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Is it almost October already? I can't believe the holidays are fast approaching...

I picked up some apple butter the other day from a stand and made gingerbread last weekend. Enjoying the tastes of fall already...

I'm going back to college to get my Bachelor's Degree. I have an Associate's from age 20, took a 23 year break, and now hitting the books again. This has been my year of math. I started out in January with third level Algebra and recently finished the fourth and final level Algebra (College Algebra). It was a lot of work. I am not in Statistics, which is supposed to be the worst class of the degree. Thought I'd finish all the ugly math at once. I will be about halfway done with the degree when I finish Stats in December. Doing it one class at a time as I work full-time w/overtime... I spend HOURS on the weekend on homework and wonder what was I thinking. (Actually, I am doing this to help when I retire, around here, you can make $100 a day as a substitute teacher with a Bachelor's Degree...)

Pookey is doing well. In Feburary, the vet predicted he probably had until August before serious complications from his nasal polyp/tumor kicked in... Well, it is September and pretty much so far so good. He is occasionally snuffly and sneezy, but the steroids seem to be holding everything at bay for now. He's pretty much normal, just slowing down now that he is 19...

That's about it.
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

Congratulations on going back to college! Math was one of my least favorite classes, so I commend you.

So glad to hear that Pookey is doing well. Quentin recently went for his rabies shot. The vet didn't think it was necessary to give the booster this time. More vets seem to be getting away from annual vacciantions; the norm is about every three years. However, it's Indiana law for pets to get annual rabies, so until the law would be changed, vets have to comply.
Also, I wasn't charged for an office call, just the vaccination itself. That was a nice surprise. I didn't argue the point, either. LOL.

They found a slight inflammation in his upper gums. I had Quentin's teeth cleaned last year, so I'm not sure what caused it. The vet gave us some Clavamox to give Quentin for one week. He isn't bothered by the inflammation, and it should clear up after a few days.

Also, we're able to give Quentin the pill in some soft food. He's such a hog when it comes to eating that he doesn't realize there is a pill crumbled up in his dinner.

Star is doing good. It's going to be her turn next for the rabies shot.

Ellen

Hi Ellen! That's pretty lucky you can give Quentin pills in soft food! I know a lot of people have problems pilling cats. I've been lucky that both Stanley and Pookey were easy to pill thru the years.

I have a friend who tries to tuck pills into cheese and bologna for her Cocker Spaniel, and he will chew, swallow the food, and then spit the pill on the ground, LOL. He also doesn't like the red bits in "Kibbles and Bits" type dry food and will take a mouth full of food and eat all the flavors except the red and spit out the whole red pieces out of a mouthful of food, LOL!!!
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)