Cats and Dogs

After two days back at work, the pace is beginning to tell; actually because it's been non stop. Actually that was no bad thing as it stopped me spending too long worrying about our cat. At 10am we got the results that he is suffering from kidney failure. I wondered what that meant, one of the wonders of the internet is that 30 minutes later and I'd read copious amount on cat related diseases.

By midday I was sitting with a group of students in Brentwood School listening to most of the Parliamentary Candidates for Brentwood & Ongar explain why the students should vote for them. It was clear that the students enjoyed the experience, but as much as I tried to focus my thoughts kept returning to Marmite the Cat. That said some of the candidates were dire, a mixture of repeating lines they'd heard their leaders say on TV and a garbled mixture of quotes out of context and prejudices.

Later that afternoon and it was the appointment at the vets. It seems that kidney failure is very common in older cats and is rarely diagnosed until its reached 70/75%, the stage Marmite is at. As a result he's on a drug cocktail and a diet of boiled chicken until his appetite is restored, at which point he will be placed on a special diet. All this smacks of large vets bills, but at present that's of little consequence.

With Marmite as the centre of attention, I skipped the last home game of the season as the Dons fell once again, losing 0-1 to Tamworth. The season has really fizzled out, and most talk after the game surrounded the decision to go full time next season and the obvious increase in prices that that will necessitate. Missing the Dons allowed me to watch the Champions League on TV . Inter v Barcelona, a really good game, with a result that hadn't been predicted. Inter proved that the best teams in the world can be unnerved by being pressed high up the pitch, in a sense Inter out-Barced Barca. When he was in charge of Chelsea, Jose Mourinho was not my favourite manager. His team played effective yet dull football, however this morning I think I should acknowledge him as a very able coach, who is missed by and is probably missing the English Premiership.