OptomisticGirl Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Turned down free fast food twice today. Lord I'm really wanting to hit that 30 day mark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Woohoooooo!!!! Small victories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Here at the rheumatologist with my mom. Managed to get here without getting lost, although I had to drive and navigate the GPS on my phone because my mom is just hopeless when it comes to technology, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Good luck with the rhumatologist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Good luck OG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Here at the hospital waiting to get blood drawn for a whole host of stuff including For Hep B and C, plus thyroid levels. The doctor wet to exams my thryoid and said it felt really swollen. $2,000 worth of blood work, geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yikes about the price of the bloodwork. Hope you are able to get to the bottom of this. Will you qualify to get some financial help with the medical bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Probably not since I'm married without a child - can't do anything today with having a child - but they do a payment plan so I can work with that. Had to give a urine sample as well. I hate being a woman no more than when I have to pee in a cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Immigration has officialy updated our case status to show they are reviewing the evidence we submitted (again) and they will notify us of their decision within 60 days. 60 days to look at one piece of paper. Kill me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 So I took Oscar (the lost cat) to the vet to have him scanned for a microchip. He didn't have one and L and I had talked of seriously adopting him since he's so sweet and loving. But before we were going to do that we had to get him tested to make sure he didn't have anything that could hurt Jasper. Sadly, he does. Oscar has FIV. We can't keep him so I'll have to notify the woman who had said she would take him that he has it, just in case she has other cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress0527 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm sorry to hear about Oscar. That's a shame you cannot keep him. Hopefully the other woman doesn't have any cats. I wish Oscar luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 And no shelters will take him. One lady even said 'The best thing you can do is put him down'. So now I'm sat on the phone with my husband crying over the fact I may have to put him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Awwww I am sorry love. Hugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress0527 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm sorry, OG. Couldn't the woman still take him and give him a comfortable home to live out the rest of his days? I mean he's not in pain right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not that I can see, no. My friend won't know if her co worker has other cats or would still want him until Monday and L nor I feel comfortable leaving him here with Jasper as they can still get at each other through the bottom of the door. I just don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Is Jasper vaccinated against FIV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 You said he was vaccinated to go to the UK so that should have been included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't think he has been, it's not one of the requirements for moving to another country, rabies is the only one they really care about. Even if he had been, the vaccine only has 2 of the 5 possible FIV strands, so even that isn't 100% safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hm. I am sorry hun. Hugs. Poor kitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've had my cry. I'm not giving up on poor Oscar. I asked my co worker who is baby sitting Jasper Saturday morning for me if she would mind doing the same for Oscar and she agreed. I made sure she knew to make sure the door is shut and that he doesn't come out and Jasper doesn't go in. I'm going to make flyers tonight and post at our complex's mail box and at work. At some point if I can't find him a home I'll have to make a hard choice but I have to try at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Have you tried putting an ad on Craigslist to see if his owner will claim him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 not yet. I've reached out to some of my co workers to see if they've heard anything or if they know anyone who will take a FIV positive cat just in case I don't find his owners. The vet said he'd never seen such a loving tom cat but it was rare for a house cat to have FIV as it takes 6 months to throw up a positive. I'll talk with L on how long he feels comfortable keeping him here while we search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 If you do put an ad on cl make sure not to include a pic of him and require they describe him instead so that some random doesn't try to claim him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I actually just posted an add on there. didn't post a pic. Apparently my tiny city doesn't have an area on CL! What the crap, lol. I had to put it to the next major city. I also just finished making a flyer and printing a whole lot out. I'll be able to put some up at work but it'll be Sunday before I can hit the local gas stations and everything as I'm leaving for my home town tomorrow after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Wow, what a whirlwind two days! After work on Friday I headed to my home town to spend the night with my best friend. Walked through the front door and got a HUGE hug from my niece, C. We then went and met a few members of her family for dinner at O'Charley's, a little pre-birthday dinner tradition we started when she was two. We had a wonderful dinner and I did pretty well on what I ate and how much. C went to spend the night with her great-grandma after the dinner and me and the bestie ran a few last minute errands for the party. Got back to the house and had a girl's night of wine drinking and Sex and the City, which was really nice. It was nice to have that down time with her, catch up, talk. Needless to say waking up the next morning after two glasses of wine and 6 hours of sleep was... yeah, lol. By the time we got to the park (8:15 am) someone had already taken the gazebo with the playground. Needless to say my best friend was not a happy woman. There is a reason she and I have been best friends for over 10 years, and one of those reasons is neither of us react to stress well. She had her own little Mad Cow moment and I was sat there gaining a new respect for what my husband has to deal with when it comes to me. We eventually found another park with a free gazebo and set up shop decorating. Once her mom got there to hold the fort down we ran and picked up the balloons, cake, and pizza. The party in all was a huge success. My niece was in a right mood and we had to wrangle her just to get pictures with her cake and open her presents, all she wanted to do was play on the playground. It's over again until next year at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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