2011_EasterCats

2011 Week 16 Bongo's 4th set of stitches

2011-04-19 Tuesday

Cornish accent on account of Doc Martin set in Devon!

Well..it's been 16 months now and his hole is the size of a 5 pence piece. Days are getting hotter and it's under the right forearm where he now has no fur and sweats like a pig, ifn u don't mind me sayin' so, like.

Cat Mother (she butts in sometimes and seems to b swanning around referring to 'erself as CatMuvaRuna or sum-at 'owever we'll stick to what we know and as I was sayin' ...

She saw some old medicine and put it against the "wound" and it wasn't good. Sure it was in the fridge but u know? U can't mess with these things, like, u know?

Anyways, she bathes it in salt water and it comes right again but there's been no change since his last visit b4 Christmas to the vets in her opinion so she books him in for a review on Saturday and sure enuf the arrangement is to him bring back today (Tuesday) 4 stitches (sutures, I believe is the fancy name...)

Now we all get on well and we all want "cuddle chops" to get well. Cat Mother tells us all over and over again, we r all her favourites for one reason or another. Fact is, it's all very well this equality and diversity bit until some cat wonders off for 6 months, comes back like the walking wounded, ok so he has 4 operations (latest today) and is almost applauded for his efforts every time he so much as utters " Miaow" in a whisper, even I can't hear...

Off she went this morning, with heavy heart. Was she doing the right thing? Putting him in again? 4th time? But then it's summer, and germs flying around and that...u just can't have it can u? A cat with an open wound...16 months..it had to b done...

Crying she was when she came in and got stuck straight into work...course nothing goes smoothly when u want it to and she was soon lost in whatever the work thing is. Cat nana is in Portugal and having a whale of a time. Lovely place apparently and at present, not unlike Spain...some exploring to b done, lush vegetation and easy access to swimming pool complete with cleaner, no less. We're hoping she has a great time.

A call come through from the operating vet in Hangleton...Bongo's fine, he's had his lunch and lots of cuddles and is purring like crazy...and typically Cat Mother bursts into tears and this time with joy wud u believe! Ain't no pleasing some people!

Then as work finishes and the cage goes up Cat Mother decides to re-arrange the living room for summer (minimalist and spacious (she has her own definitions if u get me?)). She cleans the cage with love and fairy and nips off to the supermarket to get the cat litter in b4 jetting on a bus to rescue her beloved singin' and cryin', "you bring the sun out, to light my life up, to bring the stars out, every day...

She picked him up, escorted him back, put his plastic lampshade collar cape on (to stop him from scratching the stitches), fed and watered him, filled his cat litter tray, admired the vets handy work and then went into the garden to burn...

All in all it's been a lovely day...

Heard cat mother thinking about negotiating work at home days in next contract...oh if only...

Night all

Bi