Xander Spends the Night at the Vet

This morning Xander threw up 4 times, then he tried twice to poop and was unsuccessful. I called our vet (Honolulu Cat Clinic) to see when I could get him in today. The only appointment available was at 11:30 but I needed to take Mom & Dad to sign papers for their trusts at 2 financial institutions starting at 11. So they just had me drop him off. Dr. Sylvester-Palumbo called in the afternoon. Xander is very constipated but she said it does not look like it is a foreign object; they will keep him overnight and give him meds to stimulate his colon. If nothing passes, they will give him an enema tomorrow. Mom is missing her TV viewing buddy. She has looked for him several times this evening or asked where he is.

I took Mom & Dad to sign papers to establish their trusts at Hawaii State credit union and Territorial Savings Bank. They now have separate trusts at Hawaii State and a joint trust at Territorial. They can't remember why they set up the accounts that way. For Mom's stuff we have one more institution to check with; we have at least one more for Dad. By mid-October we should find out if there are any more things out there that we don't know about since any accounts that they might have that only send out quarterly statements should be received by then.

After all the signing, we went to Zippy's for lunch. Mom & I had the garlic miso chicken salad; Dad had the small beef curry with mashed potatoes. Dad ate less than half of his; Mom picked at hers, then finished off Dad's leftovers. Since her appetite is good it is easy to tell when something is wrong with her digestive system.

Garlic Miso Chicken Salad

Not sure what Mom was doing with the catfood this morning. She apparently took some food from the Wireless Whiskers feeder and put it in to the water bowl next to it, then left the scoop in the water. She was asleep when I found it so I didn't bother to ask. It is likely that she would also say she didn't do that, so it would be a useless exercise.


Some of you have messaged me about the hurricanes approaching Hawai'i. Madeline will get to the state earlier than Lester. In fact, a Hurricane Warning was issued for the Big Island earlier today, which means Madeline is predicted to be there within 36 hours. Basically the Emergency Management folks said all storm preparations should have been completed by this evening. Maui County is under a Hurricane Watch, meaning Madeline will be there within 72 hours. There is nothing for O'ahu or Kaua'i yet. By the way, don't believe that AP article that says the last time a hurricane made landfall in Hawai'i was Iniki in 1992. They're a little out of touch with things in Hawai'i, it was really Iselle in 2014. Here's the photo from the local paper. Madeline is on the left, Lester is on the right.


It has been interesting to observe Mom's concerns about the hurricanes. The newscasts encourage people on the Big Island to have 7 days worth of food and water for each person in the household. Every time the piece comes on she asks if we have enough food and water, flashlights, etc., even though the notice is not for O'ahu. The only thing we don't have is the emergency radio; mine is in a box on the Big Island, they have never had one. I told Mom as long as I can keep my phone charged I can get info on what is happening via the Internet. (In one interview the guy at the store was buying catfood and water!)

Here are the National Weather Service predictions for Madeline and Lester. Madeline has slowed down and is currently a Category 1, about 300 miles east of the Big Island; it is expected to be at its closest on Thursday morning about 2 am.

Lester is about 1200 miles east of the islands and is currently a Category 4. It is expected to arrive a day after Madeline leaves the islands. The cone shown below can change dramatically as it gets closer to the islands.

Happy Birthday to cousin Yvonne! Happy 31st Anniversary to Pam and Gene!