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Another weird week.

Firstly, the band at River Rhythms was Brother.......woof !!
They were as brilliant as ever.
Of course, the characters were also there.
Above you will see a 'special person' who looked like a cross between Father Jack and Compo.
We couldn't quite work out why he wore the tie as he wore precious little else.
He was a happy soul though.

He might have looked a bit rough but he was convinced he had 'the moves like Jagger'.
We were just thankful that he had strong elastic holding up those shorts.

Wednesday night set me up for Thursday and the dreaded vet visit with Bubba.
The vet tech set up the equipment and demonstrated how to attach the lines to the fluids, add the needle, get the fluid flowing and then poke the needle in Bubba.
Bubba was very patient through all this.
She then took the needle out and said that I had to poke the poxy needle in Bubba.
What a nightmare.
I had to learn how to lift his skin up and poke the needle in without it poking right through and squirting the fluids all over the place.
I did it.  I was a nervous wreck and was shaking for hours afterwards.
Bubba meanwhile didn't seem all that bothered at all.

We have to do this twice a week. 
Anyway, she sent us home with - a bag of fluid, the lines, attachments and needles.   There is enough there for 5 weeks of treatments.
She then went to print out the bill.  I will confess that we were worried about this.  Was this treatment going to cost us a fortune?
Result....the total cost of supplies for 5 weeks of treatment..........less than $15 !!!
I was amazed.
They didn't even charge us any money for the demonstration and the time.
I love this new vet.
I asked her, reluctantly, what sort of time frame we were looking at for Bubba with all this going on.
She told us that another cat started this treatment, aged 14 years (same as Bubba) and he lived to be 21 years old.
Brilliant.
So, less than $15 for 5 weeks ........Bubba is worth every cent of that.
We have to do the treatment for the first time on our own tomorrow.
I am nervous but determined to do it for him. 

posted by Sue Banks @ 2:05 PM