[Magdalen] Kitty ouch

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Tell him not to jump or slide or drop off a building; that's a cop-out.

No, no:

He now has to be the personal slave for this cat until forever.  No mercy.
Forever. Harsh, I know, but harsh is the new tough love.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My dear partner is in deep remorse after playing a bit rambunctiously
> with our younger cat Hermès in an accustomed manner but this time
> resulting in her having a sore leg. Now she's walking slowly, reticent
> about jumping up or down, and complaining when that leg is held. She
> seemed to do OK last night with her standard jumps to and from my bed
> to do her food and litter-box errands.
>
> I'm thinking it's a sprain and just needs some rest time to heal, but
> I hate that she's hurting and of course we can't know, especially from
> a stoic cat, whether she's hurting all the time or just when she puts
> pressure on that leg. I don't see swelling, just her slowness and
> sensitivity.
>
> Maybe I can book her into the vet office (I can walk her there in her
> crate) for late this afternoon.
>
> And I've been telling Scott the Younger to stop the silly talk about
> throwing himself off a building if she's seriously hurt. I think the
> worst it could be is a minor (albeit quite painful) fracture, but
> we'll see. Poor kitty!
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>