Frat boy vet
Yes, I do have a nickname for every person I deal with in my life. His name's Kyle for goodness sakes, and I think he's 16. The best name we can come up with for the pediatrician is Mini-Harold Ramis...doesn't really have that special catchy tone to it. We'll keep working on it (Mini Hay-Ray? Nah.).
Well I took Ming to see the Frat-boy vet yesterday. His thyroid was enlarged, so he either suspected hyperthyroidism (guess he takes after me) or feline diabetes. I am pleased to announce, however, that his majesty has slimmed down to a dreamy 17 lbs! That's as small as he's been since, oh I don't know, he was about 4 months old. Well, practically. It's a full 10 lbs. lighter than he was at his heaviest, about 4 years ago. Yes, he was 27 lbs. We wore the same size shirts. No seriously, he fit into them(widthwise, not lengthwise that is).
Dr. Kyle called today to confirm that the bloodwork shows no signs of diabetes or hyperthyroidism. That's great news, because I hadn't relished the thought of giving my cat daily injections. Bad news is that we need to further investigate his erratic behavior & uncharacteristic weight loss. Next step is abdominal X-Rays. That should be great. Wish us luck.
Well I took Ming to see the Frat-boy vet yesterday. His thyroid was enlarged, so he either suspected hyperthyroidism (guess he takes after me) or feline diabetes. I am pleased to announce, however, that his majesty has slimmed down to a dreamy 17 lbs! That's as small as he's been since, oh I don't know, he was about 4 months old. Well, practically. It's a full 10 lbs. lighter than he was at his heaviest, about 4 years ago. Yes, he was 27 lbs. We wore the same size shirts. No seriously, he fit into them(widthwise, not lengthwise that is).
Dr. Kyle called today to confirm that the bloodwork shows no signs of diabetes or hyperthyroidism. That's great news, because I hadn't relished the thought of giving my cat daily injections. Bad news is that we need to further investigate his erratic behavior & uncharacteristic weight loss. Next step is abdominal X-Rays. That should be great. Wish us luck.
posted by kroushlconflict at 1:44 PM
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Sorry to hear about the kitty. Good news about the blood test results, though!
Goblin had to get the full-on X-ray treatment several weeks ago, and let me tell you, it's very weird to see the insides of your cat. I actually saw the arthritis in her back legs--very, very weird.
Hope all goes well--we'd like to come out and see you guys and that beautiful girl again soon. Is she ready for her first Corn Fest?
We've got to have these guys and their beautiful baby out to friggin DeKalb before Corn Fest!!!!
Old Dog is bar B cuing at my place when Steener comes back from Italy or something like that!
Yeah, we've been threatening a DeKalb trip for some time now.
Let's put something together!
I hate this, you guys. Being all out here in CT -- not going to Drinky Fests when Josh comes to town, and now this pending fun time.
I miss you guys.
Sniff.
I hope BTS will be okay--kitty sicknesses are no fun. I would like to squeeze his fattiness, I would. I lovefat kitties!
Me & the OD are going to take your husband on the golf course.
Is he going to be the caddy, because he allegedly loathes golf. I secretly think it's because he stinks at it.
And Kaka, we could meet somewhere in the middle, let's say eastern Ohio or something? The drive home would really suck though, especially after a few drinks...
Then we'll all get crappy motel room in Ohio. Ta da!
hmmm. Erratic behavior & uncharacteristic weight loss, huh? And the usual tests turn up negative?
Sounds to me like Ming is on "the coke".
We are going to show your husband what it means to stink at golf. I played almost every day last summer and I could still be worse than your hubby!
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