Best two outta three

[rolanni]

Steve drew the short straw today and got to take not one, but two ailing Maine coon cats to the vet.

Mozart has conjunctivitis, sigh. Hexapuma apparently has a food allergy, though since we haven't changed the food, this qualifies as More Than Passing Strange. I guess he could be allergic to tree sex, like the rest of the house. There's been enough pollen in the air the last couple weeks to make anybody itchy. So! Hex got a shot and Mozart got eyedrops and they're both very happy campers, youbetcha.

Things are slowing down fast at the day-job. The professors can't wait to get outta Dodge, and who can blame them? They're also, some of them, getting a little loopy; I saw one guy open up the cabinet where we store the photocopy paper, coolly pick up a ream and walk off with it. Um? SO Not Cool. The cabinet's locked now. One bad apple spoils the bushel for everybody, don'it?

My back is still stiff, but getting better. This is Good. We could do with a faster rate of Getting Better, in case anybody cares.

Oh! My Google cards arrived. No, I don't know why I have Google cards; obviously, they must've seemed like a good idea at the time. Not to mention free.

Had to run some errands tonight -- new hummer feeder! We're late! -- a bigger pot for the office African violet! -- dirt! -- CortAide for the HexaCat! I know there was something else, but you get the idea.

Some writing went forth, and I know what the next bit of scene has to do, I just need to figure out how. It'll come to me.

No, really.

Progress on Mouse and Dragon

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[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Up on my list of mysteries is how to post on Dreamwidth and have the post appear on LJ. Back to work tomorrow, and it will not wind down at all until late fall.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

There's a clicky box, under, um Account Settings/Other Sites. You check it if you want to crosspost to LJ by default.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

I got an error on each "account name" I tried -- one was just my username, and the other was that plus the lj.com suffix. Oh well.

More than you want to know about Cat Allergies

[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

Hexapuma apparently has a food allergy, though since we haven't changed the food, this qualifies as More Than Passing Strange.

Don't know how old Hexapuma is, but food allergies often are a cumulative thing and manifest after several years (when cats are 3-6 yrs old). Best bet, go with a food that isn't corn based nor chicken/beef/pork. Something that is rice or potato with seafood or lamb is good for allergic pets.

When my cat was diagnosed with allergies, and tested for what she was allergic to (15+ years ago) there was not a single cat food available that contained ingredients she wasn't allergic to (they all had corn). Thankfully there are a lot more choices now. She was 4 when everything came to a head. She was highly allergic to corn, grass pollen, a lot of tree pollens, etc. Pretty much all of outside.

Best food we eventually found for her was

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<i>Hexapuma apparently has a food allergy, though since we haven't changed the food, this qualifies as More Than Passing Strange.</i>

Don't know how old Hexapuma is, but food allergies often are a cumulative thing and manifest after several years (when cats are 3-6 yrs old). Best bet, go with a food that isn't corn based nor chicken/beef/pork. Something that is rice or potato with seafood or lamb is good for allergic pets.

When my cat was diagnosed with allergies, and tested for what she was allergic to (15+ years ago) there was not a single cat food available that contained ingredients she wasn't allergic to (they all had corn). Thankfully there are a lot more choices now. She was 4 when everything came to a head. She was highly allergic to corn, grass pollen, a lot of tree pollens, etc. Pretty much all of outside.

Best food we eventually found for her was <a href="http://proplan.com/dry-cat-food/salmon-rice-formula/"Purina Pro Plan's</>salmon & rice. Switching to a non-corn/chicken based food is a really good first step in handling allergies. All of the cats in the house liked it, so we didn't have to have yours, mine and ours food bowls.

Feel free to skip the rest of this post, because I do become verbose. We've been "blessed" with having cats who end up having pretty rare medical issues over the years, and I like to share coping hints, when I can.

Because our Boots' environmental allergies were so severe (we had to have her completely declawed because she scratched herself raw) she was on Depro Medrol for the rest of her life. When she first went on it the vet would only allow her 2 shots per year. She would have to be in very bad shape before he would give it to her. (In his defense, at that time she was young and they were afraid that over the long term the steroids would be bad for her heart or liver. Professional opinions changed, and that vet retired.) After years of bald, red ears and hives we finally got on an every 6 week schedule that eventually shortened to 3-4 weeks. I got to know every single person in my vet hospital, very well. I think we personally paid for remodeling a room or two, I know we paid for certain pieces of equipment.

Anyway, Booters then developed diabetes. Once I had to start giving her twice daily insulin injections, I finally convinced the vets that I was also capable of giving her the Depro, too. That saved me $100 every 6 weeks. When I could do the Depro at home, Booters was much happier, because we no longer waited until she was uncomfortable and then made the vet appointment so more days pass. Furry ears again! Booties lived to be 15, nearly 3 years on insulin. So don't worry about the Depro effecting organs. The allergies are far worse. If you find that He is going to be on Depro for a long time, try for teh inject at home option. It is sooooooo much cheaper. 3 years ago a bottle of Depro cost about $60 for maybe 5 ml. Booters got 50ccs at a time. A bottle would last a long time.

My calico Tessie

[catletude.livejournal.com]

Please say a farewell to my calico Tessie. She was coming close to 14 years and this morning went into kidney failure. She is now chasing butterflies and hopefully feeling better.

Edith

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[baggette.livejournal.com]

My condolences

Hugs for you

Re: My calico Tessie

[bobbie-monster.livejournal.com]

It is always hard to lose a friend, my condolences

Re: My calico Tessie

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. It's awful when they leave us.

Re: My calico Tessie

[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

So sorry! My sympathies for your loss.

[magda-vogelsang.livejournal.com]

With all the talk about tree sex, I'm wondering how Korval's tree is pollinated, since it clearly produces seeds. Obviously it doesn't require cross pollination from another tree of the same species. Perhaps it adapts to attract whatever native pollinators are available?