Toebean (our tailless kitty)...

Toebean (our tailless kitty) just rubbed his nub against Cub. It was very cute. I've never seen him do that before. ❤️

Despite how many times he was shot...

Despite how many times he was shot, Oreo is shockingly chill about fireworks. This boy never ceases to amaze me.

Migraine day.

Migraine day. Waiting for these meds to kick in. Boyfriend is a great care-taker.

Stay safe today and secure your pets. ❤️

I'm terrible. I can't stop laughing right now. 😂😂😂

I'm terrible. I can't stop laughing right now. 😂😂😂

Before I say what I'm about to say, some backstory:

I like lights on. I like it bright and light in the house.

Shaun is the opposite. He likes it dark. He is always complaining about me turning lights on without warning him, even in the daytime when there is a lot of natural light and it's not super jarring to turn lights on.

So it's late right now. We're in bed with the lights off. I'm on my side facing Shaun while scrolling on my phone. I decide it's time to dim my phone by turning on the "Night Light" feature.

I, (really and truly) accidentally turned my flashlight on directly into his eyeballs. 😂😂😂

He laughed it off and I can't stop laughing, but I do feel bad at the same time. I might need to rearrange my menu so that doesn't happen again.

I don't know why he puts up with me and my nonsense, but I'm glad that he does. 😂

Me and Kira went out today.

Me and Kira went out today. We saw some balloons this afternoon. We could see them from the back yard, but one was landing near the road as we were heading to our appointments. That will probably forever be one of my favorite things about here.

We went and got some piercings today. Kira got her other nostril pierced, so now she's symmetrical. I got the second holes in my earlobes redone. They were done with a gun 1000 years ago and one of them was a bit lower than I wanted it. I've been wanting them redone since I was in Cincinnati and finally got around to doing it.

The shop (Evolution Body Piercing) was not only efficient and clean and super professional, but gorgeous, too. It had this weird dark, nature-meets-industrial vibe. It was decorated with all kinds of rocks and plants and geodes and a fountain. It also doesn't do anything but piercing, which I thought was neat.

We had a pretty good day. Now I'm off to do my sadly-neglected nails. I've been super bad about leaving my gel down for 3+ weeks and I have some breaks to show for it. Time to get right. 😂

New collar, a tag, and a house key.

New collar, a tag, and a house key. We're ready! ❤️

Some light reading for anyone interested...

Some light reading for anyone interested. This describes Oreo - down to the itching skin. 😳 It's so wild to me that his body can be starving despite him being fed.

This was sent to me from the amazing Aunt Taimi. She deserves some serious credit for keeping this kid alive since he was released from AMC. She's figured out the fat content he does best on and everything. I'm going to need her to show me how she's been caring for him before I bring him home. I'm terrified that I'll mess up his progress.

I can only take credit for picking him up. I have no idea what I would have done if he'd been able to come home with me initially like I'd planned. Best case scenario is that the vets here could have figured him out. Worst case is that he reached a low too low to come back from.

I don't think I can properly express how grateful I am to Taimi for the way she's cared for and advocated for Oreo. She has put her time and energy and effort into investigating his symptoms and helping him. I have never had a foster so intense. But I credit her and her years of experience in every one of his health gains.

I guess I am off to search up some EPI groups on here. I am so looking forward to being reunited with Oreo, but I feel like I'm going to need the support. This is 100% new to me and I want to do the very best I can for him.

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/health/exocrine-pancreatic-insufficiency-in-dogs