Phospho-Soda

I’m getting some perspective again. Yesterday I had a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT), a bone marrow biopsy, and a dexascan to check for osteoporosis (evidently a common side effect of liver failure). The PFT was done in the cardio unit of the hospital. There were people there doing cardio-rehab while I waited. Old men with…

This morning I beat the alarm clock by about thirty seconds. Got up, fed the Warrior Princess in the master bathroom, fed the kitten in the main bathroom. Too many cats, too many special diets. Went out to the kitchen to give the Clueless Wonder his breakfast. Was greeted by two of my Pfaltzcraft plates…

We have four cats in our household (plus a cat I’m fostering for a rescue group I work with). Because of the Terrible Ringworm Outbreak of 2010, you are all mostly familiar with my little grey problem child, and the rest of the pride gets the short-end of the stick for updates. When my now…

This is, indeed, the Day from Hell. I have a stranded and distressed Socialist, and have absolutely no way to help him. Between the two major problems my company is currently wading through, and the fact that I haven’t put in a full day of work yet this week, I can’t leave and help him….

Kittehs and water don’t usually mix, but Nazzaning, a six-year-old Turkish Van cat (Turkish Vans are natural swimmers), is using water for her own good. She was suffering from partial paralysis in her paw and couldn’t walk anymore. A neurologist at the hospital suggested hydrotherapy to help Nazzaning walk again. He explained, “Her muscles needed…

I have several prescriptions that have run out and require new script from my doctor. I always get them refilled a couple of days before I run out, just in case I run into any problems. Good thing I did so this time. I called my doctor’s prescription renewal line just now to get the…