March 30, 2003 :: 8:13 p.m.
spring snow and feline leukemia
It snowed today.
And in case the shock of that didn't sink in, let me repeat myself. IT FUCKING SNOWED TODAY. After several weeks of beautiful spring-like weather, it dropped down into the low 30s and white fluff poured from the sky. I was not pleased. No, I was not pleased at all. Harumph.
Adam and I left for home around 1 o' clock this afternoon, after filling up with a mighty four dollars worth of grossly overpriced gasoline. We went to his house, where he did some computer stuff for his mom and fed the cats some marshmallows. Yeah, I know. They're weird little cats. There was much talk about Tuesday, a day on which Adam is doing something that everyone but me apparently knew about. I'm sort of pissed at him for a bunch of related reasons, but as I have larger things on my mind at the moment I don't really feel like talking about it.
What are these larger things, you ask? Well, after being at Adam's house for a while we went to mine, where I found out that Giles has feline leukemia. I don't know how long my mom has known, but I just found out today. She said she thought she told me, but... I guess not. I don't even know what to think... he looks so healthy. He always has, even when he was a stray who hung around our house for the free food. He's been sneezing a lot in the last few days, so he's going to be taken to the vet as soon as possible for treatment. Because with the FeLV (feline leukemia virus), he needs to get meds very quickly if he gets sick.
So I'm worried about him, because all of the information I've looked at tonight indicate that cats who have it don't usually live very long, and I'm worried about the other cats, because he could possibly give it to them. Especially since they share food and water bowls, and litter boxes. You're not really supposed to have FeLV-positive cats around other cats who don't have it, but in this situation it's not really possible to do that. The only way would be to either find him a new home or put him to sleep, neither of which I even consider an option (especially the latter). I want to talk to my mom about having the other three kitties vaccinated against it - the vaccine isn't 100% effective, but it's a good preventative measure. I don't know. I started crying while I was writing this. I love my cats more than I love most of my family, and it's just... well, devastating would be the word... to think about any of them being hurt or sick of anything but furry and happy and loved.
Mer. I'm no really in the mood to write more now, so I guess I'll go amuse myself until Adam comes down. I bought popsicles and Martha Stewart Living at the grocery store tonight. I make no excuses for that second thing, either, because dammit, it's enticing with it's pretty colored eggs and upscale craftiness.
I'll probably update later, hopefully with something less depressing to talk about.
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