Yoga Pants Life

Three posts in 24 hours? Yeah, I didn’t see that coming either.

It was another toasty day here, but a solid 10 degrees cooler than yesterday.

I ventured out for a lunchtime run at a local park, but struggled to get a real workout in.

I ran a grand total of 1.35 miles. Yeah, that will get me across the finish line.

I didn’t have a bad run, but it was hot, there were some shady people at the park and the field I was trying to do strides/sprints on was too soft and hole-y to safely run on. I started to go around the block, but my mind just wasn’t having it.

So, I decided to go home, get back to work and try an evening run.

I was in the middle of eating a salad (same as yesterday, in case you needed to know) when I heard noises upstairs. I have a seizure-prone cat, so there are no good noises…it didn’t sound like seizure noises, but it did sound unusual, so I ran upstairs to investigate.

I got to the landing at the top of the stairs in time to see Baxter dragging his butt across the living room floor. And then I saw him try to lick himself…then he let out a few cries (which was the exact thing Tucker did last month when he had kidney issues.)

#$$^$@#$%%^$ #$%%$$%#$^

I tried to corral him, but Tucker was also very concerned and tried to run interference. I finally trapped him in the bathroom and I discovered a literal piece of shit hanging out his hole. When I tried to get it off, he cried more and it, uh, would not budge.

So, I called the vet and they wanted to see him to make sure it wasn’t serious, and could I bring him in right now?

I grabbed Baxter and basically had to pull some ninja-level shit to get him in his crate and into the car.

Turns out, it was just a piece stuck to his tail (though, swear it was in his butt, so maybe the fear of the crate/drive/vet was enough to get the rest out. Who knows?) Poor guy has a tragic ‘shave of shame’ on his butt and underside of his tail.

Regardless, I’m glad I got him checked out and there were no blockage issues to worry about.

However, he’s lost quite a bit of weight since his last visit (almost a pound) and that is a concern. So for now, he gets to eat all the wet food he wants.

Needless to say, I’m not running tonight.

It’s been a day.

And I only shared the animal issues.

 

I would do anything for these two. Also? Pretty sure my vet needs to have a ‘wall of fame’ and put our picture up, because I’m pretty sure we supply a good chunk of his monthly income at the moment.

The good news is that tomorrow is a new day and I’m only running 4-5 days per week. It’s fine to take a ‘rest’ day today. I also plan to take one Thursday after my dental procedure.

Okay, time to finish my last few hours of work.