Shit. Fuck. Damn.

Sorry for the vulgarity in the title, but I'm not happy. One of my cats (Smokey - the latest photo of him is here) went blind yesterday. Completely, suddenly, and inexplicably. Thus, my lack of posting - I'm just not in the mood. He has a possible urinary tract infection, tiny kidneys, renal failure, possible diabetes, and right now he's at the vet getting an MRI to determine if he has a brain tumor. Since yesterday he seems to have lost the will to live, which is shocking, because he has, since coming to live with us, been such a happy cat. He isn't interested in eating or drinking, and we don't know if he'll regain it. If he doesn't have a tumor, all the problems he has are treatable, but if he doesn't adjust to the blindness, that's a whole different issue. We may decide to put him down today - I don't know. Sorry for bumming anyone out, but that's why I've been silent, at least for yesterday and today.