[Livia]

Thanks everyone - and Brian, I am SO sorry about your boy, Rufus. I'll bet he was glad you were there...By the way, what is IFP?

Update: They ran another blood test last night and his glucose is normal, so I don't think diabetes is a concern anymore. They did a urinalysis, there was a little blood there, which may be from the catheter insertion, but may also be from kidney infection. I didn't notice any blood when I've cleaned his litter box...He ate a little bit last night, and threw up at 6 AM today. But it hasn't even been 24 hours yet for all the meds to do their thing. One of those meds is an anti-nausea drug, so I'm worried cuz he vomited, but they told me not to worry... I'm supposed to call back after 2 to see what the results are on his latest blood test...

Meanwhile, the f*cking raccoon in my attic hasn't been caught yet. And since they've sealed off all its entry/exit points, it's now stuck in the attic, NOT going in the traps, and I get to hear it scratching, thumping around, and all the other fun noises it's making at night and I'm not getting any sleep...this morning, when I backed my car out of the garage, there was sawdust and wood chips ALL over the hood. The attic door/ladder is directly over my car, so it must have been trying to chew its way out thru there...I just called the idiots I'm paying hundreds of dollars to get rid of this sucker and asked them if they had a Plan B, since nothing seems to be working. And every day that it's not caught, it's up there causing more damage to my property. They asked me if the raccoon was in the garage, I practically screamed at the guy, "If I saw it in the garage, don't you think I would have mentioned that??????" They haven't even found its nest yet - and my other concern is that if there are babies also, that they'll trap the adult and leave the babies behind to starve and die and decompose and stink...I think I raised enough hell for them to do more than what they've tried thus far....I would also like to have the raccoon out before kitty comes home from the hospital. He's going to need peace and quiet to recuperate....

Calgon, take me away....