4 posts tagged “theo”

well theo is ok. his fever came down and he was on some pain meds, and is still taking his antibotic. i have to take him back in a couple weeks for a check-up. but he's as playful as ever, maybe even more so. he wakes me up now, every morning, by laying on my head pawing my face and hair. i haven't really figured out if this is cute or the most annoying thing ever. i think it could be a combination.

the snow is getting to me this year. it just feels like i work, come home, sleep, work, come home, sleep. every day. i feel literally like i don't have a minute to catch my breath. doctors appointments, and now physical therapy every week for three months? waking up every morning is basically the worst feeling ever, will there be tons of ice and snow on the ground? will my car tires be slashed? will people drive like assholes down virginia street to the 190 entrance and run me into guard rails? well. i just can't wait until june when the snow will be gone and i can move away from this street where i can never park or walk down the sidewalk without tripping on cobblestone or almost get hit by someone's bmw or audi as they speed down the thinnest, one way street in the city.

i got my tourist guide to tybee island tonight. i looked at it for an hour while waving "mousie on a stick" in front of theo and junie, and dreamt of being there in the sun and beach bonfires and taking my nephews on the river.

i can't even keep track of all my doctors/dentists/therapists/physical therpists appointments over the next few months. no lie, so tired.

good news is, my medicine isn't making me SO crazy anymore, i feel alot better (side effects wise). the only thing it does is KNOCK me out immediatley.. i mean i used to fall asleep at midnight after a half hour of letterman every night.. now i take it at 10:30.. and don't even remember falling asleep. just gone.

yawn.

jake dropped theo off at the vet yesterday at 5:30, i got home at six because the roads were icy (yawn), and he still wasn't home. so i call and he told me theo had a high temperature and i should take the drive down if at all possible (it's two blocks from my house). they tell me he has a super high fever but it could just be left over from his "cold". they'll re-check him in the morning and if the fever went down they'll continue with the neuter.

well this morning i went to get breakfast in the cafe' at work, got back to my desk and my voicemail was lit-- it's 8:12am, who the hell is calling me so early? well it's the vet-- theo's temp is at 106 degrees, his lymph nodes are enlarged and swollen, and his blood count test came back all screwy which leads them to believe he has either feline leukemia or some sort of other blood-born infection. they won't be able to tell for a while exactly what it is because if it's FL, it takes a while to present itself after contraction.

she gave him steroid shots to bring the fever down and some kitty asprin, and started him on a new antibotic. throughout the day i periodically checked up on him and his fever just wouldn't go down-- she gave him two cold baths and he loved them. she noted that he also has anemia.

got to pick him up at 5:30-- they wanted to keep him overnight though i opted to bring him home and take him back for a re-check tomorrow morning. i'm in a better state than i was earlier this afternoon, when i literally started crying on the phone at my desk and had to run outside to smoke (i know) when i heard how concerned the vet sounded. i asked her if she was sure it wasn't just a cold and she said she was 100% sure.

so he's still the same old theo, all over me at all times and as cute as ever, though now i am just super aware of how hot he is and will give him another cold bath once jake comes home from work. this cat is way too amazing to have anything seriously wrong with him. i'm sure these antibotics will do the job and i'll enjoy a long happy life with him by my side.

on another note, i re-started my medication again last night after being off since august of 2005 (a month or so after my five year relationship/minimarriage broke up). and of course i'm having hypochondriac symptoms and more anxious and yesterday my arms went numb for .5 seconds and i was convinced i was dying. it'd be great if i can actually get through the first few crappy weeks of anti-depressants so i won't have to be so crazy anymore.

had his first vet visit today. 218$ later, he is FIV free, FL free, mite free, worm free, vaccinated, and has his antibotics to cure his URI. 148$ at petsmart later, he has nail clippers among various other things such as a new litterbox (because he won't pee in pine, and juniper hates clay), a water feeder, new food and litter, collars and tags, nail clippers and shampoo and a bed and a scratching post. mousies and a string friend.