Happy Green Day!

Well, Reggie is now officially on his asthma inhaler twice a day (1 puff 2x a day)...and, to my surprise, he lets me administer it to him! Granted, it's only been a couple of times now, but he didn't fight me and allows me to hold the mask over his face for the required 15 seconds (or 5-6 breaths, if they are slow breaths) for the chamber to expire all the medication. (There is this little flap in the aerosol chamber that moves back and forth with each breath, so you know he's breathing and when he inhales; also let's you know he's not holding his breath!)

Marley's ears are getting dirty faster I've noticed. I think he may be getting his fungal ear thing he had when I first adopted him (Fall 2007!), but I'm not sure why after almost a couple of years it's come back. Maybe it's not that, but his ears get DIRTY after only a few days after I've cleaned them; he used to go 7-10 days between cleanings. So, I've started him back on the conofite lotion medication and we'll see if that improves things. He doesn't scratch at his ears or anything, they are just dirty! (I will spare you a picture of the q-tip after I've cleaned them out!)

In honor of St. Patrick's Day (no, us sphynx' are not Irish, and neither are our mom or dad), Marley decided to get dressed up in this green bag. He likes this bag so much, I'm not quite sure why, but who am I to judge?!

I also made green pistachio cupcakes and brought them into work today. :)

This is the AeroKat feline aerosol chamber. The inhaler medication is at the end and when you administer the "puff" it goes in the chamber and then Reggie breaths in the medication. You can see how this can be difficult as I have to hold that mask over his nose and mouth, but so far, (knock on wood), so good!

Marley is wearing green in honor of St. Patrick's Day!

Yummy cupcakes!

Frootbat Friday with Marley

My dad likes to hold me like this - I'm not quite sure why, but it sure shows off my ears...and my belly. The faint white dot is where I was connected to my mom with my umbilical cord.

I love lounging on my blanket by the window. You can see I am stretching here and I am oh, so comfortable. These pictures were also taken 3 months before my little brother arrived in our family.

This is my "yoda" pose!

Hair?...but I thought we were hairless.....

Yes, Sphynx do have hair! Here is an excerpt from the Cat Fanciers' Association:


COAT/SKIN: the appearance of this cat is one of hairlessness. Short, fine hair may be present on the feet, outer edges of the ears, the tail, and the scrotum. The bridge of the nose should be normally coated. The remainder of the body can range from completely hairless to a covering of soft peach-like fuzz whose length does not interfere with the appearance of hairlessness. This coat/skin texture creates a feeling of resistance when stroking the cat. Wrinkled skin is desirable, particularly around the muzzle, between the ears, and around the shoulders. There are usually no whiskers but if whiskers are present they are short and sparse.

Reggie has the hairy ears in the family as you can see!!!

Marley's ears are as smooth as they come, with practically no hair unless you look very closely.

In addition, Reggie has the peach-like fuzz that the CFA talks about. He really does feel like a fuzzy peach, although a lot warmer! Marley's coat is barely noticeable unless you look with a magnifying glass! He is not as soft as Reggie, but still has a very beautiful "coat"!

Let's just say that when you are half asleep and a kitty jumps on the bed to snuggle, you know who it is just by feeling the ears or petting their hairless bodies!!!