Gotta make this quick - expecting a phone call shortly ( Read more... )

Not much going on. Work was ok. Busy but ok.

My friend, Catarzyna, lost one of her cats yesterday. The fuzzy had cancer. Sad. :( I dreamed about Cockleburr last night, too. I miss my cat. It's really sad for Catarzyna's meow as she was not very old ( Read more... )

Separate post is separate ( Read more... )

The Last Decree of Her Majesty The Queen Cockleburr ( Read more... )

I'm doing better. I'm at peace. After writing yesterdays eulogy, I feel better. Cockleburr was around 6-9 months old when she found us at my Grandmother's farm. So, all the rest of her life, she was loved, aggravated, feed, harassed, kept warm, and healthy by us. I feel better knowing that we always did what we could do for her. She always gave us ( Read more... )

Cockleburr spent the night at the vets. Before they closed up shop, the vet called with an update. They did blood work again. Her BUN (renal function) is very high. Creatinine is normal Doc thinks she has stage 3 renal disease possibly. However, she has a high white blood cell count so she may have an infection in her kidneys and only the beginning ( Read more... )

Cockleburr is not well. She isn't eating or walking right. Dad got through to the vet, not good news. Her thyroid is uncontrolled (she won't take the medicine). Her kidney values are up (meaning, she could be at the beginning of renal failure). We switched her food to this new kind and she won't eat it. If she still isn't right by Wednesday, he ( Read more... )

I am exhausted. Had 13-14 patients come through the ER on my shift. Had to do two jobs in blood bank and three over in microbiology. I didn't get a chance to go to the restroom until day shift began to show up. :P ( Read more... )

A Royal Decree from Her Exalted Majesty, the Queen Cockleburr, (as translated by Her Handmaiden ( Read more... )

Dear Jerk Face Co-Worker ( Read more... )