Filming, visits to the vet and other things that keep me occupied!

It has been another busy 10 days or so. 
Cat has recovered from her infection and had not one, but 2 visits to the vet this week!!
The first was to check on the patch on her head. Healing well and the antibiotics have worked. We then had to organise a visit to get her neutered and micro chipped.


Who says a cats life isn't fun!!!!


So we managed to get fitted in on Thursday morning.
We had to fast Lilo from 8pm on Wednesday evening. This went down great - NOT!!! Nothing to nibble on overnight, no water to sip. We were mean and cruel and every other name she chose to think of!!! Louise and i went jet skiing down the motorway to Ikea and left Matthew and the boys to deal with the taking away of the bowls. I was NOT being the baddy this time!!! 


So we took her to the vets for 8.30 am. It was a bit like the times we used to take Peter to Day Surgery at Sick Kids!!! Only this time i couldn't stay and there was no hassle about getting case notes to the unit!!!!!


Anyway, we left her peacefully yamming away. 
So i'll go back a few days - Louise had to go for an endoscopy. She has been sick almost constantly for the past few months. The GP and the Consultant are at a loss as to what is the cause. At first they thought reflux. Then something else, eventually a referral to the hospital and bloods. Then a gastric swallow and now the endoscopy. Nothing has shown up.
It's getting to the ridiculous stage - if it goes on much more, she'll end up in a bed beside her patients. She was SOOO bad today that she couldn't go to look after  the kid she usually does on a saturday. This is bad. Normally saturday kid is the one she will GET to thru everything. But today no go  - she wouldn't be any good to anyone. I just wish the docs would find out what is wrong.


On a more positive note, We had our filming for out "bit " for enable. Well, some of the filming anyway!! The guy came out last week to have a chat and sort out a few things. Came back tuesday to do the first lot. It is a bit scary, cos i kept thinking "what if a say the wrong thing, or forget something!!" But it was OK. More filming is being done next week with Emma and Peter and the guy is coming up to Skye to do more filming with us. The end results are going to be on the Enable website eventually, so when they are, i'll post a link! (rotten eggs and tomatoes will be supplied to throw at your laptops when my bit is on!!!) 


Back now to Thursday and the vet. I was told i could phone after 1 to find out how Lilo was. We came back home, tidied and i went to go and get my hair cut. I then had to go into the Enable office to hand in some paperwork to one of the team who deal with Peter. Louise decided that she couldn't stay in the house while the cat was away, so came with me.
Truth be told - she only came for a visit to Kimbles!!! She knew i'd buy a drink and a slice of cake to cheer us up!!!. 


After some shopping, we headed home and called the vets. Lilo was fine - everything went well and we could pick her up after 3.30.


By 3.30 we were sitting in the car opposite the vet's surgery ready to pounce and release said kitty from the clutches of these people who had made her STARVE all night and subjected her to THINGS. Namely DOGS. Dogs - Lilo considers them to be dumbsh*ts!! Imagine voluntarily getting outta bed on a WET and COLD morning to go do poop and pee outside!! 
No thnking you -   lovely comfy basket, a litter tray to hand and some kitty food nearby - this kitten is NOT going out!!!


While the vet Nurse was off checking her out, i was being slobbered over by a big beast of a dog that was as soft as a feather duvet!!! Honestly - this dug was softer than runny treacle!! It was quite funny watching him. He and his human were in to get his brother and every time the door opened, it was like BINGO!! Bruv is coming!!! His face was a picture when he realised it was a cat !!


So Lilo now has the collar back on. She is not in the best of moods with us and has taken to sleeping of a morning on Matthew's side of the bed!! She did have a little chicken on thurday and then some cat food and more yesterday. In fact, yesterdays was wolfed down!!


She's not quite her usual self, but i think she is happy to be home with her battle scars showing and finding the oddest positions to fall asleep in!


Two more vet visits to check the wound and then get the stitches out. Mind you - i doubt the cat will be talking to us much by then unless she has her fill of roast chicken or tuna!!!


We are now in serious countdown mode to our visit to Skye. Will be seriously washing and ironing and packing next week, while Peter goes off with Emma to do filming. I have some supplies laid in to take with us, but a visit to Kimbles to get some chocs is a MUST. If i don't get them, i may as well get back on the bus and head home!!!