UNDERGROUND JUSTICE AND HANDMADE LUCK

well, after another long day at the vet yesterday, little beary has another slew of treatments that i think he will hate even more than the last batch. pictured above is his inhaler. i can’t believe there is such a thing as a cat inhaler. but if it will help, i’m willing to try anything. i was approved for the vet’s ‘care credit’ card, and thank goodness, because i really didn’t have an extra $500 lying around, and depending on what meds bear needs in the future, i’m going to be spending at least a few hundred more within the next 6 months. but money is just money, and if i’m going to spend it on anything, i want to spend it on this.

so far the inhaler is totally terrifying to beary, and it’s going to take a long time to get him even remotely comfortable with the idea of having that little mask over his face. while i try to get him used to this, i just have to keep things very calm and quiet and stress-free. once his asthma is stabilized, we can start looking into the best heart medication for his hcm. i’m looking forward to that stage – the inhaler even scares me a little bit. i’m just keeping my fingers crossed and trying to be a good cat mom.

on the subject of health issues, i saw this today on my friend amelia’s tumblr and wanted to share it: racing to save lives. a very nice girl i had the pleasure of meeting this summer is doing this, and i think it’s really great, and even if you’re like me and can only spare a few extra dollars, this is a really nice thing to spend it on.

the other nice thing i’ll be spending a little money on this week: two cups of coffee tomorrow. one for myself, and one for my bus driver, whose last day of work it is. i am actually going to really miss him. he’s been brightening my mornings for the last five or six months, and i’m  really sad to see him go.

someday i will probably talk about knitting again. expect lots of updates also about how i’m selling everything i own to pay my vet bills.