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[gallantwarrior]

We never bathed our cats unless it was absolutely necessary--like the time our tom caught ringworm and we had to give him and mama cat a medicated bath every day for a few days which took care of it. But otherwise they kept themselves clean or if they did get into something stinky, a little dry shampoo took care of itl

The only cats I absolutely had to bathe were: Sphinx cats and the two who managed to open the fireplace vent and dump ashes on themselves (Siamese). Sphinx are special needs cats and high maintenance. Super nice purrsonalities but they can be pretty stinky if not bathed.

 

[gallantwarrior]

Good news from Mr. P's heart specialist.
Well good and some bad.
Bad is ,he will need open-heart bypass surgery of maybe 4 to 5 Synthetic veins.
Good news he has an 80% survival rate, compared to less than 40% with all of his conditions factored in.
This is based on the vast majority in his same condition who need oxygen when he never has.
In other words, his capillaries are in very good condition which is giving him the oxygen he needs.
Without this surgery doc says he has maybe 4 to 5 years left.
He is 73.
With it he could live into his late 80's or 90's.
In a couple more weeks Mr. P will have open heart surgery for sure.
He has one more appointment with another Doc. who is a specialist in vein surgery.
Then the surgery.

Good luck to Mr. P... and to you! That sounds pretty intense, really. I wish you both many more years of happiness together. And, again, good luck!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Oh, it's been raining all day today. *sigh*

Time to go upstairs and put the pedal to the metal.

Get something done!​

It's been raining steadily here, too. What's amazing is, it's been raining here. We are about 20 degrees warmer than usual and it should be snowing. I'm not complaining, but it is unusual. I'm taking a break from the partner right now. He's outside so I have a few moments of freedom. The rain should let up shortly (according to the weather predictions) and I might get a few things done.

 

[gallantwarrior]

I also had change of plans today, because of the wind I can't finish the garage door trim.
So I have some rest of down time.
Really needed for me right now.
I think this afternoon I'm going to watch something on Netflix.

Enjoy the day! What do you think you'll watch? I finished binge-watching the third season of "Jamestown" last night.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good news from Mr. P's heart specialist.
Well good and some bad.
Bad is ,he will need open-heart bypass surgery of maybe 4 to 5 Synthetic veins.
Good news he has an 80% survival rate, compared to less than 40% with all of his conditions factored in.
This is based on the vast majority in his same condition who need oxygen when he never has.
In other words, his capillaries are in very good condition which is giving him the oxygen he needs.
Without this surgery doc says he has maybe 4 to 5 years left.
He is 73.
With it he could live into his late 80's or 90's.
In a couple more weeks Mr. P will have open heart surgery for sure.
He has one more appointment with another Doc. who is a specialist in vein surgery.
Then the surgery.

So we'll keep him and you at the forefront of the vigil list until the surgery and he is up and about. Such heart surgery has become so routine, the success rates are phenomenal so I would rate that as good news.

 

[Foxfyre]

I also had change of plans today, because of the wind I can't finish the garage door trim.
So I have some rest of down time.
Really needed for me right now.
I think this afternoon I'm going to watch something on Netflix.

Enjoy the day! What do you think you'll watch? I finished binge-watching the third season of "Jamestown" last night.

I've been binge watching "The Good Doctor". Don't know why that series appeals to me so much when so many don't, but I do like the series.

 

[Montrovant]

Good news from Mr. P's heart specialist.
Well good and some bad.
Bad is ,he will need open-heart bypass surgery of maybe 4 to 5 Synthetic veins.
Good news he has an 80% survival rate, compared to less than 40% with all of his conditions factored in.
This is based on the vast majority in his same condition who need oxygen when he never has.
In other words, his capillaries are in very good condition which is giving him the oxygen he needs.
Without this surgery doc says he has maybe 4 to 5 years left.
He is 73.
With it he could live into his late 80's or 90's.
In a couple more weeks Mr. P will have open heart surgery for sure.
He has one more appointment with another Doc. who is a specialist in vein surgery.
Then the surgery.

Fingers crossed that the surgery goes without a hitch.

 

[Montrovant]

We never bathed our cats unless it was absolutely necessary--like the time our tom caught ringworm and we had to give him and mama cat a medicated bath every day for a few days which took care of it. But otherwise they kept themselves clean or if they did get into something stinky, a little dry shampoo took care of itl

The only cats I absolutely had to bathe were: Sphinx cats and the two who managed to open the fireplace vent and dump ashes on themselves (Siamese). Sphinx are special needs cats and high maintenance. Super nice purrsonalities but they can be pretty stinky if not bathed.

The little one's cat once climbed into the fireplace while it was filled with ash. She's got long white fur, so that didn't go very well.

 

[gallantwarrior]

We never bathed our cats unless it was absolutely necessary--like the time our tom caught ringworm and we had to give him and mama cat a medicated bath every day for a few days which took care of it. But otherwise they kept themselves clean or if they did get into something stinky, a little dry shampoo took care of itl

The only cats I absolutely had to bathe were: Sphinx cats and the two who managed to open the fireplace vent and dump ashes on themselves (Siamese). Sphinx are special needs cats and high maintenance. Super nice purrsonalities but they can be pretty stinky if not bathed.

The little one's cat once climbed into the fireplace while it was filled with ash. She's got long white fur, so that didn't go very well.

Fireplace ash is a real pain, too! It's greasy and I had to wash those cats three times to restore them to something close to normal. I did not want them cleaning that mess off themselves. Sometimes, their curiosity does cause unintended consequences, doesn't it?

 

[gallantwarrior]

I was finally able to press some usable information from the medicos. The most recent MRI diagnosis includes "vasculitis". I googled that and it's a very vague, widely defined inflammation of the blood vessels. There is implication of cerebral vasculitis with ischemic stroke. I called to make an appointment and was told that the clerk had thrown away the referral. After yesterday when the partner hollered at her, I don't blame her, but his excessively nasty and irritable (more than usual) nature may be part of what's going on with his brain. I'm just not sure how much longer I can hold on. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

 

[JustAnotherNut]

As of yesterday, I became the most hated human being on the planet. Gave both dogs and the cat a bath.

Dogs got over it with a treat...…..the cat still scowls at me when I pet her.


She's just lucky I didn't use the hair dryer or shop vac on her

She'll get over it after filling your shoes a couple of times.

She's fine now and I think it's because she was missing the attention in her self imposed exile.


For about a month (before the bath episode) I'd find a puddle on the kitchen floor nearly every morning but wasn't sure if it was her or the older dog that I thought couldn't hold it overnight anymore. It was getting frustrating trying to figure out who the culprit was to determine the best method how to stop it.....till I remembered how she would piddle on the bathroom rug. So I sat the spray bottle on the floor at night before bed, just as I'd done in the bathroom and it stopped.

My best guess of WHY she did it.....1. She doesn't like bathroom rugs and 2. We hadn't been letting her outside as frequently. She does have not 1 but 2 litter boxes to choose from but I guess she likes going outside.

Cats are individuals and can definitely have their preferences. I had a Sphinx cat who would use his box...unless someone else had used it first. I had to clean the box after each use or be prepared to clean up the mess in front of the box. The worst was a cat who would protest by peeing on the electric stove top. Pee-eeww!

Thanks for the laugh, I needed that right now..

 

[JustAnotherNut]

I was finally able to press some usable information from the medicos. The most recent MRI diagnosis includes "vasculitis". I googled that and it's a very vague, widely defined inflammation of the blood vessels. There is implication of cerebral vasculitis with ischemic stroke. I called to make an appointment and was told that the clerk had thrown away the referral. After yesterday when the partner hollered at her, I don't blame her, but his excessively nasty and irritable (more than usual) nature may be part of what's going on with his brain. I'm just not sure how much longer I can hold on. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

Sorry, but I couldn't resist...…...

 

[Foxfyre]

I was finally able to press some usable information from the medicos. The most recent MRI diagnosis includes "vasculitis". I googled that and it's a very vague, widely defined inflammation of the blood vessels. There is implication of cerebral vasculitis with ischemic stroke. I called to make an appointment and was told that the clerk had thrown away the referral. After yesterday when the partner hollered at her, I don't blame her, but his excessively nasty and irritable (more than usual) nature may be part of what's going on with his brain. I'm just not sure how much longer I can hold on. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

You may have to have him committed GW. I know that should be the last resort, but it sure sounds like that time is coming.

 

[Ridgerunner]

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

Sorry for laughing GW at your predicament… But that is funny...

 

[JustAnotherNut]

I was finally able to press some usable information from the medicos. The most recent MRI diagnosis includes "vasculitis". I googled that and it's a very vague, widely defined inflammation of the blood vessels. There is implication of cerebral vasculitis with ischemic stroke. I called to make an appointment and was told that the clerk had thrown away the referral. After yesterday when the partner hollered at her, I don't blame her, but his excessively nasty and irritable (more than usual) nature may be part of what's going on with his brain. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

I'm just not sure how much longer I can hold on.


Then don't. You do what you need to do for YOU!

It may sound selfish, but as a caregiver it is what needs to be done. It doesn't mean you're a quitter, it only means you value your own health and peace of mind as well as his......even if he rages at you for doing so. You've done an admirable job thus far and even lived up to your screen name of being a Gallant Warrior for your partners sake. Now it's time to do so for yourself.

Caregiving is in essence like you carrying your partner on your back and anyone would break under the pressure. Perhaps it's time to let him go, so to speak.

 

[peach174]

I was finally able to press some usable information from the medicos. The most recent MRI diagnosis includes "vasculitis". I googled that and it's a very vague, widely defined inflammation of the blood vessels. There is implication of cerebral vasculitis with ischemic stroke. I called to make an appointment and was told that the clerk had thrown away the referral. After yesterday when the partner hollered at her, I don't blame her, but his excessively nasty and irritable (more than usual) nature may be part of what's going on with his brain. I'm just not sure how much longer I can hold on. "Dammit, Jim, I'm a mechanic...not a doctor!"

You have to look after you and not be abused.
You need to have someone else look after him professionally in care giving.

 

[Ringel05]

Had to go back and do some catching up. Prayers up for all.
That little head cold morphed into something much less desirable, finally ended up with bronchitis so bad I could only sleep 4 hours a night and maybe catch an extra hour or two in my office chair later on. It got so bad today (felt like I was drowning in my own phlegm) I went into the VA to the Day Clinic, checked in and walked around the corner to my PCP's exam area to talk with the receptionist when my Doc walks out, asks me what's going on, I tell him, he turns to the receptionist and tells her to check me in. As soon as I was checked in the nurse took me back did my vitals and the Doc had her give me two meds in a nebulizer. The first one helped a lot, the second one did the trick, rechecked all my vitals, listened to my lungs then sent me down to pharmacy before going home all within an hour.
Felt good enough to stop by Albertsons which was great because this morning was trash day and moving the bins back up to the house from the street was almost more than I could do at the time.

 

[Foxfyre]

Had to go back and do some catching up. Prayers up for all.
That little head cold morphed into something much less desirable, finally ended up with bronchitis so bad I could only sleep 4 hours a night and maybe catch an extra hour or two in my office chair later on. It got so bad today (felt like I was drowning in my own phlegm) I went into the VA to the Day Clinic, checked in and walked around the corner to my PCP's exam area to talk with the receptionist when my Doc walks out, asks me what's going on, I tell him, he turns to the receptionist and tells her to check me in. As soon as I was checked in the nurse took me back did my vitals and the Doc had her give me two meds in a nebulizer. The first one helped a lot, the second one did the trick, rechecked all my vitals, listened to my lungs then sent me down to pharmacy before going home all within an hour.
Felt good enough to stop by Albertsons which was great because this morning was trash day and moving the bins back up to the house from the street was almost more than I could do at the time.

You and Hombre. Practically have to be dead before you go to the doctor. But happy you are feeling better and hope you continue to do so.

 

[Foxfyre]

I captioned this one: "We're gonna need a bigger sink!"

 

[Foxfyre]

If you had money to burn and this place was for sale in a location you liked, would you be tempted?