No real changes to report. Ruth is still eating it does take a little bit of opening cans but she dives in. I saw her drink water again last night. She is going to the bathroom. I haven’t heard her play but she does still flock to me for attention and lets me walk up to her and pet her without any protest. I can tell she feels better but I think she also understands that this is short term.
I heard back from the vet and they are willing to let me give her injections as long as it is helping her, so that will significantly reduce my cost. The steroid I think is the real hero here, it’s not supposed to be helping but it is. I can’t say one way or another if it shrunk the tumor/mass in her mouth but I can tell you that she is still attacking dry food and that is something that she wasn’t doing before. She loves dry food as does everyone else here but it’s an irritant to her mouth so he tends to only eat a little bit. She shakes her head as well after she is done eating.
As long as she is happy, eating and acting semi-normal I see no reason to alter the course of her treatment or make any rash decisions to abruptly end her life.
Everyone else in the house knows she is getting special treatment and they are jealous, especially Marvin. Poor guy I think he thinks I abandoned him but that is not the case. Once and a while 1 cat out of all of them requires some special attention and they have all received it at one time or another. I focus on the sickest one and then give minor attention to the others, that is just the way it works around here.
I was at Steak N Shake this morning and my waitress said that my demeanor seems to be better so she asked about the cat. I think I have relaxed for the time being but I know that this is a temporary thing. It’s nice being able to let your hair down and have life go back to a state of normal, if only for a temporary period of time. I hope that it doesn’t end but speaking realistically that isn’t going to happen.
Yesterday I treated myself to a bite out. I got going late in the day but it was a nice day and if I had to do it all over again I think I would do things exactly the same. I saw a guy who was a waiter that looked very close to one of many porn stars that I like. He actually interacted with me for a short period of time but I didn’t ask for his number, a date or even hit on him. I just admired from a far and I’m telling you it was very nice to be able to relax and just think about a man and all of the things I would love to do to him. The food was good, I got a large sandwich filled with Pork, Turkey, Chicken and Beef on a Brioche Garlic Bun and then topped it with some BBQ Sauce. It was a very dry sandwich but it was so good I didn’t care, I drank like a fish but since it was Diet Dr. Pepper it didn’t matter. I opened up the moon roof and let the sunshine in to and from the restaurant. I used my cruise control and wasn’t in a hurry. It was just a nice leisurely trip … good times … good food and a good looking guy to admire.
Since I don’t know what I will face on the weekends I tend to jump when it comes to my chores so I am already ahead of the game, just in case. There are still a few more things to wrap up and I will get them taken care of but I will also take some additional time for me to lounge with the cats.
We have good TV on tonight .. 9-1-1, The Circus, Shameless and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. So around 7p it shouldn’t be so boring around here. I am letting my phone battery drain to 0% so hopefully by the time the good TV is on the phone will be on the charger and out of sight. I like to maximize my relaxation time especially before I jump into a week of on-call. You know there is going to be a Full Moon and next week will be crazy, it’s just because I am on-call . That is just how it seems to roll. It won’t be much longer and it will be time for me to prep next years on-call calendar. That will be a fun job, not.
So Gator is upstairs crying her little head off. I will go up and comfort her and probably wind up eventually napping for a bit. Then we will roll on with the afternoon. You know they will all have to have their lunch since I am home. I don’t mind feeding them so long as they eat it. Since this whole debacle with Ruth I have been throwing away a lot of uneaten or partially eaten cans of food. It doesn’t set well with me. They all enjoy the buffet but even that has it’s limits with them.
Here’s hoping that the week ahead will be as drama free as possible, more good and surprising positive things will happen for all of us and Ruth will keep on the good path and eat, drink and be her normal self. We have a day of rain coming up but the temps are supposed to be cooler and more in line with this time of year. I am anxious for the first hard frost to kill the grass as well as the bugs. I am not eager to crank on the heat, grab a coat/jacket and break out the long sleeves. I just want the grass and bugs gone. Talk with you again soon.
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