Tayet's home!

And, this is good news. He's been in and out of the emergency vet since his surgeries in October. But on the 6th he went in and stayed until last night. We went in for more blood tinged vomit and not eating for 5 days. There was a lot of scary touch and go, force feeding, two blood transfusions, and many, many invasive diagnostics and the insertion of a feeding tube during his stay. Eventually it all boiled down to pancreatitis (which is the grey and scary fog of cat trouble) and so he's on lots of medications and a feeding tube. He's doing very well so far at home, even eating more on his own and we have a recheck on Thursday. He looks very sad, and all of his legs have been shaved so he looks like a demented poodle and he's still not very active. Of course, he's also pretty darned stoned. His first action after the litter box, was scratching vigorously on the scratching post we got for him.

While it's easier to do (because I can do it myself, let's hear it for the tube!) it is very time consuming. I'm hoping that at least one medication will be dropped on Thursday, and maybe even take the feedings down to two. (I'm cautiously optimistic. Very, very cautiously.) We may have to modify some plans that we already have scheduled for the holidays, since there isn't a lot free time in here. This is how it looks for now...

Feedings	6am	2pm	10pm
Buprenex	7am	3pm	11pm
Carafate	8am	4pm	12am
Nacetylcysteine	X	6pm	X
Pepcid AC	X	8pm	X
Prednisolone	X	8pm	X

So, it will be a busy couple of days/weeks. Good thing I'm not working, (but will be looking by February so, let me know if anything comes up). Taking him to my Mom's for Christmas is going to be a nightmare.

So there's two good news things, that so far seem to be staying good news. (This and this.)

Here's hoping...

On a personal note...

A wise friend of ours pointed out that when our lives get difficult "We run silent and deep."

It's very true. While it may not be the best way to function, it's kind of a habit. And, things this last six months or so have been really, really shitty.

So, please don't feel that we don't want to see you or are not interested, we're just trying to get our shit together enough to believe that the next problem isn't right around the corner, and guaranteed. (If you've seen the SGA episode "Adrift" that's a lot like what it feels like. Quote: "What that was like a SECOND!")

While I'm nowhere near "optimistic" I have hopes that someday, in some future we may have an actual social life again.

Thank you all for your support and care - even if we haven't been around to get it in person.

Loves