New snugglers (for a while)

Stretch @ His Grandma's House, originally uploaded by leucanthemum b.

I'm very likely to be kitty-sitting this next week, for my bestest friend from childhood. This here is the oldest of the kids I'll be watching. His name is Stretch, and he's quite aged (he's had a stroke, he's totally blind, and he has digestion problems, as well as somewhat stiff joints -- I pretty much know how he feels, except I don't think he's a bipolar beastie, & I'm fortunate enough not to have had a stroke).

On the other hand, Dolce, below, is healthy and mellow, if a little bashful at first meeting (you may have guessed, this is not my first time in her presence).

Dolce ed Azzurro, originally uploaded by leucanthemum b.

There will also be a Boston Terrier named Rizzo and another tabby cat, Eddie Puss Rex, but they were not available for photo opp or comment, today. All in all, it's going to be a busy week for me, I think.


Don't forget to check out the Carnival of the Cats, this weekend to be hosted by Meryl Yourish, and, for other animals, please stop by the Modulator for Friday Ark's bounty of beasties.


Update, Saturday afternoon: it looks as though the kitty-sitting job has been put on hold for at least a week, and with no happy cause. Stretch is having some serious health issues, not the least of which is that, sometime before this past Thursday evening, he began to have bleeding inside his eyes, causing pressure and apparent pain. The vet seems to think he may have detached retinas, but doesn't know what may have triggered this, since there was no known trauma, recently, and his blood pressure & blood sugar tested normal. He will be undergoing a barrage of tests (as much as his aged frame can be asked to withstand), so his mom-person will not be leaving town this weekend. Needless to say, all his persons are very concerned for him, as we've grown somewhat overly fond of the fellow. He could use your positive thoughts (and, if you pray for cats, I don't think those will be rejected, either).

Update 2, Saturday evening: Stretch has taken a ride from Monmouth to Macomb and back, today, to have more advanced technology work on him. We got the news that he does, indeed, have high blood pressure, and many of his immediate problems may be resolved with the application of a new medication. He seems to be on the recovery end, tonight. You may now breathe a sigh of relief with the rest of us.