Monday Miscellany
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 5, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I expected that last post to generate a bit more by way of discussion. Perhaps I should have held it for a weekday instead of posting it on Saturday.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned recently, it’s that if you want a lot of visits and comments, put up a picture of a cat. Fortunately, I now have three of the furballs to photograph, and they are photogenic… but not every day is Cat Day here.
Oddly, however, this week is Cat Week for me, as all three are making trips to the vet, on three separate days. Mycah has followup blood work to be done, Packet has his first checkup with our vet (the amazing Dr. Jennifer Hodge of the Cat Clinic of Cary — if you’re in the area, I recommend them highly), and Kismet, who went in for his checkup last week, has a followup for his upper respiratory infection.
Kismet had weepy eyes and was a bit sneezy last week; when he emptied his snotlocker on my shirt one afternoon, I decided to get him checked out a bit earlier than originally scheduled. Along with the respiratory symptoms, what appeared to be a swollen (perhaps infected) lymph node was found in his armpit. As a result, he’s been on a twice-daily regimen of a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
Further, blood was taken for lab work, and the results show that he’s got antibodies for corona virus, but it doesn’t look like an active infection, but rather a past exposure. I informed the folks at the adoption center, just in case.
In any event, he seems pretty well. He’s less sneezy, but the lump in his armpit hasn’t gone away. We’ll be getting that checked out at the followup visit tomorrow.
All that said, here’s your daily dose of cat: Mycah taking her turn on the Gizzy quilt.
Mycah does such a top quality cat loaf pose, she really does. Hope Kismet gets over his sneezy thing soon :)
What are the titer levels on the corona virus? Also, if the URI doesn’t clear up, you might want to consider giving Tamiflu a try. It works great.
More DOGS…..
Dear Mr. Emerson,
Two things:-
1. That is not a cat. There are 3 things in this world- Cats, Reasonable Facsimiles of a Cat (RFOAC- a term I saw on “This Blog is full of Crap” by L. Simon) and Everything Else.
That is a picture of a black and white pillow that just happens to resemble a cat. It is not a cat per se, but a RFOAC.
2. The RFOAC in the picture is in what felineologists call the “8-Point Catloaf”, being a position where the eyes are open and either a paw or tail are visible. (A “10-Point Catloaf” is a position where the eyes are closed and all appendages tucked under the body, conversely, a “1-Point Catloaf” is where the cat is upright on it’s stomach, but all appendages are extended, and the eyes are open- AKA the “Sphinx Position”).
Just thought I would clear this matter up.
Cheers,
David White,
“If a Democrat falls in the forest and no-one sees it, is he really oppressed?”