Nelson's Return

This is Nelson, the cat that I nursed back to health about a year ago. He was completely blind and near death before anyone figured out what was wrong with him. He had cryptococcal meningitis -- a deadly fungal infection that had spread to his brain. After extensive treatment, his eyesight returned, but not completely. His eyes are always dilated like this, even in bright sunlight. I hadn't seen him since last winter, and I was wondering how he was doing. Then this morning, there he was, in my backyard, waiting for breakfast. During his recovery period, I handfed him for a month before he could eat on his own. He had been a large cat, but he was about half his previous weight. He was in very bad shape, but now he looks fine. He's a strange cat -- unpredictable, and sometimes quite feisty. It doesn't seem like he remembers having lived here for a month nor that I was the one who took care of him. But then it's hard to guess what cats are thinking.

This is Sashi's new sleeping place.



She likes to sleep with her head smashed up against something, which I find hilarious. Sashi doesn't care for Nelson. She was not thrilled to see him again.