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Back From the Vet

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Steve continues to lose weight and is diabetic, so he has now earned a round trip ticket to Arizona. He needs to be with me until his glucose is under control, and he needs to be with me in case it DOESN’T and something catastrophic happens. So that sucks. Thurston is also apparently going blind or has very bad vision. That means we are going to a dog eye doctor when I get to Arizona. I have no idea how many thousands of dollars I don’t have that this is going to cost me. Merry fucking Christmas.

Because of this, that means Maxwell will be left alone with no siblings, and THAT can not happen. So I now have an army of people who are going to just come by and hang out and watch tv for the first two weeks (along with Breyana and the neighbor girl who will be feeding him) until the girl from college returns on 8 January and will stay here.

Oh, and someone linked me this from facebook:

Back From the Vet

Nailed that. was just wrong about how long it would last.

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74Comments

  1. 1.

    zhena gogolia

    Oh, I hope Steve and Thurston get better soon. Maxwell will probably enjoy this once he gets used to it!

  2. 2.

    frosty

    What a bunch of complications just dropped into your life! I’m sorry to hear about both Steve and Thurston and I’m wishing them well.

  3. 3.

    Suzanne

    John, any time I had complicated pet health issues, I went here. Warner and Alma School….Joelle will know where that is.

  4. 4.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue Team

    Sorry the news isn’t better and you you and they make it through alright 🙏🏻

  5. 5.

    FastEdD

    Having cataract surgery on my doggo next month. Estimated cost is $7500. Dog ophthalmologists are a thing.

  6. 6.

    Yarrow

    Sorry to hear all that. We love your pets too. I hope Steve responds well to treatment and you can find a good eye doctor for Thurston.

    until the girl from college returns on 8 August and will stay here.

    You’re not coming back until at least August?

  7. 7.

    Heidi Mom

    Sorry to hear that life has gotten so complicated.  An exchange from Our Flag Means Death (haven’t watched the series yet, just clips on YouTube) sums it up:  “Sorry I was such a dick.”  “You weren’t a dick, life’s a dick!”  Wishing the best to all of you.

  12. 12.

    catclub

    @FastEdD: Shouldn’t the key doctor for dogs be an Ear/NOSE/Throat specialist? The dog would be much more concerned about losing smell. And we probably have no idea.

  13. 13.

    piratedan

    there’s the distant hope that Steve will enjoy being a dashboard cat and will just chill surveying the countryside ahead.  Not all kitties are adept at this but once Steve finds a comfort zone in the car… perhaps……

    safe travels (one more thing to pack now, food dishes and can openers :-))

  15. 15.

    Old School

    For the non-gamers (of which I am one), here’s info from Urban Dictionary:

    barrens chat
    A term used to describe the colorful conversations that ensue when low – level players quest in a large, relatively boring landscape termed ‘The Barrens.’ Many players find these interactions quite annoying, however others see them as a way to relieve the boredom of running through and endless, creep – filled desert.

    ..

    example of barrens chat

    barrens resident 1: hey guys
    helpful passerby: yes?
    barrens resident 1: THATS WHAT SHE SAID!
    barrens resident 2: reported
    barrens resident 3:reported for reporting.

  20. 20.

    teezyskeezy

    Are you still moving to Phoenix? As much as you might despise the prospect, you could tell me to “fuck off” for the rest of the front pagers in person. I would find that a privilege and still support your endeavors.

  22. 22.

    Parfigliano

    My dog (chihuahua 11 YOA) has been blind for 7 months now.  She adapted and is happy and otherwise healthy.  Cant put her outside (pool) unless someone with her or she is on her 20 foot tie down.  She still likes being out in sun all afternoon everyday and barking at sounds.

  23. 23.

    PDXBob

    One of my dogs was diagnosed with diabetes about 2 months ago.  It’s under control now, but took a couple of day visits to the vet for them to do a glucose curve to monitor him during the day.  Currently taking vestsulin twice a day.   Monthly vestsulin is $68, plus needles, which I got at Amazon in a pack of 100.

  24. 24.

    trollhattan

    South Lake Tahoe had a contest to name their ten new snowplows. The winnahs:

    The Big LePlowski
    Plowy McPlowface
    Scoop Dog
    Snowbi Wan Kenobi
    Darth Blader
    Sled Zeppelin
    Clearopathra
    Sleetwood Mac
    Austin Plowers
    Snowbacca

    Quite fond of Clearopathra.

  26. 26.

    BethanyAnne

    Sadly, the link to Barrens chat isn’t an accident. Steve Bannon watched WoW players interact, and realized there was an army of trolls he could use for his purposes.

  27. 27.

    CaseyL

    Oh, god, it’s so hard when our animals are transitioning from middle age to old age, and start developing chronic health problems.  Add to that having to schlepp them across the country…!

    (Just checked and, good heavens, I’d forgotten you adopted Steve before Thurston came along!  I was searching the archives to see how old they are – I thought Steve was younger.  He isn’t!)

    Has Steve traveled before?  Cats are stereotypically homebodies, unless you start taking them with you when they’re very young.  If your caravan has room, I strongly suggest you take a cushion or pillow that smells like “home” for Steve, for in the car and the places you’re staying. Maybe another one for Thurston, though I think dogs are more tolerant of strange places if their human is with them.

    Maybe get a larger crate/carrier than the one you normally use for each of them, since they’ll be cooped up in it much longer than the normal run-to-the-vet-and-back.

    @piratedan: …and litter pan and litter!  Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

    Safe journeys, good luck, and FSM bless.  If you need assistance on the way, or in Arizona, there seem to be plenty of BJers in the area who may be able to help out.

  28. 28.

    raven

    Lil Bit came to us without tear glands. We have a great animal ophthalmologist here in Athens a, with her help, we were able to preserve the little girl’s vision. She got 7 meds three times a day for 10 years but it worked. Good luck.

  32. 32.

    sab

    @John Cole: Thank God just January. When you typed August I thought (despite deference to the blogmaster) how fucking irresponsible to adopt a new cat and then take off for 3/4 of a year. And it turns out you didn’t do that at all, Whew.

  33. 33.

    trollhattan

    Taters, the space cat, everyone!

    Nasa has streamed an ultra high-definition video of a cat back to Earth from the depths of space.

    The 15-second clip of Taters the cat was sent via laser – and fittingly shows it chasing a laser beam. Footage of the orange tabby travelled 19 million miles – some 80 times the distance from Earth to the Moon.

    Nasa hopes the laser tech it was testing will eventually improve communications with more remote parts of the solar system.

    Taters, whose paws remained firmly on Earth, is owned by an employee of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. The video was uploaded to a spacecraft launched with SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on 13 October, and was streamed on 11 December.

    “Despite transmitting from millions of miles away, it was able to send the video faster than most broadband internet connections,” said JPL electronics lead Ryan Rogalin.

    The video was received by the Hale telescope at the Palomar observatory, where it was downloaded. From there it was streamed to the JPL and played there in real-time.

    Mr Rogalin said the connection over which the video was sent from the Palomar observatory to the JPL base was actually slower than the signal transmitting the clip from space.

    “JPL’s DesignLab did an amazing job helping us showcase this technology. Everyone loves Taters,” he added.
    https://youtu.be/GvJtVOmFs5Q?feature=shared

  34. 34.

    Old School

    As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.

    The United States is set to produce a global record of 13.3 million barrels per day of crude and condensate during the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report published Tuesday by S&P Global Commodity Insights.

  38. 38.

    schrodingers_cat

    Hive mind, which tablet is best to read pdfs? I have an older Kindle and an older iPad. Was wondering if I should I upgrade one or both. Has anyone tried Kindle Scribe?

  45. 45.

    Dan B

    @Old School: We live in a time of brinksmanship where the American electorate will blame Democrats for high prices at the pump.  At the same time EV and heat pump adoption are accelerating plus transit infrastructure is set to increase options to single use vehicles – and construction jobs.  Interesting times.

  46. 46.

    Betsy

    What is barrens chat?  ETA:  Oh, answered, nemmind

     

    Sorry Cole.  In the middle of pet woes here, too.

  51. 51.

    Jay

    @Betsy:

    In a bunch of online games, there are dead spaces, no enemies to be slain, no treasure, no weapons to gain, no life chips, etc,

    you just have to cross it, (boring)

    so gamers “shit talk” on Discord or other mediums while their character is crossing “the barrens”.

  53. 53.

    Another Scott

    @schrodingers_cat: I used to get Android tablets every few years, but got tired of them not being updated. My last 2 tablet purchases have been iPad Air (5th generation) – about a year apart. They’re fine and work well, but I don’t read on them (I have one set up by the door with 3 tabs for the weather forecast, Weather Underground station at the local grade school, and the weather radar); they’re mainly for ultralight traveling.

    For reading stuff, I still prefer a laptop. Tablets get to be heavy after a while if you have to hold them at a particular angle, and if you ever want to do anything with the stuff you’re consuming on it, typing is better on a keyboard and file management is so very much better on a laptop than a tablet.

    If you go with an iPad, probably avoid the iPad 10th generation even though they are discounted quite a bit.

    Some claim that “eInk” screens are much better for text, but I have no experience with them myself. Being tablets, even if the screen is better for reading, I’d probably get annoyed for the reasons cited above.

    HTH a little. Good luck!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  55. 55.

    Baud

    Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot, pauses ruling to allow appeal

     
    ETA: Missed it by that much.

  60. 60.

    TaMara

    Two things – when Jake (house panther) became diabetic, we were able to pill him vs. shots, which was much easier. And second, we are holding a fundraiser for JC if the vet bills get out of control, correct?

  61. 61.

    coin operated

    @schrodingers_cat:

    @Another Scott:

    I just purchased new Gen10 iPads for mrs coin and myself.  Came from an iPad Pro Gen3.  If you go with the Gen10, you will need to purchase an anti-glare screen cover because they only offer anti-glare screens on the Air and Pro series. I thought I would be fine without it and discovered otherwise.  Other than that, it’s been a great unit.

  66. 66.

    Gvg

    I wish we had photos of the cage my dad made for moving back to Florida from Oklahoma with my two cats in the 70’s. It fit inside a four door valiant with doors inside went to the floor for the litter box, up over the seat and had a shelf they could see out. After awhile they slept most of the trip. I sat next to them and could pet them through the cage wire.

  73. 73.

    Priest

    I had to give insulin shots to my kitty off and on for the last three and a half years of his life. It is not ideal, to say the least. But I hope the best for Steve. I’ve always thought he was a fine figure of a cat.

  74. 74.

    Glidwrith

    I’ve had a diabetic cat twice. One male, one female. Both got shots without any problems. Squeaker actually reverted from his diabetes, something that male cats are known for. Pumpkin wasn’t a happy story despite all we could do.

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