Welcome to the weekend! Today we meet Piper, gorgeous black cat and Seahawks fan. Sender-inner Candi G. describes Piper as “such a helpful worker.”
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Welcome to the weekend! Today we meet Piper, gorgeous black cat and Seahawks fan. Sender-inner Candi G. describes Piper as “such a helpful worker.”
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I love Piper’s green eyes!
I hope everyone is doing well this weekend, as for me it took 30 minutes, some Tylenol and a lot of coffee after I got up this morning before I finally started to feel human.
You see yesterday I went to get the new Moderna Spikevax Bivalent (Original and Omicron) and they were offering the Flu vaccine at the same time and they said getting both vaccine at the same time wouldn’t double the side effects, so I said OK … they lied!
Oh well this too shall pass and I’m done with vaccines until next year.
In other news Minnie is getting more and more comfortable with Storm and Skye, there’s no cuddling yet but there’s been a lot of nose touching.
That’s it for now, I think I’ll go back to bed.
I got the Pfizer bivalent and the flu shot in the same arm. High temperature overnight and a sore arm. OK and well worth it – I’ve read hospitalizations are rising rapidly in Europe. Of course it would have been better if I had gorgeous Piper to cuddle.
I got the bivalent as well but I knew my wonky immune system would go haywire if I also took the flu vaccine so I turned it down. I’ll get the flu & pneumonia shots next month. Good thing I did, I was miserable that day and for 2-3 days afterwards. Low grade fever, massive red welt on the arm and just general crumminess. Would have helped if I had a purry pet to cuddle, my 2 dogs were brats. They were so riled up by people/dogs walking by that all I heard all day was yip, yip, yap. Not very relaxing.
Sorry you felt so crappy. I got my Moderna upgrade and my flu vaccine at the same time, and in the same arm, and feared for a bad reaction. Practically nothing–a little headache and a sore arm, both handled by Alleve.
Hurrah for kitty nose boops!
I got the Pfizer bivalent a couple weeks ago. My arm was sore for a day or two but otherwise I was fine. Well, aside from the panic attack I had after the shot, but that wasn’t directly related (I mean, it was, just not a side effect of the vaccine itself). Flu shot at the same time wasn’t an option (it was a covid booster walk-in event at the hospital) but I got that the following week at work.
Piper is gorgeous, her eyes and tag color match. Not so sure about the “helping” part, usually find cats are much better at surpervising.
Any news yet from Ducky?
You are right about Piper being the Supervisor!
Exactly 3 weeks ago I took my 94 year old father to Emergency because his “back was sore.” Turned out it was referred pain from his poor, hard-working heart. Two days ago, the whole family gathered by his hospital bedside to say Goodbye to the kindest, smartest, most interesting man of my acquaintance.
Right to the end he took delight in many things, including pics and vids of his ‘grand-cats’ Nikolai & Ekaterina. They will miss Little Grandpa who always jingled his keys for them and gave them treats. As will we all.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
No words could be enough. My heart goes out to you and your family.
So very sorry. Sending hugs and healing purrs to your whole family.
Sounds like you and the grandcats have many beautiful memories. I hope they bring you much comfort.
So sorry for your loss. Sounds like an amazing man. I love the image you described of him playing with your cats.
Sorry to hear about the passing of your father. He sounds like he was a great man, and nice to hear a daughter say this about her father. I’m sure the grandcats will miss him as well.
I’m sorry for your loss. It sounds like he was a wonderful person. He was fortunate to be surrounded by so much love at the end
So sorry Sowmya, for your loss. But it sounds like he made a positive difference in your life and that’s a treasure that will always be with you.
{{{Hugs}}} to you.💙 He sounds like a wonderful father. I’m glad you had him for 94 years💙
I’m so sorry to hear about your father.
He will be missed by a lot of people and I love hearing how he was able to take joy in his grand-cats and other delights.
I’m so glad that your whole family was able to be with him even though it hurts like hell. He knew that he was loved and his family was there with him one last time.
If I can make a suggestion, I’ve been trying to journal about things my father said and did. It may help at some point to celebrate the wonderful man who loved you and you’ll have stories to pass down to honor his life.
Thanks so much, that’s a great idea!
I’m so sorry, Sowmya.
Take care, Sowmya, I know and was there a couple years back.
We all seem to be rather down today. Not sure I can liven things up.
FIL received Last Rites early Thursday evening. Family said goodbye. Friday morning, we received a call informing us that he was conscious, trying to remove his IVs and catheter, and pretending to shoot the nurses’ bottoms with his finger-gun! He even tried to stand up, which failed because the nurses has tied restraints on his wrists to keep him from pulling out tubes.
His bladder was septic, and we’ve been trying to get him healthy enough so that they could operate on the blockage in his bladder that makes the catheter necessary. This was an incredible setback to our plans, and it means the catheter will have to stay in, because he won’t survive surgery, which means this will happen again. Which means that, now that we know, the family needs to decide what to do next time. I have an uncomfortable feeling that his sons will decide to let him go, and make sure he is comfortable and pain free. Not that I disagree, but it’s a horrible decision to have to make.
I’m hugely appreciative of all the support and encouragement and prayers I’ve been getting from everyone; you have no idea how comforting it’s been.
To those of you who’ve had a Covid shot very recently, thank you for the update. I’m getting my booster and the flu shot next Sunday, after some aggressive bloodwork during the week. It’s all being done on the left arm, as I need my right arm for walking. I will be prepared for possible reactions now.
Little Duckie and I had a very long talk yesterday. I don’t know what we were discussing, but I must have reassured her that I was entirely in agreement with her, because she preened my hair a bit.
Sowma, I’m so sorry to hear about your father.
Tomorrow is the last unofficial day of summer here. Monday, daytime temps go from 21C to 8 or 9C for daytime highs, and we have RAIN scheduled for Friday!
Off to finish my last Christmas present. Please, if you can, have a good weekend.
Sending even more love and good thoughts, Duckie. That decision to let FIL go will indeed be difficult, but it sounds merciful and loving at the same time.
Thanks for the update Ducky. Sorry to hear about the uncertainty with FIL. Sounds like he still has a little fight left in him. Those discussions are always hard, luckily my parents both had left instructions for no lifesaving or extraordinary measures, just for comfort. BIL was a different story. Hubby, after discussions with his brothers and several long weeks where BIL coded numerous times, finally signed a Do Not Rescuitate order. I know that took a toll on hubby. Hugs and best of luck with this decision.
I’m sorry for the continuing pain your FIL and your family are experiencing. I loved the vision of you and Little Duckie talking at length to Little Duckie’s great satisfaction, expressed by preening your hair. Sounds like you two may be best buds.
How difficult Duckie! Prayers for everyone!🙏🏻
I’m glad you and Little Duckie had some quality bonding time.☺️
Duckie,
you may have already done this but has hospice services been in touch with you? Their focus is to keep their clients comfortable and to listen to the wishes of their families and clients. May or may no be helpful in your situation but a resource.
And excuse me, your LAST Xmas present? I’m impressed
Piper is the kind of coworker I love! Also a very handsome fella, just like my hauspanther Scorpius.
If the universe smiles on me, I will *FINALLY* close on the house and the condo on Monday. This is the third contract for the house–it’s taken much longer than we anticipated to get it sold. I’ve been in the condo for 9 weeks now, unpacking the last rooms, and I’m not leaving. Wish me luck, please.
Good luck!🍀 I personally know how difficult this can be.
Oh Duckie. FIL has spunk. But it makes the final decision so much harder! Even if it is the totally right thing to do. 💕
Piper looks like a black furry mass of mischief!
My bi-valent shot made my arm very sore. Hard to sleep on it or move through the night, but it was fine by morning. Phew.
Yes, Piper causes more than her fair share of mischief!
So sorry about all the trouble and grief. Things are getting better here other than missing the old cat. The remaining one doesn’t eat enough unless he gets extra pets and attention. This has been going on for a while. I would like to find something to tempt him; he’s mostly getting Fancy Feast and isn’t enthusiastic about that.
How’s hubby doing? Recuperating well at home, I hope.
We never stop missing our lost babies. It’s six weeks on from losing Beano and I still dissolve into tears whenever I think about her.
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
I would volunteer for pets and extra attention but I doubt my fur masters would allow the travel.
Well, I can share a little brighter news of the day, I guess. I left early this morning to drive to my college in Pennsylvania for Homecoming/25-year Reunion. We didn’t actually go to the reunion bit (which was just a tent at their annual Octoberfest thing) but I met up with (most of) my little gang of friends, who I haven’t seen in quite a while. It was a beautiful day, I got a spectacular shot of a bright orange tree amongst the more sober trees that haven’t really turned yet (or are evergreens), saw a friend who was a year ahead of us and who works at the school now so he was roaming around campus. Just got home a bit ago, my feet hurt but it was worth it. So many changes but some things are still the same.
I love that part of the PA area in autumn, glad that you had a good time. Glad that you were able to reconnect with your friends.
Wonderful tree colors.
According to my friend’s FitBit (or similar watch, not sure exactly), we walked over six miles!
You are right about Piper being the Supervisor!