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03Apr26: there are challenges living with a cat…and dosage…

It is worrisome. Andy eats so much of his wet food, then stops. Since dosing it with taurine, it is concerning he’s getting more than in regular food, but not enough. Today I tried making his wet food more a slurry, reduced the zap time so it didn’t get too hot, added the taurine in the whole (unappetizing) mess, presented it to Andy for his approval, then waited. As expected, he drank the liquid, ate some of the solids, left most of it before he wandered off for a kitty bath.
Success looks like this? For an Andy-cat, yes, perhaps a close third or fourth place in the race to get Andy to the top in kitty class eating.
Andy saw me and stopped by. I was going through mail, most of it having to do with Veterans Administration appointments and my recent Scottsbluff hospital stay.

One, though, was a letter from a class of 1966 classmate.

He noted he enjoyed my photos taken at our monthly luncheon get togethers.
He missed them, but realized I’d had health issues recently. (Like the whole first quarter of 2026!)
He hoped I could do it again, take the photos. Me, too!
Our hostess had an excellent craftsman build a ramp up her front stairs, making it possible to get in the door much easier. I got his name and number from her. Though Ben, the apartment complex maintenance guy, made a very workable ramp for me, the inside bump over the door frame requires going out the door backwards…down a sloped ramp, onto a sloped sidewalk, into hell on earth on the sloped lane if I don’t have someone pulling me over the bump. Excellent wheelchair brakes are a good thing, too. Too much drama, as noted, otherwise!!
Andy demands my attention!
Don’t read the note  Doug. I’m here!
That pretty much ended it. Eventually, I photographed the note and sent it to my friend who coordinates class of 1966 news and events.
I edited the message out of the photo to the point you get the gist of what else was included against my will