when abi was acting differently I assumed it was the heat wave. it's been close to or over 100 for a few days and while we do great heat management in this non airconditioned house - (it only gets to about 78 upstairs) this is warmer than is typical for my coddled cat. she hasn't been sitting in my lap and tuesday night she protested being touched with a little playbite- again atypical- and strangest of all is her sleeping on the floors rather than in any of her many many high roosts.
then last night around 10:15 I found her pawing the unmade bed. she was trying to cover up the pee spot she left. The last time she did this was when she had a urinary tract infection. poor baby. I whipped off the sheets and mattress cover but she had flooded the bed and a spot got onto the mattress. so in a tear i had to search through the entropy of cleaning supplies ( jim's workshop and the utility room are the last to get organized surprise surprise.. yes this martha stewart wannabe is married tothe organizationally impaired... i finally got the the spot cleaned and the bed made and by then it was after 11 pm and 85 degrees in the bedroom from all the lights we left on while scrounging. her litter box was clean and now that things appearred to have settled down.......i fell apart.....i mean a major meltdown ensued and i went off to the guest room to sulk, recover and get cool. I was awoken about 30 minutes by my neighbor sitting outside laughing and shreiking in a voice that could wake the dead and DID awaken me. so abster and i toddled off back to a now cool dark bedroom, a cozy husband and woke up to a sunny 67 degree day. I REALLY needed a break from the heat and so did the abster cat. so off to the vet we go. meow. another 50 dollars just went down the drain. serenity now, NOW . please.
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