Update

Today is Valentines day and once again the lyceum is closed because of the severe cold...but it's 26 degrees out and not nearly as cold as it has been! I'm okay with another day off, however, and will make good use of the time.

I went to see the doc in Kiev on Friday, who gave me some new medicines to combat my sinus issues. Antihistamine tablets, Flonase, and some other nasal spray. He said that my sinuses are swollen and nothing is draining hence the deafness. The good news is, my left ear has since cleared up and I can hear a bit better now. It's a waiting game that I have grown accustom to.

In other news, when I came home from Kiev, Miss Mouse and I had a lovely reunion, but a funny thing happened later in the day. At 4 pm she became extrememly affectionate...so much so I had to step away and observe what she was doing. Impossible as it seems, Miss Mouse was in heat!!!! (She was Spayed last October). I went online and read many stories of cat owners who had a similiar thing happen. Then I began researching veterinary websites to seek some information. 100% of everything I read pointed to one thing...that a piece of an ovary must have been left behind!  I can understand and appreciate how small a kittens reproduction organs must be, so I believe it's totally possible to miss something. A colleague of mine contacted the vet's office (we use the same vet) to inform the vet about the situation. The vet was not in but the assistants suggested that perhaps her suprarenal glands took the function of the ovaries and are produce sex hormones. I am not so sure this is a good thing. I researched this and found nothing. I did find out that anything to do with the renal glands, when left untreated, can be fatal. Well, now I am in a panic about this and am hoping to see the vet soon. She is not urinating like she normally dies either, although everything else seems to be working. I have e-mailed my vets office...hopefully I will get some answers soon.

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