Double Bill

The Cosy Apartment sent a double bill to play at the veterinary hospital yesterday. Zofia went for her booster-vaccination. She was scared and hid under my coat while waiting for the doctor. But she took her needle without complaint. Her heat cycle seemed to have ended on Tuesday; the veterinary said that the length of cycle depends upon each cat, and the initial cycle can be short. Little Miss Zed will be spayed on January 3rd, before her next cycle.

Neville was at the hospital to have a sensor implanted that will monitor his blood-glucose numbers without blood-letting. He has had one before and, of course, Tucker was a pioneer in this device in our town. Derry, over at “Musings on a Small Life” has had several in place over the past couple of months. I have been having trouble managing the Nevsky’s diabetes; his numbers are too high, and increasing his dosage of insulin does no good, and may even lead to higher numbers because of a bodily reaction. Now, I can receive information about his glucose levels every fifteen minutes if I want, and acquire an accurate and more detailed picture of his situation. The device works for a fortnight. Nev fussed about having the device put on but, now that it is in place, he isn’t bothering about it at all.

Now that these tasks are done, we can, I hope, settle down for an easy Yuletide holiday. If the cats don’t trouble themselves with festivities too much, they can at least be free from the worry of further veterinary visits.