Status on Joey

(copied from my LJ)

Joey had his check-up yesterday with the vet. She seemed to be pleased with his progress, but told me that his road to recovery is likely to be a long one. Here's a rundown of what we discussed, good and not so good:

• He's not dehydrated any more
• He lost an ounce from his discharge weight (ugh!). He's currently 7lbs, 9oz. Normally he ranges anywhere from 10-12lbs.
  
• His energy is up a little
• He's still not eating on his own yet
• They call him "polite Joey" because the other Joey cat they were watching is apparently a jerk. You know your animal spends too much time at the vet when they start giving it nicknames. Although it's very sweet that they all love him so much (it's kind of hard not to).
• His "girlfriends" all came in to see us while we were there - I told you this cat is a ladies man!
• The vet gave him an orange bandage and a pumpkin sticker for Halloween. Cute!
• The vet also told me that we can drop him off for kitty daycare to help out with his feedings during the day. This will help us immensely.
  

As for us, we are both exhausted. I might win the least amount of sleep award though, because I've been the one waking up for his midnight feedings for the past 5 nights. That has meant a total of about 4 hours of sleep per night on the days I work. I'm off today, and J took the early morning feeding (God bless her) so I could catch up a little. She's also taking over the midnight feeding tonight because I work tomorrow and she is off. She's so wonderful.

In other news, Maggie, Jake and Gracie all realize there is a shift in the house - Maggie especially. She's been so antsy without her buddy to play with, so I've been trying to go out of my way to give her a little more attention and playtime when the rest are asleep. I think she appreciates it, especially when she climbs onto my lap at the end of the night to thank me with her big warm belly spread across my legs. Jake & Grace just want to know what's up with the weird smell coming out of the spare room (Joey's still not quite bathing himself completely, but he's getting better at it).

In other news, election day in the US is just around the corner and things are getting down to the wire. I really hope that two things happen on November 4th. First, I don't think it's any secret that we are big time Obama fans in this house. We need him to win and start turning this country around. (And I'm not just saying this because Sarah Palin makes me want to stick hot pokers into my ears everytime I hear her speak.) Secondly, we need California to maintain their equality so that other states can follow suit and eventually we may all be protected. Our families deserve protection everywhere, but it has to start somewhere. So, here's my plea to you, dear interets, to please Barack The Vote on November 4th. Or I will Rick-roll your comment sections. Heh.

/soapbox.