Poor kitty!

[cjsmith]

Little Girl went in for teeth cleaning on Monday. Unrelated, except for piggybacking on the anesthesia, she also had

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a small patch of skin

OK, WE'RE SAFE NOW

excised for biopsy. Because of the state of her teeth beforehand, she's getting antibiotics twice a day. Because of the incision, she's wearing an Elizabethan collar. She's pretty miserable. She keeps bumping into things, she is having a hard time eating, she can't rub her face against her humans, and she can't wash just about anywhere.

The good news is that her blood work is fine; she shows no evidence of problems related to having eaten the recalled Hill's m/d food. Biopsy results will be back in another day or two.

Rob says I need a new LJ icon picturing this cat in her current pathetic state. Me, I think I'd rather not remind myself afterwards.

Twelve more days and she gets her stitches out and the collar off.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it isn't. Until I get home and scritch her.

It amazes me, but no matter how miserable she is, she'll purr and purr and purr when I pay attention to her. I would never be that good-natured. Make me clumsy, give me a slice on my belly and a mouth full of ow, then make it very hard to eat (so I'm probably hungry) and make sure I don't bathe for a few days, and I'm not going to be the world's most perky person.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

I'm continually amazed at her agreeable personality. She didn't come from a good background. Grandma rescued her from a family that thought it was funny to let their dog harass her in scary ways. I don't want to be graphic here where someone sensitive to such things can stumble over it inadvertently, so it'll suffice to say that it was not amusing tussling, but the sort of tussling where you wonder that she survived, muchless thrived.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Your grandma must have done something right, that's for sure. I'm glad Little Girl thrived. I'm blessed to have her in my house.