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[Jun. 23rd, 2009|03:26 pm] |
Inexplicable database weirdness today. It is a weird problem that goes way, way back and I don't have any particularly bright ideas to fix it.
Aha, edited to add, all it took was an hour of meditation on the problem to figure out the chain of steps I could take to connect the right bits and pieces. Basically, I had to make a few unlikely and unnecessary joins to route around a column that had incorrect ids. |
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[May. 28th, 2009|11:35 pm] |
The little cat tested positive for FeLV. This is heartbreaking and very complicated. First of all, it seems that 40% of cats who are exposed to the virus clear it entirely. We don't know when she was exposed and we don't know how long we would need to wait to see if she can clear the infection. We can be reasonably well assured that Mitzu is safe both because they are separated and because Mitzu is much older than the typical age for susceptability to the virus. That said, I'm not interested in taking chances with Mitzu. Our choices right now are bringing the kitten to a sanctuary for FeLV+ cats or waiting a month, retesting, and then either integrating her into the house or bringing her to the sanctuary depending on the results. The final choice is vaccinating Mitzu, taking preventative steps, and keeping everyone together If there is a chance she could get better, I don't want to just send her away but a month is a long time and a risky time to keep her isolated and in such proximty to Mitzu without some additional strategy. |
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| I accidentally a cat |
[May. 28th, 2009|01:31 am] |
I accidentally a cat. A little black kitten showed up crying on our doorstep and I accidentally the whole thing. We brought her inside and sequestered her from Mitzu. We fed her some food which she gulped down, puked up, ate again, threw up again, and ate a final time. She was so afraid of her throw up that she tried to flee the house before remembering the food and trotting back for more. Our neighbors wrote earlier in the day that there was a black cat crying outside and I didn't think much of it. Some people nearby leave their cats out and I assumed it was one of them. We stepped out tonight to run to the post office and the little cat was there and wet and mewling and I gasped and ran to get Austin so we could let it inside. "It could be some kind of Roman god come to test our hospitality," I cried while picking out a temporary litter box and small assortment of cat toys at the grocery store. The little one is sleeping in the office while Mitzu prowls around and complains. I called our vet to see about an emergency appointment to get the new cat looked at. She has, I must admit, a bit of leakage, say, around the anus. That needs attention straight away. We also need to screen her for fiv and lukemia and parasites and maybe find a microchip so that we can return her to her original home. At this point, I am bonded and invested in the idea of a new kitten. We'll see about the news tomorrow. |
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[Apr. 2nd, 2009|10:04 am] |
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Zomg. Austin has tracked down Zoe's bloodline to a Labrador breeder in Maine. Their website is full of pictures of lab puppies and some of them must be little Zoes. omg. omg. |
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| Picnic Table |
[Mar. 27th, 2009|05:45 pm] |
Reserving a picnic table at Look Park costs $15. That is ridiculous. It's just a table covered in bird shit and ants. |
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