Minny-nin-nin gave me a scare today. Last night around 2 AM she was just sitting around on her cushion, which does occasionally happen when she's sleepy, but still a bit unusual. When I got up to feed the cats at 4, and go to bed, she didn't move! This is a cat who lives to eat, but she didn't stir when I took out the can and gave Haley some food.
Around 6 AM Fernando saw her throw up, and when I woke up at 10 she was still sitting in the same spot, and still not interested in food.
I've mentioned before that since hitting my 30s I've turned into a watering pot, and after putting down two cats in one year, I haven't gotten any better! Her symptoms reminded me too much of Sherry.
I had to meet Fernando at his work, and since our phones were down (as part of a cable upgrade) I called and made a vet appointment from there.
When I got home, about an hour later, I thought just before opening the door--If she greets me at the door, I won't be quite as worried. And - ta da! - there she was, bouncing around, running and leaping and asking me to feed her. She's been completely normal since then, so I canceled the appointment.
Phew! There's only one thing worse than returning from vacation to a sick cat, and that's being about to leave on vacation and there's a sick cat.
Hopefully there won't be a recurrence of her symptoms. ...And don't think I'm not watching Haley very, very carefully. She's the only cat who never seems to get sick around here. Hm!
2 comments:
That is so hard. I'm glad she's feeling better. Our kitty, Scarlett, went missing for 3 days a few months ago and I was sure she was gone forever...I know the relief that you're feeling!
Oh man, it's been years since we've had to face the Run Away Cat scenario. Shiver. That's an even worse nightmare! Glad she returned to Tara. :-)
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