Every time I take a break from this pad of mine

[lizblackdog]

well, I was gonna stay at Grimmauld Place, but no one had told me Mum had cancelled both the broadband and the cable TV. So no Internet, and I couldn't even get Channel 5 (which was showing House and Grey's Anatomy, both of which I would have liked to see). I ended up watching fuckin' Big Brother and doing the washing-up and then came home because I was scared my brain might melt.

makes sense, because she never uses either, but still!

been to hospital, seen her. so small and frail and yellow. they're doing tests. I keep thinking of things I could and should have done before things got this bad. She's scared she has cancer; it runs in our family. The only one of Mum's family who didn't die of cancer was her youngest sister who passed out drunk and choked on her own vomit when she was my age (substance abuse runs in our family too). I don't think she does because she had a complete health check a few months back and I think they'd have found it then. I think she just pushed her liver too far. But we'll see.

my cat was all pleased to see me and spent nearly two hours sitting in my lap :)

Comments

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

yeah. she's only eight months old and she started life as a stray. she'll never be one of those big hefty cats.

I didn't think she was that small because I'm comparing her to Mum's Maisie - but Maisie was a malnourished feral kitten once and she's a founder member of the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee herself. She's more filled-out than Cassie but not really any bigger. I hope it doesn't cause problems for the kittens.

(that's Maisie in the icon)

[ex-ramona222.livejournal.com]

I think that being small can cause birth problems, but I don't think it's the most likely scenario. Cynthia's mother is tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny - we thought she was only half grown when she came to the shelter, but then she never grew any bigger! Four healthy kittens were birthed and raised to be four healthy, very small cats. :)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

sounds like Maisie's story. When Mum took her to the vet the first time he was surprised to find she had her adult teeth because she didn't look old enough.

well, small cats are nice. and Cassie has a BIG attitude!