enough

i don't even know where to start. last weekend we had some "issues" with the patio. the easiest thing to do was scrap the patio and start over. we've made major progress since then [a completed deck!], but i'll save that post for later this week. i need to charge the camera and all that stuff. plus, i'm just not in the mood, i've got other things occupying my mind.

a few months ago, we noticed that something was wrong with black cat. she wasn't jumping up on things as much as she used to and was being a little more affectionate than normal. she's not much of a lap cat, but she started wanted to cuddle on the couch with us, or sleep right next to me when going to bed. we thought maybe it was her aging, as she would be turning 9 in september. then we realized she was slowly losing weight, and was getting a little bony, even tho she was eating. i got her into the vet on wednesday and they ran the standard blood tests. no feline leukemia, no feline hiv, no diabetes or kidney problems, but a little anemic. based on her weight loss [she went from 8,8 to 6,3! she's so tiny!], the vet decided to run some more blood tests, and sent us home with some antibiotics.

on friday i got the results. after finding that she had something abnormal with her white cells, the blood was sent to a pathologist. black cat has leukemia. [the cancer, not the cat virus]. and there's nothing we can do. we took her into the vet on saturday to get a steroid shot, which *might* improve her quality of life. he's hoping it will stimulate her appetite so she will get some energy back. the vet is giving her anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks.

i've had enough bad news :(