Weekend Update: Hairballs and Play-time

I hope soon to be publishing my blog from my home-computer. I have a new-to-me machine, and intend this week to install the programmes necessary to do what I want to do. Until then, I can at least access the internet and receive and send emails.

The weekend was a good one, though not without its problems. Neville threw up once but appears to be tolerating the Methimazole well. He is eating decently, and his biggest complaint is probably having periodically to share the heated cat-bed with Brazil.

Sable threw up a hairball. I was watching a movie Saturday evening in the cat-room; Sable was in her enclosed cat-bed. I heard the unmistakeable sounds of the preparation for feline vomiting and watched her tunnel-like cat-bed move back and forth until it culminated in a puke. I was afraid that it was something serious, as I would be able to do nothing for this guest who is still semi-feral. I was able to check the results later, though, when Sabe had moved temporarily to the carrier, and found that it was indeed a hairball, which can be a great bother but usually not a danger. I was relieved.

Yesterday morning, however, I found that the previous night’s puke was just a prologue. Sable had released the contents of her stomach all over the cat-room. Somewhere in it all was a small clump of hairball. I hope that is all she has to offer and, while she has remained hidden in her cat-bed, Sable appears to be on the mend, having eaten soft-food several times Sunday.

If a hairball, and one cat getting on another’s nerves, are the extent of the difficulties in an eight-cat household, then things are running almost smoothly, and I am thankful for that. Another thing for which I am thankful is kittens at play. The books have almost all been placed in their cases in the library, leaving about two dozen empty boxes lying about the floor. These have become a glorious playground for Valkyrie and Xandria, as they jump in and out of boxes, knock them down, chase each other through the labyrinth and generally enjoy themselves. They will think the finished library terribly boring.