On the cat front:

All this weekend, Selina was moping and barely moving. When she did move, she seemed to favor her hind right leg. She also didn't want me poking or prodding to determine what was going on. So Monday I make a vet appointment for Thursday.

Monday night she's acting much more like her normal self and between Robin (my SO) and myself, I was finally able to do the visual inspection that I wanted to do.

Oh brother! She'd had an anal gland rupture/abscess. This is not a fun thing, and it really needs immediate attention. So after weaving class we go trucking to the vet's.

Indeed, she needed immediate surgery as the gland was still blocked.

Now, a bit of history. Selina is nearly 18 years old. She has a heart murmur leftover from when she was a hyperthyroid cat. She was also recently diagnosed with two cavities. We didn't want to pull those teeth because of the risk of anesthesia. But now she HAD to go under. Might as well pull those buggers while they're at it.

My usual vet wasn't available but Dr. Martin of Northern Pike Veterinary Clinic made me feel comfortable and assured me that if she felt there was too much risk, she wouldn't pull the teeth.

At 5:30 I got a call saying Selina pretty much sailed through the operation, the teeth were gone and all other things addressed. *WHEW* I get to pick her up tomorrow is she's back on her feet and not in too much pain.

Now if only Persephone would get better.....

(BTW, you can find 5 year old pictures of all my cats on my web page.)