A brief note before beginning the day...: seanan

A brief note before beginning the day...

I try to answer all comments on this journal, because it just seems polite. But after spending the night worrying about my sick cat, and spending the morning medicating her (which she hates), I honestly can't bring myself to answer individual comments on my post about her illness. It's just going to make me start crying again. So...

Thank you all, so very much, for your kind wishes and concern. Alice is still sick, but seems to be on the mend—she felt well enough to glare at me this morning when I hauled her out from under the couch and pumped her full of sticky pink antibiotic goo. Thomas and Lilly are confused and clingy, since they don't understand what's going on, and everyone is thrilled by the sudden wide availability of tuna.

Medicating Alice is easier than it could be, because she is seriously one of the world's most civilized cats; she mostly just squirms and scowls at me, like her infection is my fault, and not the fault of rapidly-replicating bacteria. I cannot explain epidemiology to my cat. I know. I've tried.

I'll keep you posted, and thank you again. I really appreciate it.

erinwrites

November 23 2010, 21:25:12 UTC 6 years ago

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So happy to hear Alice is going to be okay...and don't feel like you need to respond. Love you!

seanan_mcguire

November 24 2010, 16:20:29 UTC 6 years ago

Love you, too.

dianthus

November 23 2010, 22:58:46 UTC 6 years ago

I'm so glad she's better -- I've had my own share of sick cat worries. Alice is very smart -- she may actually connect medicine with feeling better and struggle less. I've seen a couple of cats do that.

November 24 2010, 16:27:56 UTC 6 years ago

She's being very sweet and polite about it, so I'm hopeful.

marziek

November 23 2010, 23:55:24 UTC 6 years ago

Newsflash: Expect no reply.

(Yeah, I know you and half the people reading comments saw Newsflesh instead.... sorry!)

ALICE: Pushkin orders you to be well because he will send you the picture of the ULTIMATE Cat Thanksgiving platter on Thursday. Further statement from the Push: With the time difference you should DEMAND wonderful treats. Your mother is internationally known. Milk it, Sister. Milk it.

To Seanan, from me: I disavow my Maine Coon. Sorta kinda. Nah.

November 24 2010, 16:28:17 UTC 6 years ago

To Pushkin: Don't worry, we got it covered.

eevieivy

November 24 2010, 01:11:46 UTC 6 years ago

*HUGS!*

November 24 2010, 16:28:56 UTC 6 years ago

*hugs*

kitrinlu

November 24 2010, 01:28:08 UTC 6 years ago

*more hugs*

Glad Alice is starting to come right. Take care of yourself and her.

And as several people have already said above, I certainly don't expect replies to my comments. I do, however, get all excited and squeeful when I get them :)