Well, Sammy J., the kitten that adopted us, has been stripped of his impending manhood.... okay.. not quite that drastic I guess, but he was neutered yesterday. 

The vet took care of the nasty deed and Tyler and I picked Sammy J up yesterday at about 3:00.  Let me tell you, that was one pitiful cat!

He couldn't hold his head up, he couldn't stay awake, he couldn't walk without falling over.  It was like watching a newborn kitten struggling to get his legs under him!

At one point, he had been all wrapped up in a towel and was laying in the chair sleeping.. and sleeping... and sleeping.  I got up to check on him and he was COLD!  Tyler was outside and I went to Tom saying "I think he's dead!!"  Moving him around got no response.   Finally, we got real still and watched him.. there it was.. the slight rise and fall of his tummy.  RELIEF!!!

I took him back to the living room with me, and he went back to sleep.  He was wrapped up in the towel again and was laying in my arms just like one would hold a newborn baby! LOL  He was comfortable and content. 

He did, at about 10:00, get up and "TRY" to walk.  Two steps forward, fall over to the right, two steps sideways, fall over to the left, stand up... fall down.. it was so pitiful!  He finally gave up and fell into a deep slumber in the middle of the living room floor!  I covered him up and let him lay there until I went to bed.  I picked him up, put him in bed with Tyler (where he usually sleeps), covered him up and I went to bed.

At 4:45, I was startled shitless... awakened by Tyler, who is in a slight panic, "MOM!  I think Sammy J is blind!!!"

"What?" I say.   Seems Sammy J is still loopy and walking funny and can't seem to find his way around.  "He is fine", I tell Tyler, "it'll just take him some time to come out of the anesthesia."

*I* ended up getting up to get something to drink and answer the beating of my bladder and checking email.  It was after 5:00 a.m. before I laid back down and went to sleep.

7:15 and Tom comes in.. makes a beeline for Tyler's room to check on the boy and his cat.  Sammy J's eyes are open.. albeit glassy.. and he is looking at Tom like.."what in the *hell* happened to me, anyway??!"

Tom took him out and put him in his litter box (which is outside), and he was able to scratch around and do his business.

Tom then decided it was at this particular time that he should drag the rain gutter that came off the house when we had the big snow and ice (decorative metal roof does not hold ice well.. takes gutters down with it when the ice slides off!)... so he's dragging it out of the yard and down the side gravel driveway to the shop.. sounded like a herd of sick tanks rolling through my head.

So I got up.  Ya think!!

Made coffee, watched Sammy J get something to eat.  Fall asleep.  Get something to drink.  Fall asleep.  Like watching paint dry.

Now he and Tyler are curled up in the chair in the living room watching TV.  I have to get up and get dressed cause my friend is coming by to cut my hair this morning.  I need to dust mop my floor and get it ready to mop.  Tyler has a dentist appointment at 1:00... so my day is just action packed... *yawn*

Hopefully Sammy J will be back to bouncing off the walls in no time!

Tazzy (my Pomeranian) doesn't know it, but he is next! *evil cackle*

Have a wonderful day!  Suppose to be close to 80° again today.. with a slight breeze just like yesterday.  80° is usually too warm for me, but it's not humid out (yet) so it's pleasant!

Have a great day!