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Hello friends! It’s been 10 days since I posted. Most of that time I’ve been trying to deal with a bit of reality handed me a week ago today: Ginger Rogers is, in fact, terminally ill. The mass under her … Continue reading →

Oh my – it’s been weeks since I reported in! Feeling guilty after several friends have said they craved an update on dear Mike. Bottom line is: he’s doing FINE. Again, there were setbacks (bottom graft not closing up, sutures … Continue reading →

Just a quick update to say I have not written for a couple of weeks because the news has been largely, well… BAD. Soon after my happy update that his grafts were doing great, it all went south. Big Mike … Continue reading →

Big Mike was seen a couple of days ago by the surgeon who worked on him for three hours a week before. I had a few moments of panic when she clipped away the thick bandages protecting his grafts, because … Continue reading →

  [Big Mike, post-surgery hanging with Grizz, and having a bandage put on that will need a crowbar to be removed] SO much has happened this last week, and this will have to be brief as it’s really Hell Week … Continue reading →

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last entry, and I confess that I was waiting to write something when I had something encouraging to report about Big Mike. Alas, that is not the case. Yes, he’s doing better … Continue reading →

My two-week walkabout seemed to fly by, a joyful blur of driving and mountains and sunsets and writing and Giants baseball and solitude and theater and books. The only negative was this nagging heartache I had that Big Mike was … Continue reading →

UPDATE TO BELOW: Five days after Mike’s surgery, the vet tells me he’s doing fine. His skin grafts are “taking” and his stitches are holding. He is being weaned off pain meds, which means he’s waking up a bit. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

For weeks I’ve been trying to rehearse Big Mike for his role as LUXURIATING HOUSE CAT – so that he can start prepping for his future, when he is healed and ready for his wonderful new home. One major thing … Continue reading →

I think I’ve made a decision about Big Mike: he should have the second surgery, but rather than staying in a hospital cage for the two weeks while I’m gone on my road trip, my wonderful petsitter, Kim, has offered … Continue reading →