A Week’s Two Weeks’ Worth of Twitter Updates

Posted By on November 20, 2011 at 4:27 am

  • Mycah didn't eat or drink at all today. I gave her a dose of sub-q fluids, but that can't be enough. Now I'm just petting & talking to her. #
  • I need sleep… but I can't bring myself to leave Mycah alone. #
  • Mycah seems to be resting OK. She had a sip of water but wouldn't eat the tuna I put in front of her. I'm off to sleep a bit before work. #
  • Mycah's still hanging in there. I dosed her with sub-q Ringer's again; I don't know if she's eaten. Gonna try syringe-feeding. #
  • She's dozing in the bottom half of her carrier, on my desk: http://t.co/SAVZ5ggU #
  • Mycah isn't dozing all the time – she occasionally looks to see what I'm doing. http://t.co/Lhh6ZYMn #
  • Mycah is going to get looked at by the vet, just in case there's something to be done. I am not optimistic… but there's always hope. #
  • Thus Spake Russ: Mycah, 7/4/1995 – 11/7/2011 #
  • I haven't slept yet. Not sure I can – I'd be remembering where Mycah used to lay on the bed for skritches. #
  • I called Mycah to come get her supper… then it hit me all over again. I miss her terribly. #
  • .@KenPatton1 Getting along. Going thru pics and videos to send to Mycah's original "mom." Lots of memories. #
  • Ugh, what a night. #
  • Pepperdine vs Tennessee women's basketball on TV. Cool seeing my niece on TV. I never got to see her high school games. #
  • It's been a week. It doesn't hurt as much, but I still miss Mycah a lot. Kismet seems to, too – he keeps looking in her usual spots for her. #
  • Mmm… tamales… mmmmm. #
  • Received a sympathy card from the vet, with notes from all her staff – they liked Mycah a lot. It was very touching. #
  • Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go. Though I doubt anyone, under any circumstance, would mistake me for one of the seven dwarfs. #
  • I'm still finding bits and pieces of Mycah's life here & there… a pill bottle, a favorite toy… I really miss the old girl. #
  • Them: "Help! We need you to fix our switch!" Me: "Which switch?" Them: "We can't tell you." It's another lovely Saturday in Network Land. #

Mycah, 7/4/1995 – 11/7/2011

Posted By on November 7, 2011 at 11:21 am

My special girl is gone. She passed quietly in her sleep.


Update: Many thanks for all the kind comments.

It hurts to lose her. But y’know, other than family, Mycah was the longest close “relationship” of any kind that I’ve ever had. So maybe the sense of loss isn’t so surprising.