Pinto is sick

Pinto, one of the two “Beanie Boys” we rescued from animal control last November, just isn’t right.  He’s quite old and sort of frail, but he was active and a nice weight until the day our air conditioning broke down.  The heat in the house that day must have taken a toll on him, because he’s been sluggish ever since.  He was still eating, though, so I just let him be, but today he won’t eat, won’t come out to see me, and has obvious signs of a URI.  I’ve been concerned about his kidneys, too, so it’s time to take him into the vet.

There’s such a contrast between Pinto and his pseudo-sibling, Skyler ("Garbanzo" as a name never did stick).  Skyler has grown out this beautiful long coat of grey fur, and he’s nicely plump and active and really seems to enjoy life.  Pinto, on the other hand, seems like an old cat.  Their former owners were so useless that it wouldn’t surprise me if the information I have on the cats is incorrect.  Skyler is supposed to be 13, and Pinto 14, but it’s more like Skyler is 10 and Pinto is 20.

I’ll post about the verdict when we get home late this afternoon.  I’ve also got a ton of things to write about regarding SuperZoo, the annual pet products convention we attend, but I’m still recovering physically from that one so it might take me a while to sort it out in my mind.  I can say this one thing about SuperZoo:  someone donated a huge shopping cart to Wee Paws.  An odd but very practical donation, especially when you’re trying to move hundreds of pounds of kitty litter and raw food to your car!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 09/12 at 11:20 AM

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