11/1 Rusty PMPS 296, +5 270

yesterday: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=107318

Good Morning, Everyone,

All Saints Day. I have a story for later in the condo. Rusty had a good night but this morning has climbed up into yellow again. I am now sure that the ear medicine is the cause of his higher bgs. There are only 4 more applications, so after Sunday we'll be able to gauge it better. I don't want to take his dose up because when we go off the corticosteroid he might then be overdose. So we're holding. He doesn't like the ear treatment one bit (neither would I!). Yesterday I caught him scratching behind his ear. I hope it's become "habit" and not that the ear meds aren't working.

Today we have violent weather, with 65 mph wind gusts predicted for this afternoon and tonight. It is very windy already. The utility companies have extra crews on alert. It is warm (upper 50s)--real "hurricane" weather, although this is not a hurricane.

Rusty thanks all his kitty pals for helping to make the annual Halloween Party a success. He says that the Circle of Remembrance was extra meaningful for him because so many of his dear friends crossed to the Bridge this year.

Wishing you all a fine day. Continuing to send healing vines to all in need.

Ella & Rusty

OT: All Saints Day in Vienna. When we were graduate students we spent a year in Vienna, doing research for our dissertations. On Sundays the libraries were closed, so we usually spent the day walking and sightseeing and drinking the new wine in out-of-the-way wine cellars. 1 November was a Sunday. We had been meaning to go to the Central Cemetery to see the graves of the famous composers, artists, philosophers, etc. So we did. Imagine our surprise to find that everyone in Vienna was visiting the cemetery that day! There were flower vendors and food carts everywhere! We had expected it to be cemetery-like. We were really impressed with all those people paying their respects. It was only later that we found out that 1 November was All Saints Day--the traditional day in Austria to visit cemeteries!

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232

Sending tons of healing vines, and positive thoughts for Rusty, and hoping that he'll give you a nice surf despite the higher PS # this morning. Try and have a good day, you 2.

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232

I hope the ear infection clears up soon and Rusty is back to normal. This cold has knocked me out and I really need to catch up. Sorry to have missed so much this week.

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232, +5.5 312

Hi again,
We didn't have a fur shot, so now I'm convinced that the ear meds are responsible for Rusty's numbers. I hope he doesn't go higher today!

The sun has been in and out, so it's good walking weather. bbl,

Ella & Rusty

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232, +5.5 312

High Ella-
Sorry abut Rusty's ears and pinks. Hope he is feeling better.
You weather sounds nasty..we just had historic storms here and they are moving across the country. Wonder if it is the same?
Wed. night into Thurs there was some serious flooding here..up to 16" in some areas. I think closer to 8.5" where I am.
Lots of creeks out of banks and whole areas flooded. very sad.

I just read your comment is Steven's condo. I don't know if I knew Stu had been up to 7U before you 'got it'.
If i did I forgot. WOW So glad you found this place and he found you. Those are always amazing stories.

Love hearing about all Saints day. Sounds so European and romantic. And strolling around to the wine cellars! Fantastic!
it's also Día de Muertos- Day of the Dead. i guess a similar Mexican equivalent. they too consider not death..but the memories of those who have died - as something to be celebrated. All kinds of cool parades and celebrations.
I have not really attended the ones around here. But yesterday at my Dr.'s appt. one of the nurses was dressed as Frida Kahlo and told me her husband is either in a Samba group or is a Samba teacher..and they do this event every year at a cool gourmet market here adjacent to a park. I looked it up. http://austindaysofthedead.com/central-market-hosts-spirited-celebration/ Looks cool. So who knows....??
Holing up sounds good too.

Have a great rest of the day!

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232, +5.5 312, +9.5 295, PMPS 296

I hope the drops clear up Rusty's ear infection. Hopefully his BG will get back on track once the drops are done. I hope your weather wasn't too bad today.

Re: 11/1 Rusty AMPS 232, +5.5 312, +9.5 295, PMPS 296

Rusty, what up? Oh, you and me both. Slamming party last night, maybe we had too much candy? ~Neko

Sorry about the ear meds affecting Rusty's numbers, but at least it's not for much longer. Interesting story about All Saint's Day in Vienna. We have an event here called the Parade of Lost Souls that takes place when the moon is bright just before Halloween. Many people bring candle lighted rememberances and offerings to their ancestors and place the in a park.

Hi again,
Each day Rusty goes higher than the last. I can't wait until these meds are finished. Still can't tell how much he is getting. I hope it's not all in vain. We had a nice schmooze this evening and then watched TV.

The high winds are over and the weather is getting back to normal temperature. I got out for a walk this afternoon and a huge, long blast of wind toppled a tree 20 feet from where I was! It was pretty scary. I turned back and walked on streets where the trees were not so close to the sidewalk.

Interesting about the various Day of the Dead, and All Saints Day customs. A number of years ago we went to a fabulous concert given by the Kronos [string] Quartet. It included a work depicting the Day of the Dead by a contemporary Mexican composer (whose name escapes me). The quartet moved about on the stage, burned candles and insense, and the hall was one at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that was still under renovation, so the inside looked like a wrecked castle. It was incredibly atmospheric!

Sorry I didn't get to more condos this evening. My kitty needed me to be with him.

Ella & Rusty

Interesting about the Saints Day. :smile:

I am sorry his ear meds are making his BG high.
I am glad he will be done with it soon.
I wonder what ingredients in the meds are making such a huge different in Rusty's normally green numbers....

We have paws crossed Rusty's ear problem is solved soon and the nasty med is a done deal. High winds and high BGs - enough is enough! Cuddles for all - good medicine.

Loved the story of your day in the cemetery in Vienna, those unexpected adventures are always the best!