I’m still seeing the chiropractor once a month and having acupuncture at least once a week. I do notice an improvement though. I’m walking every day now and have added some running. The routine is to walk for about five minutes, run for five, walk, run for five, walk, etc. I have worked my way up to running a total of 30 minutes. I don’t know how long it will be before I can run that 30 minutes non-stop like I used to do, but I am hoping that I’ll be able to do that sometime soon. Even if it never happens, I am so much better than I was a year ago.
Mr. Creme’s last fructosamine test showed high again. It was 630 and his blood glucose was 333. We increased his insulin from 2 to 3 units in the mornings and remained at 2 units at night, for a total of 5 units per day. He still eats well and I think he is maintaining his weight well. He’ll go back for another test in a week or so.
Lexi still has the congestion. We talked to the doctor about it and because of Lexi’s hyperthyroidism, we are limited as to what meds we can give her because it may cause high blood pressure. But, the doctor suggested we try Chlorpheniramine. It is an antihistamine. I plan on ordering a bottle when I order my next supply of Advantage for the cats. That way I will get free shipping because a bottle of Chlorpheniramine is only $6.99. In the meantime, Lexi is still eating and acting normal. I think her congestion bothers me more than her. I’m still using the vaporizer for now.
A couple of weeks ago we noticed that Rhody was squinting in his left eye. It was tearing up. We kept an eye on it (no pun intended) and when it didn’t seem to get any better we took him to have it checked by the vet. She said there were two abrasions on his eye. We have no idea how he got them. But, she sent eye drops home with us to put in his eye three times a day for a week. Charlie took him back to the vet to have his eye rechecked and it is fine now.
We have decreased our TV watching time. I used to turn the TV on as soon as I woke up in the morning and watched the news. Now I get my news during the day, by newspaper and radio. I find other things to do besides watching TV. It’s amazing how quiet the house can be. Of course, I still record my favorite soap opera, “Young and Restless” and we watch that in the evening. It’s nice to have an escape from the real world.
I also never thought I could enjoy coffee or tea without adding sugar, but I have stopped using sugar. I am having hot tea in the mornings instead of coffee, and enjoying it. When I was visiting my friend, Patti, in Palm Springs last week, I did have a cup of black coffee and was surprised that I actually liked it. Miracles do happen.
The cats are still enjoying their outdoor freedom. We don’t let them out if we are not at home, but if we are home, they are allowed to spend the whole day in the yard if they want to. We go outside periodically to count heads and make sure everyone is doing okay, but it’s so nice that they are staying in our backyard.
When we bring them in at dusk, they have their dinner and then while we are having our dinner, they are nowhere to be seen. I’ve always thought that our cats were happier to be outside, but we have always been careful to not let them just roam.
We’re happy and relieved that Jezibel doesn’t go into the front yard anymore. We were lucky that for all of those years she was allowed to roam, nothing happened to her.
Of course, there was the time three years ago that she was attacked by two dogs who had gotten out of their yard from the street up the hill behind us. They chased her from our yard into the neighbor’s yard. If our neighbors had not been in their open garage and come out with a broom to chase the dogs off, Jezibel may have been killed.
We rushed her to the emergency vet. She was bitten and in quite a bit of pain, but thank goodness nothing was broken and she didn’t have to have surgery, just some stitches. It could have been much worse.
Jonesie has become quite the little sweet cat. He allows me to pick him up and hold him and he likes for me to talk to him. When I’m sitting, sometimes he comes up to my lap. I’ve been hoping that he would spend more time with me, but he is still a little standoffish. I will keep working on him. We don’t really have any lap cats. Jason will come and sit with me for a little while sometimes.
I still miss Taz very much. It’s been two years and I miss the attention that Taz gave me. He was always nearby or sitting next to me. He was really special to me.
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day and remember that we do have a lot to be thankful for.
More later....
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