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The Chuckster in black and white

Chuck's vet appointment on Saturday went well!  The shadow on his lung was gone, meaning it was excess fluid that has now been taken away by the water pills.  The vet was rather embarrassed about Chuck's tail sustaining some sort of injury when shaved at the last visit, but she looked it over and said that it's healing and there is nothing else to do.  She told me that they take a cat's blood pressure in the tail, which was news to me.

In addition, he didn't get all 'stinked up' by vet techs wearing perfume either, as he has the last few times.  Angel KNEW something was up, but she just remained wary for a day, without any hissing.  Two thumbs up!

We are having a slight issue with Chucky not eating as robustly as he once did, while Angel manages to devour anything that Chuck ignores.  So, he's a lightweight, while his twin sister is getting a bit too zaftig!  The Hubby says that when I'm away at work, he slips Chuck extra food when Angel is not around, hoping to balance the scales. In addition, all of the special-brand foods that the holistic veterinarian has recommended aren't doing the trick, so everyone is now eating Trader Joe's food (at $.79 a 5.5 oz can!)  I will travel to the chain pet store tomorrow, and see what else I can find to temp Chuck's tastebuds.  Human baby food and Fancy Feast may be on the list, per input from other cat folks who've been in our spot before.