Comments on: that wacky ole intuition http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: lori http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/#comment-49368 lori Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:18:05 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=2396#comment-49368 glad to hear your house is close to back to normal. my roommate's cat oliver recently had intestinal surgery. the vet told us that after the first 24 hours, if oliver slept a significant amount more than usual, it was probably a sign he was in pain. the vet explained that cats often use sleep as a way to hide that they are ill or in pain. luckily, the surgery and recovery went well, and oliver has more energy now than he has had for at least the past year. glad to hear your house is close to back to normal.
my roommate’s cat oliver recently had intestinal surgery. the vet told us that after the first 24 hours, if oliver slept a significant amount more than usual, it was probably a sign he was in pain. the vet explained that cats often use sleep as a way to hide that they are ill or in pain. luckily, the surgery and recovery went well, and oliver has more energy now than he has had for at least the past year.

]]> By: Jill http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/#comment-49308 Jill Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:50:45 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=2396#comment-49308 Glad to hear Midge is getting better now. I started suffering from migraines about a year ago and after MRI, MRA, and all sorts of fun (including acupuncture, which I like but couldn't tell how much it was helping me), I wound up getting occipital nerve blocks. I had one (well, two, one on each side of my head) in May and then again in September. Apparently they can last anywhere from 3-12 months. You can still have breakthroughs, but generally not more than once a month. They've been lifesaving for me since I was getting them every week. I nearly fainted after my first block (yeah, uhm, it's a shot in the back of your head, just above your neck, and it sucks beyond sucks) but it wasn't as terrible the second time around. Hope you won't need anything like that, but there are several options for treating them. Hope you and your doctors solve it soon. Glad to hear Midge is getting better now.

I started suffering from migraines about a year ago and after MRI, MRA, and all sorts of fun (including acupuncture, which I like but couldn’t tell how much it was helping me), I wound up getting occipital nerve blocks. I had one (well, two, one on each side of my head) in May and then again in September. Apparently they can last anywhere from 3-12 months. You can still have breakthroughs, but generally not more than once a month. They’ve been lifesaving for me since I was getting them every week. I nearly fainted after my first block (yeah, uhm, it’s a shot in the back of your head, just above your neck, and it sucks beyond sucks) but it wasn’t as terrible the second time around. Hope you won’t need anything like that, but there are several options for treating them. Hope you and your doctors solve it soon.

]]> By: PK http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/#comment-49301 PK Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:29:37 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=2396#comment-49301 Intuition is always right. Glad to know Midge is on the mend. I know I was frantic when my fur was sick. He'd had a bad reaction to his shots and ended up not eating and dehydrated. It was a long 5 days. Intuition is always right. Glad to know Midge is on the mend. I know I was frantic when my fur was sick. He’d had a bad reaction to his shots and ended up not eating and dehydrated. It was a long 5 days.

]]> By: CL http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/#comment-49299 CL Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:00:31 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=2396#comment-49299 If you havent tried acupuncture for migraines it might be worth it - have friends who swear by it. Also, I was having migraine issues for a couple of years and just recently discovered it was hormone relate (menopause). Worth checking into. BTW I'm too young. Or so I thought. If you havent tried acupuncture for migraines it might be worth it – have friends who swear by it.
Also, I was having migraine issues for a couple of years and just recently discovered it was hormone relate (menopause). Worth checking into. BTW I’m too young. Or so I thought.

]]> By: Taryn http://thisfish.com/that-wacky-ole-intuition/#comment-49252 Taryn Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:51:13 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=2396#comment-49252 This would have normally been the same exchange that my boyfriend and I sometimes have when one of our kitties seems ill. This morning, however, I came upstairs to find a fair (see: terrifying) amount of "spit-up" on our bed--along with a large chunk of Zula's favorite fetch toy. And then additional chunks and nibs of it in the closet. When she plopped down onto the mat where we usually keep her water bowl and just stared into space, my typically calm, "She's just tired" boyfriend promptly declared that we needed to take her to the vet. We did. She got an abdominal X-ray. And the vet informed us that Zula is either going to a) "pass" some more of the ball in the litter box, or b) require an ultrasound and then, potentially, surgery. Because the vet can't tell if there's any more ball in kitty's belly or not. We're hoping Option A happens later this evening. Zula's already been poked with antibiotics for a UTI last month ago, and I don't want to traumatize her (or our bank account) any further. So I am very glad to see that Midge is doing well--and your porch cats are adorable! I'm hoping those Healthy Kitty vibes will float over to New England. This would have normally been the same exchange that my boyfriend and I sometimes have when one of our kitties seems ill. This morning, however, I came upstairs to find a fair (see: terrifying) amount of “spit-up” on our bed–along with a large chunk of Zula’s favorite fetch toy. And then additional chunks and nibs of it in the closet. When she plopped down onto the mat where we usually keep her water bowl and just stared into space, my typically calm, “She’s just tired” boyfriend promptly declared that we needed to take her to the vet.

We did. She got an abdominal X-ray. And the vet informed us that Zula is either going to a) “pass” some more of the ball in the litter box, or b) require an ultrasound and then, potentially, surgery. Because the vet can’t tell if there’s any more ball in kitty’s belly or not.

We’re hoping Option A happens later this evening. Zula’s already been poked with antibiotics for a UTI last month ago, and I don’t want to traumatize her (or our bank account) any further. So I am very glad to see that Midge is doing well–and your porch cats are adorable! I’m hoping those Healthy Kitty vibes will float over to New England.

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