Mishka, etc.

[patinagle16]

Mishka had another seizure on Wednesday.  (Pardon all the seizure reports - I am using this Comonplace Book to keep track of when they occur.)  This one scared us because he had been lying on his grooming stand, which is about 3.5 feet high, and he fell off it when he started seizing.  Luckily, no broken bones.  That cat has the hardest head in the world (I know because he's whacked me with it.)

No more napping on the grooming stand.  Sorry dude.

In other news, we had a swamp cooler installed this week.  It has made a huge difference in our comfort especially at night.  Our bedroom is at the southern end of the house, and at about 3:00 a.m. the day's heat works its way through the walls and we wake up hot.  Not happening with the thermostat-controlled swamp cooler.  Yay!  Sleeping better!

For those of you wondering what the heck a swamp cooler is, it's an evaporative air conditioning system.  (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler).  They're ubiquitous here in the southwest, where they function well in the arid climate.  Not so useful in humid areas.

Comments

[idiotgrrl.livejournal.com]

Poor kitty!

I know what you mean about the heat working its way through the house. It used to hit around 10pm in my house- just in time for bed. I've had new windows for several years, and insulated the crawl space as well; that helps a bunch.

Judith Moffat had a series of books, or at least 2, in which aliens were telling us Earthlings how to run our lives, and one had a scene in which someone, back East I think, was struggling to invent ---

To re-invent the swamp cooler. Laughed myself silly.

Blessings on Mish Kitty.

Pat

[patinagle.livejournal.com]

Thanks. He likes the cooler air, when he's not napping in the sun.