It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (OK it was mostly just the worst of times).
Back in November, my beloved Carson Palmer got very sick. He was laying around, making a pathetic whine, and he wouldn't move. He failed the "treat test" (the treat test is where I hand out treats and if the cat doesn't get up to get one he/she clearly must be dying--that day was the first time any of them has failed), so I drove him to the vet immediately. It turned out his bladder was obstructed. 4 catheterizations, 1 surgery, and roughly $3,ooo later he's as good as new. Most people think Carson is my favorite cat. He is so sweet and cuddly, but the truth is I love all four of my furry beasts for better or for worse.
Including Tig who is mean as a snake. He's bit both of my parents unprovoked, and decided to walk by and take a bite out of my arm (drawing blood) when I was 7 months pregnant. When Carson was going through this scare I knew that Kyle and I would do pretty much anything to make him better, but I remember saying repeatedly "I'd do this for any of my cats--even Tig."
Good thing, because Tig started acting funny on Sunday. Kyle immediately expected us to have another $3,000 cat on our hands. Of course Wiggy handled things completely different than Carson. He had a whiney noise, too, but along with it he hissed at any of the other cats if they even looked in his general direction and tried to bite Kyle and me if we tried to touch him. Also, he passed the treat test and jumped up on the kitchen counter to "help" we get him some food. Nevertheless, something wasn't right so off to the emergency vet we went. Apparently Tiger was probably obstructed at some point but he wasn't by the time we got there. They sent us home with medicine and special food and just told us to watch him. One of the drugs they gave us was a mild sedative--can I just say I love Mr. Wiggins on drugs? It's the love-iest he's ever been. And unlike Carson he likes the special food just fine (Carson refused to eat it. To this day he won't eat it).
So for now, we watch and see if Tiger suffers the same fate as Carson. It'd be about the only thing they have in common.
