Sox

Ok so no news on the job front, still slow, quiet, dead! What is going on though is that Sox is sick. She is 16 years old and obese so it is, I guess, to be expected. Because of her age and weight I do pay extra attention to her during the day, wake her up many times a day, cuddle with her, pet her, stuff like that. She is breathing hard, like she has asthma or something and sometimes she limps a little, has a little trouble getting up on high furniture etc, but nothing major. And she is OCD about her cleanliness. You touch her fur and she spends the next 15 min grooming herself. So on Friday night my friend Candice was here, we had a girls night in while T was at a wedding in Long Island. At one point I picked up Sox and showed her stomach to Candice, which is fluffy and big (Sox's stomach :-) ) and I noticed that she had a dirty butt. No big deal but since she is so clean all the time it stuck with me. Then on Saturday I noticed that Sox was going to the bathroom many times in a very short period of time. She was also peeing this brown stuff that wasn't pee but wasn't exactly diarrhea either and small quantities. On Sunday morning after T went to the gym Sox went to the bathroom 3 times in 5 minutes and so I really got worried. Nothing was coming out but she went in and came out. We monitored her for awhile and then T chatted with a veterinarian who said she probably had a urinary track infection and that we should take her to a Vet today. T made an appointment for her and we got into the car and took her right away.

At the vet they checked her out and then wanted to do some blood tests, ultra sound and take a urine sample. It took like 4 hours so we left her there and came home for awhile. During all of this Bailey was totally freaked out because she saw the cat carrier and thought that she was gonna be next. She was hiding behind a couch in the bedroom, a place where it is extremely hard to get her from.

At 5pm we left to get Sox and the Vet came out to tell us that the blood sample came back fine but the ultra sound was showing sludge in her urine. Not good. They were having a hard time getting a urine sample from her because she had not peed while there and if she wasn't gonna do it in the next half an hour we might have to leave her there over night. We waited while they tried and they got it. She had all kinds of crap in her pee and was put on antibiotics. They told us that because she was so fat she wasn't able to clean her girly parts too well so that's probably how she got the infection. They gave us antibiotics that we need to give her twice a day and butt wipes that we need to use twice a day too. They also told us that the cats need to be on a diet so they are now on a prescription diet. Smaller portions and healthier weight loss food.

Sox hasn't really eaten much, she took few bites this morning and last night she drank quite a bit. Now I just hope that she's able to go to the bathroom cuz all that water in her can't be good. After she ate we gave her the meds. That was not fun. Try to open cat's mouth and shove a pill in there and make her swallow. Not easy or fun. Sox was a trooper though. She didn't scratch or bite us, the biggest challenge was to get her open her mouth, put the pill in and make sure she swallows. We probably got the pill in 4 times before it worked and she kinda gave up and swallowed. After that it was time for her girly parts to get attention. I held her belly up while T wiped her. She seemed to like it except when we go close to where the infection is. Then she started to get restless. Now she is sleeping it off. Sox slept through the night, did not move at all. She usually gets up few times to eat and to go to the bathroom but last night she was sleeping like a baby.

Bailey is worried about Sox. When we came home with her last night it took a while for B to come downstairs and T told me she would probably hiss at Sox because she smelled different than usual. I think I heard one hiss and that was it. Last night B slept on the couch next to my side of the bed and was supervising the situation. This morning she hasn't really eaten much and now she's restless. She keeps looking at Sox and crying. But the good thing is she is downstairs with us instead of upstairs behind the couch.

One reason for Bailey's behaviour is also the stuff laying upstairs in the hallway. Saturday night we started packing and throwing stuff out so the guest bedroom is a mess. Bailey knows that when that happens it usually means she's being put to a cat carrier and she HATES being in there. So she doesn't know what to think of that and that Sox was put in one and taken away and now smells funny. She thinks she is next. But right now she seems more worried about Sox than the stuff upstairs and the closed guest bedroom door.

In a way it is a good thing that I don't have a job right now. I can check up on Sox all day and see if there is change to better/worse. Obviously this is good only for a short period of time! Today I am sending one application that is due today and reading for my driver's license exam. I'm hoping to get one this Friday! Other than that Sox is my priority today.

I feel like there might be things I forgot to mention but Sox is obviously the main thing on my mind so that's what I wrote about today.

Later peeps!
Love your pets EXTRA much today!

Are you ready for some football???

In this case American football...although football, or soccer as it's called here is starting in Europe too...I'm ready for both! Since basketball and ice hockey have been done for few months now it's all been about baseball and to me 162 game regular season is just too much...way too much baseball for me. So I'm looking forward to the football seasons to start. And fantasy football...it's gonna be fun!

So the Eagles signed Michael Vick yesterday...we were watching the Steelers-Cardinals game, eating pizza when they announced the signing and both of our jaws just dropped. There was about a minute's silence before Billy called T and it was downhill from there! Her phone would not shut up after that! I saw facebook today and all the haters (read: Giants fans) were all buzzing...gonna be an interesting season! Now I'm waiting for the press conference that's suppose to start in half an hour to get some answers!

I love fantasy football! I have been trying to prepare for our draft, I have tried to rank my players, done couple of mock drafts and I gotta say I have no idea how this is gonna work out! I have my second place from last year to defend so it's important to be prepared... some of the mocks have gone well for me but it seems that there is always someone who doesn't take it seriously, always someone who is new to it and drafts either players from his fave team or players that are past their prime way too early...and positions that are not too important early (like defences and kickers in the 5th round) and leave the skill positions to later rounds... so even though I have a strategy and have players I am targeting, who knows how it will turn out. Last year was my first time and I so I read all the articles on how to draft, which positions to draft early, which leave for later etc and then when the draft came people did what they wanted so...I hope it will go as I plan!

I am also ready for the European football to start. Let's go ManU!!! I am hoping that we can repeat as champions AND that the new players can contribute. I was really surprised when Michael Owen signed with ManU but he seems to be in shape and if he can score, I'll be happy. It's little weird since he is a Liverpool legend and you'd never in a million years would have thought he was gonna play for ManU but he's there now. I gotta say I am little bit disappointed with Christiano Ronaldo. As awesome as he can be as a player, he is an total ASS off the field. Can you say self-centered bastard??? ManU is the biggest and best club in the world and he was acting like he's bigger than that. And as much as I like Real Madrid, I'm not happy about their money spending and buying everybody. I'm kinda hoping they fail this season. Reminds me of Chelsea and their spending from few years back when the Russian took over and started to throw money around. And now Real Madrid and Manchester City...money doesn't buy you love or championships!

I am home alone today. Nothing new since it's a weekday and T would be working anyway but she's not coming home tonight! Sniffles! An old neighbor of hers is getting married so T went to the wedding with her mom and will stay in Long Island for the night. This is only the second time since we moved in together that I will spend the night alone. I have the cats but it's not the same...more sniffles! So my friend Candice is coming over, we're gonna play Wii, watch the Jets game (she's a fan), order Chinese and drink some Magner's! Good times!

T, enjoy tonight, everybody else...later!

I will watch some TV now and listen to Sox snoring!

B-B-B-B-Brooklyn!!!

yes, the rumors are true, we are moving to Brooklyn. One of us doesn't have a job and paying 2000 dollars for rent is not an option anymore so we are moving to Brooklyn. And one might wonder how living in NYC is more affordable than in NJ...well, when one has a great friend like Chris who owns an apartment in Brooklyn and whose tenant is moving out in September and is looking for new tenants...and the stars align etc etc...that's how. It is a lot smaller than what we have now but it is an excellent condition, he did a really great job with the renovations and if one of us is still unemployed by the time we move, that person can just walk everywhere and have some human contact. And don't get me started on the food possibilities! Chris and Mari drove us around on Sunday and showed us all the places we need to know. Mainly public transportation and ALL the restaurants! All this work we have done in the gym the past few months....is in serious jeopardy! LOL!

Anyway, the good thing is we don't have to pay security deposits or realtor's fees and no lease is necessary so when I do find a job, if we need to move out of state, we can just up and leave and he is ok with that. The usual lease length here is 1 year so we cannot obviously do that before I have a job...

Speaking of...there's still no news on the job front. No contacts, no interviews and obviously no offers. It is frustrating. I have applied to about a thousand jobs and no one is even a slightly interested. We do go out a lot during the weekend so I get to see people and go outside. This past weekend we were in south Jersey visiting our friend Erin and had a Luau party. On Sunday we went to see the apartment and this weekend we will have a bbq and I think we have plans for Sunday but I am not sure what they are...lack of mental stimulation is spoiling my brain!

The cats are still great. Even though they sleep most of the day they still amuse me. I wake Sox up about 15 times a day and we watch TV together. No need to wake up Bailey, she is as alert as a guard dog! Any little noise or movement will get her ears and head to move. You know that everything is ok when you see B. Nothing gets past her.

T is also doing great. She gets up at 5am, goes to the gym, goes to work, gets home and has her coaching classes and buddy calls....how she has the energy, I don't know. No wait, I do...it's the awesome home cooked meal she comes home to every night! LOL!

Anyway, FB Bejeweled is offline today so I guess I will need to do actual job hunt! Later

Oh yeah... Happy Birthday Marianne. Perästä tuut ja lujaa! ;-)