Stormy Conditions

 The most recent weather forecast gives my area an eighty percent chance of tropical storm, possible tornadoes and increased chance of flash flooding today and into tomorrow. That means rain, wind and water. I'm fortunate not to be on the coast or on a large body of water and north of more flood-prone areas, I plan to do laundry, clean, read, and cook a meal for later today. Unless we have power outages.

Our rain and wind have been minimal although I did get caught out in pelting rain last night which was cold and made getting back inside difficult because both my hands and the rims of my chair were soaked.

A hot shower and a cup of tea remedied that quickly but I've have been up since 3:30 AM with both a call of nature and a ravenous cat.

Lukas will be ten by age estimate in January and has been newly diagnosed with the first stages of kidney disease, This is an incurable condition and one which will end in renal failure and death. How long he has until that point is anyone's guess but the roller coaster of symptoms has begun as I now give him both Mira Lax powder and pureed pumpkin mixed in to his prescription food so that he will poop regularly. Pumpkin also provides fiber and additional liquid. Constipation in cats for more than a day signals a serious problem and since I would need someone to shuttle him to the vet, and we have a worsening pandemic on our hands, he may not have the advantage of the enemas my vet gave my fifteen year old cat Jacob six or seven times.

Jacob was able to retain his appetite, avoid blockage and the development of another incurable problem called megacolon because I was able to get him to the vet swiftly. He died one year after diagnosis, aged sixteen. Lukas may have a much shorter lifespan, the fact of which breaks my heart.

Lukas is a sweet soul who deserves so much more than this...