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Digit and I had a harrowing morning.
She woke me up around 5 this morning, thumping and scampering about. I was groggy and could hardly see her between the dark and the lack of glasses, but i thought maybe she's just having a weird, which cats do. But i was concerned. There was tail lashing, and she wasn't meowing at me for the morning feed, and just plain she'd managed to wake me up.
Finally, she hunkered down on the carpet at the foot of the bed, which was odd too because she wasn't /under/ the bed. And she didn't so much as open an eye or glance at me when i called her name or scritched at her.
I got out of bed (as it was almost feeding time anyhow) and sat down on the carpet, and after a second she looked up at me with big green eyes and slowly padded over, and emitted a sort of squeaky meow. Looking back, i realize she'd just then given up on it and asked for help. Her collar had frayed just enough to put a loop over one of her lower canines, trapping her jaw open and her head down.
Well. I panicked. I recall saying "Oh gods, oh kitty" several times while searching through the fur looking for the clasp to the collar and was a few heartbeats away from grabbing scissors when i found it and got the thing off. She shook herself out, submitted to being petted until she purred, and then casually munched away on kibble while i shook from the adrenaline wearing off.
Not only does she seem fine in the daylight, now 7 hours later, but she's extra cuddly and attention needy, and actually a little more active. She keeps getting up on the window sill to stare at birds. Not sure how much of this is normal, and she just was really really not used to a collar, or how much is me now actually being Her Human for having rescued her as opposed to simply the hand that fed her.
In other news, i'm researching pet insurance. Did you know they sell pet insurance? I've found 7 or 8 difference providers so far, only two of which have age limits, and most of the monthly premiums are in the $30-$40 range, and deductibles of either $100 or $250 (or $500 but that's steep for me at the moment). All of them, i think, are reimbursement programs; you pay the vet and the program pays you. The trick is figuring out if any given program is a complete care program, or an accident/illness program with an add-on for preventative care (annual visits) and dental.
Also also, be careful if you get a free quote through the ASPCA website. They call you within the hour (which is really impressive actually, they must be bored). They're nice and all, but i wasn't done yet XD
She woke me up around 5 this morning, thumping and scampering about. I was groggy and could hardly see her between the dark and the lack of glasses, but i thought maybe she's just having a weird, which cats do. But i was concerned. There was tail lashing, and she wasn't meowing at me for the morning feed, and just plain she'd managed to wake me up.
Finally, she hunkered down on the carpet at the foot of the bed, which was odd too because she wasn't /under/ the bed. And she didn't so much as open an eye or glance at me when i called her name or scritched at her.
I got out of bed (as it was almost feeding time anyhow) and sat down on the carpet, and after a second she looked up at me with big green eyes and slowly padded over, and emitted a sort of squeaky meow. Looking back, i realize she'd just then given up on it and asked for help. Her collar had frayed just enough to put a loop over one of her lower canines, trapping her jaw open and her head down.
Well. I panicked. I recall saying "Oh gods, oh kitty" several times while searching through the fur looking for the clasp to the collar and was a few heartbeats away from grabbing scissors when i found it and got the thing off. She shook herself out, submitted to being petted until she purred, and then casually munched away on kibble while i shook from the adrenaline wearing off.
Not only does she seem fine in the daylight, now 7 hours later, but she's extra cuddly and attention needy, and actually a little more active. She keeps getting up on the window sill to stare at birds. Not sure how much of this is normal, and she just was really really not used to a collar, or how much is me now actually being Her Human for having rescued her as opposed to simply the hand that fed her.
In other news, i'm researching pet insurance. Did you know they sell pet insurance? I've found 7 or 8 difference providers so far, only two of which have age limits, and most of the monthly premiums are in the $30-$40 range, and deductibles of either $100 or $250 (or $500 but that's steep for me at the moment). All of them, i think, are reimbursement programs; you pay the vet and the program pays you. The trick is figuring out if any given program is a complete care program, or an accident/illness program with an add-on for preventative care (annual visits) and dental.
Also also, be careful if you get a free quote through the ASPCA website. They call you within the hour (which is really impressive actually, they must be bored). They're nice and all, but i wasn't done yet XD