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Nimiel apparently recovered from whatever was troubling her in early May, and returned to normal litterbox behavior. I kept her on dry-only food, a mix of her regular dry allotment (Wellness brand) and the prescription dry food the vet recommended to help clear up her litterbox problem. The thing is, I had somewhat contradictory information - on the phone the vet made it sound like a temporary thing to help her recover, but when I picked up the food at the office, the assistants made it sound like it was a permament dietary change.
Then, a couple Thursdays ago (the 31st), Nimiel went to her food dish three times and each time shortly afterward threw up what she ate. That is also notably unusual behavior, so I called the vet, but ended up taking her to a local emergency care animal hospital because the vet was booked. At the hospital, Nimiel's vitals checked out normally, and when I talked to the doctor about her recent problem and dietary change, I learned that the prescription dry food was really only good if she suffered from a particular urinary problem, otherwise it could irritate her in other ways, and that doctor recommended returning Nimiel to her normal wet/dry food mix.
When I got home I called my regular vet again to confirm her original diagnosis, as the emergency doctor had recommended, to be sure it was okay to take her off the prescription food. I got some contradictory information - apparently there was a note in Nimiel's file indicating that the lab had found urinary tract infection bacteria in the sample, even though I was sure that when I'd last talked to the vet on the phone, she had told me the lab did not find bacteria. I didn't get to talk to that vet again until Saturday, when she reconfirmed that the results indicated it was not an infection, and that Nimiel didn't need to be on the prescription food anymore. I'd already returned Nimiel to her regular diet, as I was concerned the prescription food was what caused the vomiting, and she's been okay since then.
I'm a bit annoyed with the vet's office as it seems they mixed up Nimiel's files with someone else's - considering they'd also called the wrong number to leave a message about her lab results in the first place - but they've been good overall, so I'm not planning to switch to another vet yet. I do need to take Nimiel to have her nails trimmed this week, so when I go in I'll talk to them about my concerns about her file and just be sure everything's okay.
Besides all that, my bellyache problem also went away and hasn't recurred exactly, though I've still had occasional twinges here and there. The main thing is that there seems to be an irritated or strained muscle just above my right hip that keeps bothering me, and I can't figure out what the deal is and why it won't go away. Nothing in particular seems to set it off, it just comes and goes. I probably should talk to a doctor, and maybe just get a general checkup, but I've been putting that off partly because of my insurance changing - this is the last month of my coverage from my previous employer, and I need to get signed up to a new policy. It may be as simple as that I've been sitting a lot in my not-particularly-good desk chair at home, since switching to freelance, and not sitting in an ergonomically sound manner. I really need to make myself get out more and work elsewhere. I also still need to meet my physical goals, in particular getting a bicycle and starting tai chi again, but I've continued to hold off on those while my work and finances are in flux.
Basically, I've achieved one major part of the Year of Change by going freelance, but I haven't yet followed through on all that needs to be done to complete that transition, so I'm holding other things up. But I'm also working on another major part, the social goals, at the same time, so I don't feel too bad yet. On that note, last week I did finally register to volunteer with KEXP; however, that was days before their summer pledge drive. They didn't send me a password to get in to the volunteer board, and I didn't follow up with them, so I missed out on volunteering for the drive. I'll have to get that straightened out this week, though, so I can volunteer for other events. Also on the topic of social goals, besides the speed dating event that was rescheduled to June 26, I did go ahead and register for the next 25-35 event, which is this coming Wednesday. Hopefully something will come out of at least one of those events, though really I should just hope to have a good time and learn something.
Then, a couple Thursdays ago (the 31st), Nimiel went to her food dish three times and each time shortly afterward threw up what she ate. That is also notably unusual behavior, so I called the vet, but ended up taking her to a local emergency care animal hospital because the vet was booked. At the hospital, Nimiel's vitals checked out normally, and when I talked to the doctor about her recent problem and dietary change, I learned that the prescription dry food was really only good if she suffered from a particular urinary problem, otherwise it could irritate her in other ways, and that doctor recommended returning Nimiel to her normal wet/dry food mix.
When I got home I called my regular vet again to confirm her original diagnosis, as the emergency doctor had recommended, to be sure it was okay to take her off the prescription food. I got some contradictory information - apparently there was a note in Nimiel's file indicating that the lab had found urinary tract infection bacteria in the sample, even though I was sure that when I'd last talked to the vet on the phone, she had told me the lab did not find bacteria. I didn't get to talk to that vet again until Saturday, when she reconfirmed that the results indicated it was not an infection, and that Nimiel didn't need to be on the prescription food anymore. I'd already returned Nimiel to her regular diet, as I was concerned the prescription food was what caused the vomiting, and she's been okay since then.
I'm a bit annoyed with the vet's office as it seems they mixed up Nimiel's files with someone else's - considering they'd also called the wrong number to leave a message about her lab results in the first place - but they've been good overall, so I'm not planning to switch to another vet yet. I do need to take Nimiel to have her nails trimmed this week, so when I go in I'll talk to them about my concerns about her file and just be sure everything's okay.
Besides all that, my bellyache problem also went away and hasn't recurred exactly, though I've still had occasional twinges here and there. The main thing is that there seems to be an irritated or strained muscle just above my right hip that keeps bothering me, and I can't figure out what the deal is and why it won't go away. Nothing in particular seems to set it off, it just comes and goes. I probably should talk to a doctor, and maybe just get a general checkup, but I've been putting that off partly because of my insurance changing - this is the last month of my coverage from my previous employer, and I need to get signed up to a new policy. It may be as simple as that I've been sitting a lot in my not-particularly-good desk chair at home, since switching to freelance, and not sitting in an ergonomically sound manner. I really need to make myself get out more and work elsewhere. I also still need to meet my physical goals, in particular getting a bicycle and starting tai chi again, but I've continued to hold off on those while my work and finances are in flux.
Basically, I've achieved one major part of the Year of Change by going freelance, but I haven't yet followed through on all that needs to be done to complete that transition, so I'm holding other things up. But I'm also working on another major part, the social goals, at the same time, so I don't feel too bad yet. On that note, last week I did finally register to volunteer with KEXP; however, that was days before their summer pledge drive. They didn't send me a password to get in to the volunteer board, and I didn't follow up with them, so I missed out on volunteering for the drive. I'll have to get that straightened out this week, though, so I can volunteer for other events. Also on the topic of social goals, besides the speed dating event that was rescheduled to June 26, I did go ahead and register for the next 25-35 event, which is this coming Wednesday. Hopefully something will come out of at least one of those events, though really I should just hope to have a good time and learn something.
