Drummer's Corner of the World

I could tell, yesterday, that Chase wasn't feeling well, but I thought it was another bout of what I've dubbed "little old man syndrome" where he sleeps too solidly in one position, then is still and sore when he wakes up. He seemed okay, though somewhat lethargic, at lunch and after work, but he hadn't eaten his breakfast. When I sat in the floor with him, though, he happily wolfed down a bowl of canned food, and he was happy to take treats. So I decided to just keep an eye on him and then call the vet this morning.

( A tale of a sleepless night and a trip to the vet )

But for now the rest of the animals are very puzzled as to why he doesn't want to play and why he's just lying there on his bed by the coffee table in the living room. Smudge and Gorby have decided that this is concerning enough that he bears watching, so Gorby's curled up just in front of him, almost nose-to-nose with him, and Smudgie keeps pacing around him and mooshing up against him. Interestingly, Mudgie-Mooshes seem to be as effective as being petted by me for keeping him quiet and unstressed, so this is a good thing. :-)