Yesterday we were able to bring Ginko home from the animal hospital - he's wearing a no-chew cone collar to keep him from fussing with the IV insertion sites on his legs, and he's on antibiotics, antispasmodics, painkillers, and an appetite stimulant for the next few days, but other than that he's doing alright. He's been eating and drinking, and ( Read more... )

I went away on a business trip to Las Vegas for a trade show, and our younger cat started acting weird that very evening - he was growling and being very defensive any time Viktor approached him. The next day he started peeing in random places around the house. Chuck made an appointment for him to see the vet the following day. After an examination ( Read more... )

I received my credit card bill today and saw that Progressive refunded the "installation fee" AKA punitive measure to prevent lapsed policies. Yay ( Read more... )

Chuck took the kitties to the vet today, because Viktor started sneezing alot and Ginko hasn't been quite as spry either. He's sneezed occasionally ever since we took him in, but if we're taking one we may as well take both to be sure they're not sick. Fortunately, we can fit both of them into the big carrier and they seemed cool with it once we ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had a rather funny evening. I was thinking of putting an extra inside button to secure the closure on my new skirt, then decided against it. I wanted to give it a pilot wearing before I decide it’s really necessary, so I thought I’d wear it to work the next day. First, though, I wanted to see what tops and shoes went best with it, so I ( Read more... )

Why does Viktor insist on eating so many things that make him sick? This weekend he gutted his favorite toy and although I took the polyfill away, there must have been some more around because he apparently ate some and then spent yesterday puking up bile until he finally loosed the stuffing ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm a week late posting this, but I've only just been able to get good piccies - we have another kitty! Everybody, meet Ginko:


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The last week or so has been pretty damn busy at work. The entire team was locked up in a chilled room to assemble samples for about 4 days last week, leaving little to no time to work on any other project. Working on your feet all day is hard, but doing it in a cold environment is even harder - it leaves you exhausted. I'm glad we're done with it ( Read more... )

After my Big Surprise Shower on Wednesday, Chuck and I were unloading the car when I heard him exclaim, “Claire, look! Kitty!” (yes, somewhere in his brain, the boy is 5 years old). I turned around, and there it was - the same kitten I saw a couple weeks ago. Only this time, his momma wasn’t with him ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning I heard meowing somewhere outside the apartment building - I couldn’t find the source, though. But my interest was piqued, since the way I found Viktor was by following his crying ( Read more... )