The orthopedist - about the increasing pain. He took several x-rays and gave me the bad news. The cervical fusion at C6-C7 didn't completely fuse, and C5 is "very eroded". He said we could do the very expensive rounds of tests that would lead up to a second surgery or I could live like this...

Something's busted down there.... Dave had noticed a small amount of water on the concrete floor yesterday but we couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Tonight I slithered into the crawl space to try and locate the source of the sound of water flowing in the pipes. Nothing was visibly...

I knew I would have problems when my debit card expired a day before my subscription was due, even though I had a new one. And I did. NIN were brilliant. They offered to help me.sort it out and did not cut me off from my newsgroup access. I cannot praise them highly enough, If you mail them you...

For the last several weeks my Special Lady has been visiting her brother and sister-in-law in New Zealand, and in her absence our cats have kept me company. As you know, cats are quirky creatures and they can put strange ideas in your head. Here's an example. This morning I was thinking of the late...

some of you might know that we are sure barbi is a ferrell that was dumped after she didn't conform or something, yesterday for the first time ever i sat down on the futon next to her bed, and without any prodding, coaxing or anything she climbed into my lap, she sat there for a long while then...

The doctor has opted to not continue chemo, and is starting radiation next week. Dr thinks the chemo has shrunk the mass as much as it's going to at this point. They put in a feeding tube, but haven't shown my parents how to use it. I know how to use it for a cat, but I'm not sticking my nose...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23965892@N07/3410769693/ 3 little black and white Teeny Weeny Itty bitty kitties arrived about 3 hours ago and we have a very proud mum! Not sure of sexes yet as I don't want to handle them too much. The first born boy, as I said, will be called William. Other names...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23965892@N07/3409917618/ "Dipstick" is an 8 month old girl cat who got herself pregnant. She was found by one of my friends farm collies, soaking wet and bewildered, under a bush near one of the roads across the farm. Rob, Caras vet (who named her because of her tail...

Little Boy has a habit of walking across the top of our flat-panel TV. He invariably steps on the channel or power buttons. Senyah is the TV watcher in the family, so I can tell when he is doing this by Senyah's strident shouts of "No! Quit it! Little Booooy!" Tonight, I called out to him from...

Today I was attacked and tag teamed big time. I am used to having my rear kicked by a 2 year old 7lb girl. But I got tagged team just a few minutes ago. LITTLE DEVILS Today they had a soft opening of a New Kentucky Fried Chicken near where I live. They had everything 50-80% off; plus you...

When I got up in the night, Waffles was on the foot of the bed. He stayed there when I got up, but got down while I was up. When I woke up this morning, he jumped onto the bed from the windowsill. He came to me for some skritching, and after a little bit, He laid partway across me for several...

Please allow me a moment (yet again) to rant/vent. The rain on Wednesday and really bad storms all day Thursday conspired against us moving any furniture out of my mother's house. The man who was going to have his employees help us load the truck is a house painter by trade. Obviously they...

Would anyone have experience, good or bad, with a particular site? I need to order Cosequin for Cats, and the local vet charges a lot. Martha

A very dear elderly friend whom I've known for over 10 years lost her cat on 3/7. Being down here, I didn't know about it until I got a phone call from someone else last night. Tandoora was an elderly kitty and she died on March 7th, 2009. I'd like to light a belated candle. My friend has...

Well, as expected, GK's convalescence is turning into a long drawn out thing. His appetite has returned, and he has been gaining some weight. He's up to about two and a half of the Friskies pouches, which is almost exactly the one ounce per pound recommended on the package. He's gained a couple...

I'm just watching a TV game show, "1 vs 100". They've just selected a new contestant, who has said that if she wins tonight (up to £150,000!!!), she'll buy her three cats "the best moggy food that money can buy"! :-) I like her, I hope she wins :-) -- MatSav

Like some cats, Dante has a very low "poof" threshhold. It doesn't take much to make his tail go "POOF!" When I came home from Florida, he was asleep, and I went over to him. He opened his eyes, saw me, and POOF!! He has a toy he paeticularly loves, his little turtle. It has special crackly...

Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after...

We gave Basho sub-q fluids for the first time today. It was not pleasant for him or us... we felt terrible as he was clearly in pain. I have no idea if I did it wrong, when the tech did it on Saturday, Basho didn't even flinch. I hope it's because we were at the vet's, so he was not in a...

When I had the business in the past (now dead), I had to pay a professional to do all the weird stuff that is required in terms of forms for taxes. This year, I couldn't afford it, the business is dead, and I'm ashamed I owe the tax person over $600 (she's a friend, so she is patient, thank...