Finally fixed?, ear puss

I think I finally may have the water conditioner working correctly.  I went out to check on it last night and saw the tank was filled to the brim with salt water which is not the way it is supposed to be.  I took the float/valve assembly out of the salt tank and inspected it.  I noticed that I did not have the valve put together correctly and I also found yet another piece on the ground that I somehow misplaced.  I put it all back together and started a recharge cycle.  Last night for the first time in at least a month the water coming out of the shower felt soft. I’m crossing my fingers that I finally have it handled.

Unfortunately our cat health issues are not fixed as well.  Ali took Spook to the vet once again yesterday.  The good news was the cat’s mouth appears to be fine now, there was no more evidence of infection or swelling.  The bad news is her left ear has some sort of bloody discharge in it.  Whatever the issue in the ear is, it could be causing the strange unstable gait the cat currently has as well as contributing to the latest eating problems.  Chewing could cause pain in her ear.  Who the F knows.  So now we have another collection of various things to give the cat over the next two weeks to see if we can clear it up.  It includes more pain meds, a different anti-biotic as well as some stuff to squirt in the bad ear. 

I assume we will continue to puree her food as well to minimize the amount of chewing that needs to take place.  To be fair, for the majority of her life Spook has been healthy and without issue.  She sure has been making up for lost time the past few months though….

This weekend we are taking mom out to dinner and then she is staying at our place for a couple days.  We have a race to time on Sunday morning so mom can do some dog sitting duties for us.  Other than that, not much else I care to cover at this time.