Nailed again; sick kitty

The person I was filling in for at work is back. YAY! No more leaving at 3 am or later.

I had a good time at Jen's yesterday, except Nixie bit Chan again (no damage done except psychological).
I'm feeling a bit sorry for Nixie; she was stressed the entire time she was out of the living room. Unfortunately, got beat up by another dog when Jen had to leave her with a friend once, and she now has an "I'm gonna get them first" attitude. This is hard on poor Chan, who was being just a bit TOO friendly.

Ashke is not feeling well today- diarrhea, no appetite and just lying around. No idea what threw him off. I'm hoping it is just a one day thing. However, it is a reminder that he's been losing weight this last year, and he is going to be 13. *sigh* I think he actually gained a pound in the last month too.

Totally car related.

My car problem has turned out to be a leaking oil pan gasket and a problem with the oil pump.
Luckily its a free fix because the new engine is under warranty.

About that curse removal I had mentioned...

Good news: Chandler's stitches have been removed and he has a reissued license to zoom.

Bad news: The car is leaking something and is at garage to be repaired.
Argh.

Chandler update

Chandler's drain is out, and it looks like he's healing up well.
Stitches are due to be removed in a week.

Chandler is home after his surgery

The boy is home, and prognosis is good, so far.
He's hardly slowed down by the surgery, despite having a tube hanging out of him.
What is slowing him down is the lampshade stuck around his head. (Poor boy)
It keeps getting caught on things.

Chandler's lipoma

I'm zooming off on errands and then to work,
so here is the short version.

The lipoma was related to the impalement incident.
Chandler was apparently to control and expel a bunch of "crud" from his body.
He's staying overnight for treatment in the morning, and has a drain in him.
My poor boy. :(

Overdue update, as usual.

The cliff notes version:

I'm finding working second shift to be exhausting. It doesn't to fit well with my life or feline feeding schedule. *laugh* I need to convince the cats to make some adjustments.

Speaking of cats, Ashke is still losing weight, but seems otherwise healthy. Prescription: get him to eat more for a month and reweigh. Unfortunately, the high calorie-no grain foods seem to make him sick, so we're looking for other solutions.

Chandler is going in to the vet on Wednesday to have his lipoma removed. It has been growing and is beginning to bother him, so it is time to get rid of it.

I've signed up for an online library science class and I finally feel like I am moving forward.