Thai-style Quorn mince with rice
Day two of our adoption of four white paws, which is all I’ve so far seen of little Suki. I assume Cats Protection will forward the rest of the cat in due course.
This morning I got up and peered into the kitchen to see both food bowls (wer and dry) empty, and the litter tray full. I’ve never been so relieved at the sight and smell of a used litter tray.
The cardboard box with blanket and fish had been slept in, with the fish at an angle that suggested it had been used as a pillow. (How cute?)
I’m hoping this means that she will settle in after a while, although I’m trying not to think too much about it as anxiety bubbles up and tears threaten. This is less about Suki and more about the incremental withdrawal of my antidepressants, as ordered by my consultant. I have no doubt that he’s right and this is necessary, but atm my emotions are all over the place.
Mum, on the other hand, decided to take advantage of the rare sunny day to do some gardening, and hurt her back in the process. I am starting to suspect that mum’s pain receptors have become over-sensitised, as every instance of pain is the worst she’s ever felt.
Logic says this can’t be the case, particularly as she often experiences severe pain in one area then, ten minutes later, has forgotten about it and has a similarly agonising pain somewhere else entirely. How to deal with this is something I will raise with the person coming tomorrow to do a medication review in regard to mum’s dementia medication.
For dinner I intended to simply cook a pizza, to minimise disturbance to the amazing invisible cat, but then I looked at my meal plan for the week, saw Thai mince, and decided I just had to have. (It’s a Simply Cook recipe, meant to include lots of fresh basil but I forgot to order any so it was just Quorn mince and veg.)
Mum said it was too spicy, then cleared her bowl and declared it delicious, so I don’t know where I stand now.
Except in pain, and off balance: I swear that I’ve got worse instead of better since starting my new meds. Even mum has noticed, a couple of times today asking if I’m OK. I’m not, of course, but I do appreciate her asking.
So that’s goodnight from me, and goodnight from four white paws1.
- Cat available separately. ↩︎
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