Relatives

Stanley has a sister....




Ms. Margot has been with Stanley's mom since 2002, when Petie the big black dog found her and her littermates in the woods. With help from Stanley's Aunt and Gramma, Petie helped raise the 2-day old kittens by breaking up fights and grooming them.

Margot has been skeptical of Stanley's arrival...she's lived with many dogs in her life, but never when she was the only cat. Her reactions seem to range from "he's a fire-breathing dragon!" to "get that galump out of my way!" I'm sure come winter, though, she will find that he's quite a nice furry heat source.

Stanley in action!

Stanley likes to make sure everyone knows who's bed that is....

Update!

We're only doing weigh-ins every other week because it's not easy getting to the vet (and DH and I really want to go together :) )

BUT - we have measurements and photographic evidence! We're out of the 40s! Go Stanley! :)

Neck: 24" (-2)
Chest: 39.5" (-1.5)
Waist: 37.5" (-1)

And, as you can see, his waist is emerging!

traditional top-down view, now with definition!

Stanley has not been feeling very photogenic this week, oddly. I was trying to get some more updated pics this am, but he was having none of that flash!

you can see his bones almost!

When we got him, a friend saw a picture and said "I can't wait to come over and hug his rolls!" I had to break it to her that he was so overweight that snausage was a pretty good nickname. The appearance of some rolls is an improvement!

Overall, things are still moving in the right direction! Stay tuned for some live-action Stanley.

Moosedog Fundraiser!

The very wonderful John Nelson Moosedog Rescue Fund is having a fundraiser right now! Bid on some lovely moosedogs to benefit Moosedog Rescue efforts across the US and Canada:

Ebay Auction can be found here.

Latest Weigh In!

Stanley had his first weigh in since his initial vet check up yesterday morning! Good news!

you can see he's getting narrower!

Weight: 113.5 lbs (-1.8 lbs!)
Neck: 26" (-2)
Chest: 41" (-1)
Waist: 37.5" (-.5)

(of course, his dad INSISTS that the scale is wrong and that he lost more weight...)

don't be fooled by the tongue! even the vet's treats were not up to his standards...

I've been concerned about his belligerent walking behavior in the last week...sitting down and refusing to go further. I don't want to push him to the point that he gets hurt, but his amazing ability to jump up and run home as soon as I give in leaves me suspicious of his sitting-down motives! But last night he did a HUGE walk for him - up to the corner, over two blocks, down the block and home! Our house is on skinny blocks across, but it's a big accomplishment for him!

Stanley's Shrinking

Last week we didn't have a Stanley weigh-in, but I did re-do his measurements:

Neck: 28" (-2)
Chest: 42" (-1)
Waist: 38" (-2)

Moving in the right direction!

Unfortunately, his walks are starting to slow down. We were going all the way around the block pretty regularly last week, but the last 3 days we've hardly made it to the corner before he sat down and quit....we'll be talking with the vet about this soon. I'm not sure if something's wrong and he's hurting or he's just stubborn and doesn't like to be out of breath! (but I'm definitely leaning towards the latter...)

We'll be doing an official weigh in tomorrow!

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