Post 32: Just cleaning

I think I mentioned yesterday that I went into Shinjuku in the morning to tape it. I am thinking that if weather permitting, I will go in on Tuesday morning.

I ended up cleaning up the kitchen hard core yesterday. I do not have any before and after of it, but I did go through and organize the cabinets and all that. So, I now know I have more than enough tea to drink up before I go back to the states.

It does not look organized, but believe me….I know what to do. Lol.

I am going to be peeing like a champ sips coffee.

Tucker

Anyway, all this cleaning, and Tucker is still not feeling better. I know the vet said it may be eating habits, or at least deal with the eating habits and iron that out first to see if that does anything. So far I have been successful with Tucker’s eating 2 times a day. I am not laying it out for only 30 min, because Tucker takes his time. Though, I don’t leave it out over an hour. This morning he woke me early…like 4am. I decided to give him some food then, but accidentally fell back to sleep for a couple hours. I did find that he ate all his food. I did not put out too much, but he did well. So, so far so good. Tucker has never been one of those cats that loves eating or is driven by snacks.

For example, with EVERY OTHER CAT I HAVE EVER HAD, I would say “snack” and they would immediately come to get food. Tucker, on the other hand, would sit on his favorite toy or bring his toy into the room where I was. So, to him “snack” meant something like “thing I want to do" or “thing I like”. Which is adorable in itself.

Time consuming….but adorable.

Tucker has been hiding all day yesterday. Coming out only now and again. I do get very nervous about that. I am nervous that waiting for blood tests may make it permanent or I won’t be able to bring him back to the States. I know my husband is worried about that too. Which is why I am going to stop doing the heavy cleaning in the apartment and try to do better about getting on a schedule. I think if I do that, I can see if he is just stressed out. I know me going to the hospital for a couple weeks really fucked him up for months.

Quarantine

I finally went through all the paperwork for Quarantine procedures to go back to Japan. Apparently, the US mainland does not require cats to have rabies shots or all that. Though, the Rabies shot that he had coming into Japan (that whole complicated procedure) will be up and he would be due for another rabies shot right before going back to the US. Because Japan is a rabies-free country, I am not sure if he really needs this shot before going to the US. All his other vaccines are due too. Not sure if I want them now or once I get back to the states.

Today’s Plan

I did some morning yoga and stretching. I want to incorporate more of that into my evenings too. Being flexible is quite important to me…..for basic mobility.

I think I may head in to Yurakucho for a walk around. I have stuff I want to do like finish tidying up the bedroom (sorry Tucker….have to), get back into the mindset reset, and do some live painting on Instagram. I also want to learn how to do the streaming through Instagram and facebook and Twitch. Ya know, just trying things out. :) Maybe I should research that now…..hmmm….