Eva’s Friends

[Evadig]

It's currently very windy and there's been periods of sleet and snow - not a pleasant day at all. I've spend most of it on the computer watching documentaries on youtube or scrolling BYC. It definitely was not a great use of my time, but everyone else was taking a nap.

My parents got home from their trip Thursday. They were not really impressed with Pennsylvania or Ohio. Maybe they will just stay here. The trouble with the neighbors seems to have calmed down, anyway.

We rented a boom to take down several dead trees but did not get very far. Felling dead trees is nerve-wracking because you don't know which way they're going to fall, and of course ours are all facing the most inopportune direction. We do not want them to fall on the road, but that's the way they want to go.

Yesterday and today, despite the bad weather, I took both Annie and Eva along on a run. They enjoyed themselves, especially when a squirrel and a cat crossed the road in front of them. They're off leash, so usually I'm yelling at them to "get back here!" from a hundred feet behind - but they're pretty good at listening otherwise. When a car comes I tell them to sit on the side of the road and wait, and they do.

Constance is doing alright, but I think her eyesight and mind is failing a little. She forgets she has food in the dish, comes meowing, and goes back to eating once you show her. Sometimes she doesn't see the treats you put in front of her, either.

Finnegan went to the vet for more vaccines and a stool test. He has parasites. Which means Brianna has parasites. Which means the chickens probably have parasites. I don't even know how I'm going to treat them!

I've said it many times, but I always enjoy your photos. The icing color on those cookies is so vibrant! How did you make it?

Thank you , and the food coloring was made from a plant-based dye my mom bought at a health food store. It definitely has a different color than the normal dye!

The weather keeps swinging back and forth, like a crazy pendulum. A few days ago, there was torrential rain that leaked into the basement.

Oh, gracious. That situation is (was) all too common here. Hopefully it didn't make too much of a mess.

So, she's been getting two pills a day and ear meds. I'm sure Ziva and I are both looking forward to Tuesday when we get to stop with the medication. To her credit, I've only gotten bitten once and she only spit out a pill once.

Ziva sounds like a very good kitty . How do you get her to take the pills?

Yesterday morning, I found her dead under the roost where she and Evie slept. They were together their entire lives, for more than 7 years. I am grateful that it was sunny on her last day, and she spent the afternoon soaking up rays with Evie by her side.

Poor Audrey!
Her last day was beautiful, though - it is the way I would like my pets to leave this life. How is Evie taking it?

Totally fed up with Dr. C, I am taking my dogs to see a different local vet Tuesday to get their nails trimmed. I figure it's a good way to meet the doctor and see if I like him. I'm already happy that there are morning hours and some Saturdays; Dr. C did away with those at my old clinic.

He also misdiagnosed my beloved blind cat Goo, who passed away in September. I recognized Goo's lump as a particular type of cancerous tumor; I've seen it with some of my other cats. Dr. C disagreed and said it was an abscess, which of course, required treatment with expensive meds that did no good whatsoever.

That is frustrating. And it is so hard to argue with doctors, because they're "experts" and you're not. My vet insisted Eva have surgery to remove her cancerous tumor, even though it was very likely another one would develop. Sure enough, she had another one within a few months - almost in the same area as the first.

I think the nail trim idea is a good one!

I am hopeful that the Ford dealership will finally get the part it needs to repair my car. Fingers crossed for luck, it SHOULD happen this week.

I hope so! Can you still drive it until then?

I did not take many photos this time:

Eva and Annie

Rainy day:

Barbara and Jane:

Walking home from our run today: