No Foolin'

[rolanni]

This is, as it has been for some time, an April Fool Free Zone.

What we here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory do on April 1 instead of playing stressful and/or annoying pranks on each other is. . .

1.  Celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the entanglement of the Lee library and cat with the Miller library and cat. And. . .

2.  (New this year!) Celebrate the first anniversary of Socks' arrival at the Cat Farm.

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Today also sees the release of the free! edition! of Fledgling (the first edition) on Amazon.  The free edition has been available, and continues to be available in All Possible Ebook Formats from the Baen Free Library.

Likewise, the Agent of Change eBook continues to be available for free from Amazon and at the Baen Free Library.

Please go forth and inform your friends, your relatives, the guy at the table next to you at the coffeeshop. . .  Again, the purpose of giving these editions away is to grow the readership of the Liaden Universe® -- and you can help!  In fact, many of you have been helping for years; we're grateful, and hope that the availability of the free ebooks will make your work easier and more pleasurable.

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We've had several inquiries regarding Socks, his health, and if he's "maintaining."

Socks. . .is on a slow downward spiral.  He's requiring more of the various medications more often than the vets had anticipated -- the most worrying of those being the drug to increase his appetite.  Sick cats, as sick humans, need to eat.  We had two scares over the weekend when we thought we had lost him -- remembering that the emergency vet had not been at all convinced that he was going to survive last weekend.

Despite the lack of appetite, Socks remains interested in the general operations of the Confusion Factory.  As always, he makes certain to be with one or the other of us as work goes forth; he seeks us out for lap-sitting, and scrubbles; and stakes out his space on the bed (usually on my stomach; sometimes on Steve's hip) for the long night-nap.

So. . .gentle thoughts for Socks, please.

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Progress on Carousel Seas

20,957/100,000 words OR 20.96% complete

"It is seldom that all of one's affairs flourish, my lady, but I have no cause for complaint of my treatment at the hands of the universe."

Comments

Gentle thoughts

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

As I'm currently fighting the (cyclical) battle to get Chino to eat, I'm sparing some gentle thoughts for Socks... Right now, Chino needs the appetite-stimulant every other day, plus I'm ambushing him with food at every opportunity -- waking him up and shoving the dish under his nose straight away seems most effective. Plus hand-feeding kibble, which he takes as his royal due. If Socks is otherwise alert, it may be that he's nauseous -- is he on anything for that and for acid?

Re: Gentle thoughts

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

Sorry -- didn't mean to foist unasked for advice upon you.

Re: Gentle thoughts

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

He's taking antacid and the appetite stimulant also has an anti-nausea inclusion.

Thank you for gentle thoughts -- and all best to you and Chino.

Re: Gentle thoughts

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

If the appetite stimulant is the one I think it is (begins with an M?), it isn't really a very strong anti-nausea medicine. Chino is on that and a separate anti-nausea drug.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

Socks has the best humans ever, and you guys will take care of him and give him what he needs ... even if it just the next few days.

*gentle skooshes*

[zola.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you guys had this extra time with him, *skritches*

[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

I'm glad for Socks that he's got such a comfortable and caring place to be. Sending gentle thoughts for all concerned.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

Ditto!!!!!

[thewol.livejournal.com]

eHugs to you and e-scritches to Socks. I hope everything works out for the best. Also congratulations on the anniversary of your amalgamation with many happy returns of the day.

Hoping for comfort for Socks

[catherine ives (from livejournal.com)]

Glad Socks is still taking an interest in the work. Many best thoughts going his way. You and Steve give him the best possible life. Wishing you all the very best.

gentle thoughts

[libertariansold.livejournal.com]

For the wonderful cat AND the wonderful human companions who are trying to do the best for him.

Gentle Thoughts

[charlie russel (from livejournal.com)]

Gentle thoughts for Socks. I know, all too well, the process and the final result, but it's that process that matters. Both for you and for Socks. I carried my Alfie (Alfredo No-Nose Fettuccine, the gansta cat from Red Hook) around in a little pack that I kept around my waist. Unlike Socks, he was a little guy, and fit right in. He got his SubQ twice a day, right in the pack, and was hand fed for nearly a year. But then, one day, he looked at me and I knew it was time. Every single one of us at the vet's office was in tears that day. But he (and I) had a good and loving time for that year. I sincerely hope you, Steve and Socks have as good a time as Sharon, Alfie and I did.