I need a new camera. Badly. Neither of the batteries for my current camera hold a charge any longer, so I can get maybe 10 pictures before both batteries are dead, fewer if they are flash pictures. Plus I have one piece of the camera duct-taped on it, so I think I'm due for a new one. My friend's camera took such great pictures last summer. I'll have to ask her what make it is. My older cat Addy has been getting increasingly fragile. She's unsteady on her feet, sleeps on the bed essentially all the time except when she's being fed, and lately she occasionally cries when I pet her. She seemed to be in some amount of pain almost constantly. So in desperation, trying to find some way to alleviate some of that, I bought a little package of chewy treats that contain glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. OMG! I'm not a believer in stuff that's hyped a lot about how it works, and scientifically, I can't see how these would work or how they could help her, but the fact is, they are helping her! She's up and active, going outside and wandering around the yard. Her balance is better - she can stand on three legs while scratching her ear, which she couldn't before. And she doesn't spend her entire day laying on the bed, she seems more comfortable. I know none of this is measurable, but she's better. She's moving more easily and she's moving! I'm going to keep giving her these treats, which luckily she likes the taste of and eats easily. I sound like an ad for these things, but it's just such a difference. I may even consider taking the human version if/when I ever get to the stiff and creaky stage of life.
I also treated both cats for fleas this weekend. Interestingly I never had a flea problem with them in the old house, even though my neighbors on three sides had dogs. But I've seen a flea on each of them this last week, so they got treated yesterday.
That's about all that's new right now so, later!
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