Back after a long dry spell from posting. Lots of reasons for it – agility trial season, extra busy with things at home and bunch other things that left me not too motivated to post… I’l try to catch up piece by piece.

The good news is: We’re all still here! Bryce is doing well (more about him in another post). Ferals are still all accounted for.

The bad news is, we discovered about a month ago that my oldest kitty Jasmine (15 1/2) has a mass growing under her tongue – probably a squamous cell carcinoma, which has a dismal prognosis in cats . No point in putting her through a biopsy because it isn’t in a place where it’s operable and I won’t put her through radiation (the only thing slightly effective against that form of cancer).

So for now poor Jas is on liquid chicken-flavored Prednisone, which is helping her feel fairly comfortable. She’s eating well, though it takes her a long time and is a messy process. The biggest problem is that when she tries to bathe herself it leaves whatever she tried to clean a sticky, soggy mess – I clean her up as best I can several times a day. Barring any major surprises with Bryce, her situation is much more dire than his – I’m hoping she makes it through the holidays, no guarantees on that.

Never a dull moment around here (sigh)!!!