It never ceases to amaze me at how fiercely and completely we can love our pets. Nor the depth of fear that chokes us when one of them is sick and we are faced with potential decisions of life and death. 26 years ago I lost my cat Lincoln to a bad urinary tract infection. Lincoln looked almost identical to Frankie, and I loved him terribly. I was devastated when I lost Lincoln my senior year in high school, enough to check out from school, writing death in the family as the reason. Eight years ago, we lost Shadow for similar reasons.
We caught it early with Frankie. He's at the vet, getting cathed and they'll figure out how bad it is, what they can do. And I will try not to hyperventilate over the next 24 hours.
I love all my cats, but there's a special place in my heart for Frankie. He sleeps on my chest; he reminds me of both Lincoln and Shadow, and after all the losses this year of three other beloved animals, I'm not ready, so he better be okay. It better be fixable.
Damnit.
Oh, and on a side note, taking a cat to the vet is actually more panic inducing in me than getting on a plane. Good to know.
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It's sad when pets (cat) dies.
There is a cat & dog vet I know.
She castrates the breeding cats.
One cat was named`Goat Folks
Cat.
Goat owner dropped him off.
The vet (not war vet) cut him.
Once there were 20 + cats.
Cats 'do-it' on the porch,
on the P.U. truck hood,
in hay-bakes, and meow.
`
The dogs are in 'heat'`
and the beast sniff a`
dog's behind are all`
dang day long. Oho!
`
I was just wondering?
Why do humans sniff?
People can be sniffers.
`
They are"brown nose"`
No seek stinky flattery.
Folk crave flatulence.
`
The human can becomes base,
barren, deluded, vainglorious,
and why stink-up the world?
`
P.S.
I am not thinking you stink.
You caused me to recall a vet.
She loves to stop by to say hi.
Hi Linda B.. No cats need cut.
Goats has swollen teats. ows.
I get sad when a vet castrates.
I hope your cat becomes okay.
`
I swear I washed up today.
I took a splash "cat-bath"`
and I'm late for a market`
at Shepardstown, W.V..
`
A Perfect post to heehaw.
It's sad when pets (cat) dies.
There is a cat & dog vet I know.
She castrates the breeding cats.
One cat was named`Goat Folks
Cat.
Goat owner dropped him off.
The vet (not war vet) cut him.
Once there were 20 + cats.
Cats 'do-it' on the porch,
on the P.U. truck hood,
in hay-bakes, and meow.
`
The dogs are in 'heat'`
and the beast sniff a`
dog's behind are all`
dang day long. Oho!
`
I was just wondering?
Why do humans sniff?
People can be sniffers.
`
They are"brown nose"`
No seek stinky flattery.
Folk crave flatulence.
`
The human can becomes base,
barren, deluded, vainglorious,
and why stink-up the world?
`
P.S.
I am not thinking you stink.
You caused me to recall a vet.
She loves to stop by to say hi.
Hi Linda B.. No cats need cut.
Goats has swollen teats. ows.
I get sad when a vet castrates.
I hope your cat becomes okay.
`
I swear I washed up today.
I took a splash "cat-bath"`
and I'm late for a market`
at Shepardstown, W.V..
`
A Perfect post to heehaw.
&
If I do a `&' it's stuck.
No comment go `gin!
2ned effort. Try`gin!