Things that are going on here..... by ellismorleyphto

I do spend most of my life in cyberspace… to the point of obsession sometimes, even addiction, depending upon what/where etc…. however at the moment there is a lot going on.

I already wrote about falling down some stairs at work, maybe only in Theme Thursday Feature Friday when I featured 12 steps (hah…)

I went to the hospital and got that checked out. Nothing broken. Pain not gone but I was not taking enough meds apparently so let that carry on as much as it needs to.

NOW though the pain has not lessened any. Why? Because Isobel’s health has deteriorated rapidly. I adopted her almost 2 years ago after meeting her one cold January day by the North Sea. Her prognosis was not good. If I had her for 6 months it would be a miracle. Not one but TWO Christmases with her later and her appetite has been right up there, as is normal for her condition – link here While there was a slightly better website for this in many ways I did not link it as it said that it was curable… in fact it’s not… you curb it with daily meds for the rest of their life but there is no cure. For Isobel I have stopped the meds as of last night… I want her to have food because she is hungry not because I am hiding meds in there. Forget the fact that I was just sold a pack of 30 the other day that I have not even broken into… but I begrudge her nothing.

Anyway knowing all this, you cannot argue with love at first sight and really who could not love a face like that AND a cat who purrs the second they see you, wrap their paws around your shoulder, start sucking on your shawl (yes she did!) and put their paw in the door in their “chalet” as the shelter called them just so that you could not leave without heart wrenching guilt? Ah yes, soul mate right there :-P

I knew that it would be a short term thing, I knew that it would be something that would get worse fast. I have been prepared from the start, then from the 1st vets appointment… and the next one… and every 4 or 5 weeks thereafter. In October 2010 I was told she might have days, weeks or months. I had Christmas. And another 10 months until October 2011. I was told the same thing. She was doing so well but displaying SOME signs that maybe she was getting fed up with the whole thing.

This morning after being kept awake most of the night (yes my back is reminding me it’s there and in pain) I took her to the vet. Oh goody a bus ride with all the jolts and awesomeness that brings especially when I am off work to rest… ah well I was not out for long….

I thought “it’s not quite your time”. She tried so hard to eat something after I made her appointment, such a trooper, she did eat a little. Not enough but she tried. I was right, it was not quite her time. I was told I could bring her home, she had an injection of Vitamin B something or other… again forget the cost, I got to bring her home.

I asked if there was anything she could NOT eat and was told no, just let her have what she likes. Hence the KFC photo. Not that she ate a whole lot. I considered ice-cream but then thought “whatever she doesn’t have I shall have to eat myself or throw away” (cat food has not been an option for over a week even her old favourites) so nuh-uh. Maybe later.

Not sure she will eat that anyway.

Needless to say my online life will take a backseat for the moment, just until Isobel is Ready. I don’t think it will be long now she’s tired and hungry and cries a lot…. when she’s not purring and being beautiful of course.

For essential group questions, you can Bubblemail me as always, I can see my BMail from my phone… I might even put on my computer for a short while but will not sit as long as I have been now typing this, for a while. Not least because it hurts ;-) That and the fact that yep, she is crying at me again.

Anyway here’s a photo from earlier… fried chicken in bed y’all.

K-Izz-C.
by ellismorleyphto