So, Suki is loving her raw food! She has so much more energy and really seems to be happier since we started her on her new diet. But that lump on her muzzle just won’t go away. A few years ago she got a swelling on the left side of her muzzle. We thought she was stung by a bee, but the swelling never went away. I took her to a vet who said it didn’t look like anything to be concerned about and that it may just be a fluid cyst. Well, it stayed the same size for the last 2 years and recently got larger. I looked in her mouth to see her gums were red and inflamed with some pustular drainage in her upper mouth. I took her to the vet again today (a different one) and they said that it could be an abscessed tooth, but because of where the drainage is located, they think it may be a foreign body lodged in her gums. The only way to tell is for us to take her to an animal hospital an hour away, have her be anesthetized and get a CT scan of her head! UGH! They did some blood work today. I’ll know tomorrow how that looks and when we can get in for the CT scan (and how much it will cost). I’ve had her on some herbs that have brought down the redness and swelling, and she is showing no signs of discomfort. But, there is still drainage.

Now, on a happier note… we are getting Max back!!! 2 years ago, my baby Max (a Devon Rex cat that I had had for 8 years) went to live with some friends of ours. It broke my heart to give him away, but he was very unhappy with our living situation (tiny apartment with no other animal friends) and needed more companionship. Well, last week, I got an email from my friend. She said Max was doing ok, but he was lonely. He is again an only cat since the two cats they had when they adopted Max had died. Plus, she started having allergy problems to him during her last pregnancy earlier this year. So, as soon as the big house is done, Max will be coming home!!! He is 10 years old, but going strong! I’m hoping to get another younger cat (hopefully another Devon) to be a companion! Yay!! I’ve missed him!