Back in the hospital

Today we had to take the sickest one back to the vet.  He still isn't eating.  The last time he had anything was on Monday.  That's a long time to go without food.  Turns out that if cats go too long without food they develope Liver problems, then your dealing with a new host of problems.

The poor thing was in the basement and he was slobbering again.  I left to go upstairs and was going to get him a steam treatment when I came back he thrown up.  I know that's because he didn't have his medicine last night. There wasn't anything there just bile.

I went up to tell my partner and he said lets take him now.  I had already called for an appointment tomorrow.  However, he said we should go back now. 

So he has a different doctor because his is off until later next week.  They are starting an IV and going to give all of his medicine through that.  Hopefully, they can clear up the nose issue and then he will start eating.  If cats can't smell it then they won't eat it. 

This is going to be costly.  The estimate is between $400 and $700.  This is only a ballpark estimate and it's figured for the high side.  We may very well get a much cheaper bill.  I sure hope so.  I'm going to go look into pet health insurance.  It may be a wise thing to get since we are spending a small fortune on one cat. 

Everyone I talk to looks at me like I am crazy for pumping my money into a cat.  They all tell me put it to sleep and move on.  Sorry folks it's not that simple.  I love him and unless it's hopeless were going to keep pumping money into him until he is better.  I honestly think he came home way to soon.  His doctor thought that he would be more comfortable and therefore start eating.  He was more comfortable but never started eating.

Just wanted to give you a progress update.  Looks like this stay is going to be for 2 days minimum, it may go longer.  His brother is making a fine recovery.  #1 son is pretty well over it except for the occasional sneeze.

What ever this is I pray with all my heart and soul that it leaves our house and dies.  No one or nothing else should be affected by this.  I will let you know more as I get updates.

Thanks for your thoughts & prayers.

Very Sick Boys

All 4 of the boys are sick. The two brothers are the worst. We had one of them at the vet twice as emergency visits. The first one was Tuesday night about 11 and the second was Wednesday morning at 6. He has serious breathing problems. They kept him in the hospital and that too was rough on everyone.

We got to bring him back home on Thursday night. I've got a whole host of medicine and a vet bill that looked like a small grocery list. To top it all off he stopped eating, which makes this even more serious than what it was already.

The vet said that we could feed him anything he wanted. I've tried multiple times but no such luck. He managed to pull out another claw, he got stuck in a blanket and panicked because no one was around. I found blood on the blanket last night and went looking.

To say I am worried would be an understatement. I really value all of my kids. Having one sick was bad enough but 4 of them. Argh!

It's viral and will probably be around 14 days recovery for each of them. They should start getting better in the order they got sick. The oldest one is showing great signs of improvement but he is still sneezing.

Ready for one better. I got pink eye out of this. Yeah one of the boys hit me with about a teaspoon of slobber in my eye. Two days later I found myself having to clear off the crust before I could open my eye this morning. I went to the eye doctor and got some very expensive eye drops. I just can't wait to get his bill.

Both me and my partner feel like we are coming down with what the boys have. Our sinuses are going crazy. I've got a dull ear ache and my neck has been bothering me.

My partner had his Oral Surgery today and it went very well. He is hungry for solid food, he is tired of all of the ice cream and jello he can eat. He can't have anything hot for 24 hours. So tomorrow were stepping up to Chicken Noodle Soup.

My life is uber crazy right now. I'm trying to take care of my partner and the kids, plus keep my own sanity and hold down a job. All of this isn't easy. I feel like I am going to explode!

Time seems to be the one thing that is needed here. Both for me and the boys. I need time to myself to gather my thoughts. The boys need time for healing.

This morning the sickest one we had at the vet multiple times, came into my bed this morning and curled up with me. He used to sleep with me at night and now I really miss him. We also used to watch TV and Movies together. He would start out and act like he was interested and then just doze off. I'd watch him and pretty soon I'd be in sleepy land with him. Good times! I can't wait for those times to come back.

Last night I watched Were the World Mine, a most excellent movie. My little guy sat on the couch sleeping. It was good to be in the same room. I tried to get him to curl up with me but he wouldn't do it.

I am scared to death that I will loose one or more of them to this virus. It's a virus that we believe our stray friend brought to the house. That is one of the dangers of having an outside cat. For some strange reason this is only hitting the boys. The girls can get sick too from this but so far we have been very lucky. I hope that luck continues. I would probably loose it if all 7 of them were ill.

I have said more than once I want a vacation from the kids, I meant a temporary vacation not a permanent one. I just can't imagine living my life without all of them. They are part of what keeps each of us humans here going. I'd rather be sick than see any of them suffer. Plus I can take medicine and talk so you know exactly what the issues are. A sick pet can't say anything so it's a lot of guess work.

Speaking of guess work we have over $500 into this and I don't think we are done from a financial standpoint yet. Were already talking about taking the non eating one back on Sunday. If he would eat I think that would help in speeding recovery. I've prayed, asked his brother to talk to him and offered food more than once. Still he isn't interested.

Please keep me, my partner and our kids in your thoughts and prayers. I will post updates and perhaps a more normal post hopefully in the not too distant future.

This week sucked and next week isn't looking so good right now. However, time will tell.

Thanks for stopping by and for your thoughts, prayers and kind words.

Many Topics

So what's happening in your world?  Mine seems to be going 100mph non stop!

THE CALL

Earlier this week I got a voice mail at home very close to my lunch time.  The number wasn't familiar but it was a local call.  I'm pretty good about listening to messages right away, I mean that's why I pay extra money to have a text message sent to my mobile devices.

So I hear this is neighbor and I am at the house.  Your buddy asked me to call you.  He is down on the garage floor and can't get up.  The ambulance is on the way.

WTF!  Now were in gay boy crisis mode.  It's not pretty and you don't want to be around me when I'm like this.  This is the ONE MAJOR draw back to public transportation.  I had to leave work, go wait for what seemed like forever to get public transportation.  Got back to the commuter parking lot and then drove home.  It took me the same hour it takes every night.  I couldn't get there fast enough.

I'm half way home and I get a call.  Honey you don't have to come home I am okay.  FUCK THAT I'm on the way.

So I got here and was all nice until I figured out he was okay.  Then I lit into him like onions on a White Castle.  He violated an agreement - a pact we had.  He wasn't to do any work outside of the house, unless I was home.  It was for this very reason I came up with the idea.  Trust me when I say it won't happen again.

He may get on the floor and not be able to get up, but that will happen inside the house and not outside!  Fuck he scared the crap out of me and not to mention he cheated me out of 4 hours of my personal time.  However, I couldn't have stayed at work knowing what I knew I would have been a mess until I saw him.

He's very sore and moves slow, but all is well or so I think.

SNEEZY, SICK & SNEEZY JR.

So you already know about Sneezy, #1 son who has been sneezing like crazy.  The medicine isn't helping but he is taking it like it was prescribed.

The vet said this probably wasn't contagious.  Yeah, well he's been in my face sneezing on me.  In bed with me sneezing on me.  A sneeze here, a sneeze there Old McDonald had a farm ....   Yeah, what ever it is that is affecting #1 son has gotten to Daddy.  I'm not too happy about that.  Thankfully my Doctor did me a huge favor and I had medicine available with plenty of refills, until the pharmacy Fucked that all up this morning.  However, I do have the medicine.  I itch every where and my nose is driving me crazy.  I know for sure it's allergies so I'm on the Roids again.

As if all of this wasn't bad enough I woke up to all of the boys in my room this morning.  I kept hearing a funny sneeze.  I know it wasn't #1 son.  I kept looking and thought it was our big boy.  Nope it's his brother The Exfoliater (I call him that because he loves to lick my arms until they are beat red.  His tongue is so rough but he really, really loves me).  Great so now we have two sick cats. 

WTF?  I made an appointment for both of them and were headed to the vet at high noon tomorrow.  I'm one pissed off person right now and I think that will carry with me to the vet.  They need to be fixed and fixed right now.  No pills, poke them with a needle and give them some medicine that will take effect quickly.  I want them both back to normal!  I can't afford for this to spread any further than what it has already.  If we have to take all of the cats over there, they will truly know why they call us screaming faggots.  Let's hope it doesn't get to that point!

QUIT MY JOB - not me!

So a person I used to work with lost their job.  This happened many months ago.  It was piss poor timing on their employers part because it was after Christmas but BEFORE the New Year started. 

They worked the same place for most of their life, which is rather unheard of today.  It was a job that isn't real popular, but there are other companies use this same function, but it's a dying/rare job.

We kept in touch for a little bit then the next thing you know it's been months.  Last night I woke up from my nap and decided to call.  We talked for 3 count them 3 hours.  All of this was from my new BlackBerry.  Made me which I had my Bluetooth Headset Charged.  Talk about sore ears.

Any way, they found a job but it paid less than unemployment.  They thought well I have to take it.  So they did.  Unemployment stopped.  They lasted a week in training and decided there was too much stress and this was a totally different career field for this person.  They don't like dealing with people but took a job where this was required.  Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Now they think they screwed themselves out of unemployment.  They were living paycheck to paycheck.  Were talking seriously poor here and Unemployment was just enough to scrape by.  Now there will be no check for 4 to 6 weeks, provided they are re-approved.

I know the economy is tough.  I know there aren't many jobs open right now.  I realize that people may have to change fields to maintain employment.  However, I decided to have a look myself.  Just how bad is it really?  I found multiple listings for this person.  I opened my e-mail and sent a ton of links.  I think they aren't trying hard enough!  Now that it's crunch time and there is no money coming in, I think that will be motivation to look harder each and every day, until a new job is found.

I remember that I was once in this position and just before my unemployment was about to expire, I took a job.  It paid a lot less than what I made before but I got to work for a well known company that had great benefits, even if they didn't pay well.  I got in and used their name as a reference to land the job I have today.  It's all turned full circle for me.  I told my pal that it would all work out, you just got to look.  Start cold calling, sending cold resumes and then following up by phone.  Anything just get yourself out there so you get a job!

SOCIAL NETWORKING

Yes, I am on one of the popular Social Networking Sites.  Before I go any further, we all are entitled to privacy.  I have been reluctant to post this because I figure at least one of you, if not more will try to track me down. My blog life and my personal life are 2 different things.  I really don't want to be found, which is why I am being rather vague here.

I've noticed that a guy I used to work with was going through girlfriends like one goes through tissue.  He's a total hunk, well built and got a great body.  The other day I was looking at his profile and now he is in a relationship with another guy.  Holy fuck, I never knew he was BI or Gay.  I thought it but never got any signals to confirm it.  I really would love to tango with him!

I have also found several of my classmates and some of them I had crushes on, some of them I wasn't real close to.  I am quite surprised to learn that a lot of them are gay.  I don't say I am gay but I don't say I'm straight either.  No one has asked and I don't believe anyone will.  I'd love to put gay out there but that is just a little too scary for me.  It's kind of funny how things work out.  Some folks are still cute and others are fugly (regardless of sexuality).  It's like one big high school reunion and everyone is trying to prove that they are a success story.  I'm also surprised that some people really don't want to be friends with me.  Hey you can't be liked by everyone but it's sure a good thing to try for.

Okay so this is just a glimpse into this past week.  Next week we have a massage, flea medicine to put on our stray friend, plenty of work while the boss is away, and a 4 day week.  My partner is having dental surgery and I'm going to be with him.  The doc said it wasn't necessary but I'd just as soon be there.  Plus factor in the vet visit for 2, trash day and all of the usual stuff.  It's life in the fast lane.  It may not be interesting but at least it's moving, sometimes a little too fast for me!

Here's hoping this next week will be better for all.  How did your week compare to mine?  Hopefully, it wasn't worse.

See you all later, it's late and time for bed.  The kids are nagging me to death to get in bed.  Animals are great, they keep me on task or they try to.  Sometimes I ignore them.

Cheers! 

@#!&*

I'd like to scream.  Today was one of those days where people just tap danced on my last nerve.  My boss is an educated fucking idiot.  That means he is book smart not common sense smart.  Those kind of people really do a number on my nerves.  I'd like to bitch slap him into the next century but since I need my job I'm just keeping quiet.  You don't know how hard that is, especially for me.

The co-worker I so badly want to come out to made a reference the other day with the word queer in it.  That really caught me off guard and offended me.  I know it was in jest but still it makes me rethink if I really want to come out to him or if it's the right thing to do.  I'm still observing the situation and have yet to make up my mind totally.  This is one of those things that once I say it I can't take it back, so I'm being extra careful before I leap to a decision.

The fucking mosquitos won't leave me alone.  They are biting me every where.  Repellent you say, it don't work for me. I guess I'm just so sweet they love me.  I'm convinced that we have a couple of them in the house.  Somehow they manage to get into my bed room and when I wake up I itch like crazy for the first couple hours of being awake.  Right now if I could cash in on a wish, it would be that mosquitos would leave me alone for the rest of my life. 

I've got a sick cat and it's really tearing at the core of my being.  The poor thing I think has allergies but the vet is calling it a mild sinus infection.  He sneezes all the time.  Try sneezing and eating, it's rather difficult.  I can tell the sneezing is getting on his nerves and he wishes for it to go away.  We were given pills to give him and in 3 to 5 days it should be gone.  I don't have high confidence that will work.  However, time will tell.  Me thinks he will be seeing the vet again before Monday.

Really one thing that is bugging me is the whole adult blog thing. I really thought I had a winner.  There were 20 guys willing to read it according to the survey I took.  I don't have even close to that number signed up.  Tonight I finally got my first comment and it couldn't have come at a more appropriate time.  I really was hell bent on pulling the plug.  However, since I saw a glimmer of hope I decided to let it live a bit longer.  To summarize I'm disappointed that the number of readers isn't higher and that there isn't more feedback on the site.  Perhaps in time that will change.  I guess I long too much for the sense of what I am doing is appreciated.  It's one thing to read a blog but it's another to comment on it. 

Now that I've unloaded sort of, I feel a bit better.  However, I worry that I might have ticked someone off.  Maybe this is one of those situations that I frequently encounter at work.  Where your damned if you do and damned if you don't.  Those situations suck.

On a different note, it's hard for me to comprehend that tomorrow is Thursday.  Seriously!  Where has the time gone?  Once I'm past Friday (the work day) I will be much happier at least for a couple days.

The partner has a project that he needs my help on.  It's an outdoor thing and since the heat is up and the bugs are out I am so not hip on getting involved.  I got a reprieve tonight.  We have to do it before Saturday.  Oh, how much fun will that be?  I work all day long and I just want to come home to relax so that I can unwind and prepare for yet another day of winding. 

On the way home I saw a miracle.  A semi crossed the highway and slammed into a Ford Ranger Pickup.  Traffic was backed up for miles.  I heard about it just as I got on the highway on the scanner.  When I saw it I just had to call 911.  They wanted to know about injuries.  I said it's a semi and a Ford Ranger what do you think?  I mean it didn't look pretty at all.  I heard a short time later on the scanner there were NO injuries.  Wow, that's what I call a miracle.  I think there will be some folks that are sore tomorrow but thankfully no one was hurt.  How can that be?  Simple it's like I said a miracle.  They still happen, even today.

Well, I see the clock is ticking and I've got about a 1/2 hour left to stay downstairs.  I'd just as soon get it over with and go up early.  It will help me relax and maybe, just maybe I can get to bed early.  I need to wake a bit earlier tomorrow because of stuff going on at work.  It's going to be a very busy and eventful day. 

Thanks for listening to me complain.  Thanks for stopping by and most of all thanks for being you!

 

Clean or Dirty

I scanned the above ad from Instinct Magazine.  It's for CTWO Hotels in San Francisco CA.  I thought it was a great ad on their part.  My sign would say Dirty because I love to sleep in, especially when I'm away from home.  There is just something about a hotel bed.

In other news, I found a great place for Gay Gadgets. It's none other than Gay Gadget.com  They have all sorts of stuff.  If your a Gadget freak like me, then this is the site for you.

Short, sweet & to the point.  Hope you enjoyed!