Quick one :)

Let's see.   What is new with me.  Our cat Walle has improved immensely.  He has a FIP virus, low dose of it.  So chances are he'll get sick like he did before and maybe worse.  Or he might be fine.  We decided to keep him.  We have fallen in love with the guy and hope we can give him the best life we can give him.

Anyways, let's continue.  Kiddo starts his swimming lessons today, so that is awesome.  He is becoming quite the little fish.  Makes me feel a bit more relieved that he is taking lessons and being around a pool.  I am not so paranoid when we go somewhere with a pool.  I still worry, but not as much.  They teach him basic pool rules and we try to implement them whenever we go elsewhere with a pool.  So I won't be writing much today since we will be going soon.

School has been going well for him.  He seems to like going and tells us stuff he did.  Though he did the "nothing" line last night when we asked him what he did in school today :)  Started already.  

We saw the Blue Jay's play on Saturday (20th) and they surprisingly won.  I am not a fan of Baseball, after the players strike I lost all respect for the game, same with Hockey.  I didn't follow that faithfully before, but would catch the odd game, now I avoid it like the plague. (I didn't pay for the tickets, they were a birthday gift.)  I got more of a kick with the people yelling around me than the game itself :)  Glad I wasn't at the TFC game (TO's soccer club) on Saturday.  TO fans caused a fight with the opposing team fans.  How embarrassing is that for the city.  We have people throwing $13 beer onto the field and pushing people around.  I don't condone anyone causing havoc, can't we just go and have fun without someone punching someone else's lights out?  Same with winning team fans when they win series.  Why destroy your own town when u win.  Makes no sense to me.  Should be a happy time, not a "let's see how much of a mess we can make" party.  Makes it look like they have no brains, a "Must smash police car" mentality.

Enough for today, or I'll just keep going :P

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Follow up

Two tests (Leukemia & Cat Aids) have come back negative.  Thank god.  3rd test still pending.  Lets hope this one figures out what the heck happened.  He's in a awsome mood today, playful like crazy, no wobbles!  so far!

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Sick Kitty Pt 2

Got a call from the Vet last night at 830pm.  Chemistry (kidneys, liver, etc) came back good.  White Blood Cell Count was high, so he's fighting something.  The viral test wasn't back at the time, she didn't think she'd get it tonight.  Hoping to hear today or Monday.  

Weird thing is at 6pm Walle took a turn for the better.  Wobbles weren't as bad, walking around slowly, but you could tell he was feeling better.  Eating, drinking and just feeling better.  Last night (or this AM) around 3 he was running up and down the stairs meowing with a cat toy in his mouth.  Bringing us a gift :)  He has his tail up and walking around this AM like nothing much happened yesterday.  He gets the wobbles if he turns around quick, but other than that u can't tell anything was wrong.  Weird I know.  Here is to hoping.  Don't want to get my hopes up too much cause we need to wait and see now.

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Sick Kitty

Woke up this AM, went into Kiddo's room.  He was sitting reading(well, looking) at a book quietly.  We started to chat away about going to the Milford Fair today.  We are sitting on the floor chatting away and Princess (our female DLH) comes in to say her morning hello, then our newest DLH, Walle, comes in after a bit too.  I notice right away something isn't right.  All I can see of Walle is his head, it looks like something was on his fur above his eye, all matted.  He proceeds to come in the room more and Jake pipes up a "Ewwwwwww" followed by a "He's got poop on him again Mommy"  (Walle has been having runny poops for the past two weeks, been on 3 different meds for it, vet is starting to know us REAL well, and it's been sticking to his back feet)  I shuffle over towards him going to check his back paws when I notice poop on his side, not just a casual brush of it, but smeared all over his hair on his back hip and side.  I yelled out a "what the hell?", waking up Murray and Grandma (who came down last night to get a ride  with us to the fair today) in the process.  I run down to the basement with Walle in my arms, bottom of the stairs there is some more poop.  Go to the litter box and there is the rest.  At a closer look I noticed that the litter was everywhere!  Wondering what is up and starting to clean is when I notice Walle walking sideways.  No, more like a drunk, that's the best way I can describe it.  Light bulb flashes on above my head, Walle fell in his poop.  Then the gears start to turn, why did he fall, why is he walking like that, has he eaten something that now he's been poisoned hence the unable to control his balance?  I call the emergency vet, they said to bring him in and it's a $135.50 visit.  Our vet is just 5 mins away, and open in 20 mins so we decided to wait at our vet instead.  We get in and the vet is quiet.  She gets him on the floor to check out what's going on.  Since she can't really tell what's up she gives us ideas on what might be happening.  Tears are rolling down my face as she's telling me this.  (I am so angry at myself for being such a baby over this.)  Thank god for Mr.Man being there, cause he was able to get the gist of what was being said.  So basically from what I understand we have a cat who has 3 possible things wrong with him...

1. he has AIDS, yes cats can get AIDS, little did I realize

2. he has leukemia

3. he's had a stroke, but they doubt it cause of his age (just turned a year) and didn't detect anything wrong with his heart during all the other visits we've had, but still a possibility

So, off he goes into the back room with the vet techs to get his blood work started. ($300 to get this testing done)  So the fair is out for me today.  I am staying here (helping Walle go to litter box safely) so Kiddo doesn't get to miss the fair and for Grandma to get her award.  Just sitting around by myself, waiting for a phone call and then deciding from there what to do.  Emergency clinic is the only option as well cause the vet is closed at 2pm and not open again till Monday.  Once we get the phone call tonight on what is wrong then we can proceed with what options will be available at the time.

He was adopted out of a shelter as a adult cat (got him Aug 8/08, just turned 1 in July) and I am glad we got him.  He is the best cat I, myself, have ever had.  He is so good with Jake, he just loves this cat.  He doesn't scratch you or bite. Loves his belly to be rubbed.  He has the extra toes and is the most sucky thing ever.  Loves attention and craves it from you.  He's just so young, that is the hardest part of all, he's so little and young.

Will keep up to date when I know more

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First day of JK

First day of JK was Sept 8th.  His school has them going for a full day (8:40am-3pm) so lunch (Bolonga is a FAV right now) and snacks (peanut free of course) were packed in this HUGE backpack.  Took up half the bag!  He did so well.  Didn't cry at all, waved bye and blew us some kisses and off he went into class.  He was tired when he came home afterwards.  2nd day on Sept 10th didn't start off so well.  Cried when he went in.  Think he cried cause when they brought out the toys for the kids to play with he didn't get a chance to play with them, they were told to go inside.  Oh well, he got over it and said he had a awsome time in 'big boy school'.  He keeps asking to go everyday.  Know that won't last long, when he's in older grades I'll have to remind him that he wanted to go everyday :)

Now for myself, JK has been a bitter sweet time.  Loving the free time that I have, getting lots done around the house.  But feeling a bit guilty as well that I am enjoying it.  Hubby and I went out for lunch and ice cream yesterday, by ourselves.  Rare for us :)  I found myself going to open the side door of the van for Kiddo, but he's not there.  They are so much a part of your everyday life for 4 years then poof, they are gone.  I know he's not gone, like college bound or anything, but when you become a parent it's a whole new bunch of feelings come out of you.  I wonder how my parents did it with 3 of us!  I'd go crazy! LOL  Kudos to my parents!!!!  I think I'll enjoy JK just as much as he does.

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TO trip on Aug 28th/08

Younge & Dundas

Scramble Walk

Scramble!
Eaton Centre
CN Tower at night with the new LED lights, they change colours, where there is red it becomes purple and purple to red.  Christmas it's red and green, awww how festive!
St. Lawrence Market (close up view) look for the long brown roof to the right of the white tower midway down
Centre Island & end of TO Island Airport
Glass Floor of CN Tower
TO skyline in a rain cloud

The above pictures are from our trip to the CN Tower in downtown TO.  Haven't been there since I was 13.  (yes that was a LONG time ago *wink)  We also got to experience the first scramble walk on Younge/Dundas.  Basically you can cross the street on a X as well as the traditional way.  Cars hate it, pedestrians love it.  Hubby and Sis went to go "experience" it.  Myself, I watched them cross from the corner of the Eaton Centre.  Not really caring if I crossed normal or crossways :)  So enjoy the pictures, hope they remind overseas & domestic friends/family of home :)

  

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