Today's Happiness: a healthy Charlotte. It took me ten minutes to chase her from room to room and finally herd her into the carrier. She was paralyzed with fear all the way to the vet and throughout her exam. The vet reported that all of her vital signs are fine and asked when the smoke detector went off and terrified her. "Tuesday," said I. "Oh," he said, "so it hasn't even been a week yet."
A week? A week!
He told me that he wouldn't be surprised if she remained confused and upset for two weeks. Looking at her file, he said, "If she's not more social when you bring her in for her shots in October, we'll do some tests."
OCTOBER?! He said it's not unusual for cats to do this to themselves. I've never encountered it in a lifetime of feline ownership, but he's a vet and it's his job to know this stuff.
And, it turns out, he was right. The HORROR of going to the vet was so ginormous that Charlotte forgot the mere terror of the smoke detector going off and she's been fine all afternoon.
I'm so relieved!
And thank you to the ladies who asked after her:
Kwizgiver
Vivian
Pearl
Endomental
Reading the good wishes was a happiness moment, too!
Yippee!! So relieved it's good news from the vet and she seems more normal at home.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear Charlotte's going to be okay. Cat's are so neurotic!
ReplyDeletewhat a relief for you...thankful she is okay! that little sweet heart.
ReplyDeleteGlad kitty Charlotte is okay. My cats haven't been spooked by anything like that (that I remember) but there's no accounting for why they feel the way they do.
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