Welcome to winter

All I can say is that it’s TOO early for this white stuff!

Snapped yesterday around 8:10AM, waiting for a bus.

We have snow again today, though it was supposed to have rained. That’s not happening, at least not yet.

More of the same for much of the week, and of course I have to take Nicki to the vet tomorrow for his anal glands and blood work. Fun times.

BTW, the score is Nicki 247, Kim 0 re: the Aerokat mask. Well, almost. He’ll let me put it on for a few seconds, then pull away. He gets rewarded with a treat every single time he lets me do it, of course, so it’s going to be interesting to see who caves first. I’m a little discouraged, I admit. It’s easy to see why most people who have asthmatic cats don’t go this route, or so I’m guessing. Cost aside, it’s a huge challenge to train your cat to accept this. Entirely different if you’re wrapping him/her up or having an extra pair of hands and just doing it. I don’t want to go that route yet, today is “only” day 6. Still, if I’m a few weeks into this and am not ready to do the actual meds, I might have to rethink my strategy. Honestly, if I knew in advance that he was going to die in a couple of years from something else, I wouldn’t even attempt the Aerokat. (Liver disease comes to mind, as his numbers have been trending upward over the past few years and were above high normal at his check last fall, hence my desire to run blood work again tomorrow.) Anyway, for now I’ll persevere and try not to get too bummed out about it.

I am taking a vacation day tomorrow, have a few to use up, and since it's a 9:30AM appointment, I might as well use the afternoon for something more productive than sitting in front of spreadsheets.  :-)

Take care, everyone. BTW, I wouldn't object to some positive energy for the Aerokat training, or for Nicki's blood test results, if anyone should feel so inclined.

Peace.