AuroraGyps
First Post
Ok, so I got back into Buffalo last night after a long, dull train ride. I already missed my parents 
and the kittie was still at the vet for boarding , so I was kinda sad in addition to being totally beat. Luckily, I kept thinking about getting my cat home this morning 
.
So, I woke up, threw some clothes on, and headed to the vet. I'm thinking, "ok, throw the cat in the carrier and let's go", but turns out Zeal's stay was not uneventful. Poor little thing got a cold for Xmas. The vet tech told me about how first she had the sniffles, then she wouldn't eat (eventually not even her favorite snack, Kittie Kavier, which is benito flakes... that's when they knew she was definately not feeling well), then was coughing & sneezing. They gave her fluids, penicillin (sp?), and did blood work (everything was fine, but her glucose was a bit high (which made me worry... all I need is to hear, "Merry Xmas, your cat's diabetic!"), but they tested her urine and she's ok. Luckily, I take my cat to the best place. They took such good care of her. They gave her wet food to tempt her to eat, and would even warm it up for her. The vet that saw me said that Zeal is everybody's favorite and that she'd come in to find the techs w/ Zeal's cage open, petting and playing with her. We think she caught the cold from another boarder during Xmas (she started having symptoms on Dec. 27), which makes sense since she's an only kittie and stays indoors. Plus, it was her longest time being away from Mommy, so that couldn't have helped how she was feeling (she's a really mushy, needy kittie). All I can picture is her sitting in a cage thinking, "I don't feel good, these people keep poking at me, & I MISS MY MOMMY!"
Now that she's home, she feels much better. She's sneezing like crazy, but she's in a good mood. We took a nap together this afternoon. She took her pill like a champ (1 twice a day for 7 days). She ate some of her dinner, some treats, & I shared some chicken soup with her. We also played a bit of fetch with her favorite Pom-pom (the slower, "I don't feel so well" game) and she's been talking up a storm with it (she does this all the time... I figure she was filling it in on her vet visit
).
I thought I felt guilty about being away from her during the holidays before. Plus, my parents (Zeal's grandma & grandpa 
) payed for the boarding and the extra medical stuff (about $400), so I called my Mom as soon as we got home this morning to say "thank you" from me & Zeal. But, I'm still SO happy see my little kittie again . I missed her SO MUCH! We're going to send a nice note w/ a picture to the vet to say thank you for taking such good care of her. Hope I can find just as good a place when we move away from here.
Now, my only problems are taking care of SSI (my hat of paperwork knows no bounds), starting to organize stuff for packing for whenever I figure out when & how I'm moving, and preventing HORRIBLE nightmares I'm having about my ex (they weren't too bad, except one, at my parent's, but they started right back up as soon I got back into Buffalo). The nightmares are actually the worst thing on the list, because I dream, and have always dreamt, really, REALLY, real dreams. I mean color, taste, smell, touch, emotions, everything.
Ok, crazy cat lady rambling finished. I'm just happy to be back home with Lady Zeal and my PC (I was using my parent's IMac before... it hurts my head and my head hurts enough as it it ).
and the kittie was still at the vet for boarding , so I was kinda sad in addition to being totally beat. Luckily, I kept thinking about getting my cat home this morning .So, I woke up, threw some clothes on, and headed to the vet. I'm thinking, "ok, throw the cat in the carrier and let's go", but turns out Zeal's stay was not uneventful. Poor little thing got a cold for Xmas.
The vet tech told me about how first she had the sniffles, then she wouldn't eat (eventually not even her favorite snack, Kittie Kavier, which is benito flakes... that's when they knew she was definately not feeling well), then was coughing & sneezing. They gave her fluids, penicillin (sp?), and did blood work (everything was fine, but her glucose was a bit high (which made me worry... all I need is to hear, "Merry Xmas, your cat's diabetic!"), but they tested her urine and she's ok. Luckily, I take my cat to the best place. They took such good care of her. They gave her wet food to tempt her to eat, and would even warm it up for her. The vet that saw me said that Zeal is everybody's favorite and that she'd come in to find the techs w/ Zeal's cage open, petting and playing with her. We think she caught the cold from another boarder during Xmas (she started having symptoms on Dec. 27), which makes sense since she's an only kittie and stays indoors. Plus, it was her longest time being away from Mommy, so that couldn't have helped how she was feeling (she's a really mushy, needy kittie). All I can picture is her sitting in a cage thinking, "I don't feel good, these people keep poking at me, & I MISS MY MOMMY!" Now that she's home, she feels much better. She's sneezing like crazy, but she's in a good mood. We took a nap together this afternoon. She took her pill like a champ (1 twice a day for 7 days). She ate some of her dinner, some treats, & I shared some chicken soup with her. We also played a bit of fetch with her favorite Pom-pom (the slower, "I don't feel so well" game) and she's been talking up a storm with it (she does this all the time... I figure she was filling it in on her vet visit
).I thought I felt guilty about being away from her during the holidays before
. Plus, my parents (Zeal's grandma & grandpa ) payed for the boarding and the extra medical stuff (about $400), so I called my Mom as soon as we got home this morning to say "thank you" from me & Zeal. But, I'm still SO happy see my little kittie again . I missed her SO MUCH! We're going to send a nice note w/ a picture to the vet to say thank you for taking such good care of her. Hope I can find just as good a place when we move away from here.Now, my only problems are taking care of SSI (my hat of paperwork knows no bounds
), starting to organize stuff for packing for whenever I figure out when & how I'm moving, and preventing HORRIBLE nightmares I'm having about my ex (they weren't too bad, except one, at my parent's, but they started right back up as soon I got back into Buffalo). The nightmares are actually the worst thing on the list, because I dream, and have always dreamt, really, REALLY, real dreams. I mean color, taste, smell, touch, emotions, everything. Ok, crazy cat lady rambling finished.
I'm just happy to be back home with Lady Zeal and my PC (I was using my parent's IMac before... it hurts my head and my head hurts enough as it it ).
) and Zeal can hardly smell them with her nose so stuffed. I used to jokingly wonder how she breathed through her tiny nostrils, and now they're all stuffed up.
