Kiernen has chicken pox and we’re pretty sure our oldest cat is dying.

Photos are here.

Kiernen is fine but itchy - the itching kept him (and therefore us) awake last night, so we’re pretty tired. We figured out that he had several pox in his bum crack and OW! A good bit of Lansinoh (that stuff is awesome) took care of that, though, and now he just tells me when he needs more ointment.

He’s got no appetite and is feeling sick just now, so has a towel in front of him, but hasn’t thrown up. He is watching DVDs galore, as is the special treat of having the Pox.

Interestingly we’ve been reading a book called “Arthur’s Chicken Pox” pretty regularly before he got the pox.

We’re having an interesting cat year. First Gandalf’s kidneys failed and he died. Then Babette got a burst blood vessel in her ear and it swelled for a long time, and we opted to just let it go down on its own after lancing it at the vet did nothing. So now she has cauliflower ear - we figure it gives her character. Her ear is still hard, we don’t know if it just hasn’t finished shrinking yet or if its staying that way. And now Palomei seems to be dying. He has had this sneezing thing that has been going on for months now, and just recently he went downhill fast, losing a third of his bodyweight. He is stuffed in both nostrils and his face seems to be swollen on one side. He isn’t eating and bites MBD when he tries to give him medicine - not like him. I suspect he is just telling him to let him die in peace.

Interesting energies afoot, for sure.

Actually, though, we’ve been having a good time lately with friends and planning our garden plots again - life has been good and busy.

The pox will be gone soon enough, and after tonight we will know better where Pei is going.