4 posts tagged “crazy cat lady”
Thanks to all of you for your support and hugs. As hoped, I can now come back and apologize for being so dreadfully emotionally in my last post. But I was dreadfully emotional at the time.
Elvis has a fever of 102.9 which is really high for him. Ms. Vet thinks he has a respiratory infection of some kind.
Whew.
Can I just say again that I love my vet and the staff? We came in and I was close to tears but held it together. I told myself I had to be calm for Elvis.
They were really good at calming me down and making me realize it wasn't anything drastic. And Elvis is such a champ. He stayed perfectly still for his IV.
Ms. Vet told me he probably picked up a bug. Oh, dear. I let him hang outside on the patio. I saw another cat out there once in the last week. Great. Guilt.
MV: "Does he like hanging out on the patio?"
Me: "Oh yes. He loves to be outside when he can."
MV: "Then he likes to be out there. He'll get over being sick."
Me: "Now I feel kind of embarrassed for overreacting so much."
MV: "You really love him. And there was something wrong. You weren't imagining anything."
Yeah, but the fear I had of losing him made me come all undone. Maybe if all the other things in the family hadn't happened, I wouldn't have been so paranoid. Plus, his diabetes has me really on edge. Poor kitty. His mom is hypersensitive to his every move. He would be the kid who makes his mom park a block away so the other kids don't see her picking him up from school.
So thanks. I'll try really hard not to cry wolf again. Now I need to see if I can finally put on some mascara and high-tail it to work!
((((((HUGS)))))))
A friend alerted me to this site about a Russian Crazy Cat Lady. She owns 130 cats. I feel so inadequate with just one.
For your enjoyment and ease of use, I've posted them both here.
And now as a music video:
Elvis and I wish all of you great holiday season. You peeps are the best and this whole vox thing has been great fun. All the best in 2007 and beyond!
I'm off to Michigan tomorrow to be with family. Elvis will be in safe, loving hands here and I'll try to take some good cow pics for you!
(Yes, I know this makes me one step closer to being a Crazy Cat Lady. But I had the dress and the idea. Elvis is such a great sport.)
This past Saturday, I was awarded Scariest Female Costume at a Halloween party. Now, I'm not really sure how to take that, considering I don't think Crazy Cat Ladies fit the traditional vision of 'Halloween Scary'. But I can see their point.
You, too, can win prizes and atonished stares with your own CCL costume. Here are the step by step instructions to be the scary lady down the street with all the cats.
1. Go to Goodwill and buy a bathrobe, obnoxiously orange slippers and pajama bottoms. ($7)
2. Acquire 12 cats from Walgreens, Steinmart (you can get EVERYTHING at Steinmart) and your date. ($70)
3. Dig out old Ginger wig from when you and your friends went to a party as the entire cast of Gilligan's Island. (Priceless)
First you need to discern the real cats from the fake cats.
Then, assemble all the parts of the costume to plan for strategic attachment.
Find a comfortable top, throw on your favorite socks with brown cows all over them, and you are good to go! Don't forget the Paris Hilton-ish fuzzy pink cat purse.
Two of the cats didn't make it on the costume, as it was getting kind of heavy and well - I didn't want to get too crazy.
My friends and I went to dinner first and ignoring all the stares and comments (how rude!) I said, "You know I'm not sure if I can actually act crazy enough."
My friend Anne replied, "Amy. You have two cats in your wig, I can't look at you and take you seriously, and you say you don't think you can be crazy? Ooookaaay."
It was a Pirate Party, so I made sure my 'parrot' cat had a little eyepatch. I thought it was a nice touch.
