Thomas.

[seanan_mcguire]

The night before New Year's Eve, Thomas stopped eating or drinking. He was listless, and had no interest in being snuggled or engaging in favorite activities, like playing with the water. The morning of New Year's Eve, we called around until we found an open vet who could see him right away. They diagnosed him with constipation and a mild

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[acelightning]

An ancient Egyptian stela contains a spell/prayer to Bast for healing a cat who has been stung by a scorpion. The Goddess is invoked into every part of the cat's anatomy, symbolically endowing the cat with Bast's own strength and power:Thomas' paws are Bast's paws; Thomas' eyes are Bast's eyes; Thomas' mouth is Bast's mouth; Thomas' heart is Bast's heart; Thomas' liver is Bast's liver; Thomas' belly is Bast's belly; Thomas' entrails are Bast's entrails. No poison nor sickness can harm Thomas, because the strength of the Goddess is in every part of his body!

[bunny_m]

Thank you for sharing this, it is beautiful.

[acelightning]

You, and everybody else, are thoroughly welcome!

"I'm the village's Crazy Old Lady a Priestess - it's my job!" ;-)

[ext_2950426]

Even back then, cat people pulled out all the stops for their babies!

[acelightning]

The ancient Egyptians valued their cats very highly; not only did cats protect the food supply by destroying the rodents that would otherwise pillage the granaries, cats also hunted and fought poisonous snakes and other dangerous desert creatures. The cat-headed Goddess Bast had a number of different aspects, but the most prominent one is that of Protectress. It's especially fitting to call upon Her to protect a beloved cat!

[mdlbear]

That's beautiful. Must remember.

[acelightning]

Thank you! (I wrote that myself, "on the fly", in the style of the Egyptian incantation. That happens to me sometimes...)

[badgermirlacca]

That is a wonderful thing, and I will save it for my own cats.

[acelightning]

Thank you, and feel free to adapt it as necessary! (See my reply to mdlbear, above.)