Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
My Poor Ear #SundaySelfie
Meows from Mudpie!
I mentioned on Friday that I had to go back to the vet. When I was last there (just 2 weeks ago) some debris in my itchy right ear was taken to look at under a microscope, and bacteria was found, so the vet wanted to see me again.
This year Mommy started taking me to a new vet that she just loves, but it's a very small practice and last week they had to close for several days because of a "personal tragedy". We later found out the wonderful vet tech lost her home in a fire in the middle of the night, and all 4 of her pets were killed. Unimaginable.
So once they reopened Mommy made an appointment. Remember how I said I had lost a couple pounds at my last weigh in? Well I gained a little of it back MOL! Must be that rotisserie chicken Mommy got me. But the vet said she is ecstatic that my appetite is so good, because that's not the case for so many CKD kitties.
But my right ear is a mess, to put it mildly. For the past several weeks the "stuff" you see in the above photo has been coming out of my ear. It's hard as a rock. There are days my ear makes me feel just miserable. The vet went through several q-tips trying to clean it out to no avail. She doesn't know if chronic inflammation has caused the ear canal to narrow or if there might be a mass in there. She sent us home with a daily salve to make the ear more comfortable for me, and a cleaner to be used twice a week. Then she wants to see me again in 3 weeks in hopes it gets cleaned out enough for her to see what's going on in there.
Of course Mommy had a panic attack hearing the word "mass". This ear has been a problem off and on for the past 3 years and we never considered it a big deal. Our prior vet chalked it up to allergies (which makes sense because I have asthma), so we're hoping and praying it's inflammation that we can manage with medication.
If anyone has experience with this type of thing, please let us know!
We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Minty Mudpie #CaturdayArt
2. A container of Trader Joe's chocolate mascarpone with Mudpie pee in it (for a urinalysis) is the most unusual item in my refrigerator.
3. My patience is lacking. I always say when God handed out patience I didn't have the patience to stand in line for it!
4. I have more than enough Halloween and Christmas decorations. Yet I look forward to shopping for more every year.
Friday, May 29, 2026
What on Earth??? #PetPhotoFails
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Monday, May 25, 2026
Memorial Day 2026
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Caturday Art
2. I refuse to spend money on air. Meaning, gas station air pumps. I recently bought a portable tire inflator so I'm never in search of a gas station with free air again!
3. My house is a bit chaotic. I've been doing loads of decluttering lately but I have a bad habit of not finishing one project before I start a new one so nothing ever looks completely polished.
4. A fun fact about me is that I was obsessed with Nancy Drew as a little girl. I tore through the whole series thanks to my grade school library, and then bought all the original books with my own money at a flea market. Somewhere in the basement is that box of books, which keeps me going when I get tired of going through boxes!









