It’s here again, as usual, your weekly peek behind the scenes of our feline-centric household. Yes, we enjoy the romp with the dogs in the mornings, but then we come home to this crew of former colony cats.

This week was marked by a vet visit for Kinikini and Kali. The good news is that they’re in good health, with no concerns raised by annual blood tests.

But….

There’s usually a “but” associated with doctor visits.

For Kinikini, it was Dr. Ann Sakamoto’s low key comment that he is, well, “a little chubby.” He weighed in at fourteen pounds and change, and she thinks his ideal weight would be about 12 pounds.

Twelve pounds? Is that possible? He’s a big boy! Romeo in his prime was about 18 pounds, as I recall. And Duke, oh my, I’m not sure he ever weighed as little as 12 pounds, at least not since he was maybe a year old!

Twelve pounds….I suppose I can start picking up food that isn’t eaten, instead of leaving it out to be nibbled on throughout the day. Or I’ll have to do that at the same time as slightly reducing his daily ration.

And Ms. Kali refused to allow her teeth to be examined. Dr. Sakamoto said that when she tried to politely open that little calico mouth, the attached cat was all wild paws and claws. No checking her privates!

Both Kinikini and Kali arrived with poor dental health, and lost a bunch of teeth during their first dental visit. The other recommendation: Hill’s T/D cat food, a dental diet. I shudder at trying another shift in their diets, but that might be another change coming. We’ll see.

In any case, here come the cats!