Friday, July 31, 2009

Friends Friday

Today we will focus on the joys of being friends with our brothers. None of us are blood related, but we get along quite well, for the most part. This post could have easily been Fractious Friday too!


Mom here "There are definite favorites among the boys. Smokey prefers Tanner and Mojo over Devon. Devon likes about anybody. Tanner prefers Smokey or Devon. Mojo liked everyone, but enjoyed making Tanner squeal."



Devon and Tanner comfort one another after a stressful night at the Pet Hotel while we moved into a new place.

Devon and Mojo enjoying some blanket time on the couch in our old townhome. We've moved twice since this photo was taken.

Devon and Mojo again, Devon likes to go and cuddle up with another cat. He is the only one that will squeeze himself into a bed with someone else. I don't know if he is trying to run them out, or if he just wants to be close.

Devon and Smokey in a bed together...Smokey is in the back.

Everyone gets along when it is time for yummy canned food! Tanner and Smokey are on one side, and Devon and Mojo are on the other.

Smokey, Tanner, and cousin Sophie. They all love the guest room beds!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Thankful Thursday

This post will be about things Devon is thankful for, as if the name didn't explain that clearly enough :)
  1. I am thankful for high places so I can see all of my subjects at once, and there is no misunderstanding about who is the King in this house.
  2. I am thankful for nice chairs, and pillows that look like me. Can you tell which is me, and which is the pillow?
  3. I am thankful for the sun that shines into the breakfast nook in the morning and warms my belly. I love giving shows to the sun!
  4. I am thankful that I live indoors, but sometimes I get to play in the grass. Supervised of course :)
I'm a pretty lucky cat, don't you think? I love my family and my brothers, although I'm not going to put pictures of them on my special post.

Devon

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

New Toy Review

The boys got a new toy from the Petsmart the other week, and it was an instant hit. It is a scratcher, made by Pet Stages, cost is about $20, and loved by cats. Here are some pictures of Tanner and Devon modeling the new toy for you...Enjoy!


Two paws up for the Pet Stages Scratcher! They actually do scratch on it as well, but today it was more fun to look down on the others from its perch.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Graham Cracker Goodness

Tanner has a sweet tooth. Tanner has a taste for crackers. Tanner likes to bite the corners off crackers. Give Tanner a Graham Cracker and this is what you get...pure joy! Enjoy...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Catnip Crazy!

A new friend came by the house the other day, and brought the boys some fresh catnip stalks! My boys love when people pay attention to them, so this made their day. It took a bit before they decided to investigate this new thing in the floor, but after a few days, they couldn't get enough of it.

Tanner decides to just lay with the fresh stalk...he's actually under the stalk just a bit!

Devon looks all sweet and innocent laying there next to the couch, but he had a part in this mess...don't let him fool you! Even Smokey came out to get in on the action! I'm not sure what Devon is doing in this photo...just being crazy I suppose.

Anyway, the catnip was a hit, and I will need to start growing it in the garden for the boys. They loved it!

Two paws up for fresh catnip. (Vote was taken before the high wore off, so may be slightly skewed)


Monday, May 18, 2009

"Not Me Monday"



Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This is my first attempt at a "Not me! Monday" post so here goes...

On Friday, I did not make a yummy, high calorie dessert for my crop, because I am on Weight Watchers, and do not have enough points for such things. I then did not proceed to make it unhealthier by adding chocolate chips to the thing. I don't even have those in my house! While this dessert, that I did not make, was cooling on the stove, I did not catch Tanner licking the top of it. He is a perfect angel, and does not get on the counters. I did not proceed to serve this cat licked dessert to all my friends that night because I did not have to time to make something else. That would be gross!

That feels better to have that off my chest because I most certainly DID NOT tell the guests that Tanner had previously licked their desserts. I might not have any friends left at all! At least my cats still love me :) Doesn't Tanner look innocent? NOT!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Devon - Look at me

Devon is a definite middle child. He's the odd one in the family. He doesn't play much, but he is learning. He's moody. He refuses to squat in the litter box, so has been named the "Dancing Fool" around our house. He loves to rub his face on a bread bag, and will whimper if you don't give him enough attention when he wants it. But in spite of all his quirkiness, Devon is a love bug! Here's a short clip of Devon loving on a pillow. He's kneading his paws, and although the video doesn't pick it up, he's purring up a storm! Enjoy.


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Bird Watching


Tanner is an avid bird watcher. He loves when they fly in and land in the yard. The pigeons are his favorite because they are so dramatic and big! I caught him one day in the chair watching the birds out the window...this was the craziest pose! Tanner is a nut.

Another crazy thing Tanner does is lay in the floor of the upstairs bedroom and act like he is looking out the window. I don't think he can see anything, unless the birds are flying by, so I'm not real sure what he thinks he is seeing!

He also likes when the pigeons are on the roof...you can hear them dancing around up there from inside the house. It drives him crazy!

Video testing

I'm trying to figure out how long of a video I can post here, so bear with me as I experiment. This first video is of Mojo. He's out in the yard playing/rolling in the grass. Because of his severe allergies he was not allowed to go outdoors, and we could not open the windows. At the time of this video, the allergies were the least of our concerns. His tumor was enormous, and his life was coming to an end. He was feeling good during this time due to some steroids. Enjoy our boy!

More video to come...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April Birthdays

Tanner and Smokey both have birthdays in April. Tanner turned 7 years old last week on the 7th, and Smokey is 13 today.

Tanner got a new toy and peacock feather to play with. We also had some celebration canned food. Since Tanner is on a diet he did not have any sweets this year.
Smokey will celebrate tonight with a new catnip toy and some yummy canned food. His favorite flavor is Chicken and Liver so that is what we will serve up to the gang.
More posts are coming soon...stay tuned!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Fly High Superman

Mojo Bauman Canipe
199? - Feb. 25, 2009

Our beloved Mojo passed over the rainbow bridge on February 25, 2009 at 9am after a courageous 7 month battle with fibrosarcoma. He was surrounded by his family and it was a very peaceful passing.


Mojo was the sweetest cat ever and was so tolerant and patient of any procedure you needed to do to him.


Many thanks to everyone for your support of our family and Mojo over these past months...you'll never know just how much you have meant to us.


Mojo will always be a part of our lives and we will never forget him.


Fly High Superman! You will be missed!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Mojo Improving

Well, it's been a couple of weeks since last posting photos of Mojo's flair, and I have to say that he has come a long way. We are all pleased with the results from the various medications he is currently taking. Here is a photo, taken July 2, 2008.
Mojo's current Medication schedule looks like this...

  • 35mg Cyclosporine daily (10mg in the am and 25mg in the pm)
  • 1/2 Zenequin daily (antibiotic)
  • 1/2 Antihistamine daily or as needed
  • 1cc allergy serum every two weeks

After a couple more weeks on his meds this is what he looks like...big improvement! It may be that he will be able to come off of at least one of his meds this week. Keeping fingers crossed for him! GO MOJO!!!

Our next course of action, after speaking with his vet this morning is to continue with the antibiotics until they are all gone. This should be another week or so. Then we will go one more week with just the regular dose of the cyclosporine. Then the following week we will cut down to just 25mg of cyclosporine daily, and after a week at that level, I'll call the vet again.

Next on our list will be tackling the cause of the diarrhea, or at least trying to determine the least amount of medications needed to keep it away. Right now, since we aren't having any diarrhea problems, I guess our course of action will be to reduce meds until we cause it, and then give a touch more to stop it again. I don't know this for sure, but this would be what I would try.

Mojo goes to see his regular vet for his annual visit on Thursday...I'm hoping we will see a little bit of weight gain for him. Mojo is due for his rabies and FVRCP vaccines. Tanner is going along for the ride, so he can get weighed too. He is trying to lose weight because he is a fat boy! At his last weigh-in he had lost an ounce! This was an exciting time for Tanner. I hope to see another few ounces on Thursday. It has been two weeks since our last weigh-in. GO TANNER!!!

Friday, June 27, 2008

Mojo Flairs Again

That title doesn't have the same ring as Mojo rides again, but none the less, that's where we are...Mojo's allergies are having a time this year. We have been working with him since he came to live with me 3 years ago. The first year was a struggle as he was in terrible shape, both due to his allergy problems (yet undiagnosed) and his ear polyp (finally removed) and his weight problem (way too skinny). By the end of the first year with me, and before we adopted him, we knew what his allergies were, the ear polyp was removed, and he had gained a bit of weight. Things were looking promising. To recap, Mojo is allergic to the following things:
  • Dust mites**
  • two types of molds**
  • Pines**
  • Red Cedar**
  • White Hickory**
  • Red Maple**
  • Elms
  • Eastern Cottonwood**
  • Bermuda Grass**
  • Kentucky Blue Grass**
  • Meadow Fescue grass**
  • Johnson grass**
  • Red Top grass
  • Perennial Rye grass
  • Sweet Vernal grass
  • Cocklebur
  • Yellow dock
  • Lambs Quarters
  • Rough Pigweed
  • Red/Sheep Sorrel
  • Russian Thistle
  • Fleas
  • Cockroaches
  • Mosquitos

** Means that we included this in his serum. These were the things that we felt he would come into contact with the most in our immediate area. Fleas, cockroaches, and mosquitos can not be included in the serum. Mojo is an indoor only cat, so exposure to these items is minimized.

Basically, you name it, Mojo's allergic! Luckily we are not allergic to any foods, so he can eat whatever he wants!

The second year I had him, was the first year he was on the allergy shots. In a couple of months, he was on the maintenance plan, which is 1cc every two weeks, of his specialized serum. He was doing well, and we were seeing fewer and fewer flair ups and itching episodes. We were thrilled! We continued this way for another year, and again we saw no flair ups during Spring or Fall, which is when most of his stuff blooms. By that winter, which was 2007, we decided to try going to every 3 weeks on the shots. He did beautifully! Things were going well for Mojo, except for a diarrhea problem, until late Spring 2008, when he flaired big time. His mouth is back to itching and bleeding, but at least we were able to catch it early before it got to the point that it was when we started this whole journey.

This is Mojo's mouth on June 18, 2008. It is healing some, and doesn't look to terrible, but there are some erosions on the skin that are full of bacteria, and it itches like the dickens.








We are working to fix this problem by:

  1. Adding soft paws to his feet
  2. He gets 35mg of Cyclosporine every day
  3. He gets 1 antihistamine tablet daily
  4. He has received two antibiotic injections
  5. He now takes 1/2 tablet of Zenequin daily
  6. Wipe mouth down with damp cool cloth when he finishes eating

The mouth is taking it's own sweet time to heal, but the diarrhea that we've been battling for the last 6 months cleared up in about three days of starting the cyclosporine, and getting the antibiotic injection. We aren't sure which one worked, but something did. My thought would lean toward the cyclosporine, since he normally can't tolerate antibiotics.

I know this isn't the most pleasant of posts, but it's written here more so I don't forget. We are trying to determing the next best course of action to take. Right now, I am to send in new photos of his mouth every week to his dermatologist, and she will evaluate what is working and what is not. I hope we can see some resolution soon, as Mojo is such a good cat, and this itching is driving him crazy!

Here's the photo from this week, taken June 25, 2008. This is the day we were given the Zenequin to start.

Mojo is such a tolerant cat, and a love bug. I hope that we can find the right combinations of drugs to help him through this flair. And I hope that we can learn enough this time to prevent it in the future!



Monday, April 14, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMOKEY

Today is Smokey's 12th birthday! I am not able to be with him today, but wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday anyway. I hope his aunt, my sister, will give him his favorite canned food tonight, and also some snuggles. I have picked up a couple of gifts for him already while I am here in Washington DC for a conference. I know he will like them!! I can't wait to get home and see him on Wednesday night, and all his brothers too.

I'll get pictures later in the week of the birthday boy...until then...have a great day Smokey!!

Monday, April 07, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANNER

Today is Tanner's 6th birthday! I can't believe he is this old, as it seems like only a short time ago that he was a scrawny baby being bottle fed. He was only 13 days old when we got him, and he weighed about 7oz. Now he is 6 years old and weighs, I'm ashamed to say, almost 18lbs! He is a big boy, and loves to eat.

I'll take some new photos of him tonight during his birthday celebration, but here are a couple until then. We will be having some special canned food tonight, and lots of play time. Don't tell him but his gift from his brothers is a pack of mice that make noise! He loves to shove these under the stove and fridge. He should be a happy boy!

This is Tanner when he was about 6 weeks old. What a cutie!

More of Tanner tomorrow...until then...

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Holiday's Remembered

Well, it's a New Year, and time to look back on the last few months of 2007 and ask yourself, "Where did the time go?" It seems that once a year hits September, that it starts moving faster and faster. The Holidays all blur together, and you can't enjoy one without worrying about the next one coming up. So let's take time to reflect...

Halloween was very low key at our house this year. Partly because I had to work, so I wasn't even home! The boys didn't dress up, but here is a picture of Larry the Ladybug rom last year.
I need to work on getting a good shot of Devon in his Pig in a Blanket costume, and Mojo in his Super Cat cape. Maybe that will be a New year's resolution...wait, there I go skipping Thanksgiving and Christmas again! See the holidays are flying by...

Thanksgiving was short but filled with great food and fun with family. Mom makes the best turkey and dressing of anyone I know. We had turkey, ham, and all the fixin's...it was delicious! The only thing that would make it better is if the boys could have been there. Since I went to my parents house, which is about 4 hours away, I didn't take the boys with me. They don't mind riding in the car so much, well except Mojo, but they are really stressed out and nervous at new places. They enjoyed the holiday more by staying at our house alone. I hurried back on Friday to be with them. I gave them some turkey flavored canned food, and they were happy as clams.

Christmas brought its own set of challenges and stresses. I decided that I would wrap a tree in lights in the front yard. I was going to get white, but at the after Christmas sales last year, they only had green left. So I bought 1500 green lights and was all set. I ended up only using 500 lights, but the tree turned out great I thought. I ran out of time, but next Christmas, I'll start earlier and decorate 3 of the trees in the yard!


The boys loved the decorations, and enjoyed sleeping under the Christmas trees. That's right, we put up two trees this year in the house! We were quite festive. They are both pre-lit, and very pretty. I need to work on taking photos of them with the flash off, but for now these photos will work. They show off the ornaments, which are the best part of the tree anyway!



This is the tree in the living room. Mojo enjoys sleeing under this one. We can see this one while watching tv, or eating. This is where we put our tree in 2006, our first Christmas in this house, but felt the neighbors were missing out because they couldn't see our beautiful tree. So, we bought the second one after Christmas for a great price. It's amazing how low the price for decorations drops after the holidays.



This tree is in the study, at the front of the house, so you can see it when you drive up. It is slightly smaller, but still a nice tree. Pirate and Devon tried to climb this one, but it kept on standing. I don't think anyone knocked any ornaments off this year, which is quite an accomplishment!


Again, my sister and I travelled home for Christmas. Tanner usually goes with me, but this year I left him behind because we had a special visitor going home with us. Sasha is a Tortoise we were pet sitting and since she likes to stay nice and warm, we decided to just take her with us. She traveled fine, and enjoyed walking in front of the heat vents in the bathroom. This is Sasha on Christmas morning about to enjoy her buffet of salad greens, banana pieces, and some red grapes. She looks excited doesn't she?

We actually didn't let the cats around her, so I don't know how they would react.
Two more photos before I close out this post. I realize I haven't put any photos of the boys in this post, but they weren't around at the holidays. I'll close with a picture of my parents Christmas tree, and the one at my Granny's house.


This is mom and dad's tree.


And this is me standing beside Granny's tree. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

Monday, October 29, 2007

Happy Birthday Mojo

Mojo turned 11 years old on October 22nd. He has lived with me for almost 3 years now, and is a very sweet boy. He tries to get along with everyone, although he loves to pick on Tanner! I think it is a black and white cat thing, as Pirate also likes to pick on Tanner. Maybe Tanner is just a sissy boy, who knows, but I've digressed...this post is about Mojo.

Mojo goes through phases of favorite foods. When he first came to live with us, he couldn't get enough beef, especially beef fat! He loved the drippings from the pan when you made browned beef. He loved stew meat with gravy. He loved a Wendy's burger. He didn't mind Chinese beef and broccoli either, just hold the broccoli. But one day, beef wasn't appealing to him anymore. We were stunned. Mojo had always swarmed the kitchen when beef was around. Was he sick? Was he hurt somewhere? Was he full? No, he was just tired of beef. So we started looking around for a new favorite food for Mojo, and finally one day we found it....SARDINES!

Mojo loves sardines. He had a special plate of them for his birthday this year, but I am starting to see signs that we are moving away from sardines. He has loved them now for about a year, so I guess he has a right to be tired of them. Keep in mind that he only gets them about once or twice a month, but I guess that is enough. I'm going to try some more varieties of canned meat for him, as we have a couple of special days coming up. Maybe canned chicken will be the new beef, sardines, favorite. I'll keep you posted on the search. Does your cat have a favorite food?


I believe Mojo had a nice birthday this year, even if the sardines had lost some of their appeal. We played with his favorite string, the red one. He is a frisky kitten and loves to try and grab his string. His other gift was mealworms for the birds outside. He enjoys watching them, along with the other cats, and so we feed them for entertainment. The weather here has finally cooled off a bit so we can order the worms and not feel bad about them riding in a hot truck. I know they are going to be eaten, but they don't need to suffer before their time. I have issues, but that's ok. Again, this post is about Mojo, so back to the birthday boy!

Mojo in human years would be about 60, depending on which website you choose to believe. He is showing some signs of age, but all in all, considering what he has gone through in life, he is doing fantastic! He is living the high life now, and loving every minute of it! I'm glad he is part of my family. Happy Birthday Mojo!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Happy Birthday Devon and Sophie!

I'm a bit late with this post, but better late than never, I suppose. Sophie celebrated her 6th birthday on September 10th, and Devon celebrated his 6th birthday on the 14th. It is hard to believe that we have had them for 6 years!


For Sophie's birthday, we went to the Wild Bird Unlimited store and picked up a bird feeder and some seed for her. She loves to chatter at the birds and watch them throughout the day. This new feeder will bring her pleasure all year. For her birthday dinner, we had steamed asparagus. This is her favorite human food, and she ate several stalks of it! I'll post pictures later...
For Devon's birthday, he also got a new bird feeder and a branch for the pole system. The finches love his feeder and there is always someone out there eating. The cats all love the birds! Devon's big thrill in life, besides laying on the oven, is licking butter from the County Crock tub, so for his birthday dinner, we had baked potatoes. He licked the butter and ate some shredded cheese. He was a happy boy!

Devon and Sophie, along with the other cats all got a new catnip toy as well. They love the felt mice, and will just wash and wash on them until they are soaking wet. Everyone went to bed high that night...pure kitty bliss.

Pictures of the actual birthdays will be posted at a later time.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Summer Update...Waiting for Fall

Since our last post a lot has happened with the boys...they are crazier than ever!

Devon is anxiously waiting for cooler weather so we can go for rides in the stroller again. It is simply too hot right now for him, or anyone to be outside. He enjoys laying in the middle of the floor and cooling his belly under the ceiling fan. He's a touch dramatic at times :)










Mojo's arm has finally healed! GO MOJO!! It only took about a month, but we were all glad when it was back to normal. Here is his arm about half-way through the healing process. Here is the arm completely healed, just needing a bit of hair to grow back. He was so proud of himself, and enjoyed his sardines.

















Mojo had to go back to the vet school to have his eyes examined. He went in for his regular vet check-up, and she was concerned that he might have a melanoma on his eye. Luckily, it was just a spot where the iris has attached to the cornea, so nothing to worry about, just to keep an eye on. We were all thankful for that news, and Mojo got some more sardines.








Smokey is doing well on his allergy shots, and has only had a couple of small flair ups this summer. We are all pleased with his progress. Smokey's latest crazy habit is opening the closet doors. In some of the bedrooms, we have bi-fold doors, and they are no match for the Goose. He has been opening drawers (and pulling things out) since he was a kitten. He used to love to try and open the bathroom cabinets, but couldn't quite master that, so they would just slam shut during the night. I would wrap a hand towel around the post in the middle, so they wouldn't make noise. Now we've moved on to closets. At least he hasn't figured out how to work the door knobs yet!

Smokey went in for his regular vet check-up and got a clean bill of health, except for his teeth. We'll need to get those cleaned this year, along with a senior blood panel. (If anyone would like to hire Smokey to open their closets, he charges $25 per opening, more if he needs to pull something out!)









Tanner has been going well this summer too. He is a playing fool, and loves to jump around on the bed for his string! He is loving life right now because he is getting lots of canned food to help him lose weight. He is eating ProPlan Turkey and Rice Weight Management formula twice a day. We tried the Hills DM formula but no one would touch it! The ProPlan has a very high protein content, which is what Tanner needs. He seems to be extra sensitive to the carbs in the dry food. Maybe this will help him trim down a bit. He is over 17 lbs now! His vet has taken to calling him Mr. Wide Bottom! Otherwise he is going great.


The boys did great with their pet sitter while my sister and I were on vacation. Everyone came down to eat and get love and played with most every day. It took Tanner until two days before we came home to decide this lady might be ok, and he should let her pet him. It takes him a while to trust, but luckily we didn't have to worry about his medicine while we were gone, so that was a relief for all of us!

Everyone needed lots of love when we got home, but Tanner was the funniest. During the night when he would wake up, and see that I was still there, he would just purr and purr. I could hear him from across the room! He was very clingy and needy too. He followed me around all the time, and just talked up a storm. They were all happy to have us home, and we were glad to be back home too!







Well, that about wraps up our summer...hopefully updates will be more frequent this fall, since Devon and Mojo have birthdays coming up. Until then...stay Crazy!

Monday, June 25, 2007

Mojo's Medical News

Mojo has always been the most challenging of my boys as far as medical issues. He started off sick and thin when we got him. We've worked through lots of different treatment regimes with him, and he has drastically improved in the two years we've had him. We brought him home from the facility in February 2005. April he had his teeth cleaned, and was referred to the vet school for an ear polyp. In May he had ear surgery to remove the polyp. The sore on his face remained, so we worked for 7 more months to get that cleared. We did a food trial, eating only Venison and Green Pea food. He was also on a multitude of medicines, raning from the simple, like a Pepcid for indigestion, to immune-suppressants for severe allergy problems. He was also on steriods and antihistamines. Finally in December he was clear and able to be tested for allergies. He is allergic to EVERYTHING! In January 2006, we started the immunotherapy, or allergy shots. He responded beautifully, and has been off all medicines, with the exception of an antihistamine every now and then for over a year!

Fast forward to April 2007. Mojo is doing great...we're still giving the allergy shots every two weeks, and he handles them like a real trooper. He can eat anything that he wants. He weighs close to 10.5 pounds. Life is good for Mojo. Overnight his world changes. A HUGE abcess pops up on his chin. He goes to the vet school for an emergency check-up, where more biopsies are taken. He is sent home on antibiotics for a monthand pain meds for a week. Mojo does not tolerate antibiotics well. He became quite sick again, lost a good bit of weight and just felt miserable. We treated the nausea with Pepcid and this would work for a couple of days, then we just had to increase the dose. We made it through and Mojo went in to see the dentist and his favorite dermatologist to see what the problem was, and to try and figure out what caused the abcess. Mojo spends the day there and gets lots of x-rays. It is decided that his teeth need to come out because they are rotten and decaying. After about 4 hours of surgery Mojo is able to come home with three canine teeth only! He is on pain meds, and you guessed it, more antibiotics! He started out sick from the anesthesia, then sick from the antibiotics, then sick from the pain meds. We had to resort to giving fluids and an injectable form of pepcid to help him through. Slowly he started feeling better and eating better and looking better.

We saw a small sore on him arm after surgery, but figured it was just from the IV. Well, Mojo kept messing with it, and washing it, and chewing at it, so it became a huge sore on his arm! I took him in to be seen, and yep, he was given more antibiotics, and some ointment for his arm. After two doses of the antibiotic he was sick as a dog again. We stopped them, and spoke with another vet for a different treatment option. We have been working with her for over a week now, and the sore is looking better. It may take another couple of weeks for it to heal completely, but at least we are seeing improvements, and Mojo is not sick. I won't say Mojo is thrilled with his new treatment option, but he is tolerating it pretty well.

Here is a picture of the sore. The scab is actually bad for healing at this point. The point of his treatment is to soften the scab, so the skin realizes there is a sore there, so it will heal it like it is supposed to.

We start with a layer of BioDerm, or fake skin! This stuff is extremely sticky, but it works like a charm.

Next, we get wrapped. The store didn't have any red wrap, which is Mojo's color, but he is doing ok with the teal!

Next, he gets taped at both ends of the wrap, so it doesn't slip down his arm.


Lastly, we get the e-collar on, and he is not happy. He doesn't think he can eat, drink, or walk properly with this collar on. We take it off several times a day for him to eat, but you have to watch him like a hawk, because he can have the bandage off in a matter of seconds!

We hope that two to three more dressing changes and we will be able to stop, but we'll see. I know Mojo will be a happy camper once this is all over.