pet stress, Take 2
1. Happy birthday crucible!!! See you tomorrow night!
2. The person I was irritated with is not on LJ and none of you know this person anyway. I feel bad for making such a vague statement on LJ because I hate it when people do that and then leave everyeone to wonder if it's directed at them and here I go and do it myself. Duh. Sorry for any stress I've caused! It's not any of you fine people. :)
3. Miko is in the hospital because she is slightly jaundiced, not eating anything but a little bit of tuna (which I only gave her because I thought it was better than her not eating at ALL), and is dehydrated. This is NOT happy-making for many many many reasons. First, I would really like for all of our animals to quit getting sick and for them to be healthy for at least one solid year. Has this happened once in the past four years? No. It's always something and I'm tired of it. I want healthy kitties and a healthy doggy. :(
We have the $ to pay for her treatments for once in my typically poverty-stricken life, so at least that stress is dealt with. I'm guessing another case of hepatic lipidosis (what Bastian had and died from in June) or something closely related. Her belly seems ever so slightly enlarged.
I really don't like leaving her at the vet. I mean, yeah, who would? But aside from that -- I feel like I don't know how to comfort her or communicate with her. She's very... self-contained and reserved at the best of times. Leaving her there makes me feel kinda lost. I feel like I was never able to get really close to her for much of her life. Until recently (meaning in the last 3 or so months), she never even cuddled with me. Lay on my lap, sure, but cuddle while I sleep? Hell no.
Dammit. I just realised that I should have known something was amiss. For the past 3 weeks I've been complaining that the other cats were being mean to her. They did this with Bastian, too. Shit. Well, at least the jaundice isn't horrible. It's barely noticeable. At the same time, if she is having problems with her liver, it's not a given that she'll recover just because we caught it early. This sucks so bad.
I feel resigned to losing her because I feel like I never had her to begin with. This thinking does not please me. :( She is my very first cat. I'll have had her for 10 years in January. I feel like I should feel more broken up about it than I do. I feel abnormally numb and am disturbed by it.
4. Kiska's follow-up appointment is on Tuesday at 5. She's healing quite well and is able to not just go for walks down the street but go for runs around the block and looong walks around the neighbourhood. She hasn't been able to do that with any frequency for far too long. Definitely happy-making.
5. Dr. Toole at Village Gate kicks ass. He itemizes EVERYTHING on the estimate/bill, which makes me very happy. He's really down to earth and has a very good bedside manner. The fact that he is within walking distance, is available after hours, makes house calls, and has no problems with visitation of sick pets really doesn't hurt, either.
2. The person I was irritated with is not on LJ and none of you know this person anyway. I feel bad for making such a vague statement on LJ because I hate it when people do that and then leave everyeone to wonder if it's directed at them and here I go and do it myself. Duh. Sorry for any stress I've caused! It's not any of you fine people. :)
3. Miko is in the hospital because she is slightly jaundiced, not eating anything but a little bit of tuna (which I only gave her because I thought it was better than her not eating at ALL), and is dehydrated. This is NOT happy-making for many many many reasons. First, I would really like for all of our animals to quit getting sick and for them to be healthy for at least one solid year. Has this happened once in the past four years? No. It's always something and I'm tired of it. I want healthy kitties and a healthy doggy. :(
We have the $ to pay for her treatments for once in my typically poverty-stricken life, so at least that stress is dealt with. I'm guessing another case of hepatic lipidosis (what Bastian had and died from in June) or something closely related. Her belly seems ever so slightly enlarged.
I really don't like leaving her at the vet. I mean, yeah, who would? But aside from that -- I feel like I don't know how to comfort her or communicate with her. She's very... self-contained and reserved at the best of times. Leaving her there makes me feel kinda lost. I feel like I was never able to get really close to her for much of her life. Until recently (meaning in the last 3 or so months), she never even cuddled with me. Lay on my lap, sure, but cuddle while I sleep? Hell no.
Dammit. I just realised that I should have known something was amiss. For the past 3 weeks I've been complaining that the other cats were being mean to her. They did this with Bastian, too. Shit. Well, at least the jaundice isn't horrible. It's barely noticeable. At the same time, if she is having problems with her liver, it's not a given that she'll recover just because we caught it early. This sucks so bad.
I feel resigned to losing her because I feel like I never had her to begin with. This thinking does not please me. :( She is my very first cat. I'll have had her for 10 years in January. I feel like I should feel more broken up about it than I do. I feel abnormally numb and am disturbed by it.
4. Kiska's follow-up appointment is on Tuesday at 5. She's healing quite well and is able to not just go for walks down the street but go for runs around the block and looong walks around the neighbourhood. She hasn't been able to do that with any frequency for far too long. Definitely happy-making.
5. Dr. Toole at Village Gate kicks ass. He itemizes EVERYTHING on the estimate/bill, which makes me very happy. He's really down to earth and has a very good bedside manner. The fact that he is within walking distance, is available after hours, makes house calls, and has no problems with visitation of sick pets really doesn't hurt, either.