It turns out that Regional Carpet Vendor does indeed do this kind of work:  they have an arm that provides services to apartment complexes, where pet stains come up as a problem all the time.  They provided a quote, which Johnny the retail salesman passed on to me ( Read more... )

( In which the House of P. prepares for the holidays )

I'm planning to put together a "Cat Filter", to use with posts that deal with the cats in my life (past and present) and their ups and downs. This is so I avoid bombarding people who are here for other things with cat stories and pics.

If you'd like to be on it, comment, or send me a PM.

Cooked black- and pinto-bean enchiladas for lunch, delighting S., who stopped by. Apparently me cooking a meal has deep resonances for him. He was delighted to be included in the lunch and helped chop some cheese ( Read more... )

I took my sister down to the vet with me, for support. My cat was visibly weak, visibly impaired -- he could barely walk -- and visibly unhappy. We spent some time cuddling him, but although he may have licked our hands once, he seemed to take little comfort from it, and let out the saddest meows I've ever heard. The vet explained how the ( Read more... )

The vet says his numbers have not improved, and will only get worse, and that, while I could take him home for a day or so, the kindest thing to do, if I've thought about it and am ready for it, is to put him to sleep ( Read more... )

The vet said today that she had tested his electrolytes, and his potassium was very high. That could account for his unsteadiness yesterday. They switched the fluids he was on, and he's acting better. He ate some today. She's going to test his kidney levels tomorrow, see whether there's any change there ( Read more... )

My cat is staying at the vet another day. They had begun tapering off the IV fluids he was on today, and his kidney numbers shot up 25%. Also, he vomited and stopped eating ( Read more... )

I am happy the furry boy is coming home tomorrow. I've missed him. He was supposed to come home today, but they asked if they could keep him a little longer, I think in the hope either that a test would come back before he goes home or that his numbers will get a little better. This hasn't been as successful an IV fluid treatment as the previous ( Read more... )

Today I'm happy because four books came in the mail, plus a new CD. Inspired by a project in one of the books, I went shopping for yarn and found just what I needed for less than half what I thought it would cost. So I have a project for my restless hours, plus avoided the Saturday blues I've had the last three weeks ( Read more... )