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Category Archives: Cats
Orange Dude, and other odds and ends
My sister and I have spent the past several months clearing out mom and dad’s house to get it ready to put on the market. Forty years and three thousand square feet of memories, junk, and a few treasures. My … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Elderly Parents, Mid-Life
Tagged Animal Rescue, Cats, Decluttering, Elderly Parents, Estate Sale
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Ella and Her Cat
As you probably have heard on the news, there have been lots of storms across Texas. So last Sunday, April 17, I brought the little cat inside. Again. Slippery slope, indeed. But instead of simply cratering to the cuteness, I … Continue reading
Slippery Slope
I let the little stray cat in over the weekend to give the birds a break.
Posted in Animal Rescue, Birds, Cats
Tagged Animal Rescue, Birds, Cats, Feral Cats, Stray Cats
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Better Living Through Science
I take back every bad thing I ever said about antidepressants. OK, maybe not everything. Abilify did make my hair fall out. Viibryd gave me sleestak dreams. Wellbutrin plugged me up until I began looking like a snake who’d swallowed … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Antidepressants, BigLaw, Brintellix, Cats, CKD Cat, Death and Grief, Deplin, Depression, Grief, Prediabetes, Subcutaneous Fluids
Tagged Abilify, Alcoholism, Antidepressants, Brintellix, Chronic Kidney Disease Cats, CKD Cat, Colonic, Colonoscopy, Deplin, Depression, diabetes, Health, LCHF, Low-carb high-fat, Mammogram, Prediabetes, Reversing prediabetes, Sobriety, Sub-Q Fluids Cat, Subcutaneous Fluids Cats, Texas Capitol, type 2 diabetes, Viibryd, Wellbutrin
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Cat Number 4?
Several months ago during a bad thunderstorm, I heard a loud, repeated thunking on the side of my condo. After the worst of the storm had passed, I went outside to investigate. Tucked behind the a/c, up against the side … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats
Tagged Animal Rescue, animals, Cats, Feral Cats, Spay and Neuter
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Mom and Sadie Health Reports
I think my mother has moved into the next phase of dementia. The end phase. Mom has had repeated infections over the past year: multiple urinary tract infections, and more recently, MRSA. The MRSA hospitalization over the Thanksgiving holiday appears … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Cats, CKD Cat, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Subcutaneous Fluids
Tagged Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Chronic Kidney Disease Cats, CKD Cat, Dementia, Elderly Parents, End-Stage Dementia, Hospice, Hospice for Dementia, Late-Stage Alzheimer's, Late-Stage Dementia, Long Distance Caregiving, MRSA, Palliative Care, Stages of Alzheimer's, Stages of Dementia, Subcutaneous Fluids Cats, Vascular Dementia
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My CKD Kitty
Sadie’s urine culture and urinalysis came back negative. Which means she doesn’t have pyelonephritis (kidney infection). The good news is, we stopped the antibiotic so I no longer have to put her (and me) through the trauma of giving her … Continue reading
Nursing Sadie
Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Sadie was meowing like a banshee due to a medication called Mirtazapine (Remeron). Here’s what happened at the vet on Tuesday: Sadie had an ultrasound, which was unremarkable. Sadie’s bloodwork … Continue reading
Sadie’s Reign Continues
Sadie, my favorite cat, is going to be OK. Instead of being bad luck, it seems this black cat has broken the family curse. She does not have cancer. She does not have diabetes. She does have elevated kidney values … Continue reading
