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[green_dreams]

The continuing "Oh yes, we will minimize inconvenience by working on one room at a time--but currently every room and space but one[1] that we're working on is being worked on *at once*, and my, how *did* it come to pass that only two bedrooms and the bathroom of your apartment are clear and usable, you don't really need full access to the kitchen do you now?" has taken its toll. Realized on Sunday exactly how badly I'd been eating and sleeping over the last week. Measures have been taken.

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Sovay--a cute little attention-sucking tortoiseshell that I am catsitting for Ian and Marna--bit me. (I wasn't doing anything besides petting; this is a behaviour thing they're trying to train her out of. She's bitten me before, but only in a housecat-proudly-tagging-the-human dent-the-skin kind of way. Never before with such gusto as to leave punctures deep enough to contain a pencil lead.) Cleaned it, and while I realize it's possible the redness and slight swelling is due to scraping and bruising, I am going to see the doctor anyway.

(Also catsitting Sunset. She continues to not bite me, look at me with those strange eyes, and allow me to pet her if I find her not sitting under the bed. Did I mention the not biting? Lovely cat.)

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Other thoughts, deleted as not yet defined.
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[1] The caulking around the wires in my bedroom was completed on the first day. Oh, yay. Everybody, wave your tiny little flag for the caulking.

Comments

[kookiemaster.livejournal.com]

How long have they been doing renovations in your appartment?

The petting-biting can be annoying. Took me quite a while to get Wendigo to stop that ... and even now she still does it but it doesn't leave marks.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Actually doing them? They started on the 19th, but they've taken a day or two off in there. The promise to do one room at a time was around the 17th or so.

And, you know, we did spend a week or so earlier this month with everything out from under the bathroom sink and the kitchen sink (and its associated under-counter cupboards). But they never did any work during *that*. Waiting to find out if that's going to be done in this spate--

--did I say spate? I meant dribble--

--of work, or if they're coming back for it later.

Got a tetanus shot and ten days worth of antibiotic horse pills for the cat bite. Yay. :P

[kookiemaster.livejournal.com]

Wow! They don't even wait to see if you show signs of cat bite fever? I hate those huge frickin pills.

I know that with rats they even refuse to stich them because they're "disease carrying animals" and yaddy ya and the whole rat bite fever shtick. Got bitten only twice (and I deserved it, those were painful shots I was giving the lil sick rattie) and with a few flushes of betadine it didn't even get infected.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the doctor actually said it's one of the few circumstances where they won't wait. And given that it was already slightly red and swollen (not hugely, but puffed shut to the point where I'd need to excavate flesh to flush it out), I'm thinking I was not exactly such a stellar case as to warrant not getting them.

Was also advised to keep an eye on Sovey and make sure she doesn't start behaving in any way that might indicate rabies, but that I'm not particularly worried about.

(And damn, I was going to fill out my insurance application on Friday, and didn't get around to it... :P Oh well. Probably wouldn't've processed it by now anyway.)

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Yay! Everybody loves caulk!

[torrain.livejournal.com]

*tiny little flag goes whuppeta with the force of the waving*

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

BAD Sovay! BAD! I am sorry, Sweetie; she hardly ever does that anymore, which I know is no real help at this time.

I am in Cambridge, and have punted. Love you!

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Funny, that's exactly what I said to her. :)

No harm, no foul, left-not-right arm, plenty of antibiotics and modern medical care. Glad you are having fun.

*goes to fix Sovay's name*