Veterinarian's Day
Nov. 24th, 2009 04:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
robotech_masterLast week, shortly before my weekend trip to St. Louis to see folks, I noticed a trace of blood in the bathtub. My cat Benji sometimes pees there. It was a little disquieting, the more so when I got back to find a bit more bloody pee had been left there over the weekend.
Last night, Benji started peeing on random things—like my jacket, my sweatpants, a rug, the sofa. So it was time to bite the bullet and take him to the vet.
And so I did, to the tune of about $140 including cab fare. The vet did not find any crystals in the urine, but said its PH count was rather high and prescribed some antibiotics and special cat food.
While I was waiting for the tests to be run, I walked down the street to Honey Heaven, the teahouse and honey store, and took some photos of their demonstration glass-paned beehive. It's kind of neat to be able to see a writhing, squirming mass of honeybees just inches away, under a pane of glass.
I had lunch there, too: a cup of chili, half a grilled cheese sandwich, potato chips with honey mustard, and some fruit. They made some pretty good chili, and the sandwich was not bad either.
After that, I spent some time wandering through the flea market next door, and finally just had a seat and reread Conflict of Honors on my iPod Touch until it was time to call the vet again at 1.
Not too long after I got home, there was a knock on the door and I greeted the UPS man, who had come to give me a package from Amazon. It seems thatdpawtows had sent me something from my Amazon wish list—the DVD set of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere TV series. I can't think of any better day for something like that to have arrived. It cheered me up a great deal—even when Benji continued to pee on the sofa.
Thanks, Dan, I really appreciate it.
Last night, Benji started peeing on random things—like my jacket, my sweatpants, a rug, the sofa. So it was time to bite the bullet and take him to the vet.
And so I did, to the tune of about $140 including cab fare. The vet did not find any crystals in the urine, but said its PH count was rather high and prescribed some antibiotics and special cat food.
While I was waiting for the tests to be run, I walked down the street to Honey Heaven, the teahouse and honey store, and took some photos of their demonstration glass-paned beehive. It's kind of neat to be able to see a writhing, squirming mass of honeybees just inches away, under a pane of glass.
I had lunch there, too: a cup of chili, half a grilled cheese sandwich, potato chips with honey mustard, and some fruit. They made some pretty good chili, and the sandwich was not bad either.
After that, I spent some time wandering through the flea market next door, and finally just had a seat and reread Conflict of Honors on my iPod Touch until it was time to call the vet again at 1.
Not too long after I got home, there was a knock on the door and I greeted the UPS man, who had come to give me a package from Amazon. It seems that
dpawtows had sent me something from my Amazon wish list—the DVD set of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere TV series. I can't think of any better day for something like that to have arrived. It cheered me up a great deal—even when Benji continued to pee on the sofa.Thanks, Dan, I really appreciate it.
