There’s nothing quite like the smell of canned cat food to make you feel like you could look in the mirror and see a cigarette dangling from your mouth, rollers in your hair and legs in need of a shave. And there’s nothing like the sheepish casting about of eyes to see if there are any prospective clients around to witness you signing a payment plan at a feline speciality clinic.
But then again, there’s nothing quite like knowing a dear family pet has been saved from death to make it all worthwhile.
First, a picture of Hazel from last summer, because I long ago broke my vow to, like Mrs. G., NOT blog about my cat:
Now, a photo taken today:
She’s doing better than last week, although that’s not much of a stretch. She’s been cleaned up and her electrolytes are back to normal. She’s got a stylin’ cowl neck on to cover her feeding tube, so overall, she’s okay to look at.
That feeding tube, though. Ai-yi-yi….it’s stomach-tightening to look at. I am posting a photo, but warning: while not gory, it’s a bit unsettling. So in case you’re not going to look, I’ll close right here and say thank you to everyone for all the kind words and reassurance about old Hazel. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one goofy about family pets.
Now for the feeding tube photo:
Oh the poor little fragile thing!
Don’t worry, she’ll soon be back to her darling little Godzilla self in no time.
What kind of food is going down the feeding tube?
Hill’s Prescription Diet AD canned formula. And it smells like vomit. It’s horrible.
poor, sweet kitty. i once tube fed my kitty when he got hit by a car and had to have his jaw wired shut. you have to do it… kitties are family.
forgot to say that i love the title of this post. :)
Poor Hazel… I hope she gets better soon. I can hear her scowling at me in her raspy kitty voice right now.
good to see stripy puss hanging in there. my big stripy guy died last week. kidney failure.
She’s so skinny now! Oh!
I had to go for the extended payment plan to get my flute fixed. Is that sort of the same thing?
Susan
oh, I forgot. NiceMichael’s cat does not like me. I have no idea why…..
Susan
PS, I am so glad Hazel is getting better.
I feel for you in your time of need marymurtz; One of my kitties is constantly throwing up and has liquid poo, guess i need to see the vetrinary- good luck- Robj98168