Say left a comment, saying: I don’t know why. But Fred looks superimposed there on that picture. And it is starting to freak me out a bit. Like, if I stare at it.
I actually thought that very same thing. He looks like he’s photoshopped into the picture for some reason. He’s not, but he looks like it!
(Also, Say referred to me in an email as a “skinny wormy yellow thyroid-enlarged arthritic creature”, and I laughed so loud that the cats all ran for cover. I love Say!)
More comments:
What is the treatment for hep A and arthritis anyways?
I don’t think there is a treatment for Hepatitis A (I don’t think they gave Fred anything for it when he had it), it’s just a matter of hanging on ’til the symptoms are gone. I’m not having any problems with vomiting, diarrhea, or nausea – which are big problems with hepatitis, according to the stuff I’ve found online – so maybe I’m having a mild case of it! As far as arthritis, my doctor wanted to give me Celebrex, but I don’t know if that’s going to work out for me. I still need to call my surgeon’s office and check to see whether he says I can take it or not.
Are you happier now that you’ve gained control over your weight, and you’re exercising regularly? You sure look happy!
I’d say that I’m more the same level of happy as I was before, I’m just more willing to have my picture taken, more often!
Everytime I even think of getting a pedicure, my feet start jumping and I get the heebie-jeebies cuz I’m SO ticklish. Does anyone else have that problem?
When I was having my pedicure, I thought I was going to have a problem with being ticklish, but except for one little incident (when he was running the… thing that takes dead skin off your feet, I can’t remember what it’s called… over the bottom of my foot, and my foot started jumping involuntarily) it was a lot less ticklish than I expected.
I have been meaning to ask, how are Miz Poo’s lips?
Not great, actually. She had the steroid shot before I left for Maine, and her lip never got to the point where it was unswollen. I need to take her back to the vet and see if there’s anything else we can do. I also need to take Sugarbutt back to the vet, because I caught him scooting his ass along the rug yesterday and want to make sure it’s not a worm or anal sac issue.
I always get to have all the fun, don’t I?
what’s the blue stuff on the other side of the fence? also, what if Tommy gets so big he can tip over the birdbath when he jumps on it? Because that would be bad.
That’s in regards to this picture:
The people who live next to us have a trampoline, and the blue things sticking up are the things around the outside of the trampoline that hold the mesh up around the sides of the trampoline so the kids won’t fall off. What you don’t see in the neighbors’ back yard: they now have a deck so that when I was walking around in MY back yard in my nightgown a couple of weeks ago, I looked over to see the woman’s mother (I think) sitting on the deck drinking her coffee and staring at me. I CANNOT WAIT TO MOVE THE FUCK OUT OF THIS HOUSE.
I don’t think Tommy will get so big he tips over the birdbath, because the birdbath is pretty sturdy – it’s concrete – and I actually don’t remember Tommy jumping up on it anyway. In fact, I think I’ve only ever seen Mister Boogers and Sugarbutt up there, and they’re both smaller than Tommy, and will likely stay that way.
If Tommy DOES decide to start jumping up there (note to self: clean out the damn birdbath today; it’s looking nasty) and it starts tipping over, hopefully he’ll be able to jump clear of the birdbath rather than being crippled by it. Because I don’t want to have to buy one of those special carts so he can drag his hind end around.
This guy is the father to a lot of the baby goats at Tigers for Tomorrow. He needs a visit from the vet, we were told, so there’ll be no more baby goats. He’s also a pushy bastard who kept fighting off the other goats so he could eat all the feed we were offering.
Another goat; this one a little nervous about approaching, since Daddy Goat was such a pig about taking all the feed for himself.
The wolves. He was bitching at her, saying “Go get me some pie, woman!”, and she was all “Yes, dear”, while she secretly plotted to take over.
Benny. He’s the special baby of Sue (the woman who runs TFT with her husband, Wilbur).
Bella, another wolf. I think she was raised in a dorm room and is very friendly.
SO gorgeous.
“You can’t see me!”
Rubbing his face on the fence. Just like a house cat!
It was pretty hot while we were there; in the high 90s.
Invisible tiger, stalking.
Mr. Lion eyes our guide hungrily.
“I bet she’d be good with a little Tabasco…”
I love this picture.
You can’t really tell from this picture, but these two cougars are in the same cage.
This girl purred and chirruped for us. It was severely cute.
Coatamundi. Not as cute and cuddly as they look, I’m told.
This is either Cowboy, Indian, or Tinkerbelle, I don’t know which. They’re all year-old tiger cubs, and they are VERY rambunctious.
I don’t know what was going on here, but it’s a funny picture!
“Hey, what’s going on? Are we gonna PLAY? Gonna spray water at us, huh?”
Luna is my absolute favorite tiger. She’s in a temporary enclosure at the moment ’til a bigger one can be built.
Luna rubs her head on the fence.
Pretty Luna.
Mojo the grouchy spotted leopard. Our guide knelt down with her back to Mojo (acting like bait), and it was amazing how fast Mojo moved.
Cleaning herself JUST LIKE A HOUSECAT.
Good ol’ boy.
We only got one tiger cub this time around, Calamity. She’s got loads of personality to spare, our Calamity!
“Mmmm, Cookie Monster!”
The spud feeds Calamity. Have you ever seen a happier cat?
:slurp:slurp:slurp:
A little taste of human.
Not sure whose ass to kick first – Cookie Monster’s, or that damn leash.
Kicking ass and getting a back massage. Heaven!
Calamity in profile.
Fred didn’t need that thumb anyway.
Ready to pounce.
Note that not a one of us is looking at the camera.
As I told Fred when we were on our way home Tuesday night, we’re going to have to visit Tigers for Tomorrow regularly, so we can see how our babies are doing!
Hi Robyn! I have been reading your sites for a long-time, but very rarely post. I just wanted to comment on your back pain and insurance coverage of a tummy tuck. I also had wls in January and I checked with my insurance company to see what their guidelines were for a tuck (and possibly a lift, as my girls have gone south). Their rep told me that a loss of greater than 10 BMI points after wls was enough for approvals for reconstructive surgery. They also told me to document (unfortunately with nekkid pics and doctor visits) the loss of tissue, the hang, and any difficulties I had, be it a rash or back pain. Just wanted to share.
OMG ROBIN U LOOK FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB-U-LUST! IN! UR! PICS!
YOU GO, GIRL! LOLOL!
You have the best animal pics – I love them!!
Will the animals at TFT live the rest of their lives there? Or does the place try to find another safe permanent home for them? I am asking b/c I wonder what happens when they reach capacity or no longer have the ability to accept new animals.
Can you imagine a more kick ass place to live? Maybe the Spud could intern there one year!
Shelly: TFT is a last stop facility; they keep the animals until they die. They won’t take another one unless they’re sure they’ll be able to support it for the rest of its life.
We tried to get them to let us babysit the cubs for a few days for them, but they wouldn’t go for it.
Thanks for the great photos! Looks like you were having the time of your lives. You all sure do make a pretty good lookin’ family!
Hehehe, I have the same shoes as the Spud! The black Vans with pink penguins, right?
Blair: Yep, those are them! 🙂
HEE!!! Can you imagine the look on your kitties’ faces if you brought a tiger cub home????
The pics are so awesome. And as I was looking through them I just realized I think that is one of the first pictures I have seen of you, the Spud and Fred all together. What a great pic. You look great! (so does Spud and Fred, of course).
I can’t get over how huge that tiger cub’s paws are!
Girrrrl, You look HOT and I mean that in the good way!
Love the tiger (and other animals too) pics! What a great organization – it sounds like the people that run the place really care about the welfare of the animals…
The wolf raised in a dorm room cracks me up. Can you imagine walking into your kid’s dorm room, and asking “Were you raised by WOLVES???” and your kid replies, “No, we’re raising a wolf ourselves.”
I haven’t even read the rest of the entry yet, because I had to stop just this second and tell you that I took a big bite of choclate pudding at the same time as I read this sentence:
I caught him scooting his ass along the rug yesterday and want to make sure it’s not a worm or anal sac issue.
That is all.
Robyn, my doctor gave me samples of Celebrex for my arthritis and they worked pretty well. HOWEVER, my insurance wouldn’t cover it because they only cover it for people over 55. What a crock!!! And it’s VERY expensive and I don’t believe there’s a generic for it. You may want to talk to your insurance carrier, too, besides your surgeon. You may be able to get a pre-authorization for the Celebrex and they may cover it.
For what it’s worth, since I can only remember a little of this and not the most important part, on the Paul James show the other day on HGTV he said you could buy packets of this stuff at the nursery and you sprinkle it in the birdbath and it keeps that slimey yuk from appearing. and won’t harm birds or cats. I think you do it once a week. Of course the part I can’t remember is the name of the stuff, but I was going to ask at the nursery if they have anything like that. That green slime just grosses me out every time I scrub it out.
Also, sorry Miz Poo is still ailing. Poor baby girl! No wonder she’s bitchy!
Robyn – I think your Mom and my Mom are sisters! If it’s not one thing… it’s your mother!
I so envy you your tiger visits. Thanks for sharing the photos.
Cute =D
Dear Yellow Mama–
Love the hair and the pics. Hope everything else come up ‘Robyn’
=)
ok, I went back to the last post because of the “Fred looks superimposed” comment. (had to see for myself) and to me it looks like you were sliced/diced in there. What’s with the funny fuzzy aura thing around you? Kinda creepy…
And I mentioned you are looking good already, but on the look back I love the shoulders. I’m not kinky, but from a big girl to looking at a former big girl, I’m jealous. Purty!
Robyn,
I got your postcard from Maine today! Thank you! I’m curious – did you write the same thing on all the ones you sent, or did you change it up on each one? 🙂
Also, I wanted to tell you that you really do look great and it’s a joy watching you go through this transformation. Well done!
I just love those pictures of you Robyn! You look like you are in big kitty heaven, so natural and happy!
Anyway, thanks for sharing those pictures, I love the tiger and lions but was happy to see Mojo and Benny, cougars/leopards/panthers/tigers/lions/mountain lions if it purrs and has the big kitty toes I am a sucker! 😉
Every year at Christmas, my brother, his wife, our cousins and I exchange charitable donations (cuts down on the shopping, and heaven knows we really DON’T need anything). I’ve been having my donations go to the ASPCA, but I think this year Tigers for Tomorrow can plan on a couple hundred in December.
And, can I just say? The Spud is turning into one gorgeous young woman. And it’s becoming SO very clear where her dazzlingness came from. 😉
By the way, Trapper and I both have ringworm now, so I’m pretty sure the tiger babies are the culprits. There’s a fungus among us! Hee.