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about Bastian. I did say my goodbyes to him last night. I honestly didn't know how things were going to go, whether he'd be able to survive this or not, but I didn't want to take any chances because it was a distinct possibility that he could have died during the night. Time is fleeting ( Read more... )

N just called from outside the vet (which opened moments ago). Bastian is still among the living. They had him on IV fluids all night. The test results haven't come back yet and N is going to call them in a couple of hours to check and see if we can find out more information ( Read more... )

We have to take Bastian into the vet today. We're pretty sure he has an impacted hairball. He's been trying quite unsuccessfully to cough up hairballs all day long. He's quiet and when he does meow, it's plaintive in a way that is not usual for him. He's not purring. For any of you who have met him, you know this is odd ( Read more... )