These two have been getting very cosy lately.
If this keeps up I may end up with kitteh porn á la Sledpress.
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13 Thursday Feb 2014
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bright eyes
06 Thursday Feb 2014
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
Well this little one has sure had a week of it. First she had a bad reaction to the post-op meds, then over this past weekend I noticed that a section of her incision had opened up and was bleeding a bit. So I called Yolanda on Monday morning and was all prepared to have to bring Morcilla in, even though each trip to the vet costs me about 20 euros in taxi fare. But Yolanda surprised me by asking me to take a photo of Morcilla’s belly and email it to her, which I thought was a brilliant idea. Yolanda said she’d be able to tell by the photo if it was serious enough to warrant a visit. We’ve done this three evenings in a row now and it’s easy to see that the wound is healing nicely, and Morcilla shows no sign of infection. I’ll take one last photo tomorrow morning, which I’m sure will be fine. Good ol’ technology.
Anyhow, here is my little bright-eyed girl today just after lunch, happily curled up on my lap.
little sausage…
01 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
I mean, just look at that little face. It turned out that Morcilla had a bad reaction to the post-op meds (antibiotics and anti-inflammatories). She mostly stopped eating, and then every time she tried to eat she chucked it all back up again. After a call to vet Yolanda it was decided that we should stop all the meds and see how Morcilla was after 24 hours… and thank goodness she ended up being just fine. This is her on my lap Friday night, when I should have been in Vejer de la Frontera enjoying a food & sherry packed weekend with friends. But this was actually just fine. Me and my little girl, hanging out. We still have to watch for the possibility of a post-op infection, but for now Morcilla seems to be on the mend.
post-op morcilla
28 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted in cats, health & happiness, home
This was my darling girl last night, a couple of hours after getting home from the vet’s. She was quite perky when I went to pick her up and seemed very keen to get home again. But once we got here Luna went all weird after crawling into the carrier for a look (and sniff) around. Then she sniffed at Morcilla and commenced hissing and spitting and growling… like, WTF? So after getting Morcilla settled – was very pleased she wanted something to eat right away! – I also settled back to work. And suddenly there was Morcilla on my desk. Well, all I can say is that a few hours after my hysterectomy I sure wasn’t able to leap up onto a 12-foot ledge! Cats are amazing. I went and got a little towel so she’d have something soft to lie on, and she curled up and stayed there for the rest of the evening, next to me.
Today I had to start with the antibiotics. I’d totally forgotten that she would need to take these for 8 days, so there go my plans for a weekend away with friends. But I can’t rely on Peter being able to do this and I won’t risk the chance of a post-op infection. Also dealing with stuff like seeing a bit of blood in her stool this morning, and vomiting a couple hours after breakfast (and meds). So I am keeping a close watch on her.
Woke up with a start around 3 am because she wasn’t in my bed, as she had been when I’d gone to sleep. A quick look around found her all cosy on the little towel behind the laptop, bless her. And she’s there now, my little sausage. Stay tuned for updates…
tachycardia prevention 101
25 Saturday Jan 2014
Posted in cats, health & happiness, hospitals
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Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before? Just hook yourself up to one of these babies, strap it on, and all evidence of 30-year-long problem with tachycardia will completely disappear. It’s also fun for cats.
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