An Older Cat

The vet says the cat is probably much older than the shelter told us. She says, probably around 7. I don’t blame the shelter because they probably think nobody will want to adopt an older cat. We love her anyway, so it’s fine.

I kind of knew she had to be older than three based on her size but I don’t know from cats so I didn’t trust my instinct. The cat seemed traumatized by the visit to the vet. She must have thought we were going to abandon her there. When we came back home, she followed me around like a shadow, mewling desperately whenever I’d disappear from view. It took hours to reassure her.

5 responses to “An Older Cat”

  1. Stringer Bell Avatar
    Stringer Bell

    OT. It’s what they do.

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    1. el Avatar
      el

      Don’t have much time nowadays, but this is an example of misleading propaganda.

      “against peaceful neighbors”

      Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)

      … began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel. …  In northern Israel, the ongoing conflict has forced approximately 96,000 individuals to leave their homes … Iranian involvement …

      Many villages near the border are Hezbollah’s stronghold (if that’s the word).

      “to steal their land”

      Which land do we steal from Lebanon?

      This purposefully conflates the conflict with Palestinians in the West Bank with Lebanon, trusting ignorant Westerners who want to accuse Israel of all crimes of humanity not to fact-check.

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      1. Stringer Bell Avatar
        Stringer Bell

        trusting ignorant Westerners

        Yes, that’s literally the survival mechanism of you parasites.

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  2. cliff arroyo Avatar

    “the cat is probably much older than the shelter told us”

    I thought three was too young from the picture, not by size but by face and hair (hard to verbalize why but if you’re around animals enough you get a sense for these things).

    “traumatized by the visit to the vet”

    From when you got in the car? From when you got inside the vets?

    Once when we were taking dogs to the vet my brother asked “Do you think they think that everytime we go away we’re going to the vet? Cause that’s the only place we take them….”

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      I think it was going someplace in the carrier. I’ve been trying to reassure her since then and I think it’s working.

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