Jet the Tripawd Cat

Today is Jet’s 10 year ampuversary! He’s still going strong, as is my other cat Jery (15yo).

Hope everyone is doing well.

Just got Jet this new toy, he can’t get enough of it! Batteries are prolly gonna die soon lol. Jery has zero interest in it, but she likes to watch him play with it 🙂

Just an update to say that all is well with Jet, Jery and me. Here are some pics!

Jet

Jery

Jet watching Cat TV

Stay safe everyone!

Brad

There’s been discussion lately about “air scratches” (when a cat/dog tries to scratch with their missing limb), and I wanted to add my two cents.

So I recently found a new vet establishment and vet. They are accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), and also certified by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) as a gold-level Cat Friendly Practice. Not only that, but my new vet Dr. Moodoyan has TWO tripawds! So definitely qualified.

I took Jet in last week to see her (well, he saw her, I didn’t – I had to sit in my car). I was concerned about his frequent air scratches, and tilting his head to his amp side. I was sure there was something in his left ear, or something wrong with it. She gave it a thorough examination, and said it looked clean, just the normal wax. She basically said that air scratches come with the territory. Her two tripawds (one she has had for 18 years) continue to do air scratches, and only thing you can do is go over and help them scratch the itch. But ultimately it’s no big deal, and nothing to be concerned about.

It was driving me crazy, because I looked in his ear with a flashlight many times, and just couldn’t see anything, but figured there HAD to be something in there.  But turns out it’s just part of being a tripawd!

BTW, here is a link regarding AAHA:
https://tripawds.com/tag/aaha/

And a link regarding cat-friendly practices:

Purrkins New Cat Friendly Practice

Just experimenting with slow-mo.