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mortalcityUggghhh. We took Ariel to the vet today, because he has been tearing up his ears and moved on to his neck - it looked like it might be getting better for a while, but nope, very much not better, so vet became necessary.
Aaaaand he has mange! Potentially contagious to humans mange! So exciting! I will now spend the next month or two obsessively washing my hands whether or not I have touched him, and flipping out about every little itch.
Luckily, it's very easily treated with two doses of Revolution, and we think none of the other animals are infected. I'm a little worried about Morrigan, but we're going to try to get all the cats preventative doses anyway, so if she does, that will clear it up before it becomes a huge thing. Unfortunately, it cost $230-ish for the exam and meds, and the meds to cover the other cats are going to be around $80-120. So great.
Ariel is in isolation in my closet, because there's no way we could comfortably fit a litterbox in the bathroom, and the office door doesn't close so that's not an option. So far he isn't protesting the situation, but he also hasn't come out of the crate the vet loaned us. He's not any happier about the situation than I am, apparently.
In writing news, the Kilgate series is going to be about two books longer than I thought. The book I thought was going to be first is now third, and has to be completely replotted now. Also I have to figure out what I'm doing in those first two books. I am still not quite done throwing a tantrum about this, even though I can already see that the books that come out of it will be better for it.
Still cranky. My life would have been much easier had I figured this out, say, a few years ago. And I am really tired of plotting and worldbuilding and all the foundational stuff. I just want to have one project where I am ready to actually write... but nothing's quite there yet. God damn it.
Aaaaand he has mange! Potentially contagious to humans mange! So exciting! I will now spend the next month or two obsessively washing my hands whether or not I have touched him, and flipping out about every little itch.
Luckily, it's very easily treated with two doses of Revolution, and we think none of the other animals are infected. I'm a little worried about Morrigan, but we're going to try to get all the cats preventative doses anyway, so if she does, that will clear it up before it becomes a huge thing. Unfortunately, it cost $230-ish for the exam and meds, and the meds to cover the other cats are going to be around $80-120. So great.
Ariel is in isolation in my closet, because there's no way we could comfortably fit a litterbox in the bathroom, and the office door doesn't close so that's not an option. So far he isn't protesting the situation, but he also hasn't come out of the crate the vet loaned us. He's not any happier about the situation than I am, apparently.
In writing news, the Kilgate series is going to be about two books longer than I thought. The book I thought was going to be first is now third, and has to be completely replotted now. Also I have to figure out what I'm doing in those first two books. I am still not quite done throwing a tantrum about this, even though I can already see that the books that come out of it will be better for it.
Still cranky. My life would have been much easier had I figured this out, say, a few years ago. And I am really tired of plotting and worldbuilding and all the foundational stuff. I just want to have one project where I am ready to actually write... but nothing's quite there yet. God damn it.
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(Tomorrow, of course, being defined as "after we have slept and woken up and been caffeinated once more".)
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curls around I hope today has been a little better so far. I know brains have not been but hopefully other extranal influences have not been gnawing on you.