Bad news is that boss is sick. Good news is I don't have to go out now.
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So sorry about your friend, SuziQ, and sending out all good thoughts for her.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
JenP - Jan 07, 2014 3:42:19 am PST #16569 of 30000
Fred Pete - Jan 07, 2014 4:10:23 am PST #16570 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Lots of cat news from yesterday.
Arthur is still in kidney failure, and U Penn (where Teddy got his kidney transplant) isn't willing to do a transplant because Arthur tests positive for the coronavirus. (Most cats have been exposed to coronavirus, and it's usually harmless. But it occasionally mutates into FIP, which is what Victor died of.) However, the University of Wisconsin is willing to do a transplant IF Arthur can handle the immune suppressant without going into FIP. Apparently, this sort of thing hasn't been tried before. So our plan is, once the current treatments stop managing his condition, we start the immune suppressant on the theory that, even if he does develop FIP, all he's really lost is a short time in late-stage kidney failure.
But once Arthur is on the immune suppressant, we have to stop volunteering at the cattery every weekend. We can't risk bringing anything home to an immune-suppressed cat.
Also, now Marie seems to be in early stage kidney failure. She's 15 and has several other health problems (irritable bowel, high blood pressure, heart problems) that we're going to support as long as we can, then let her go with dignity. She isn't a likely candidate for a transplant.
Gudanov - Jan 07, 2014 4:44:13 am PST #16571 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Sorry about the rough cat news.
It's 9 here currently and supposed to get up to 30. Much better than yesterday.
Hil R. - Jan 07, 2014 5:45:13 am PST #16572 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have ventured outside, to pick up my car from the body shop. Currently 5 degrees, windchill -15.
Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2014 5:49:19 am PST #16573 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Lots of kitty ~ma for Arthur and Marie, Fred.
Ginger - Jan 07, 2014 5:52:18 am PST #16574 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
We've worked our way up to 11 (windchill -6) from 6 and it's supposed to reach a toasty 22. It is officially Too Damn Cold for Georgia. (A weather station in the mountains recorded -6.)
Steph L. - Jan 07, 2014 5:56:00 am PST #16575 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Our high is supposed to be 13, which is about 15 or 16 degrees warmer than yesterday, so I'll take the win. I didn't leave the house yesterday because I am a wimp, but I am going to the damn gym today as soon as it gets closer to double digits. I suppose I should check my tire pressure.
Also going to bake some cookies while I wait for some gross medical article to edit.
Calli - Jan 07, 2014 6:01:42 am PST #16576 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Kitty~ma, Fred.
Sue - Jan 07, 2014 6:01:48 am PST #16577 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Ironically, we're above freezing. We were 12C (about 54F) when I went to bed. But it's not expecting to last long.
Liese S. - Jan 07, 2014 6:04:59 am PST #16578 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
We were at a balmy 11 when I woke up.