Stampy

With our month away (http://wademcdade.com/) from Stampy, we noticed some oddities when we returned, that I am suspicious are one of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_degenerative_myelopathy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wobbler_disease

Stampy's vet visit

Although Stampy's eye was considerably less swollen this morning (and the proud flesh had also gotten smaller) we took him to the vet, where he got Cephalexin for about 2 weeks (antibiotics) which will be an incredible 12 pills a day because he's so big, and one week of ointment on the gross part and in his eye 3x a day.
The vet said it could either be a puncture, a cyst, or an abscess; the cyst will come back but the other two won't. So we'll see.

One shot of left eye and one of right, for comparison

Stamps' right eye got really big last night

There is something under the top eyelid that looks like proud flesh. The other eye looks like it is swelling now too.

Stamps' right eye

Has a tiny bit of swelling in his upper eyelid.

Collective Cat Amnesia

At 4 am, it appears that all cats appear to forgot everything they know, except for the drive to go outside. With the cat door installed, and two cats successfully using it (Kappa is on the short bus), they still come in, meow, wake me up, and then walk over so I can shove them through. It is really, really, really obnoxious.

Me and Stampy at Odin's rock

Tom giving Cesar Millan a run for his money

Odin's rock

Yard - during

This was 2 yards. We have 2 more to do, we think, to finish the front.

Yard - before

The new cat tower

As I suspected, Kappa loves it (he likes being up high - and high, on catnip).
Stampy and I jogged past it at a yard sale this morning, and I set in my head $20, and Tom got it for $15.

Poppy attacking Stampy's tail

This was hilarious.
http://vimeo.com/6426499

We're squirrely

Wet Stampy at Burfoot Park

It was hot again (about 90) so we went to the "beach" at one of the local parks. (The real beach, the ocean, was only about 53 degrees.)

Some of the Odie memorials

Crazy Stampy & Cats love Tom

Catnip and Dogwood

We got two catnip plants at the farmer's market. The first one was squashed, and that was apparently from a cat butt sitting on it. The second one was protected in a tomato stake, but Kappa has been sleeping curled up next to it, guarding it, and eating it.
This photo is what Kappa does after eating too much catnip (eats dog food).

Also, horrifyingly, I almost killed Odin's dogwood already. Tom noticed the soil looked wet, and I hadn't put holes in the barrel, and when he made them, water poured out for like half an hour (albeit, through three nail sized holes, but I was mortified). I have never cared as much about keeping something alive as that tree, and I was so worried about it not getting enough water that I was drowning it.

It's been hot out

Apparently, increasing surface area exposed to air helps cats cool off. (Hot = 85)

Photos switching

I'm going to use Picasa Web Albums for when I have a lot of pictures. Our camping trip in Colonel Bob Wilderness will be there. I am new to it, so I think you have to sign in to see them.
http://picasaweb.google.com/martha.wehling/ColonelBobCampingJuly342009?locked=true&feat=email#