Bella’s On The Mend
Friday, December 29, 2006-12:51AM EST
It’s odd not to hear the irritating voice of a Siamese mix cat complaining about every little thing. There are no kitten paws reaching out to bat at my feet or play with things she really shouldn’t play with. I thought I wanted Bella to be a little quieter and to not have that Siamese voice she was named for (Beautiful Gabber = Gabriella aka Bella). But since she’s had this little cold she’s been quiet and sleeping all day. She eats well and drinks well; she’d have to really be on her death bed to stop eating…the little glutton. She hasn’t broken into the restroom while I’m trying to have a moment to myself. She hasn’t pounced on my feet while I’m attempting to walk across the floor. She hasn’t even been interested in her favorite toy, Captain’s tail. She hasn’t accepted baths from Mama Gracie or played much at all. This forces Gracie to bathe Captain Crunch therefore increasing the frequency of her once controlled hair ball problem. It still shocks us to see it. The body lunging back and forth, gagging, lunge, gag, lunge, gag only to produce some slime ball that I have to set aside my OCD issues to clean up.
I look forward to when the irritating Bella comes back, the one I think about drugging to calm her down, the one I have to lock the restroom door for so she can’t break in and steal my privacy. The other day the office door wasn’t shut tightly so she practiced her burglary skills. She could always just press her body against the door and come in but she hadn’t figured out how to get out. She figured out how to work the handles to get in. Blossom and I watched her go in and out of the office to make sure she could not just come in at will but leave at will. She just slips her paw under the door to pull it open then left and came right back in like it was normal for her to be breaking an entering.
I miss the chattering Bella that gets in trouble then gives you those big eyes like, “I’m just a kitten. I don’t know any better.” I miss her, the noisy, I won’t leave you alone until I feel like it Bella. She’s better than she was 4 days ago and getting a bit of her old self back but she’s not entirely back yet. I miss my little furry nuisance and I can’t wait until she’s feeling better so I can complain about how she’s bugging me.
Thank you Carmon for the info about the Vitamin E. The site about Feline Upper Respiratory health was helpful.
Joan of Arc
Max and Owen send get well wishes to Bella, they hate to see a fellow cat feeling yucky! We send you our wishes for her to get well because we hate for a cats owner to feel so lonesome without their kitty who not only amuses but bemuses!
They are something else, no doubt.
Always
john w