One of my tabbies, Sampson, has been sneezing for the last couple of days. Other than that, he does not seem the worse for wear (well his puppy dog watery eyes are not normal). But this morning at 6am my wife decided that there was something seriously wrong with him. So she called the 7x24 Vet place and off we went as the sun was rising (it really did not rise today as it was rainy).
Sampson is one of the 3 pound rescue siblings my wife rescued and I adopted (when we were still comuting between 2 houses). So far his sisters do not seem to have caught any of this and I dont think it is really communicable. But we went. My first visit to this place since I put my beloved Tsar down almost 15 years ago.
The place had not changed. Indeed, for a metro area of about 800,000 2 legged animals, it is the only 7x24 365 vet place, so I dont guess they want for business. Still it was hard being there. The memories had not dimmed with age.
The vet said he was not running a temperature, and indeed seems to be ok except for the occassional sneeze. But to be on the safe side, she put him on 2 weeks of anti-biotics, and isolation. That is going to be the worst thing for him. Being isolated from all the other cats - his sisters and brothers. Of all the cats, he is the one that does not have any enemies among his siblings. He never fights with them, and loves to play with his littlest sister - Sally (famed for Sally says).
And of course he lets his sisters boss him around. You might say he is ........ pussy whipped! (sorry for that poor pun).
The pills are not going to be the problem. And unlike Scotty (where his isolation made him a nicer cat), Sampson is going to hate being alone for 2 weeks. I feel sorry for him. But I hope the time passes quickly and he does not develope bad habits (like thinking he now has a couple of butlers at his beck and call).
Oh, there is one other difference between him and scotty too. When the Vet took his temperature - he did not try to bite her hand off! He really is a pussy cat! And why most people love cats. You cant help but love ones that love you back!