Sick Human, Sick Kitty

I have a true copy cat on my hands. Yesterday I took Belial for his yearly vaccines, and ended up rushing him to the pet ER this afternoon because of a bad reaction to those shots.

Usually when he comes back from any visit to the vet he's lethargic and kind of mopes around. This time was different, though. He's a very talky cat and turned into a deaf mute overnight. Also, while trying to console him as he relaxed on my lap, he was quite hot.

The kicker, though, was his lack of appetite. He didn't want to eat anything, not even when I opened a fresh can of tuna and put some right under his nose. That's when I called around for emergency pet care. I knew something was wrong.

He's resting right now in the kitty ER on a drip of a concoction to bring down his fever and get some nourishment. If I get the green light when I call later, I'll bring him home. Poor little guy. Wish I could get help for my sickness that quickly!

Free Association February
Brought to you today by the letter W.

My ode to W...

• weird...how my brain feels after addling it (yes, that can be used as a verb, who knew?!) this past week with any OTC meds I could find in my house.

• wishful...that I will finally get antibiotics from the school doctors and magically feel better.

• wheeze...what I've been doing this past week. Not coughing, but full-on body-wracking wheezing.

• wanton...sickness always makes me frisky for some strange reason (TMI?)