Look at this cute face

 Jules is doing well. He loves playing, his brother Ringo, and is curious about Lucy but she keeps him at arm's length for now.

 

Blep on a Monday

 We feel you, Ringo, we really do.

 

R is for Ringo

 I noticed Ringo was sitting next to the letter R I have in my office.

 

Turned around and growing like crazy!

 Jules has turned the corner and is doing great! His fecal sample was normal and while his stools are still a little softer than I'd like, they have improved a lot since a week ago. We'll continue giving probiotics for a while, given that he recently was on antibiotics. He's eating like crazy and is back to gaining weight.

He's enamored with both Lucy and Ringo, but especially Ringo. Ringo has been so patient and good with Jules, and this morning, he let Jules tackle him and they wrestled a little bit!

 

Jules and Ringo play patty paws

 Please enjoy this video of our two boys playing by a door. So cute!

Integrating into the household

 Ringo and Lucy have made amazing progress with Jules in just 5 days. This morning, I took this adorable photo of the three of them.

Is there hissing? Of course. But Jules seems to respect the other cats when they hiss and either backs away or just goes to do something else.

I downloaded a fishing game for cats, and he was playing it last night. The squee factor was pretty high!

Finally Friday from ridiculous Ringo

 I was on a work trip last week to Pennsylvania. It was a four day, three night whirlwind where I met tons of people and got many good contacts. Unfortunately, it was part of the weekend, so I feel pretty fried.

Please enjoy these photos of ridiculous Ringo in the sunbeam.

Thrifty Thursday: Wand cat toy

 

This is Ringo. I told Mom that I wanted to host today's Thrifty Thursday. On Monday, Mom had a vacation day and in the afternoon, she went to something called a Goodwill Outlet in Milwaukee. You dig through bins and buy items by the pound.

Mom found a wand cat toy, and it's my new favorite! I carry it all around the house and deliver it to Dad's bathroom door.

I let Mom photograph it, but now it's mine again. I hope she goes there again because I'd love to have another cat toy like this. She says she will keep a lookout for me.

Chillin' Ringo

 Ringo was acting so cute on the upstairs cat tree. Thankfully, he doesn't bother the ivy plant nearby.

Two kitties in a basket

 Check out this cuteness! Lucy and Ringo both squeezed into the old wicker bed. We've had this bed for many years; it was Benny's when he was a kitten. We love that the kitties still use it.

I'm trying to sleep, but. . .

 Mom keeps waking me up by taking photos!

Mom wanted me to let you know that Sadie didn't feel too well last week. She had vomiting, diarrhea, and wasn't very interested in eating. Then she developed a URI and was sneezing a lot. She messaged her cat friend Connie, who suggested taking her off the Fancy Feast food. There have been a lot of complains about cats/dogs getting sick from Purina food.

We stopped both the FF and the raw she'd been eating and bought other brands, like Wellness and Tiki Cat (non seafood flavors). It worked! It took a few days, but she started improving. We're relieved. Oddly, neither Ringo nor Lucy have reacted to the food. Our mom did file a report with both the FDA and Purina.

Mom's been busy

 This is Ringo. I'm inspecting mom's backpack.

She went to visit her mom again this past weekend, and was gone for two nights. Two nights! I was lonely.

She said her mom has a different chemo schedule and it handling it much better. This trip was much less stressful. 

I made sure to get lots of pets after she got back, and also demanded rides on her shoulder.

A double-stack of kitties

 Lucy and Ringo were both sitting on the upstairs cat tower.

Ringo has some opinions

 

I had to work a little late one evening recently, and Ringo had some opinions about that (none of them good). Sorry, Ringo, but sometimes there's just not enough hours in the workday to get things done. And it was only for one hour.

It's been a rough start to the year. My mom (Rene) learned she had breast cancer just after Christmas. She had stage 3 breast cancer 32 years ago, and the doctors think a cell or two migrated and went dormant for all of that time. She had her first chemo last week and, unfortunately, it put her in the hospital. It seems she's picked up every kind of infection there is, from a UTI, thrush, and an infected scratch on her arm. Plus, of course, diarrhea, low platelet count, and dehydration.

I'm thankful to have two sisters who are nurses. I've visited once and plan to make more trips, but right now we're waiting to see what changes will be made to her treatment plan. Prayers or good thoughts would be appreciated. It makes me sad to see her having to go through this again.

Warming faceplant

 

Ringo: It's cold. I'll facpelant into Lucy's side to try and stay warm.

Hi from the top of the scratcher

 Ringo says hello from the top of the Ultimate Scratcher. He'll often sit there, even by himself, for periods of time.

Lucy and Ringo share the heated bed

Sadie doesn't really like sharing the heated bed, but Ringo really wants to share and keeps trying. Sometimes he gets lucky. These photos are of two different times when they shared the space.

Mom, why are you still working?

 Mom, why are you still working today? It's pretty close to Christmas, and you were gone yesterday. I need lots of pets!

I'll help you with your work, Mom

 Oh Ringo, you're such a helpful kitty.

What to do with that foot?

 Ringo was grooming himself, and his back leg was tucked behind his head. It make me smile. I only got one photo before he moved.