12/29/2009*

"Write an Entry", it says. I want to, but just haven’t been able to make myself. 2 minutes from now, we need to drive my cat Rajah to the vet’s for a blood test. He’s in a bad way, and I want to know what we’re dealing with. Maybe toxo again, maybe just age & brain damage. I don’t want to lose him yet, of course. We’ve been saving up for a Wii for ourselves for Christmas, but that money will go to the Vet today…Rajah deserves good, timely care.

* Got blood tests, and an X-ray. Rajah evidently has fluid in his abdoment, and that symptom is consistent with FIP. Most of our cats will test positive for that, being exposed to another cat that had it, but his may now be developing full-blown, and causing all sorts of unpleasantness. I’m praying his Toxoplasmosis came back, and we can "cure" him with antibiotics. But…I am not going to be in denial, either. He’s such a love – and now he has practically no balance, twitches a lot, breathes fast, and can’t make it to the litterbox. 13 yrs old, epileptic, brain damage…he deserves health – GOOD HEALTH – but if not, then he deserves a quiet end. I just heard a thump upstairs, that was probably him falling off the bed. I’ll let you know what the blood tests say when we get them back tomorrow. Thank You.