Mar 03 2003

Loose ends

Published by at 7:49 am under Cats,City Life

You will be relieved to know that all four cats, ranging in age from 10 years old to less than 3, are in good health, and as far as I know there are no additional silver hairs among my resolutely gold ones. Hannah had to have her ears cleaned out (she has chronic ear infections, either due to in-breeding* or being taken from her mother before her immune system was developed) and also has to have her teeth cleaned. As Amber so correctly pointed out, it’s not a cheap undertaking. But we have medical insurance for Hannah, so it will cost about half of the whole price. If your vet offers it, it’s definitely a worthwhile investment. And amazingly, the total bill, though horrifying, was no more than last year. And when I was paying it, a guy came in with a two month old yellow Lab puppy named North who was so cute that it completely took my mind off the dizzying total. Now, that’s cute.

In addition to getting the cats checked out and replenishing their food supply, we took the opportunity of having the first obligation-free Saturday in weeks to run errands and get some things done around the house. John put up the new blinds in the bedroom and living room, in the process revealing that our cleaning lady is perhaps not quite as assiduous in dust removal as previously thought. The Okie-style dust storm which accompanied this revelation caused a full-blown allergy attack for me, and I still sound like I have a cold. However, apartment looks great and just in time for my stepmother’s arrival this week. Hopefully by the time she arrives, my nose will be back to normal.

The other revelation of the weekend was that it’s been so long since I had any free time that when I finally got it, I didn’t know what to do with it. Rather shocking. Good thing I’m all booked up for the next few days.

*Isn’t it odd that this affects both the highest (royalty) and the lowest (backwoods hillbillies)? Our vet knows something about Hannah’s litter and at least one of her littermates was too in-bred to survive. Hannah herself was only a month old when we got her and not expected to make it, either. But she showed us!

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4 Responses to “Loose ends”

  1. Amberon 03 Mar 2003 at 8:57 am

    Yay Hannah! 😉 Happy to hear all the babies are healthy and happy!

  2. LisaBon 03 Mar 2003 at 11:13 am

    When was the last time I commented on how cute Hannah is? She’s so CUTE!

  3. Suzyon 04 Mar 2003 at 7:22 am

    Thanks, guys! And we sure think Hannah is adorable. I suspect Hannah does, too!

  4. tasha.on 04 Mar 2003 at 9:35 am

    Eek, she is adorable! Makes me squirm in my seat to get a kitten, which we’re going to do, but only after we move in 1-2 months so we don’t traumatize the poor thing.