Okay, but how did Pumpkin get stuck?

Grace caused a ruckus at the doctor today. But we do have a double dosage of cipro for her now. Please don't tell me her tendons are going to snap.

The trashcan is in a cabinet, sort of like those at fast food places, minus the flap. At the angle she dove in, her head was wedged in a corner, her front legs fighting through paper towels to reach the bottom and her back legs flailing. Had it not been in a cabinets, it would have tipped over. Eventually, she would have gotten out, but the vet & tech went to rescue her, laughing so hard at the flailing.

Why cipro?

Long/Short version:

She has surgery in two weeks, and I want her well enough to actually have the surgery. She's been brewing something and she smells sick, even though she is without fever, no loss of appetite, etc. Her secretions have been bad though. So I paged the pulmonologist (who is lovely and intense and the kind of doc I want for all my friends). She said to come in today, early, but she was holding her clinic.

Katie took her and was there 20 minutes before clinic started. After being bounced around from module to module, she was rescued by Dr. I who immediately took Grace back. Instead of just collecting a tracheal aspirate, she did a full exam and decided that the snot Grace was coughing up was indicative of bronchiitis. Grace is probably resistant to most antibios at this point so she prescribed cipro. Which is better than the tobramycin via nebulizer.

When Katie walked out, there were at least 20 families waiting. Grace was completely OFF schedule so I'm sure she screwed up the timing for the rest of the morning.

Ah! Well, I'm glad you got a responsive doc, given upcoming surgery.

Wait, didn't you guys have a surgery around the holidays last year as well? Man, Grace's body schedule needs to learn about holidays!

FTR, I appear to be clearing up. But 3 more days to hit the minute-clinic if I relapse.

If not, we have Cipro to spare!

Hah! And true...

Get better, Grace!

Anyway, whoot, I finished. But much to my dismay, my efile provider notified me, after I'd finished, that they were only taking submissions for sures up until 5 eastern time. Eastern time! Mine went in before midnight eastern, so there's still a chance they'll process it anyway. But harumph. Yes, I know, if I had done it before the deadline I wouldn't have to worry about it now.

But it's done!

Good for you, Liese.

Loki's up against my butt. I think I've been forgiven.

YAY done.

5? Nuts!

Gracie does surgery every 6-10 weeks so, it's undoubtedly around the holidays. Last year it was her first one this time of year though.

Also, I just posted this in Press, but I'm repeating it here: I am yet again asking for help funding a grant at Donors Choose. My proposal has until end of January, but I'd love any and all help in getting this funded. Half a Life by Darrin Strauss is one of the best books I've read this year. It's about a man who, as a teen, kills a classmate in a car wreck.

Donations of any amount will help (the more donors I have, even at a dollar a donor actually moves me up on the front page). Please help me in getting this funded.

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Glad that Grace got to see the doc.

We are having odd illnesses in our house. One of our cats has had a reoccurance of her UTI, which is now a bladder infection. Crap. Feel luck such a bad mom. And I still haven't taken the old gal in to have her checked for renal failure because I am so afraid they'll tell me the best choice is to let her go. AND and and Isaac has a strep infection in his skin!! So he needs antibios too. Poor kid looks sick, but is acting just fine. I tell myself it could be worse, strep throat is such a nightmare.