This weekend, we drove down to Atlanta to attend my niece's wedding. The rehearsal dinner was at the Peachtree Club in midtown and the wedding ceremony and reception were at the Fox Theatre in the Egyptian ballroom. Both events were very well-planned and lovely. We stayed with friends in the old neighborhood on Thursday and Friday night. We enjoyed ( Read more... )

Cindi took me to FurKids on Friday, where I donated all of Doris' unused food, cat litter, etc. as well as the pet carrier and bed I had. I needed to remove all of these reminders of her to move on and I didn't want it to go to waste. I've saved some unused flea treatment to bring to Aud, since it's expensive stuff and she's got multiple cats. Now ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, but not a surprise, Doris has lung cancer. She is home from the vet. We will keep her as comfortable as possible for as long as she has left.

Things are not looking good for Doris Katz now. The mystery ailment seems to only be getting worse. Shes down to liquids only in her diet, which for the moment means water and milk. I'm thinking of thinning some food into liquid or feeding her low-sodium chicken broth also. She does not seem to be in pain, so that's a mercy. She sleeps all day now ( Read more... )

No work today. No job leads either, so things were pretty quiet here at el Rancho, except for the ongoing health issues with our senior room mate, Doris Katz. She is still on antibiotics for the eye thing of mysterious origin that has her white blood cell count very high. She had not pooped for two days but was till eating until last night. Today ( Read more... )

I started the day going to my doctor for a blood test. Kinda a personal mortality check ( Read more... )

Having a glass of vino. Trying to slow the mind. Time for reading in bed. Ms. Kat sleeping in front of vent, relishing the warmth.

Started yesterday by taking the cat for an early morning vet appointment. She's started her coughing again and I wanted to have an update on her asthma treatment. We're now trying pills on her. She took the first dose yesterday morning as soon as we got in from the vet and gave us no problem. Greenies Pill Pockets are easy to use.

Saturday was ( Read more... )

monstermustdie  had made arrangements at the vet for me to bring Ms. Doris Cat for a day of observation. As I dropped her off, they said she's also scheduled for a chest x-ray today. All this to find out why she has the long-existing hacking cough. I think it's a combination of her constant OCD-level grooming and allergies. She also needs teeth-cleaning and I ( Read more... )

Finally back from NYC. Sadly, that metropolis and myself have a cursed relationship. I do not believe I will be returning again for many years, if at all. I'm sorry, New York. You're just not the one for me ( Read more... )