It still feels weird to write 2012. :) This weekend I've been helping some friends work on renovating their house, fixing plaster and painting. It's been a quiet week and I haven't been sleeping well, but I'm getting done what I can.
It's been very rainy here and warm- in the 50s at least. I've been thinking of everyone back home with these cold temps!
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Saturday, 21 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
January 18, 2012
I didn't mean it to be such a long time since I wrote! It was a bit manic as I got ready to come back to Cambridge, made crazier when I realized I was leaving on Saturday and NOT Sunday! I was really disappointed to miss my Living Proof friends- I'm so sorry to have missed you. :(
I've settled back down here, though it has been very hard to adjust and get back to work. I haven't slept well, most of my things are still in storage, and Nelly was horribly depressed from her cattery experience. It wasn't their fault, they are very attentive and give her loads of cuddles. When I picked her up from the cattery she had lost a lot of weight, and had started peeing in her bed (which is a classic stress response) and smelled of urine. She seemed miserable, and I was heartbroken that she had been depressed, and started to seriously consider what could be done. In the end I took her to the vet because I worried she had a urinary tract infection. But all her results came back fine, and she is fit and healthy. Since she IS so healthy I need to consider her mental health as she could live another 5 years.
Nelly is 19 now- I can hardly believe it! Her breed is very social, long lived, and closely attached to their family Given that I travel and Nelly needs more companionship at the cattery I've been pring earnestly about adding 2 kittens to my little household. Nelly won't tolerate adult cats, but as she gave birth to kittens before she came to the shelter 17 years ago I'm hoping she could adjust to and learn to love kittens. I think she needs companionship when I'm away during the day or off on vacation. Why 2? So they can keep each other company long after Nelly is gone.
I know that in the scheme of things these issues are minor. People are dying without food or water. I pr for Gd's work in the world, but it's important to share our anxieties with Him too. He answered my pr for a loving cat, and I am asking Him for wisdom, guidance and clear thinking to decide what is best.
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I've settled back down here, though it has been very hard to adjust and get back to work. I haven't slept well, most of my things are still in storage, and Nelly was horribly depressed from her cattery experience. It wasn't their fault, they are very attentive and give her loads of cuddles. When I picked her up from the cattery she had lost a lot of weight, and had started peeing in her bed (which is a classic stress response) and smelled of urine. She seemed miserable, and I was heartbroken that she had been depressed, and started to seriously consider what could be done. In the end I took her to the vet because I worried she had a urinary tract infection. But all her results came back fine, and she is fit and healthy. Since she IS so healthy I need to consider her mental health as she could live another 5 years.
Nelly is 19 now- I can hardly believe it! Her breed is very social, long lived, and closely attached to their family Given that I travel and Nelly needs more companionship at the cattery I've been pring earnestly about adding 2 kittens to my little household. Nelly won't tolerate adult cats, but as she gave birth to kittens before she came to the shelter 17 years ago I'm hoping she could adjust to and learn to love kittens. I think she needs companionship when I'm away during the day or off on vacation. Why 2? So they can keep each other company long after Nelly is gone.
I know that in the scheme of things these issues are minor. People are dying without food or water. I pr for Gd's work in the world, but it's important to share our anxieties with Him too. He answered my pr for a loving cat, and I am asking Him for wisdom, guidance and clear thinking to decide what is best.
- Posted on the go using BlogPress from my iPhone
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