Life With Pets

Living with pets is a joy…until it’s not. Like today. 

When I moved here with D, I brought three critters with me. My dog, Nyx, and my daughter’s cat, Frodo, and her dog, Crystal. 

Sadly, Crystal passed away in December. Frodo…well, if you have had a cat you know the struggles of being a cat owner. And that struggle is very real. Cats don’t care about you, not one bit…until they do. Then they are quite loving. But your life with them is based solely upon their terms. The whole world is their kingdom and you are but a peasant. A cat claims it all. 

You might think I have a dislike for cats. I don’t really although I do prefer dogs. I’ve had many cats over my lifetime. I’m just over the demanding attitude and being yelled at until I go into the laundry room to watch him eat. Yes…you heard that right. Watch. Him. Eat. 

My Nyx is having surgery next Tuesday so the doctor put her on antibiotics and prednisone. 

I was instructed that because of the prednisone she might drink more and pee more. No one said anything about her faucet being turned on full blast through the night…even though I got up every two hours to take her outside. Do you know the size of a German shepherd bladder? I’m here to tell you it’s large. Yeah, it’s been fun. Top it off with today being day five of no coffee. No COFFEE….

So I’m tired and crabby and suffering from coffee withdrawal. 

And I’m over cleaning up messes. Pee and cat vomit. Yeah. Frodo is probably the cleanest cat around. I can tell by the amount of hairballs he gifts me. At least I can tell when he’s going to throw up. He makes a mad meow sound. I guess I would be mad too if I was gonna throw up a hairball. At least with the second mad meow today, I grabbed him and took him out to the yard where he left nest material for some poor, unknowing bird. 

Poor Nyx though. She can’t help having to pee more. But…she could do a better job of letting me know she needs to go out. I’m just asking for a little cooperation here. Is that too much to ask?

I went for a cold walk twice today to help with the stress of this day. It gave Nyx a chance to run a bit too. She’s gained 12 pounds in about a year. Yikes.

These are my whoas of the day. But overall I am still blessed. Life could be so much worse. Just turn on the news or scroll social media and you will see how blessed you are.

Friends who listen without judgment, a hug from a loved one, fresh air, pee, hairballs, and pets. All blessings. Well, maybe not hairballs…

Regardless of the events of the day, always be grateful.

♥️

Andi