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Daily Ooo's: Tuesday, May 19

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faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Good morning. I am tired but the sun is shining so that is good news. Yesterday was a long, worrying day spent watching over Tat. I woke Caitlyn up at 9 since I knew she wanted to call the vet early. Her alarm had already gone off.
We checked on Tat who was moving slowly and wobbly. She was hiding in the back of the cage and didn't want to come toward us. But she did and took a nugget. She couldn't use her hands to hold it, instead, she nibbled at it off of the ground. Rats typically sit on their haunches and hold food in their hands as they eat so it wasn't a good sign that she wouldn't do that.
Gary brought the medical cage down from the attic (it was still set up from when the babies were supposed to get spayed in March) and Cait put her and Livvie together. Rats need company and it would be more stressful for Tat to be alone than to deal with Olivia running all over her.
The earliest appt she could get was at 5.45 and by noon I was 100% stressing.
Caitlyn typed up two pages of notes and observations for the vet since she could go in with her. The vet said that info, especially the photos of Tat's hands, was so helpful b/c he was puzzled at the different symptoms/behaviors she was showing. He believes that she has a herniated disk in her neck. A couple of days ago, Titania- while she has a delicate name, is not known for her grace and agility- fell out of the cage onto the floor. That might have triggered this. He gave her a cortisone shot and is hoping that it will help. If it doesn't, it is possible that she has a pituitary tumor which sadly common in rats and is untreatable. She doesn't have the characteristics and it is uncommon in rats under 2, so we are really hoping it is the disk.
Cait is very smart too since she had Livvie in the cage with Tat, she asked him to look at her mammary tumor and she has surgery scheduled for next Friday- along with Evie and Imogen's spays.
The receptionist said that she could have it on this Friday and Cait said no way-- one worry at a time!

Today, I am off to pick up groceries at Walmart. It looks nice outside, so I have to decide if I want to work on some scrap pages or go in the yard.
I will obviously be checking on Tat and Caitlyn a lot.
Speaking of Caitlyn--she got her final grades in yesterday-- Straight As!!! Her GPA is 3.96 and is officially smarter than her mama who had a 3.95 :D

Gratitudes:
- that Tat is going to get better and that the vet is crazy-amazing with rats
- sunshine
- (as much as I hate to admit this :p) Walmart for having shop from home spots
 
Nancy- Our vets- rats and dogs- are doing the same thing and I am getting to the point where I will have no choice but to bring the dogs in that way. They all need vax boosters and J needs heartworm tests. I worry a bit about how they are going to do. Did your DH go over everything properly with the vet? How did Luther do?
I am so conflicted with J- she needed to be muzzled once when she was younger and I think she was injured. Now it is in her chart so they muzzle her every time and I respect that. We were watching in the parking lot yesterday the tech trying to muzzle a petite ( who was so cute BTW!) and the mom was trying to keep him calm while staying 6 feet away. What a mess this allis.
Anyway. I really wanted to know how things went with your very good boy!
I am trying to wrap my head around what the Fall Season of TV is going to be like. I am going to look for Outer Banks.
I was reading an article on how NZ is doing so well with loosening social distancing and they are using the concept of family bubbles. It makes sense as long as everyone in the bubble is doing what they need to do to stay safe. I am glad it is working so well with your DS and that is one of the reasons why I was feeling good about Scott going to Leah's!

Kay- ugh!!! SO sorry that the sleep cycle is messed up again. And a double Ugh about the BP. But I am relieved that it isn't unexpected and that you have the meds to take. Do you have to see or talk to the DR soon about it? I hope it isn't making you feel crummy.
Your video chat sounds nice and I don't think I could chat for 2 hours at all. Your fam sounds amazing! I was thinking the same thing, might be the sheer number of people chatting at the same time and the 'net can't keep up.
My mom says the same thing about her bills, she had a lot of issues with one of her credit card co's.

Felis- That is annoying when family doesn't understand that they have hurt you. Good for you for not letting it get the best of your weekend.:high5:
That is too bad that the record payers couldn't get fixed. When I would plant seeds, I used to start them indoors in late March/early April so I could plant the seedlings in the ground mid-May. Our last frost date is May 15. But have a great time getting the veggie seeds planted and I hope you get a fab harvest!
What are you growing?

I am off- Have a fab day, lOvelies!!!!
 
good morning - the sun is mostly shining but the wind is really picking up and by the afternoon we might get some really strong gusts. Yuck. Last night I prepared hamburgers and potatoes fries. Really good. Had a lot of fun scrapping as I have new photos. Also watched a really good movie, After the Wedding. Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams and it has an interesting twist. And my favorite show Songland had Florida Georgia Line as the duo looking for a song. And I really liked the song selected. Such an amazing show to see how these song writers and producers turn a song into a produced song. I am learning a lot - like there is a hook. I just did not know there was a word for it. Got out for an evening walk with Luther. WOW lots of people out. It is interesting that now that it is warmer there really are more people out and dogs. LOL.

Chris Luther did just fine at the vet but he was not happy as he realized no one was going in with him. If he has (my fav) lady vet then he is not muzzled but if it is the man they muzzle him which I don't like. At his last visit they printed off a sheet that discussed what was needed and when so we knew what we wanted. So he is now up to date on well visit and vaccines. He got his nails clipped with is awesome. And they called on the phone to confirm and ask if we wanted anything checked. Luther was so excited to finally be brought out. They are super nice there at the vet's. Luther is good no problems so that is great. Glad you got your rats to the vet. Hoping it is just a disc. Poor baby. Sounds so funny to have a rat get a cortisone shot. If you get outside don't get blown away!

Kay I too am waking earlier. I am thinking at least in my case it is due to the fact the sun is up so much earlier and so my bedroom is light so much earlier. So sorry to hear the BP is wacky again. Glad you had meds and were prepared but sounds too like you have a great doctor who let you know what to expect. Sorry the internet and chat got a bit out of wack. Not surprising with everyone being online.

Felis glad that you had a good weekend. Parents and kids always seem to know which buttons to press and not always in good way. I went to a different park as it has a better chance of seeing birds but with so many people home that was not the case. It really is a bit of old forest in the middle of a city. There is a lake in middle so it is a good spot for birds to stop as they migrate. Luther also likes all the new smells and new areas to investigate. Have fun planting.

Waving to all!
Gratitudes
Luther is well!
Sun is out
 
Morning ladies... It is a lovely sunny morning and hopefully it will stay that way! I have been very absent from here over the past couple of days! DH and I have been busy with painting the cupboards and some yard work. Yesterday morning FIL called and asked if we could come and help him cut up a log that had drifted into his beach front. He never calls and asks for help, so we thought we had better get up there before he starts to do it all on his own. He is 86 years old now and still thinks he is in his 50's LOL. The man never quits ! So a quick breakfast and off we went, we tried as best we could to be socially distant while there and MIL and I went to the garden and I planted a bunch of flowers for her. She was so happy to get them in the ground as she has so much difficulty getting down on the ground with her bad arthritis! Even more difficult is trying to get back up off the ground LOL. Poor woman is in terrible pain! So by the time we were done with the gardening, it was time for me to get the wheel barrow and start hauling all the wood from the beach to the place where it will cut into firewood with the wood splitter! Then from wood splitter to where it is stacked under the cover of the side of the house. Needless to say DH and I are very stiff and sore today! We did have a nice visit after all the work was done and they were very thankful that we were there to give them a hand! It was a lovely day and the lake was calm and beautiful, we sat in the sunshine and had a glass of wine and then said our good-byes. Home in time for a shower and then supper, we crashed exhausted into our bed before 9pm LOL.

Chris - Oh how stressful for you all to have to deal with poor Tat!! Hope that he shot is all that she needs! How wonderful to hear that Cait got straight "A"'s and is now officially smarter than her Momma LOL. I hope that you get to enjoy some time outside in the sunshine today. Hopefully you are not getting the wind that Nancy is getting! I am so worried that when the airlines get back to running again that it will be so expensive to fly and I might not get to see my kids ever again! We could drive I guess, but it is such a big country that it will take a week at least to get out to where they are :hurt: I hate COVID19!!

Nancy - Glad to hear that Luther was a champion at the Vet! Sad that he would be muzzled, but I suppose it is for everyone's safety? Sure hope that the winds die down for you all today! Looks like Heather and family will finally get some warm sunshine tomorrow. I will have to check out that movie that you watched. I am always looking for a good movie to watch while I am painting the cupboards and waiting for each coat to dry.

Everyone else I am sorry but a Face time is happening with the boys so I gotta run! Catch up with all of you again tomorrow! Have a great day! :bolt: :wave:
 
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