Yay! We have a diagnosis! Pico has a retrobulbar abcess, which is an abcess behind the eye, making it painful to open his mouth. They are apparently pretty rare in cats. They've given him an agressive course of antibiotics, and they are hoping they won't have to drain it, because that will require anathesia.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jun 11, 2008 2:01:39 pm PDT #2601 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Sparky1 - Jun 11, 2008 2:06:34 pm PDT #2602 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
Hurrah for Pico with a treatable diagnosis!
I'm going to a convention in Silver Spring
But, but . . . I live in the next town over.
::pouts::
I have to say, it is lovely sitting here on my front porch right now -- nice breeze, happy puppy playing in the yard (translation: puppy is digging up my garden and I'm pretending not to see her)
Hil R. - Jun 11, 2008 2:19:56 pm PDT #2603 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just made dinner from CSA vegetables. Pac choi, garlic scapes, carrots, and tofu stir-fry, with scallions sprinkled on top and brown rice. Pretty good, though I put in a bit too much soy sauce and it ended up too salty. Now I'm deciding between yogurt with strawberries or a frozen mango pop for dessert.
Theodosia - Jun 11, 2008 2:24:32 pm PDT #2604 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It's cooled off some (84), but the humidity has dipped, probably into the 20s. It's so mellow out here that I'm ready to move a cot out and sleep. If only the skunks didn't regularly trundle through the yard in the wee hours....
Steph L. - Jun 11, 2008 2:24:49 pm PDT #2605 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Bugs in drag = aces.
With my spear and magic helmet!
Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2008 2:53:43 pm PDT #2606 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Spear and magic helmet?
Steph L. - Jun 11, 2008 2:56:32 pm PDT #2607 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dana - Jun 11, 2008 2:57:00 pm PDT #2608 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yes, magic helmet! And I'll give you a sample!
Edit: Man, pwned by YouTube.
Dana - Jun 11, 2008 3:00:27 pm PDT #2609 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
t tantrum
Where is my HUSBAND we have to leave in TWENTY MINUTES for EDDIE IZZARD and I guess we're skipping DINNER GET HOME NOW
t /tantrum
erikaj - Jun 11, 2008 3:05:44 pm PDT #2610 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
From way back..."handicapped" is kind of insulting. Or at least an unpleasant callback to, like, feudal gimp history, when "we" were legally allowed to beg, cap in hand. For myself, I generally say "wheelchair user," or "mobility-impaired" cognitively disabled (except with my brother...if he does something stupid, I take retarded out of mothballs, cause we got it like that.) And he's not. I wanted to like differently abled, but in the end, it's like...silly. or humorously challenged.