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Mac and Barry
A few years ago, around the time we got married, I googled "Mac and Barry". I wasn't surprised to get a page of links to Chaz's LJ, because the boys were a frequent topic. When I tried that search again today the top result was to a photo on Chaz's Flickr page, but nothing else about the boys. I like MAC brand makeup and the ease of posting photos on Facebook have overtaken the boys' notoriety.
On Friday we took them in for their senior cat exam. They are both at least ten years old, though we don't know their ages for sure. We'd noticed some changes in them, mostly that Barry had been losing weight and Mac gaining it, but Barry had some other behavior changes. It turns out that Mac now weights 14(!) pounds, more than Barry's previous weight of 13 (Barry hit 14 when we were trying out feeding them by leaving out crunchies all the time, but he just kept eating). Barry is down to just under 12 pounds, so the boys have hopscotched over each other.
The vet took some of Baz's blood, and it turns out he's hyperthyroid. We'll try him on pills for a few weeks, but it's likely he'll eventually have a radioactive iodine injection, which should take care of the problem. If nothing else turns up, too. Not that I'm worrying. I'm sure Chaz isn't worrying at all.
I haven't had these boys for very long, and I want to keep them forever.
On Friday we took them in for their senior cat exam. They are both at least ten years old, though we don't know their ages for sure. We'd noticed some changes in them, mostly that Barry had been losing weight and Mac gaining it, but Barry had some other behavior changes. It turns out that Mac now weights 14(!) pounds, more than Barry's previous weight of 13 (Barry hit 14 when we were trying out feeding them by leaving out crunchies all the time, but he just kept eating). Barry is down to just under 12 pounds, so the boys have hopscotched over each other.
The vet took some of Baz's blood, and it turns out he's hyperthyroid. We'll try him on pills for a few weeks, but it's likely he'll eventually have a radioactive iodine injection, which should take care of the problem. If nothing else turns up, too. Not that I'm worrying. I'm sure Chaz isn't worrying at all.
I haven't had these boys for very long, and I want to keep them forever.