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More random blathering
Aug. 12th, 2003 10:53 pmI finally began working on one of my master plans this morning; figuring out how to arrange drawers and closet space to best utilize space and hangers and such. I didn't finish, but I at least made some progress.
( Musings to do with Heidi and Thena )
The vet visit wasn't quite painless for Heidi, but it also wasn't so bad. Her ears are fine; no mites or anything, and she doesn't have ringworm and her stool samples were negative for anything nasty. The vet said "she probably had a viral upper respiratory illness since she was living with other cats, and some bacteria apparently decided to join in the trouble". She has to take some antibiotics for a while and it will hopefully clear up.
He also listened to my account of what happened to Thena. He said there were two likely possibilities: a weak spot in her heart which burst, or heartworm. We had her on preventative, so it probably wasn't the latter. On another note, they don't even bother giving Heartguard to cats here due to NM having very few mosquitos. He said that in the case of a weak spot they can listen to the heart five minutes before the cat dies and it won't seem irregular. He also said that unless the cat is on the vet's table when it happens, there is no way to save a kitty when that happens. Even if it happens to a cat while she's at the vet they usually can't revive her. So, I guess my stupid stalling (first to look in a phone book, then going over to see if she was breathing, then looking in the phone book and calling a vet, then calling Andy, then getting lost) didn't make the difference between her life and death. Now to bring my emotional side up-to-date with my rational one.
Monica didn't show up while I was there today (though someone had fed the kitties their canned food before I got there), so I handled a deaf woman (thank goodness for the back of vet bills), a couple who I don't think I'd trust not to declaw a cat, and some nice people from yesterday who are trying to figure out what's best for their cat, companion-wise. Kitty City is pretty empty these days; just Lovie (Heidi's brother) and Dixon (another tabby, most think they're brothers due to size and temperament) for the really small types, several in the 8-10 month range, two 1 year-olds, and one 6 year-old. Sadly, due to the issues with spaying and neutering, I imagine it'll be bustling again fairly soon.
( Musings to do with Heidi and Thena )
The vet visit wasn't quite painless for Heidi, but it also wasn't so bad. Her ears are fine; no mites or anything, and she doesn't have ringworm and her stool samples were negative for anything nasty. The vet said "she probably had a viral upper respiratory illness since she was living with other cats, and some bacteria apparently decided to join in the trouble". She has to take some antibiotics for a while and it will hopefully clear up.
He also listened to my account of what happened to Thena. He said there were two likely possibilities: a weak spot in her heart which burst, or heartworm. We had her on preventative, so it probably wasn't the latter. On another note, they don't even bother giving Heartguard to cats here due to NM having very few mosquitos. He said that in the case of a weak spot they can listen to the heart five minutes before the cat dies and it won't seem irregular. He also said that unless the cat is on the vet's table when it happens, there is no way to save a kitty when that happens. Even if it happens to a cat while she's at the vet they usually can't revive her. So, I guess my stupid stalling (first to look in a phone book, then going over to see if she was breathing, then looking in the phone book and calling a vet, then calling Andy, then getting lost) didn't make the difference between her life and death. Now to bring my emotional side up-to-date with my rational one.
Monica didn't show up while I was there today (though someone had fed the kitties their canned food before I got there), so I handled a deaf woman (thank goodness for the back of vet bills), a couple who I don't think I'd trust not to declaw a cat, and some nice people from yesterday who are trying to figure out what's best for their cat, companion-wise. Kitty City is pretty empty these days; just Lovie (Heidi's brother) and Dixon (another tabby, most think they're brothers due to size and temperament) for the really small types, several in the 8-10 month range, two 1 year-olds, and one 6 year-old. Sadly, due to the issues with spaying and neutering, I imagine it'll be bustling again fairly soon.
