Friday, April 17, 2026

Let's Go Batty!

April 17 is International Bat Appreciation Day!

Bats are vital to our world’s ecosystems and economy, but nearly 200 species are threatened with extinction.



A few amusing cartoons found on social media for you:


πŸ¦‡ ❤️ πŸ¦‡

Thank you for the good wishes for my mother, and of course for Henry too!


Henry Update:

The vet's office decided he needed anti-nausea meds: Cerenia.

Turns out, the doxycycline antibiotic can be rough on a kitty's stomach.

A 1/4 of a tab every 24 hours, and I gave him some the minute I was back from the vet's.

Also made a nice slurry of churu goop and canned food, and syringe-fed Henry at dinner time.

😼😼😼

Thursday, April 16, 2026

HIX

Have so much appreciation for the love you've shown Henry!

❤️❤️❤️


Was over the moon Tuesday, as he was eating and asking for more.

Wednesday started strong, then fell flat in the evening.

Thursday, no b'fast eaten, and he wouldn't eat a churu either.

He also had, um...ejected material from both ends yesterday.

We love this guy like nobody's business.

C'mon, Henry The Ninth, or HIX; we're here for you!

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Also, a thank you to the World that my mother reached her 94th birthday.

We had a party at the senior living complex where she lives now, and friends and family all had a grand time.

Mom even walked her friend around the place, selling the amenities!

Mom's old place should be scheduled for a closing any day; keys to be handed over, and that's it.

πŸ—️ πŸŽ‚ 🎈

Let's Hop!



Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Apple Head


Per Wikipedia here:

World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019.

How to celebrate this day?

Let's have some sillies, in the form of cartoons featuring Surrealist Renè Magritte's "Le fils de l'homme/The Son of Man", 1964.

Learn more about Magritte on The Magritte Foundation's website here.

The Son of Man painting is a prominent piece of art in the 1999 film "The Thomas Crown Affair", featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.

During one scene as the art thief is mystifying the police, dozens of men dressed in long grey coats, red ties, bowler hats, and carrying briefcases fill the galleries of the museum, clogging up the halls and stairways, as the mastermind sets up the ruse.

Inside the briefcases, are flyers of The Son of Man, which spill out to cause even more confusion.

Just LURV this movie!

🍏 🍏 🍏 

Henry Update:

All foods consumed on Tuesday.

The last 5 ml of doxycycline antibiotic administered.

Gabapentin was discontinued a few days ago, and he's as friendly and snuggly as ever.

He's not so slug-like, but not yet playing with toys.

Litter box habits are πŸ‘πŸ».

Henry is petitioning for more churus, but I fear he's going to NOT eat the 'good' food, to pander for the snacks.

Have tried frosting the wet food with the churu goop; sometimes he'll eat it, and sometimes he won't.

Any advice on this?

Wednesday update:

He didn't eat his dinner, and is ignoring breakfast.  *sigh*

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Let's Hop!