One of my (three) cats has been having some tummy problems recently. It’s more annoying than really anything else (and somewhat smelly), but it still means a lot of trips to the vet to try and figure out what’s wrong with her.
Today’s visit was on the more expensive side. She (Donut) had to have an ultrasound to see if they can find evidence for what’s causing the problem. At first we thought it might be diet (doesn’t seem to be), and then bacteria (no luck there either), so now we’re just hoping that there’s nothing wrong and it’s behavioral, since if they find anything on the ultrasound it might mean surgery, and that would be even more expensive.
Makes me simultaneously grateful that my partner and I can afford these things, and sad because I can’t really afford these things. Today’s visit alone wiped out a full week of my paying job’s income, and it may not even result in anything. It does make me very grateful that we have a basic universal healthcare in Canada (I say basic because many aspects of healthcare aren’t even remotely covered, but can’t throw too many stones there since it could be so, so much worse).
Ah well. Upside: plenty more time to write today! Today the novel gets finished, I think… I have my last class of the semester (exam questions come out next week, and I still have a big assignment due by Friday), but other than that, just writing. Lots and lots of writing… I got almost 10k words done on Monday, and I don’t even have that many that I need to do for today to bring a close to the story.
Late, yes, but late and finished, soon. And then a little bit of polish and then off to the editor… where I will spend more money I don’t have.
Oh! And I have a meeting tonight to discuss the advertising budget I received for the writers group, so that’ll be good! Hopefully!
Anyway, I should get back to it. Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!