I’ve been concerned that there was something wrong with our cat, Ed. He’s the one named for Edward Scissorhands, thanks to wicked claws.
\nEd is an indoor-outdoor cat. During the summer he’d like us to acknowledge that he is an OUTDOOR cat….but we compromise on the subject. Generally we let him out from whoever is awake first in the morning, until about two o’clock in the afternoon. Most days he tests his freedom, by asking to be let in and then back out a dozen times. Finally….close to 2:00, we get tired of the game and refuse to open the door for him. That’s his cue to slink off and take a nap in the safetly of the house. Other days, he refuses to return until much later in the day, as if to say “I’m in charge here; I’ll do as I please!”
\nSo, last week, I finally made an appointment with the vet. I was concerned that Ed looked as though he had lost weight, and thought maybe he needed his quarterly visit to be wormed.
\nNormally Ed is a tough cat, but when we get to the vet’s he becomes a sissy. This trip, he pushed his face between my arm and my hip and hugged my body. I think he figured if he couldn’t see the doc, she couldn’t see him.
\nThe doc was surprised at how he looked, and that made my heart sink. But, when she weighed him, he hadn’t lost any significant weight since August. Because we were both disturbed by his appearance, she decided to do a bank of blood tests on him. We’ll find out the results tomorrow night. If there had been anything serious, they would have called us on Tuesday.
\nI hate to admit it, but Ed is about 64 now. It doesn’t seem that he’s been with us that long, but he’s about 12 in human years. The chart I was reading says that makes him older than I am. Perhaps what we are seeing is the result of a well lived life. I certainly hope it’s nothing more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve been concerned that there was something wrong with our cat, Ed. He’s the one named for Edward Scissorhands, thanks to wicked claws. Ed is an indoor-outdoor cat. During the summer he’d like us to acknowledge that he is an … Continue reading