I feel ganged up on today.

[ThomCat]

x(

Creepy slob ex-housemate moved out yesterday and left a hell of a lot of cleaning and moving for me to do behind him.

Silver needs a lot of attention after his surgery and he won't let me give him any pain pills.

My incision on my throat re-opened so I'm bleeding through my bandages.

I can't afford to be home from work today, but I stayed home from work because I can't leave here today.

I have too many things to take care of today, and I'm totally exhausted from lack of sleep! I just want to curl up and have everything okay when I wake up. :(

That is all. I hope you are all having a much better day than I am.
:hangover:

[SoxFan]

1. Good vibes

I have too many things to take care of today, and I'm totally exhausted from lack of sleep! I just want to curl up and have everything okay when I wake up

I'll bet Silver will take on that duty. Cats seem to be uncommonly good at it!

Good vibes headed your way, Thom

[ThomCat]

3. Thank you so much.

I hope I can sneak in a nap shortly. :)

[Wcross]

2. ThomCat, look at the bright side! It can only get better.

Have you tried the pill technique of coating it with butter, placing it in silvers mouth & holding his mouth shut while blowing gently on his nose? Usually they can't help but swallow.

You are in a much better situation without a creepy/slob housemate. After the mess is cleaned up you will have that chapter behind you. Take a nap & things will look better.

I have had plenty of days like that, you will get through it!

[ThomCat]

5. Butter was the first thing I tried.

I haven't got the PillPockets yet because I wasn't needing them for Gray. Silly me. I didn't anticipate that Silver would be more trouble than Gray. I have no idea what I was thinking.

Unfortunately, he's very good at twisting his head around and spitting out the pills. And my hands are not nearly dexterous enough to match him.

I'll keep trying. One way or another he's getting his pain pills. x(

[Haole Girl]

4. Aww

Wish I lived closer, so I could help. :hug:

[ThomCat]

6. Help would be amazingly appreciated.

I'm in New York friggin City and nobody is close enough to come over and help. :(

How is that even possible?

[myrna minx]

7. My best wishes to you, Thomcat.

I'm so sorry that you have the blues today. :hug:

[ThomCat]

8. Hi MM!

:hug:

I have exhaustion today. I think I'd be better able to deal with all of this if I had been getting any real sleep the past few nights. :(

I didn't take my meds last night because they would knock me out, and I needed to be able to get up to take care of Silver. So part of this is my own damned fault. Going a day without my meds aggravates my pain, and that just combines with the lack of sleep to make me cranky.

Tomorrow better be better or I start biting people's heads off. :P

[myrna minx]

11. I can't imagine what you're going through.

I hope you can get some rest. I know what a domino effect exhaustion can bring to the rest of your life. :hug: Tomorrow will be better and know that you have so many friends that care about you! :hug:

[ThomCat]

20. Exhaustion is definitely the root problem.

:hug:

A nap helped. :)

[SacredCow]

9. Wow... That's a lot of stuff going on at once!

Vibes to you, in hopes that things settle down and you get some rest!

[ThomCat]

10. Thank you.

Sleep good. All other good things will follow. :)

:hangover:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. can someone come over to help. do you need help. i can help some today

i am such an awful friend. so sorry

[ThomCat]

16. Hi Pri,

Edit because of horrible typos: :cry: You are an awesome friend. You are on the far side of the city, in grad school and very busy. :hug:

I will manage this. :)
I just took a nap. That will help.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. Go back to bed. Rest. Heal. You can deal with the fur babies,

later. :hug:

[ThomCat]

17. I just woke up from a short nap.

That helps. :)

Now I get down on the floor with Silver again and feed him, rub him down, and make sure he's okay. :)

[Gormy Cuss]

14. Ignore the mess.

Take care of yourself, Silver, and the other kittehs in that order. And that IS an order.:hi:

[ThomCat]

18. Okay.

:patriot:

I just took a nap. Silver gets a lot more attention now. Then Gray. :)

[raccoon]

26. Great suggestion. I second that.

Best wishes to you, Thomcat. And your feline friends. :hug:

[ThomCat]

27. Thank you.

:hug:

One thing at a time, I'll get through this day and sort it all out tomorrow. :P

[Parche]

15. ohhhhhhh I feel your pain

I have had one of those once, its a long story, i will tell you about it sometime.....
housemates from hell
:hug: :hug:

:hi:

[ThomCat]

19. This was the first housemate I've ever had

that I never want to see or speak to again. Ever.

But he's gone so that's okay. :)

[lizziegrace]

21. How are you this afternoon?

Did the nap help?

:hug:

You don't deserve all this... x(

[ThomCat]

23. Food is becoming important

Yesterday I had a bagel and orange juice for breakfast. A glass of soymilk for lunch. And a vegan chocolate chip cookie for dinner.

I haven't eaten anything yet today.

I know I should eat. I just haven't.

I played with silver a lot and made him purr. He has been hiding in the cat carrier. He came out to get some more love and I got him to eat some gravy with crushed up painkillers in it.
:woohoo:
That's my major success of the day. He'll feel better now, get some real rest, and eat some more.

My neck hurts like hell. But I'm going to leave the bloody bandage on for a while. If I change it, it will just open again and strt bleeding some more. I can't keep changing bandages. My hands hurt like hell from skipping my evening meds last night.

Gray is doing the best of all of us. He just wants to be held and cuddled. I made myself sit down with him for 15 minutes. :)

Now I have to get some cleaning dow. That's going to be a real joy the way my hands feel today. :(

[lizziegrace]

25. I'm so sorry...

:(

Let me know if you feel up to a phone call this evening. You vent, I'll listen... :hug:

[Cabcere]

22. Aw, Thom...

:hug: I wish I could help you out in some concrete way, but being broke and living several hundred miles away, vibes are pretty much all I've got, so I'm sending lots of good ones your way. :pals: :loveya: Hope things get better for you soon, friend! :grouphug:

[ThomCat]

24. Those vibes are keeping me going today.

so they're very appreciated. :loveya:

Things will be better tomorrow! :)

[Flaxbee]

28. ugh, sounds like it's good you;'re home, though, if your

incision is bleeding -- did your prescriptions for antibiotics get filled? Not good to go to work when you're bleeding through bandages.... one day at home will probably do you a world of good. :hug:

For pills, get a pill syringe - I swear by it. One cat suddenly developed 8 legs and 1,000 claws as soon as I tried to give her a pill, but this syringe (it's not a 'true' syringe - it's for oral med delivery) has made it soooo easy. Check out bertha's latest thread about it:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7617831

The pill syringes are cheap (under $5) and worth every single penny, IMO.

Does Natalia still come to help you?

[ThomCat]

29. I have to go to work to get to the pharmacy

to get my antibiotics. So I'm going one more day without them. :(

Not good, I know, but I am in no shape to trudge all the way into the city. It's 2 hours each way to get to my office. That's 4 hours just to pick up my antibiotics.

It will have to wait until tomorrow.

[Zoigal]

30. Geez. Thom

You've got a lot on your plate today. If i were on your coast i'd offer to come by
and help out, but since that's not possible is there anything i can do from a couple thousand
miles away? Sending lots of :hug: :hug: z

[ThomCat]

31. Thank you.

:)
That does help.

I know I'm complaining today. Today is worth complaining about. But I'll manager stuff and keep going. I'll be buried at work, but I'll managed that too.

I appreciate the hugs. They make the bad days easier to take. :hug:

[shaniqua6392]

32. I wish I lived near you!

I would come and help you. I clean houses and offices for a living. I have taken care of animals all my life. Crush those pills up and put them in a small amount of kitty food. Then go take care of those bandages and wash up so you feel a little more alive. Please eat something too. You need to keep yourself nourished to speed healing. Did you get those antibiotics yet? Sorry to scold you!! I am a mother of two (three if you count my hubby) and it is just what I do! I do hope tomorrow will be a better day for you. :hug:

[ThomCat]

34. Wow.

I'm sorry you're not nearby too. :hug:

I don't have the antibiotics. The pharmacist is next door to my office and I didn't make it to work today. So I'll have to get them tomorrow. :(

The lump has swollen up again, so my doctor is going to have to clean it out and re-pack it tomorrow. That's going to be fun. x(

I did get Silver to eat, and his painkiller was in it. Then I got myself something to eat.

I haven't got nearly enough cleaning done. But I think I'm due for some painkillers and a nap.

I'll be back in an hour or two.

[shaniqua6392]

37. The cleaning will wait until the weekend.

I can guarantee that it will still be there!!! You will really be in a pickle, so to speak, if you have any infection spread in your body. My Mom always said that "in a pickle" thing. How funny that we sometimes repeat those parental phrases that used to piss us off so much as children!! Ugh. Sleep well. :boring:

[MissMillie]

36. I would come and help too

I don't clean houses for a living, but I am experienced in the battle against cat hair (no, I never win, but I put up a good fight).


:hug:

Please take care of yourself ThomCat!!

[shaniqua6392]

38. I have two German Shedders, a Cairn Terrier and two fluffy cats!!

The hair is unbelievable. I even have pet hair all over in my new car and none of my animals have never been in it!! Go figure.

[ThomCat]

40. Hi MissMillie,

I'm definitely trying. :hug:

It jus all caught up to me today.

[malta blue]

33. Pay no mind to the mess. It can wait.

Please take care of yourself and Silver.

:loveya::hug::loveya:

[ThomCat]

35. Doing my best.

:)

:hug:

[WildEyedLiberal]

39. I hate sucky days where nothing goes right

Here, have a hug :hug:

[ThomCat]

41. Thank you.

Here, let me give you one too. :hug:

[Mezzo]

42. don't do the housework just yet.

divide it off into smaller chores that are more surmountable.

Just some friendly advice from someone who gets overwhelmed sometimes too.


:hi:

[ThomCat]

44. That is good advice.

I'm trying to do one small thing at a time, and I got quite a bit done today.

But I have so much more I hope to get done. :)

I'm just making sure I take breads to rest, nap, and play with cats.

[Blue-Jay]

43. If I were close, I'd come over to help out, Thom.

I'm not, so please accept an empathy-hug instead. :pals:

[ThomCat]

45. Cool.

:hug:

That's awesome. :)

I know I'm on my own. I expect that. And that's okay. I can handle all of it. But it's just going to take me some extra effort right now. :)

[Ellen Forradalom]

46. What Blue said

Besides if he came over you might wind up with squirrels in your attic.

:hug:

[Blue-Jay]

47. It's called "wildlife rehabilitation".

fuckin' squirrel in my attic....grumble.

[musette_sf]

48. hugs to you

:hi: :hug:

as many others have said, don't stress the cleaning stuff right now.

i knew as soon as i read your OP that you hadn't gotten your own meds yet. i would say, transfer it to Miller's and let them deliver, but i would imagine that they don't do that any more. (deliver, that is)

i am glad you finally got some pain meds down Silver.

please eat something.

hope it is all better soon. (except the cleaning, let it rot right now)

:hug:

[ThomCat]

49. I have eaten.

I got a short nap.
The boys have eaten several time.
Silver got his painkillers
All three cats have had personal time with me several times.
Silver has come out of hiding.
The litterboxes are cleaned.
A few dishes have been cleaned.
The worst of the ex-roomate's crud is cleaned out of the spare room. :puke:

I'm toast for the rest of the day. :P

:hi:
:hug:

[DarkTirade]

50. Awwww.

Now I with I really was close enough to give real hugs. 'Cause then I'd be close enough to try and help clean up or something.

I suck at cleaning up, as anyone who has seen my last apartment can testify to. But I can at least move a few things around. :hug:

[ThomCat]

52. It would have been really cool if you were here.

Some big strong testosterone would have at least cheered me up and given me some motivation today. :P

:hug:

[OzarkDem]

51. Did you get your antibiotics?

Rest up and take it easy. Your body needs time to heal. You'll feel better soon.

[ThomCat]

53. No. And I think that's part of the problem.

My body is fighting off two infections and using all my energy to do it.

I can't get to my antibiotics until I go back to work tomorrow. :(

[OzarkDem]

56. Get them tomorrow!

Even if you don't feel like working, just go get the meds and get on them. Ok?

[ThomCat]

57. Unless i'm dying

(and I'm not planning on it) I have no choice but to be in the office tomorrow. I have to meet with my client's Finance people to go over first quarter spending for all telecom services in all their North American offices. x(

I'll head to the pharmacy first. And then I'm leaving early to see my doctor tomorrow afternoon. :)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

54. ...

:hug:

[ThomCat]

55. Hiya, YRD!

:hug: