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34. Huge nerd. Video games. Nintendo. Writer.

[takaoxhiromi]

"Working." Hilary emphasized her point again with her clipboard. Another gentle tap against his chest in the little space between them. Sometimes she hated being a responsible teenager. "See all this paperwork." "Let me look at that." Tyson snagged the clipboard from her, freeing her other hand to meet his knee absently. He made a show of reading over her notes the best he could with one hand, not wanting to sacrifice his hold on her waist. "Don't see the problem. First thing on here says make out with world champion boyfriend." "You're impossible." He discarded the clipboard behind him and wound his arms back around Hilary. She rewarded him by initiating the next kiss.

Seasons, Chapter 2 by @redwheeler

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[redwheeler]

I am rarely on here mostly because it runs like shit on my phone unless I'm on data.

Max is alive. Cost me like $12k but he's worth it. He is my biscuit maker extraordinaire and my cuddle buddy. He's been good for months now and while I worry about a recurrence in the future he is my goofball.

I have not attempted writing in quite a while. Will I in the future? I always hope for inspiration and time. I've been navigating my life with a recent family loss and how that's rippled into anniversaries.

I'll try to pop around more often.

I should also mention my other cat is cute too. He just isn't as photogenic lol

[takaoxhiromi]

"Will you just tell me?" Hilary snapped, "Oh and pardon my enthusiasm." "You tried a whole lot harder than me to understand my world than I did to understand yours," he sighed, his tone apologetic, "Hil, you wanted to find out so much about something you considered just a game of spinning tops. When you finally saw the bit beasts… it was just like the day you won your first election, just in my world now." "Your world hadn't turned out as boring and bad as I thought it would've," she said, "Tyson, I'll never like Beyblade for the same reasons you do. Some are the same, while others I'll never know because I'm not a competitor… I'll just try to understand."

Teacher's Revenge, Chapter 8 by @redwheeler

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[redwheeler]

I've had Max home for a little over a week. This recovery period has been a lot better. He did manage to pull out a suture and had some leakage last Friday and eventually his antibiotics gave him some diarrhea.

BUT he had no swelling and that was what I was most concerned about.

I bring him back to my vet this afternoon to hopefully get his stitches out.

[redwheeler]

I get to pick up Max tomorrow.

He spent a couple days heavily sedated in the ICU. They were able to take his drains and trach out on Friday. They wanted to keep him a bonus day (Saturday) and he ended up staying Sunday too because I couldn't get a ride.

Tomorrow marks day 5 post surgery #2. I'm hoping the forced bed rest means he'll heal better this time around. They said he's been doing remarkable. He's in ICU still because he was top cozy to move lol He's no longer on IV because he has been eating for them so they've moved on to oral medications. Also said his trach site is basically already healed.

This entire experience has scared me. Also put a big ol' dent in my savings. Taught me to sign up for pet insurance. I'm interested to see what the final bill will be. I'm guessing fairly close to 10k. Maybe 9. I'm not super worried about that, I just want my baby back home and back to his goofy little self.

He's absolutely getting spoiled.

[redwheeler]

Max is in ICU recovering. He's been doing well. They're hoping they can remove his temporary trach and drains tomorrow morning.

Just want my little buddy back.

[redwheeler]

I ended up bringing my cat back to the hospital yesterday. His face swelled up.

He had emergency surgery today. They just called me to ask if they can put in an emergency tracheostomy in.

This last week has been SO difficult for me.

I PUSHED for him to be seen again.

I'm now just waiting for the phone call that he's awake from anesthesia and that the tracheostomy went well.

I need things to get better.

[redwheeler]

After an uneventful week with the healing cat, had to bring him back to the hospital because his face swelled up and he was acting very lethargic.

He was cleared of anything super serious. Said it should be just be swelling from the surgery (super delayed) and to monitor him for any further issues.

He seems more himself now, which is a relief. His swelling has gone down a lot so his face is mostly symmetrical again. Mostly his neck along his jaw.

Sweet Max, I want to just put this behind us.

[redwheeler]

I'm glad all the relaxing music for cats didn't impact this year's Spotify Wrapped.

[redwheeler]

I got to bring Max home yesterday.

It was pretty rough. Today has gone a lot smoother. He's got two incisions on his neck along his jaw. I would guess somewhere between 2 to 3" each. Not as gruesome as I thought and basically no swelling.

Can't wait to put this behind us. Poor boy is back to a silly haircut.

[redwheeler]

Max's surgery went well. :)

Ended up being more complicated than originally thought, had to get two sets of glands taken out on each side of his face. Didn't even know he was having issues with the other side until he had a CT scan.

Might be able to bring him home tomorrow.

[redwheeler]

Today is the day my baby goes to the vet. I am beside myself with anxiety, both for the cat that needs surgery and the cat that is staying home by himself. The big baby that is staying home as anxiety so I'm not sure how he's going to do by himself for the afternoon.

Please keep Max in your thoughts.

[redwheeler]

I haven't really been around in a bit. The last half of this year ended being different than I imagined.

In just under two weeks I have to bring my one cat, Max, to a specialist vet to see if they can proceed with surgery. I can't see why not. He just turned two in September and he has no known health issues. But it really depends on the results of their imaging and tests and whether his quality of life will suffer.

As of right now, I'm proceeding with the mindset he will get the surgery. My research has pointed toward it being the only option and a good prognosis. Time will tell.

He has a salivary gland sialocele. Essentially his salivary gland is blocked/damaged and saliva is building up in a lump. Fluctuates between the size of a ping pong ball and a golf ball. Luckily he has had no issues yet.

I'd appreciate any thoughts/prayers sent his way. Here is his cute little face:

[redwheeler]

I spent too long doing this that I know in my heart of hearts I probably completely missed one of my top 10 games.

[haysey-draws]

Makoto, Master of Stealth!

This was part of a 2 piece with Demon Makoto to show her 2 sides! Prints for both are on INPRNT Consider supporting me on Paidtreon

[ayukaze]

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