Hills and Valleys
First, let's talk hills. This weekend, my little brother woke up and made sandwiches. He bought champagne and packed wine and his Debbie Travis wine glasses. Then he convinced his girlfriend, Michelle, that despite the persistent rain, a picnic would be a good idea. They went to eat by the Frolf course and then proceeded to Jackson Park, where, beneath a shelter, he read her a poem about his love and asked her to marry him. We're so excited to have Michelle in the family!
And now the valley....Frankie (my very obese cat) made a trip to the vet yesterday and had some bloodwork done. Apparently, she's got diabetes. Which sucks for her because although we're willing to reduce her caloric intake by purchasing expensive special food and we're kind of willing to give her pills if they're not too expensive, we're just not the kind of people who are willing to buy insulin for our cat and inject her every day. In 40% of the cases, reducing her weight and giving her the pills will be enough. And if she's in the 60% portion, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Still, lucky for her, she's been getting a lot of love as a consequence of her new-found ailment. She got a new giant-sized cat litter and she got a bath (fun for the whole family) and she got more pets than she has in years.
1 comment:
melissa, my big ol cat Darcie who lives in calgary with my mom is diabetic, and once he started insulin (2 shots a day) he lost so much weight, became way more active and the good lovable darcie from his youth.
sadly, he went missing a few weeks ago and was never found. :(
however, you too can become an insulin giver to cats!!
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