournal.com on July 18th, 2009 12:24 pm (UTC)
Thank you! ♥ Katogi Mari's art is rather beautiful and I'm incredibly fond of the Alice in Wonderland motive :)

N it is! ^^

Ah, we crushed them first so they would solve...
Oh, so you have two cats? /curious
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[identity profile] outou.livejournal.com on July 18th, 2009 08:53 pm (UTC)
Thank you for the link! I was only able to look over her website for a short while, but I can't wait until I get the time to browse through her works more thoroughly.

We have a little calico cat named Hermione, who's slightly more fur than cat. She's much more feral than Kipper, though--she likes to hunt insects, and would love to hunt birds if we would only let her outside.
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[identity profile] pink-for-flower.livejournal.com on July 19th, 2009 06:33 pm (UTC)
I haven't had the time to look through all of her graphics, but those I've seen are just too pretty ;w; And you're welcome ♥

Awww, that sounds adorable! And Hermione's so fitting for a cat xDD
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