On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:12:28 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> On 14/03/14 00:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> Eep, I hope Feegle is doing better.  We've done the "child with
>> breathing difficulties" thing once (no surgery ended up being required
>> - it was a severe asthma attack - but it's still a scary thing), so I
>> empathize.
>> 
>> 
> He's going to have the operation on April 15th - I think it will take
> until then to calm the Kat's fears. Meanwhile, I'm sleeping on a bed in
> his room so that I can intervene when he gets sleep apnoea. It's amazing
> how sensitive my hearing has become; soft snoring, no problem, lack of
> sound and I'm instantly awake.

It is amazing how readily a parent notices things like that - when Ken 
was younger, I had a similar experience on more than one occasion.

>> We've had our own batch of unfortunate medical issues - mostly with the
>> two older cats (12 teeth to extract between the two of them and one
>> who's managed to cut the skin open on his right side, and we don't know
>> how - he's getting stitched up right now), and I had a trip to the ER
>> last week for a kidney stone.
>> 
>> 
> The surgeons (of all types) must love seeing you walk in ;-) $$$$$

Yeah, indeed - all told, about $2K for the teeth extraction.  The "cut" 
isn't actually a cut, but a burn (just the top layer of skin was 
affected, and he wasn't in pain from it) as a result of what is assumed 
to be a faulty heating "pad" used during the dental work - so the vet is 
covering the cost of that recovery.

But our youngest cat is a $5K cat with all his health problems (possibly 
more than that, in fact).  Sucker lights visible from space, as far as 
the fur lumps are concerned.

>> That's an excellent idea - I didn't know you had background in training
>> -
>> I've done my own fair share of training development, delivery, and
>> managing programs.  Small world.
> 
> My own fault, really. I have always been a passionate advocate of
> training per se and when the position became vacant, the previous
> incumbent having gone to join Glaxo-Smith-Kline, I was the only one
> prepared to put my money where my mouth was.
> Seriously though, I enjoyed my few years there and would do the same if
> I was asked again.

I really enjoyed my time working in training as well - learned a lot 
about learning, which really suited me.  Still looking for something 
along those lines while I keep doing the tech writing thing.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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