I can't believe it's August! Summer break is over in about three weeks. School registration for Justin is next week and the week after for Kyle. They both start school on August 24th. Justin as a 6th grader and Kyle as a 3rd grader. As I've said before, I'm glad Justin is excited about beginning middle school, cause I'm nervous!
We were at Justin's school today for Cross Country try-outs. It's actually not a sport you officially try-out for since they don't cut anyone. If you want to run distance you can be on the team. Justin has those crazy running genes from his dad and Uncle Tony. Both of them ran track and cross country all through high school. Maybe someday Tony will help Justin train for a marathon!
Today was kind of a cross country orientation, no running. The coaches (two female teachers that look like they're about 15!) expressed that it's important for the kids to run even on days that they don't have practice. So when we left the school Justin told me that he wanted to go running today. He's really serious about this! He's really growing up and this is important to him.
Other than that, two of our three cats have been diagnosed with old cat issues. Emma and Yoda our sister cats that are 14 years old.
Emma was first. She has mass in her liver that is most likely cancerous. It is causing a few of her abdominal lymph nodes to be enlarged and her intestines to be thick. She had lost some weight and suffered from diarrhea. I opted to treat her with steroids and pro-biotics. She's still a happy cat with a good appetite who loves to be pet. Her stools have been normal since starting the pro-biotics. We'll be doing a recheck ultrasound this week to see if her steroids are helping. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Yoda was diagnosed with chronic renal failure (kidney failure), which is VERY common in cats. Her current treatment is a prescription diet for kidney patients and subcutaneous fluid therapy twice a week. I'm very familiar with this treatment and she very cooperative about it. She is also going about her normal activities and not letting her illness affect her yet.
I'm going to try to update my blog more frequently once again. I hope I still have some followers! I'm sure I'll have news to share especially with Justin's athletics. Take care and I'll be back soon! :)
