And now for something REALLY different.

My cat is diabetic. I noticed him drinking a LOT of water, and then I had to do 2 complete litter changes in 5 days because he was peeing a lot too. I normally only do a complete change when I start a new box. So I called my vet on Saturday morning and they got us in that morning. Now I'm looking at a very different life, one I haven't even thought about all of the implications yet. He needs to be on a schedule while we sort out his treatment, so that means no more late nights going somewhere after work (or missing his dose on that night and starting over in the morning; the vet said it was better to miss one than give him too much), and also getting up earlier to give him the morning dose in a timeframe that works for my schedule too. Going away even for a weekend will be more problematic, nevermind a full-on vacation.

Cats can go into remission, so hopefully we can get him sorted out and into effective management soon!

I started a Gofundme for help covering his medical costs; the initial visit and testing was $266 alone, nevermind the followups and the insulin and etc. I've raised 80% of it, thanks to some really awesome and generous people I know. I cried a lot when I opened the page and saw that (I cried a lot in general this weekend). To say I am grateful is to say that water is wet. I just can't even describe how thankful I am.

Winter finally showed up yesterday, the temperature dropped from around-freezing to -16F in a matter of hours. There was a very brisk wind, and snow, creating snowdrifts and mucking up lane markings, so my drive home from my dance recital was very interesting, but I made it home in one piece. Guido is supposed to go back to the vet today, and I don't really want to take him in that mess, but Gotta get this testing done...