Kitty Kitsch
Oy vey! So, Katinka went to the Vet this morning. Since this is our first vet visit post Katrina, we went to the closest one. It was.... bizarre. The area out front was landscaped with improbably colored "silk" flowers (silk flowers outside... doesn't that always scream "class" ?). Inside, the exam room was PLASTERED in kitty kitsch. A kitten wallpaper border, a giant life-size kitty poster on the door, kitty figurines everywhere...
When the vet came in, she looked like Loretta Lynn. BIG old Texas hair. Startling eye shadow, too. And despite the fact that she's clearly in her sixties, not a grey hair in sight.
Poor Katinka. She got the works. There's no time like the present, so while she was in she had her sore foot mauled, got a blood test (neg for feleuk and FIV, WOOOOT!!!!!!), got all her shots, and got a shot of antibiotics. No wonder she peed in the carrier on the way there-- she's probably clairvoyant. The verdict on the foot is bite wound, and they say it's infected and that they could smell it. Actually, I'm about 90% sure what they smelled was the pee that was covering her, the cat carrier, and John. But either way, we'll be attempting to keep her in the house for the next 5 or 6 days. We have to soak the foot 2x daily, apply ointment 2x daily, AND give oral antibiotics 2x daily.
This is REALLY going to test our mutual affection, I suspect.
Off to wash pee soaked EVERYTHING.
When the vet came in, she looked like Loretta Lynn. BIG old Texas hair. Startling eye shadow, too. And despite the fact that she's clearly in her sixties, not a grey hair in sight.
Poor Katinka. She got the works. There's no time like the present, so while she was in she had her sore foot mauled, got a blood test (neg for feleuk and FIV, WOOOOT!!!!!!), got all her shots, and got a shot of antibiotics. No wonder she peed in the carrier on the way there-- she's probably clairvoyant. The verdict on the foot is bite wound, and they say it's infected and that they could smell it. Actually, I'm about 90% sure what they smelled was the pee that was covering her, the cat carrier, and John. But either way, we'll be attempting to keep her in the house for the next 5 or 6 days. We have to soak the foot 2x daily, apply ointment 2x daily, AND give oral antibiotics 2x daily.
This is REALLY going to test our mutual affection, I suspect.
Off to wash pee soaked EVERYTHING.