[Magdalen] Kitty ouch

[Sally Davies]

As they say...dogs have owners, cats have Staff.

Strokes/pats to both kitties and both Scotts.

Sally D

On Tuesday, 16 February 2016, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> <javascript:;>>
> 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
> >
>