I haven't seen my OB/GYN yet, so if it comes down to antibiotics, I'll ask about that, definitely. Thanks!

Hil's landlord can't call an ACTUAL exterminator, an ACTUAL exterminator would tell her that in a 100+ year old building it is impossible to seal every single pencil-eraser sized hole and that mice come in when the weather changes and they'll eat frikkin' wiring if they have a mind to and its not because Hilary got crazy and shoved peanut butter in her electrical sockets. Then s/he would set traps and stuff steel wool and in an actually effective organized fashion and re-check the situation in x number of weeks.

Made an appt fordp Dean for tomorroew and then he took a turn. At the vet he's lost 2 lbs and his back emd is floppy. He had trouble with his front leg this morning. But at the vet he walked fine and jumped on the exam table twice. Waiting for the vet now.

askye, I hope the vet sorts out what's going on!

Hilariously, my ladyparts issue is a LOT better today. So I'm not calling the OB/GYN (I've had these cysts in the past, and they generally resolve on their own; this one just seemed too painful -- until this morning). Apparently I should just post a resolution to take action on something, and then it will get better.

Okay, my bank account is sort by a million bucks. I will call the bank about that!

::waits for $1,000,000 to show up in bank account::

askye, that is so scary. Were Dean and Maddie siblings?

I've been so behind in this thread, but thanks for the well wishes everyone. She doesn't seem to be having anything in the way of pain, so that's good. Mostly she's tired most of the time. She feels lazy if she sleeps too much (the too being entirely of her own definition).

He was yellow, and it was terrifying to see.

It's so unnatural looking, like if they'd used yellow for the Wicked Witch of the West instead of green unnatural. And the eyes get yellow too. So disturbing.

my bank account is sort by a million bucks

Sorry, your statement to the universe contained a typo. Request denied. So close.

Daaaaaang. You want a job as a proofreader? I totally didn't see that!

I really wanted that million bucks, damn it.

Dean and Maddie were siblings. So that's one reason I worry, but the last few times I've worried about Dean it's been nothing. This time it's something.

So back from the vet - he lost 2 lbs and was dehydrated. He walked fine and kept jumping on the exam table. Whereas this morning after I called the vet he couldn't jump on the couch, his right hind leg didn't seem to work and then his right front leg didn't seem to work.

But he's alert and was purring and affectionate to the vet tech, which they said was a good sign. He has a low body temperature (they took it twice!) and they took blood and urine for testing.

He might have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and he might have Pancreatitis. They may get an idea from the lab work but he may need more test, but I may not be able to afford them (like an ultrasound).

In the meantime they gave him an appetite stimulant and Pepcid and saline. And I need to keep him isolated for awhile so I can monitor his food and water intake and if he's using the litter box.

He's breathing is fine and his heart murmur hasn't changed.

The person from Molly Maid just came to give me an estimate. If I get the apartment cleaned every other week, it'll be $84 per cleaning. If I get it done once a month, it's $106 per cleaning. Does this seem reasonable? It's a bit higher than I'd expected, but I don't really know what this stuff usually costs. (The apartment is a small front room, living room, kitchen, stairs, bedroom, and bathroom.)