bloodyrosemccoy: (Not So Lucky)
bloodyrosemccoy ([personal profile] bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2015-04-26 08:06 am

I Heard That You Were Feeling Ill ...

You ever go around for two full days putting up with chills, headaches, body aches, fatigue, and a slight cough and only THEN realize you might be sick?

... What? Yeah, uh, me either.

Okay, I do have an excuse--I've been sick so often this past year that I apparently assumed that I couldn't POSSIBLY be sick again. Ha ha! I was so wrong.

At least I wasn't this clueless about the cat. Fern hasn't been eating lately, and the vet diagnosed her with early kidney failure, a complication of being an old-ass cat. He graciously came in yesterday to pump some fluids into her--and to teach me how to do the same. Fern is a little put out with me at the moment, what with two vet visits and a load of needles, but she's also hanging close.

So we're feeling lousy together, and letting the bird fend for herself, with NPR for company.* The good news is that Fern's already getting sparkier after some fluids, so there's hope for this grandma cat yet.

At least we have a day off. It's been an adventurous week. When I feel less dead, I'll tell y'all about the Space Place Gala. For now, though, the cat is curled up on the bed; I think I will do likewise.


*She's going to be a very erudite bird. She didn't like Pledge Drive Week, though. She'd scream whenever they started in.

[identity profile] westrider.livejournal.com 2015-04-27 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Between year-round allergies, insomnia, and depression, I'm generally feeling at least a bit under the weather, so it often takes me quite a while to realize that I'm actually sick. Best wishes for you and Fern <3 :3

[identity profile] padparadscha.livejournal.com 2015-04-27 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, I hear ya. "Is this normal blah feeling or special blah?"