All three kitties are special needs cats. Honey Bear was attacked by a dog and sustained some spinal injuries. She can still use her back legs, but they aren't quite normal. Though she is doing better, she still needs to have her bladder and bowel expressed occasionally. Edward Sox and Fuzzy are FIV-positive. Although there is no specific treatment for FIV, infected cats can live long and healthy lives. It is important to keep these cats up-to-date on vaccinations, feed them a high quality diet, and seek veterinary treatment at the first sign of illness. Since the disease is spread by bite wounds, you can safely keep an FIV-positive cat with FIV-negative cats if the cats get along well together. However, careful monitoring of the cats� behavior and minimizing the likelihood of fights is recommended.
Now, speaking of training, I know many of you won't believe it, but my training has sagged a bit here. I haven't run more than 5 miles since I've arrived, and I'm lucky if I get out there 3 times/week. It's always dark and/or windy (or muddy) and it's really hard to motivate. Running at 5000 feet with asthma is no picnic either. And, the local gym has been under construction, so that hasn't been an option either. My power yoga DVDs are getting fairly worn though. So at least I'm doing something. But we'll see what happens when i try to teach spinning after Christmas. It may be about time for me to learn how to teach "off the bike!" :) |
