Thank you all for the cat ~ma. Leo does have feline leukemia virus, which isn't curable, and is extremely contagious even when non-symptomatic, so it's likely my other two cats also have it now. (They were all vaccinated against it when I first got them, but I didn't give them annual booster shots because I didn't fucking know I was supposed to.) So Leo is home, acting a little perkier after a blood transfusion, and we're working on getting his meds down his gullet every day, and we're just going to be happy and live as long as we live. And I'm going to try to stop crying. I almost fell apart in a PetSmart today buying his favorite food to get him to eat. I can't keep doing this; I've got to find a new job, ffs.
quester, I've been through something similar, and I understand your frustration. I was once quite rude to the "support" guy for refusing to answer a straightforward question. In front of my boss and my boss's boss. Not my finest moment, but it made the point.
Hil, I'm sorry you're losing your wonderful doctor. I hope you quickly find someone else who listens to you.
the guy i yelled at on the phone, I ran into him randomly on the way to lunch and he suddenly recognized me and said "hello". I don't think he does that very often. I don't know if I made an impression or just scared him.
Things were better today for awhile but just as I was closing out, I screwed up the password to Ultimatix, our overlord computer site. I ll deal with it monday.
and because it deserves a separate post, more kitty~ma for you, Zen
Oh Zenkitty. My heart hurts for you, Leo and your other kitties.
Zen, all the hugs to you and your kitties.
It must be the week of medical BS. I've been waiting to start meeting with a new psychologist for almost two months - the first appointment was scheduled for this coming Monday. I got a call on Friday saying that the appointment was cancelled, and the doctor would call to reschedule. No call from the doc yet, and I'm super-annoyed.
Thanks again for the kitty~ma, all.
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My lower back decided to get a headstart on my 41st birthday tomorrow by spasming and locking up this afternoon when I had the audacity to bend over and pick something up from the ground. I'm mobile now, but everything hurts.
It's way too cold outside.
Also, when I got to work this morning, I had a moment of panic because I couldn't remember closing my garage door when I left. I mentioned it to a coworker who lives around the corner from me (just, like, "I'm too spacey to remember if I closed the garage door or not, but at least in our neighborhood and in this weather I don't really need to worry too much about someone using it to break into my house,"), and he was like, "Oh, my neighbor is at home. I'll text him and ask him to walk over and check." So that was really nice. (And I had not, in fact, left the door open.)
