Varmit Report
Dec. 17th, 2005 12:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaAs is usual for the beginning of winter, the varmits come around less and less. Nevertheless, tonight was a busy night. We had three opossums, a couple of skunks, two stray cats, a pair of peanut-loving raccoons and Cutiepie. And we had a lovely time enjoying the parade...until we saw a coyote looking in the window at us! I have no idea how it got into to the yard and obviously we'll have to check out the fences tomorrow. So frustrating.
As for the kitties, Reg is fine. His kidney issues don't seem to be bothering him. I have a hard time not rubbing his shaved tummy though. Scooter is his usual self. Brindle spent nearly three weeks living in the bathtub. Then he spent about five days thinking he needed to sleep at the base of the toilet. Needless to say, he didn't ever feel like moving so it made visiting the loo a bit of a balancing act. Now, for about the past four days, he's been nesting on my dresser. On occasion, he runs outside, freezes for a few seconds then runs back inside. He is the oddest cat we've ever lived with.
As for us, we're okay. Mom's blood sugar levels have been up since we came back from our trip. Tonight, she hit 310 and got on her treadmill finally. It went down to 230 so yay! Me? I got sick on Wednesday night. Too many sick adults breathing in my face as I listened to their breath sounds and I caught their crud. It's moved out of my lungs for the moment and now I'm sneezing and doing the whole sinus thing. This is in reverse of how things usually progress, I believe. Oh well. Yuck!
As for the kitties, Reg is fine. His kidney issues don't seem to be bothering him. I have a hard time not rubbing his shaved tummy though. Scooter is his usual self. Brindle spent nearly three weeks living in the bathtub. Then he spent about five days thinking he needed to sleep at the base of the toilet. Needless to say, he didn't ever feel like moving so it made visiting the loo a bit of a balancing act. Now, for about the past four days, he's been nesting on my dresser. On occasion, he runs outside, freezes for a few seconds then runs back inside. He is the oddest cat we've ever lived with.
As for us, we're okay. Mom's blood sugar levels have been up since we came back from our trip. Tonight, she hit 310 and got on her treadmill finally. It went down to 230 so yay! Me? I got sick on Wednesday night. Too many sick adults breathing in my face as I listened to their breath sounds and I caught their crud. It's moved out of my lungs for the moment and now I'm sneezing and doing the whole sinus thing. This is in reverse of how things usually progress, I believe. Oh well. Yuck!
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Date: 2005-12-17 11:56 pm (UTC)Sorry you're feeling poorly. I'm freezing here at work, and bored out of my gourd, for a change. I have written 3 Xmas letters though. Even though they'll be late I'm feeling self rightous about it!
I bought a heating pad last year for my lot. It has a timer, and doesn't get too hot. I should get that out again, now that you've reminded me.I'd like a heater too, but I don't want a fan on it, just a glowing warm radiant one would be nice.
I could do some education crap on CHEX, but na! I'll go back to Bespelled instead. By the way, Smeagol and Shrek don't count as real words.
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Date: 2005-12-18 12:36 am (UTC)Heating pad with a timer? Clever! Is is a special pet heating pad? What kind? We had one for Vester and she swore it tried to cook her, and it was too hot. I've been cautious ever since.
Huh. I bet it doesn't recognise Methos as a word either. You need a fannish version.