Musings on a Small Life

I need a bit of levity after this week. Apologies if I've posted any of these before; I'm too tired and/or lazy to go back and check. After this week, I wish! Alas, no wine for me.

Today I'm very thankful that Derry ate a bit more late yesterday evening and overnight, and also this morning. He wouldn't touch his Hills z/d (wet or dry), though he ate the hydrolyzed protein dry that Royal Canin makes. (I've got their urinary hydrolyzed protein on order from the online vet store.) We're both thankful he did not have to return to the vet clinic! However, I popped out to the vet clinic a short time ago to pick up a dozen small cans of a different food, in case of future need, and also for more eye meds to have on hand...just in case. Then I swung by PetValu for some "gravy" type foods to keep on hand, again, in case of emergency. I also picked up various food toppers, including some beef liver, to entice Derry to eat his Hills z/d canned again. I'm thankful that worked! He just ate a decent amount of his prescription canned, and is comfortably ensconced in the back space with his lawn chair, freshly cleaned litter box (yes, I put one out...

Poor little mite. (Pic from last week.)     I took Derry to the vet yesterday for a full work-up because he's been throwing up fairly regularly since the latter part of February, usually at night and usually just clear liquid. I was concerned it was his pancreas, kidneys, thyroid, or liver. They sent off a full blood panel and the urine sample and we came home. Well, I don't know why I forgot how sick he gets after the vet visits, being so stressed and traumatized. That's how he ended up at ER the second time last summer. Duh, Kim. He ate a little bit late yesterday afternoon, but nothing since, not even water that I could see. By early this morning he was drooling with nausea. I gave him some Cerenia, as I have several tablets on hand from the fall, unopened of course. That was at 5 AM. Then, around 6:30 AM I gave him some Mirataz (appetite stimulant), assuming the Cerenia would have kicked in and settled his stomach. Wrong. The drooling continued all day (it's about 4...

Derry had quite a lot to say while out in the garden this afternoon, and I knew the reason must be one of the neighbourhood cats. Many have homes and wander freely, but this poor fellow looks homeless and battle-scarred:     I had zoomed in with my little point and shoot from my vantage point by the front of my garage, and even from that distance I could see his wonky ear. I couldn't see the scars on his face and body, though, until I downloaded the snapshot to edit it.   He certainly breaks my heart. He looks quite chunky in the pic, so I hope that someone is feeding him, or perhaps even has taken him in. There are three townhouse complexes in the area, including mine, so he could have come up from either of the two below ours. I hope he'll be okay. ♥ As for Derry, he's currently fast asleep inside, so here's a pic from last week, in his new lawn chair. Peace.

I happened to spy this gorgeous cat (those eyes!) last week on a lunch time walk, when it was sunny and warm, not cold and snowy! (We had wet snow most of the day yesterday, the 19th. Bleh.) Happy mid-week!

A very happy Easter, happy Passover, happy Spring, happy whatever! We hope you have a lovely, peace-full long weekend. May the Easter Bunny bring lots of treats! 🐰🐣 Comments are off.

Beautiful to me, at any rate. ♥ Take care, all.

  I'll second this one, below, though so far the "post" part actually is worse for me in terms of hot flashes and night sweats. LOL. Take care, all.