Day: November 15, 2005

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What to do if Your Cat Keeps Peeing Blood

Shelly

I hope that the person who stumbled upon my blog by searching for “my cat keeps peeing blood” ended up taking their cat to the vet. That’s one of those things that some people don’t seem to realize is an emergency. In the case of blood in the urine, it’s best to get medical attention as soon as possible, instead of wasting time looking for answers online. For one thing, cats are kind of delicate and the problem can turn life threatening or even deadly with frightening speed. For another, urinary tract infections–which are likely if there’s blood in the urine–are incredibly painful. I wouldn’t want to leave an animal in that sort of pain any longer than absolutely necessary.

So, I hope the animal in question has received appropriate care and is now on the road to recovery.

Pets, Photography

The Rainy Season

Shelly

The rainy season has begun in Indiana. One might think spring time would be the wettest part of the year, but we always seem to get a stretch of rain in the fall that lingers and lingers and, without fail, makes me think I should begin building an ark. The rain started last night, along with periodic lightning and rolling thunder. We’re under a tornado watch until this evening, too, so the weather could get exciting.

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Can you spot the dog? Harriet is, unsurprisingly, not amused about the onset of cooler weather. She insists on being covered up while she sleeps, and who can blame her? Right now, she’s in bed, curled up under a pile of blankets and comforters. That’s what one does on a cold, rainy day, right? Sleep? I know that’s what I want to do. In fact, a nap is sounding quite inviting.

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Taken last Saturday just after sunset. There were thick clouds covering the entire sky, except the section just above the western horizon. It’s not a very good photo, but I liked the contrast of the large, dark area against the small window of light.

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We had a blazing sunset last Wednesday. It was like looking at a lava flow and seeing the cooled, blackened crust breaking open to show the glowing, molten lava underneath. (Yeah, I watch way too much nature television.)

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Oops

Shelly

We’ve had a few hard frosts so far, but nothing too bad. However, I somehow managed to leave all three of my windshield scrapers in my old car, which means I can’t scrape my car windows until I buy a replacement. Of course, as I was trying to remove some dead leaves from the center of my windshield yesterday, it occurred to me that it may be a moot point, because it’s not like I could actually reach the center of my windshield, even if I wanted to scrape it. That, and the fact that I can no longer set my pop on top of my car while I’m getting my bag/lunch out of it, should have been a clue that maybe, perhaps, just possibly, I have bought a car that is too big for me.

Oh well.