triathlon, check. job, check. kitty health, check!

Check it out! Yes, I finally did the triathlon. So watch the video! It was about a month ago and let me say it was one of the hardest things I've ever done! and it was a mini one! .5 mi swim open water in a lake (hello - i could have gotten sick from inhaling so much water?!?!); 18 mi on the bike (ouch) and a 5k run. I finished in the top 3rd for women in the swim but it all fell apart on the bike where I ended up in the bottom third (ok, the top of the bottom third!!) and stayed there for the run. I couldn't believe how much the bike kicked my ass. Guess I'm not really about speed on it - after the first 3 miles of torture (seriously - after the swim, transitioning was so hard!) I started to sing and enjoy the scenery (think AIDS ride) & folks were passing me left and right (well hopefully on the left). Anyway, it was a good experience overall and I may be doing another in a few weeks tho I haven't been training.... triathlon check!

The new job is fabulous. I can't say enough good things about it. The MDs are incredibly helpful and supportive of me in my role as NP. I'm learning tons and thoroughly enjoying the challenge of my new career. I chose well - career and job wise! Check! Check!

Kitty health hasn't been optimal lately. Abu turned up Thursday eve a little drooly (technical term) and I just assumed he was being a messy eater. But Friday AM (4th of July) he is really drooling all over himself and I took him to the Kitty ED. 4 hours and 400 bucks later, we find out he has an ulceration on his tongue that occupies approx 1/3 of the surface area of it. Poor thing! This would be like a canker sore that takes up almost half of your tongue! No idea how he got it tho I suspect it was some green thing (nettles?) outside that he ate (he loves his greens -just like his mama!) that caused it. We came home from the ED to our 4th of july party (just what he needed!). Since then he's been on antibiotics and pain meds and he appears to be healing up well. He's eating and drinking again which are good signs. Back to the vet tomorrow to follow up. Kitty health, check!
UPDATE: Abu has no infection in his mouth but does have an inflammation of his peninsula. he's been 'peninsula tongue kitty' since he was a kitten and cut his tongue on some glass. He had to get little kitty sutures on his little kitten tongue! o can you imagine?! Anyway, he's always had a little chunk of tongue missing (hence the peninsula) but apparently it became infected from something (did abu bite his tongue? the mystery of it!). I gotta go pick him up from the vet and see the pics they took of his tongue. good news: no more meds for him for now!!! you can check is old blog detailing his first kitty ED experience (dx: constipation!) here and check out his primitive kitten site: abuNation! If he weren't so lazy he'd make himself a new site since his technical skills are so much more grown up but he'd rather sleep...
Namasthe!