Saturday 7 October 2017

Sunday Post 76; It's Monday! What are you reading? 61


The Sunday Post - a chance for bloggers to have a chat and a catch-up - is hosted by Kimba, here: https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/ and It's Monday! What are you reading? is hosted by Kathryn, here: https://bookdate.blogspot.co.nz/

As you can see by the complete lack of content here, I got exactly 0 blogging done. That's zero. Zip. Zilch ... well, you get the idea.

I meant to - I meant to research my latest awesome lady, and review a couple of books, but ... I did not.

Last Sunday, one of our cats, Snowy suddenly spiked a bad fever out of nowhere. So J took him to the emergency vet, and they couldn't pinpoint what it was. They gave him jabs for antibiotics and painkillers and sent him home. I watched him pretty closely the next day, but he wasn't getting any better. So, on Tuesday, it was back to the vets. And the vet raised the possibility that it could be FIP, which isn't curable.

I am normally very careful with my cats - I get them desexed, and vaccinated ... and while Snowy was desexed, somehow his vaccinations fell through the cracks, which is why the vet raised the possibility of FIP. So I spent a lot of Tuesday on  pins and needles waiting for the blood test results.

Thankfully, it wasn't FIP. Like. I was so damn relieved. I've had a cat with that before, and it's an awful decision to have to make. Anyway. They kept him in overnight then, because he was dehydrated and the fever was still high. He turned the corner overnight at the vets and got so bored he chewed out his dripline.

So he came home on Wednesday with painkillers and antibiotics and - so far - seems to be fine. Once I start working, I'm going to put some money aside for the vaccinations. I never would have forgiven myself if we had lost him because I was forgetful.

Also spawn was home last week, and is home this week as well because of school holidays, and somehow last week got away from me entirely.

I don't have anything much planned for this week; just dropping off my contract at the new office and doing some research for both my awesome ladies post AND for new shirts. Because I've been working in a fairly casual job outfit-wise for the past 20 or so years, I pretty much dress like a university student. However, that's not going to cut it in this new job. I have skirts, somehow, but I need new tops, so I'm going to do some online browsing and some secondhand shopping when spawn goes back to school next week.

As for what I've been reading ... I got The Girl With Seven Names out of the library again as an ebook and actually finished it. It was a fascinating read and I'm hoping to get a review up this week.

I also read Working It by Christine d'Abo, a really cute M/M romance. It was just what I needed after The Girl With Seven Names. So, fingers crossed, I'll have a couple of reviews this week as well as the post on Wang Zhenyi.

So, what about you? What are you reading? How's your week?

14 comments:

  1. Glad to hear that Snowy seems to be okay! That's scary when that happens, especially when you don't know right away what's wrong. Hope he's all in the clear. :)

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  2. Sorry to hear about Snowy. I hope he's getting better soon. Have a wonderful week and happy reading. ❤️

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    1. He seems to be, fingers crossed! Thank you :)

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  3. Thank god your cat's fine. I read that paragraph with quite a lot of tension!
    Oh yeah, going to an office suddenly poses so many dressing troubles! I hope you like your new job though. Have a great week :)

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    1. It was stressful for sure! Thank you! :)

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  4. I've had some incredibly slow blogging weeks too, so I can sympathize! Better luck next week! ;) I'm so glad Snowy is okay! I've been going through a similar situation with my dog, Kovu. We've treated him for multiple things only to finally have a vet do an x-ray and find out he had bronchitis! We were almost in tears thinking it was his heart! Please give Snowy extra hugs for me! <3

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    1. Oh gosh, poor you! I'm glad it wasn't his heart. I will! :)

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  5. Glad your cat is okay. I am always worried I will forget something and my dogs will get sick. One of my dogs had heartworm when we adopted him so I am terrified he will get it again, or my other dog will!! The treatment can kill them! Terrifying!

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  6. What a relief for you with your cat. All the best for shopping and the new job, haven't called in for awhile so great to see you have found something. All the best.

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  7. I am glad your kitty is feeling better and that it wasn't FIP.

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  8. I was lucky that my job was pretty casual. What I'm lacking are formal dress clothes which, luckily, I seldom need now that I'm retired. I glad your cat is feeling better. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  9. Poor Snowy. I'm glad it wasn't FIP. My grandmother had a cat with it. I'm relieved your cat is on the mend. Hopefully this week won't be so stressful.

    Come see what I'm reading

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