That was the week that was
As weeks go, last week was more interesting than it needed to be. I'd been having a small plague of sneezy kitties--first Hillary, then Genghis, came down with the sniffly, sneezy, snorfly, never happened to any of the cat herd before in all the time I'd had cats bug. Three days, then just as I was ready to call the vet, it was gone. They never lost their appetite, just had a lot of sneezing and sniffling.
Then when I came back from Bisbee, Trouble acted as if she had a stuck hairball. Was off and on for a couple of days. By last Sunday night I knew I was calling the vet in the morning. She was entering the breathing-optional stage. Flashbacks to Trouble 1.0 who had a sinus tumor that ended up cutting off her breathing.
So Monday morning first thing, I called the vet. Miraculously she had an appointment open that morning--which never happens; usually it takes ten days to get one with her. But Bastet was kind, in her catly way, and in we went.
Good news: healthy kitty, no lung involvement, good order throughout except for clogged sinuses. We went home with amoxicillin and lysine gel, and instructions to call if she wasn't better in a few days.
Which for two days she surely wasn't. Wouldn't eat. Seemed to be drinking--she wasn't dehydrated--but the breathing part was still optional. Wednesday evening I was ready to hit the emergency clinic. And then suddenly she was hungry and making up for lost time. I had got her some baby food and some of the kibble she likes too well--she eats too much and gets fat--but it did the trick.
She's OK now. Much relief. Boys are fine. Minnow, knock silicon, has not fallen sick. She had a little bit of a watery eye a few days ago, which looked like an extremely mild form of what the boys had.
All in all, not the best week. I'm glad it's over. This week is crazy times. Work in heaping piles. Passover. Easter. Kickstarter finishing up--its last day is the 9th. I'll be running a countdown all week. If you've backed it and want to see the next bonus--the art and the video--now's the time to tell all your friends and enemies. Girl-friendly SF! Ponies in Spaaaaace!
Hey, I might even have neep later this week. Lesson scheduled for Thursday. I'll see how many brain cells I have to spare.
Then when I came back from Bisbee, Trouble acted as if she had a stuck hairball. Was off and on for a couple of days. By last Sunday night I knew I was calling the vet in the morning. She was entering the breathing-optional stage. Flashbacks to Trouble 1.0 who had a sinus tumor that ended up cutting off her breathing.
So Monday morning first thing, I called the vet. Miraculously she had an appointment open that morning--which never happens; usually it takes ten days to get one with her. But Bastet was kind, in her catly way, and in we went.
Good news: healthy kitty, no lung involvement, good order throughout except for clogged sinuses. We went home with amoxicillin and lysine gel, and instructions to call if she wasn't better in a few days.
Which for two days she surely wasn't. Wouldn't eat. Seemed to be drinking--she wasn't dehydrated--but the breathing part was still optional. Wednesday evening I was ready to hit the emergency clinic. And then suddenly she was hungry and making up for lost time. I had got her some baby food and some of the kibble she likes too well--she eats too much and gets fat--but it did the trick.
She's OK now. Much relief. Boys are fine. Minnow, knock silicon, has not fallen sick. She had a little bit of a watery eye a few days ago, which looked like an extremely mild form of what the boys had.
All in all, not the best week. I'm glad it's over. This week is crazy times. Work in heaping piles. Passover. Easter. Kickstarter finishing up--its last day is the 9th. I'll be running a countdown all week. If you've backed it and want to see the next bonus--the art and the video--now's the time to tell all your friends and enemies. Girl-friendly SF! Ponies in Spaaaaace!
Hey, I might even have neep later this week. Lesson scheduled for Thursday. I'll see how many brain cells I have to spare.
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