One of my cats is sick.
Technically, two of my cats are sick, but one of them we’ve known about for a while and she’s being treated for it. The other just fell ill a few days ago and it’s been non-stop vet appointments since then. Medication, IVs, overnight observation, the whole nine yards.
I’m bringing her home tonight (after 3 days, the vets have done everything they can do at this point), and I’m going to spend as much time petting and comforting her as I can, hopefully without annoying her. But it’s been hard… and it will probably get harder in the near future unless something very unexpected happens. Owning a pet is license to many years of happiness, and one totally miserable day of sadness.
But that may not be yet. Who knows, maybe Bean will bounce back and surprise us. That would be nice… it’s been a very hard year, and a little good news would be a nice change of pace. But I won’t expect it because it’s not looking good. And even if Bean doesn’t feel better and we have to say goodbye to our beloved and lovely little furball, she was a joy for many, many years.
No writing news this week for the above reasons. I hope she gets better… I’m not ready to say goodbye to her, but that’s up to her at this point.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy.