"I need a cuddle, Joey. NOW." ❤️
I haven't been active on Flickr lately as I've been swamped by a lot of stress. It's already bad enough that I have to contend with my long history battling against depression. I've been prescribed a plethora of SSRIs that I've forgotten which ones my doctor had prescribed since 2007. I've been given Lexapro for the past three months and while it worked nicely back in 2020 before Covid-19, the drug is suddenly giving me side effects like irritability, insomnia, stuffy nose and body aches. 😓
It gets even worse when new ailments started to pile on me, like chronic back and joint pain and sinus problems, necessitating the constant use of analgesics like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and daily antihistamines.
Joey's also been behaving distantly ever since we took in Sunny and Cherie. I can see the jealously in his eyes as he sits across the room, uncomfortable at watching Sunny clamoring for attention. He's now very timid when approaching my bedroom as he expects to see Sunny on the bed.
Two years ago Joey used to bully Sunny as he was still the alpha cat, but Sunny never took revenge. It's not Sunny's fault that he literally outgrew Joey and is nearly twice his size. It's in his genes that he'd become the largest cat we've ever adopted.
Sunny has tried to befriend Joey many times by sniffing him and grooming him, but Joey freezes each time and I could tell from his body language that he was either in a fight or flight mode. 😐
I constantly worry about the day that I can no longer take care of Joey, but I guess that's the path of life I have to take. 😐
"I need a cuddle, Joey. NOW." ❤️
I haven't been active on Flickr lately as I've been swamped by a lot of stress. It's already bad enough that I have to contend with my long history battling against depression. I've been prescribed a plethora of SSRIs that I've forgotten which ones my doctor had prescribed since 2007. I've been given Lexapro for the past three months and while it worked nicely back in 2020 before Covid-19, the drug is suddenly giving me side effects like irritability, insomnia, stuffy nose and body aches. 😓
It gets even worse when new ailments started to pile on me, like chronic back and joint pain and sinus problems, necessitating the constant use of analgesics like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and daily antihistamines.
Joey's also been behaving distantly ever since we took in Sunny and Cherie. I can see the jealously in his eyes as he sits across the room, uncomfortable at watching Sunny clamoring for attention. He's now very timid when approaching my bedroom as he expects to see Sunny on the bed.
Two years ago Joey used to bully Sunny as he was still the alpha cat, but Sunny never took revenge. It's not Sunny's fault that he literally outgrew Joey and is nearly twice his size. It's in his genes that he'd become the largest cat we've ever adopted.
Sunny has tried to befriend Joey many times by sniffing him and grooming him, but Joey freezes each time and I could tell from his body language that he was either in a fight or flight mode. 😐
I constantly worry about the day that I can no longer take care of Joey, but I guess that's the path of life I have to take. 😐