Our lattice work in our yard is almost complete. It seems to be working. We let the cats out in the afternoon and they are staying in the yard.
The flea problem still hasn’t gone away. We are using Frontline on the cats and Comfortis on Sheila. When the Terminex guy came the second time, he did suspect that with the neighbor’s dogs, we may have a problem until they do something in their own yards. He may have a point.
Mr. Creme went back to the vet last week for a fructosamine test. It came back high and his insulin has been increased from two a day to three a day; two in the morning and one at night. He will go back in two or three weeks for follow up. He’s eating well and getting around well. I think he feels better with the increased insulin.
Lexi also went back to the vet for follow up. She still has diarrhea and congestion. We got some more Fortiflora (probiotic) and some Metronidazole, which is an antibiotic that is used commonly to treat protozoal infections and anaerobic bacterial infections. It also has anti-inflammatory effects in the bowel. Since Lexi has had diarrhea for such a long time, we are only trying to find out something that works, I guess. It’s a liquid and she will take it for ten days.
Lexi seems normal in every other way. She doesn’t lie around listless. She eats, drinks water, wants attention and looks good. She has lost a few ounces though.
Ellie went to the vet to get her senior blood panel done. Everything looks fine. Her white blood cells are up, but the vet thinks it’s due to her neuropathy. She also has lost a few ounces. She gets around fine and eats well.
We are worried about Ellie though because she is so thin. She sleeps in my computer room, but during the day she likes to be outside. We’re feeding her three or four times a day to hopefully keep her weight up. I call her my colicky baby because she is constantly meowing and wanting to sit on my lap while I’m trying to work at the computer. When I wrap her up in a blanket and sit in my rocker and hold her, she falls asleep. I will spend as much time with her as I can because I know we won’t always have her.
She had an asthma attack last night. I gave her a pill. She started coughing and I took her outside for a few minutes where it was cooler. It seemed to help.
Mr. Creme, Lexi and Ellie’s mother, Jezibel, seems to be in good health. She doesn’t have the problems that her “kids” have. I’m glad. She is not on any regular medication, but does have asthma attacks occasionally.
Last week Charlie took Rhody to the vet to get his shots. He has never been to our vet because when we got him last year, they weren’t open on Sundays. I wanted to get him in and checked out before introducing him into our cat household, so I took him to our previous vet. They took care of him through his kitten-hood.
While Charlie was waiting at the vet’s, the receptionist couldn’t help but say, “So, Mr. Bell, you have another one?”
The vet noted that Rhody was a big boy and was mildly surprised that he was only a year old. He passed his physical though.
The “twins”, Jason and Kaci, went to the vet today. It was clinic day and all shots were half price. The twins have reaction to shots so we have to get only one shot per visit. They will have to go back for their feline leukemia shot next time.
We did manage to get away one night to see The Dave Mathews Band in concert. It was every bit as good as we expected. The Cricket Amphitheater is a great venue with excellent sight lines and a superb audio setup. We were just to the right of center stage and toward the back of the main seating area, but there is enough elevation in the outdoor arena that we could see everything that was going on.
The opening act was singer Alan Stone. We didn't know anything about him. Charlie looked up his bio online and it mentioned that he began touring about four years ago and sings R&B/soul. I would have to say that it’s likable music, but not something I'd go out and buy.
The crowd really wanted to get to the Dave Mathews Band. Stone, several times, had to plead for the crowd to get loud, but without much success. The sell-out crowd didn't even start to really fill up the place until Stone was two-thirds of the way through his set.
We had seen the Dave Mathews Band here a few years ago. If anything, the band has gotten even better. He opened with the song "Why I Am," a big hit from his last album, which got everyone on their feet, and they played almost non-stop for the next three hours.
My only complaint was that there was a couple of people who were two rows in front of us who wanted to stand for the whole concert. People asked them to sit down for awhile, but they refused. That got a little tiring not be able to see the stage. I don’t know why some people are so inconsiderate. We paid for our seats too.
But, it was a warm night and we really enjoyed being there. We got home around midnight.
I’m still working at the acupuncture clinic. My back problem is better than it was a year ago, but it still gives me problems. I went to the chiropractor two weeks ago for my monthly visit. My muscles were very sore, but he relaxed them and I felt better.
More later....
TazzyD.... _^..^_
The lattice work is done ... :-)
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