Wednesday, 11th November, 2009

Woke up this morning feeling very tired and very sore. I desperately need more sleep lol and the arthritis is making sure I haven't forgotten about it. So today has been a very quiet day. Chatted to Scott for a little while, got some computer stuff done that I have been wanting to do, and then decided to go lie in bed and watch a dvd.

My girlfriend, Deanne lent me some dvds when I went to see her last, so I chose Fried Green Tomatoes. I had never watched it before. I enjoyed it but ended up blubbering through the ending lol. Just as it was finishing my kitten, Pixel, snuggled up for a cuddle, then purred like a V8 till we both fell asleep.

When Josh came home from school he organised bagels with cream cheese. Yummy! Then we went to go relax by watching more Alias episodes (season 4).

Ruth rang to organise pick up time for tomorrow morning - we are off to our favourite aquarium shop and to have a cuppa. I am so looking forward to it :D

Our 17 year old siamese cat, Tash, is sick again. As if the arthritis and dementure wasn't enough, he is showing symptoms of the cat flu for the 2nd time in a month. I rang and spoke to our wonderful vet, Belinda, to organise more medications for him. It doesn't look promising. Even though his blood tests a few months ago showed no problems with his internal organs, it looks like something else more sinister is going on. With the weight loss that has been starting and the fact that his immune system isn't working as well as it should be, Belinda wonders whether he has a tumour somewhere. With medications, eye cream three/four times a day, Tash is a mess - he runs away to hide often in case I am going to do something else to him. I can't blame him. So now he is also going to take the anti anxiety medication that the other two cats are on.

Good grief - three cats with severe medical problems. Sometimes I feel like I am going to go crazy.

Tonight while talking to my son, Josh, about it I said to him though this may sound selfish and I surely don't mean it that way - I don't think I can do this with Tash. I don't want the remaining time we have with him to be him feeling so sick and to be always running away from us.

Needless to say Josh and I went for a walk up the road to drown our sadness in chocolate, ice cream and ice blocks.

This is a pic of Tash, who is a lilac siamese -