I took three cats up to the clinic today from a Waterloo woman. They are sweet cats, really.
Thunder, the Siamese boy kitten, is the brother of one of the Siamese kittens who went in a few weeks back. The other two, a muted calico, and a gray tux boy, both under a year, stayed in my bathroom, last night. All three are recuperating back in Waterloo.
My eye is the same but its nothing serious. I saw an eye doctor Sunday, to be sure my retina wasn't torn. It isn't. I had a vitreous detachment, he said, after dilating my eyes and looking into them. I read it's quite normal for people over 50 to have their vireous fluid sac detach from the retina. Mine is still hanging on in two spots, so I have to have a recheck in a month, to be sure still no retinal tear or macular hole. The vitreous fluid sac can pull at the retina when it detaches and pull out the retina, is the danger. The vitreous fluid is only useful to you when you're young, I guess, or something. My detachment was a sudden event and the doctor did think the fall three weeks ago probably had something to do with it. I'll be more careful on steep muddy banks. The floaters I have in my right eye may or may not be permanent, like the white flashing lights along the outside edge of my eye. The floaters are fibers that were in the fluid and catch to the retina and now are free floating out there and reflect off the retina. Or something like that.
That's life. Stuff happens.
Happy I am able to fulfill my dog watching obligation for the holidays. He's a nice dog, I'm taking care of, older, so easy that way, and the owner is off with her family. I hope she has a very enjoyable time. My cats so far are not making a big huge deal, like I thought they would, over the dog smell on my clothes when I come home.
I may be back trapping at the muddy bank colony, where I slipped on the muddy bank, this weekend. That is, if we don't get snow. The possibility of low level snow is in the forecast starting Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and on. That may throw a wrench into trapping plans and sometimes can close the clinic. But ice or freezing rain are usually what can close the clinic, not a bit of snow.
Sure does make me excited though, to think maybe we'll get some snow. I LOVE snow.
Has to be really low level snow to stick here where I live because our elevation is only about 200 feet above sea level.
Well, here are photos of the three cats fixed today.
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Good news about your eye - and I hope you do get to see a little snow - even if it doesn't stick.
ReplyDeleteAnd, as always, thanks for the work you do.
It's been a long time since we had a decent snow in the valley. I sure hope, like every kid in town probably, that it comes. Yes, relieved about my eye. The floaters are funny in that I tried to swat out in front of me, when it first happened, thinking a knat was circling. I also was cooking dinner the first night after, and kept trying to pluck what looked like some floating cat hair, away from my preparation area, then laughed out loud at myself, realizing that was just the floater.
DeleteStrayer and dogs! Does not compute.
ReplyDeleteGood news about your eye. Ain't getting old great fun.
I've seen some stunning snow scenes taken in New England this year. I know it snow turns to slush and snow is not always fun, but what beauty it can create.
You are a good way inland and so I am surprised you are only 200 feet above sea level. Safe from global warming sea rising at least.
Yeah, getting old is so fun. Yeah after the initial snowfall, it gets dirty and slushy fast, especially around here, where its not a normal happening. I think our official level here is 210 feet. Valley floor level. The rise is rapid both to the east and west, into the Cascade foothills to the east and coast range west. One year the flooding became very bad very fast, I recall. I'd gone to retrieve a trap, seeing water rising, and could not get home the usual way, due to water by then over roads and tried to go around the flooding only to end up in over two feet of water, then having to drive up on a sidewalk where I was still in danger of immersing my car air intake but I made it.
DeleteHoror upon horrors, I also love dogs and love to romp with a silly one as often as I can. The neighbors dog likes tug o war with his squeeking hippo toy so we do that.
DeleteMy husband had 2 retina tears with a vitreous detachment and that is when I also learned that it is very common. He had laser surgery and is good now. So many things that go with getting old.
ReplyDeleteI've heard from quite a few people who experienced vitreous detachment, some with some without retinal tears. I lucked out not tearing my retina I think. Except for the vitreous being still attached two places, so still two chances of that. Which I hope are not good chances. Very common though but I didn't know anything about vitreous detachment etc before it happened.
DeleteSending prayers that things continue to be well with your eyes. Our HuMom has similar problem with floaters caused by a similar condition.
ReplyDeleteThank you Catladymac.
DeleteEye injury is a fear of mine. Take care, my dear. ~hugs~ Thank you for helping more precious animals!
ReplyDeleteI never gave eye injury a second thought until recently, for some reason, lol. Now I carry my safety glasses and am thinking of getting some permanent clear ones to wear all the time. I'm sure all that prudence and paranoia will wear off in time distance from the injury.
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