Love those paws!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
08.30.09 [daily photo]
I am making a quilt for Kaesea.
He helped me select the fabrics.
"Yes, yes... these will do. Proceed."
"All this fabric selection is tiring. I'm going to nap. You make the quilt."
I'm on it, baby.
He helped me select the fabrics.
"Yes, yes... these will do. Proceed."
"All this fabric selection is tiring. I'm going to nap. You make the quilt."
I'm on it, baby.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
08.29.09 [daily photo]
Whew! It's hot here today. This is what we are doing to try to stay cool... sprrraaaawwwl out.
Hard to say how we're doing
I was looking forward to Saturday being the post-chemo "perk up" day like it was last week. But then we were hit with a massive heat wave, so it's difficult to say how Kaesea is actually doing and if it's due to cancer, chemo, or just being hot.
It was about 85F/30C inside of our house today. Blech. We do have a portable A/C unit in the bedroom, so we holed up in there a lot.
Kaesea was extremely vocal all day today whenever I would leave the bedroom. He's clearly saying, "Hey -- come back here and hang out in this cooler room with me!" So, of course, I did. That's what Saturdays are for, right?
All this to say that it's hard to say how he's really doing. There is still some glum-ness going on, I think. But I don't know if it's the meds or the heat. It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow, so I should know more then.
This has been a post about nothing. I talked about the weather.
I'm going to blame the heat for this one.
It was about 85F/30C inside of our house today. Blech. We do have a portable A/C unit in the bedroom, so we holed up in there a lot.
Kaesea was extremely vocal all day today whenever I would leave the bedroom. He's clearly saying, "Hey -- come back here and hang out in this cooler room with me!" So, of course, I did. That's what Saturdays are for, right?
All this to say that it's hard to say how he's really doing. There is still some glum-ness going on, I think. But I don't know if it's the meds or the heat. It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow, so I should know more then.
This has been a post about nothing. I talked about the weather.
I'm going to blame the heat for this one.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
"Glum"
Bill was at home earlier with Kaesea and I asked him, "How is Kaesea?" and he said, "Kind of glum." "Glum" is a perfect word to describe Kaesea's attitude right after chemo. So maybe we need to add a Glum Index to the Fluffiness Factor.
Or not.
Basically, he's just kind of glum. We tried giving him some anti-nausea medication this morning, thinking perhaps it would help with the eating. He's eaten pretty well today, so perhaps it has. But I think it is just going to take him a few days to shake off the glum, just like it did last week.
Next week is his 4th week of treatment. It's the final week in the initial 4 week plan, and then we go to every 3 weeks. I'm nervous about next week, as he gets hit with two different kinds of chemo, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Although the days of glum seem long, basically it was Thurs-Sat of last week that we had Glumness. And even through the glum, he still plays with toys, jumps up on furniture, purrs, head butts, and tries to get into the basement. So it's not all glum. Just kind of glum.
Or not.
Basically, he's just kind of glum. We tried giving him some anti-nausea medication this morning, thinking perhaps it would help with the eating. He's eaten pretty well today, so perhaps it has. But I think it is just going to take him a few days to shake off the glum, just like it did last week.
Next week is his 4th week of treatment. It's the final week in the initial 4 week plan, and then we go to every 3 weeks. I'm nervous about next week, as he gets hit with two different kinds of chemo, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Although the days of glum seem long, basically it was Thurs-Sat of last week that we had Glumness. And even through the glum, he still plays with toys, jumps up on furniture, purrs, head butts, and tries to get into the basement. So it's not all glum. Just kind of glum.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A good day
We took Kaesea in today to check in with his doctor regarding his reactions to the chemo so far and her opinions on continuing this form of chemo or moving to another.
Good news: Kaesea has gained a bit of weight this week. He's 9.58 lbs (up from 9.38 last week). That's surprising to me, as he did have a bit of diarrhea last night (poop talk -- can't be helped). We always love it when he gains weight, so yay!
We decided to go ahead with another round of the same chemo tomorrow, but at a slightly reduced dose. We'll watch him this week and see how he handles it. Even though he had a few days of lethargy, reduced fluffitude, and some GI troubles, he's been at Full Fluff for the past two days, so he did recover. And the weight gain is good.
So fingers crossed for tomorrow's treatment and I'll be sure to post updates. Thank you, as always, for tuning in.
Good news: Kaesea has gained a bit of weight this week. He's 9.58 lbs (up from 9.38 last week). That's surprising to me, as he did have a bit of diarrhea last night (poop talk -- can't be helped). We always love it when he gains weight, so yay!
We decided to go ahead with another round of the same chemo tomorrow, but at a slightly reduced dose. We'll watch him this week and see how he handles it. Even though he had a few days of lethargy, reduced fluffitude, and some GI troubles, he's been at Full Fluff for the past two days, so he did recover. And the weight gain is good.
So fingers crossed for tomorrow's treatment and I'll be sure to post updates. Thank you, as always, for tuning in.
Monday, August 24, 2009
08.24.09 [daily photo]
Today's photo features Kaesea rubbing himself shamelessly upon the kitty favorite (and oh-so-unphotogenic) Cat Spa.
Although it photographs horribly, the Cat Spa (a huge disc with raised brush-like areas for catnip) has the following things going for it:
1. The cats flippin love it.
2. It's fun to sing, "Rock the Cat Spa!"
Little Known Fact about Kaesea: He has a kink at the very end of his tail that he's had since he was a baby. His first vet speculated that it happened when he was coming out of the birth canal.
Result: His tail always has a super cute curl at the end [as shown in this very photo].
I love that kink.
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