Sylvester Update

As I previously noted, my older kitty, Sylvester (14), has been suffering from a hyperthyroid problem. We've been giving him medication for it, and last week took him in to have blood tests done. This was partly to check if his thyroid levels were down, but also to see if he was suffering from any of the numerous nasty side-effects of the medication. His blood work showed no side effects, and his thyroid level had dropped dramatically. Normal range for a cat is lower than 4.0, and when he started the medication his was 5.3. Now it's 2.5, which means that the medication is working spiffily. He lost a bit more weight, unfortunately, but hopefully he'll begin to gain it back soon.

In other cat news, I was finally able to catch Mimi, our recently-aquired outdoor cat, by the subtle means of walking up to her and seizing her by the scruff of the neck. She's now been spayed, tested for feline HIV and leukemia, and given all her shots. There's no way we can bring Mimi inside right now, not with Sylvester being old and ill and Greebo spraying in the kitchen already because she hangs out on the deck, but I feel much better knowing that she's protected against disease and won't be having ten thousand kittens.