Getting older...
Squeaky just got over a dandy bladder infection a couple of weeks ago. She announced to me that she had a bladder infection by peeing all over the house, including in the middle of the bed, overnight. Antibiotics cleared that up.
Since Thomas had been coughing and wheezing for a couple of days and had an appointment in a couple days for that, I wheedled my way into bringing him along on Squeaky's urgent care appointment to save two trips.
Turns out HE's got a slightly enlarged heart, inflamed lungs, and had a lung infection. Don't want to put him on steroids for the lungs due to the fluid retention they cause, which can tip him over into heart failure, so put him on some super-antibiotic for the infection, which trashed his insides. Did clear up the infection.
He's doing OK, gradually slowing down, and the heart and lung stuff will gradually get worse, he's 13, so I just deal with medical stuff as it comes up, love on him, laugh when he gets a wild hair, and will j ust enjoy him as long as he's happy and comfortable and chooses to stay with me.
Squeaky is still in good health. Little energizer bunny isn't quite as energetic as she was at 4 when I got her, but still a busy cat who loves when I'm being insomniac as she gets mom to herself, and runs around like a maniac.
She's 9-10 years old
Thanks for asking. How're your crew doing?