kitty stress

cats get sick.  i realize this.  but they get diseases like humans do and who is ever prepared for that?  i mean... don't we usually treat our pets like humans, like our children...our babies?  i know i do. 

my kitty is my baby.  gracie is my princess as you have seen several times now.  i talk to her like she is another person living in the house regardless of whether she truly understands or not.  but truth be told, i really think she does.  i have had her since she was 5 weeks old and that is a very long time... so we are pretty bonded.

now i find out she has thyroid tumors...hyperthyroidism.  she was showing some symptoms but i was hoping it was just a sign of age after all.  which it was in part because she also has severe arthritis.  darn... now i have an arsenal of medication for her:  a wonderful gel to massage in her ears every day and a supplement to mix into her food...

but gracie is a fast learner.  i have to wear gloves to get the ear gel in and she hasn't taken to that very well yet.  i'm still working on her.  but in the meantime, i found her the other day in this pose...

looking to escape through the screen somehow, from me...from the gel... whatever.  too cute...

happy day.....