The Morning Update
...because otherwise I'd have to sit here at work and actually--you know--do work...
I set the alarm for 4:30 this morning to allow time to care for Bung-Bung*, my hospice kitty, before heading to work. (*--I have *tons* of back-entries to post. Some day soon. I hope.)
I managed to rise from the dead get up and mostly dressed with the help of ready-made coffee. I decided to put BeBe outside in the small cage because otherwise he would hear me tending Bung-Bung and raise a fuss trying to get into the room.
It was still dark and quite cool outside. It felt good.
I keep thinking Bung-Bung could go at any time but she persists and seems to be comfortable and pain-free. Her urine is colorless and nearly odorless, so I imagine her kidneys have failed. Her body is so stiff, I have to turn her from side to side. One of her eyes is clouded but I can see her in there through the other one and know she is aware and responsive. She seemed well-hydrated this morning but I wiped out her mouth with cotton swabs and gave her a couple of droppers-full of water just to clean her palate. Since I had fed her more than she wanted last night, I just rubbed her and combed her this morning, trying to stimulate her circulation. I'd like to see her get a bit more flexible but I suppose it is a moot point.
I got her settled into her carrier for the morning and will tend her again when I get home from work this afternoon. Poor old black kitty.
I still can't find my black short-sleeved blouse that I have been wanting to wear for the past three days. It probably got stuffed away on the mezzanine during the great house-cleaning frenzy in July.
It was cool outside and the sky mostly clear, except for some high thin clouds. I forgot to check the temperature at home but it was warmer--at 48 degrees--down by the bay. It is supposed to cloud up and rain by this evening.
It figures. Just in time for my days off.
I set the alarm for 4:30 this morning to allow time to care for Bung-Bung*, my hospice kitty, before heading to work. (*--I have *tons* of back-entries to post. Some day soon. I hope.)
I managed to rise from the dead get up and mostly dressed with the help of ready-made coffee. I decided to put BeBe outside in the small cage because otherwise he would hear me tending Bung-Bung and raise a fuss trying to get into the room.
It was still dark and quite cool outside. It felt good.
I keep thinking Bung-Bung could go at any time but she persists and seems to be comfortable and pain-free. Her urine is colorless and nearly odorless, so I imagine her kidneys have failed. Her body is so stiff, I have to turn her from side to side. One of her eyes is clouded but I can see her in there through the other one and know she is aware and responsive. She seemed well-hydrated this morning but I wiped out her mouth with cotton swabs and gave her a couple of droppers-full of water just to clean her palate. Since I had fed her more than she wanted last night, I just rubbed her and combed her this morning, trying to stimulate her circulation. I'd like to see her get a bit more flexible but I suppose it is a moot point.
I got her settled into her carrier for the morning and will tend her again when I get home from work this afternoon. Poor old black kitty.
I still can't find my black short-sleeved blouse that I have been wanting to wear for the past three days. It probably got stuffed away on the mezzanine during the great house-cleaning frenzy in July.
It was cool outside and the sky mostly clear, except for some high thin clouds. I forgot to check the temperature at home but it was warmer--at 48 degrees--down by the bay. It is supposed to cloud up and rain by this evening.
It figures. Just in time for my days off.
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