Cheddar’s test results came back early this week, and she has a bladder infection. Bladder infections are horrible, uncomfortable things, but Cheddar has been a trooper throughout – we’ve been far more concerned about her leaky swollen areas than she is, and she continues to be her ridiculously cheerful self. The vet prescribed antibiotics for her (which she also takes with good cheer – damnit cat, you’re making us all look bad by comparison), and she’s mending quickly. She will be having a (terribly expensive) ultrasound on Friday to rule out any stones, but the vet said her bloodwork was great, her organs are delightful, and as this is the first real problem she’s experienced in the 13 years (give or take a month) we’ve had her, things are pretty super. Our fingers are crossed that the ultrasound will turn out to be an expensive exercise in precaution, but for now things are looking good and that is all I can ask for.
The timing of all this couldn’t really be worse, but that’s how things are apparently supposed to go. The Ghost in the Mini turned out to be a combination blown fuse and poltergeists caused by (according to the car vets) the iPhone stereo adapter we installed – Ed flashed a little sausage to get the bill cut in half, but it still cost us $300. Cheddar’s vet bills hover around $600 to date, and Friday’s ultrasound will cost another $500. Ed’s iPhone 4 disappeared from his office bathroom a couple weeks ago (and has yet to show up on Find My iPhone), so that needs replacing. We didn’t go hog wild in London (95% of our trip was paid for before we left the country), but we did abuse the credit card just a little and that needs to be paid off. Things are expensive. Would anybody like to buy some plasma? How about some eggs? I have eggs I’m not using; perhaps you’d like to incubate your very own little Kimli.
These are so first world I’m a little disgusted with myself, but on the other hand if these are my only problems then I am in a very good place indeed.
this is the only halfway decent picture of cheddar ever taken. she’s adorable, but NOT PHOTOGENIC.
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Yay for happier/healthier Cheddar! But man, I hear you on the vet bills. Fuzzy friends is expensive. We did a final tally the other day and realized that in the mere 7 weeks we had Lola before she left us to frolic in the dog park in the sky, we spent over $5000 on her vet bills. And today, Emmy Lou is having $1400 eye surgery. HA ha! I’m hoping that when our mortgage payment is late, we can just send photos of Lola’s ashes and Emmy in a plastic cone to the bank.
Yay! So glad things are looking good for Cheddar (and that she’s a much better pill taker than Fallon was when she had her expensive urinary issues way back when). Cheddar’s the greatest :)
Yay Cheddar! :D