February 22: Time to shake off the gloom and flu that has been hanging around so far this month. The day after we lost Ginger, Ray flew to California to spend time with his brother Max prior to Max's heart surgery. (The report at this time is that Max is recovering quite well. While they were in California, Ray and sister Carole took a day trip to Yosemite. Snowy and dramatically beautiful!
I was sick with a bad cough here in Texas the entire week Ray was gone. Finally climbing out of the hole, and we ventured out on the 20th. There was an Excel Owner Appreciation Luncheon in a town nearby. Really was too large a turnout to make it very enjoyable. I think there were over 300 people there. After the luncheon we meandered on down to Mexico to Nuevo Progresso and had lunch and margaritas at the Arizona Restaurant & Bar.
February 4: Goodbye, Sweet Ginger. Today we let her go. No more head-butting, no more soft padding in the night, no mor
e kitty-scolding for being left alone. She couldn't go on, so we let her go with all our love. Suddenly, our home got much smaller. Goodbye, Sweet, beautiful girl.
February 2: This travel blog is turning more into a feline medical blog. We made a long day's journey Thursday 1/31 from Lake Hills, TX to Harlingen. We'll be at the Tropic Winds RV resort until the middle of March. That should give us time to get Ginger's medical needs met, one way or the other. Made an emergency trip to vet this morning. Too late for them to do lab tests for any conclusions, so they gave her a bunch of something by IV and gave us an appointment for Monday morning. That should tell if we are going to beat this thing or have to say goodbye. Another good vet to add to my list! I was a little worried because the clinic was in a bad part of town. We were by far the most affluent people in the no-frills waiting room. We go to the exam room and in walks a very stooped, quite elderly doctor. Come to find out he graduated from veterinary school in 1946! So well into his 80s. But good doctors seem to be in evidence no matter what the trappings or income of clients. He was right on target and we feel that we will be able to trust the advice we get on Monday. Ginger did put up her usual growly hissy fit, so we know she has a little life in her yet.
e kitty-scolding for being left alone. She couldn't go on, so we let her go with all our love. Suddenly, our home got much smaller. Goodbye, Sweet, beautiful girl.
February 2: This travel blog is turning more into a feline medical blog. We made a long day's journey Thursday 1/31 from Lake Hills, TX to Harlingen. We'll be at the Tropic Winds RV resort until the middle of March. That should give us time to get Ginger's medical needs met, one way or the other. Made an emergency trip to vet this morning. Too late for them to do lab tests for any conclusions, so they gave her a bunch of something by IV and gave us an appointment for Monday morning. That should tell if we are going to beat this thing or have to say goodbye. Another good vet to add to my list! I was a little worried because the clinic was in a bad part of town. We were by far the most affluent people in the no-frills waiting room. We go to the exam room and in walks a very stooped, quite elderly doctor. Come to find out he graduated from veterinary school in 1946! So well into his 80s. But good doctors seem to be in evidence no matter what the trappings or income of clients. He was right on target and we feel that we will be able to trust the advice we get on Monday. Ginger did put up her usual growly hissy fit, so we know she has a little life in her yet.
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