6.27.2009

my cat is officially crazy

So my cat Mia has always had a wee issue (no pun intended) with "going" other places besides her litterbox. This is just a "number one" issue. If there is a crinkly newspaper on the floor, a plastic bag, tissue paper or just whatever she finds appealing at the moment laying around, she likes to use it and abuse it. Even if it's laying 3 feet from the litterbox, she doesn't care. Now this is definately not an every day kind of thing, but it occurs more than I would like it to. Being that she was coming to live at Justin's with me, he thought it fitting to have her checked out by a professional. Her bladder turned out to be a-okay but they did detect a heart murmur and recommended a $500 EKG. Right, sign me up. So she stops for a while and then when I go on my honeymoon she goes EVERYWHERE at home. Let's just say Mama ain't happy, but thank goodness her iPod is working again. Oh yeah, Mia enjoyed going on that as well. To make a long story (kind of) short, I took her back to the vets office on Tuesday. They couldn't get a urine sample so they made me wait until Wednesday. And then Thursday. By this point I thought they had lost my cat and were looking for a replacement. We finally went to talk to the vet at 7 pm on Thursday evening. He told me that he hates breaking this kind of news to people but that my cat is fine but is completely neurotic and crazy. He said most cats are normal but white cats are freaks. So my little sweet furball was prescribed Prozac. Yes, my cat is on an anti-depressant. He thinks that this will calm her down and possibly make her go where she should. 20-40% chance of improvement to be exact. Justin's not crazy about those odds. If the problem doesn't clear up I'm afraid I'll have to share the medication with her because Justin will kick her to the curb. Fast. We've already talked about her going outside some but we live on a busy road and white cats can get skin cancer if they have too much sun exposure. Another check on the freaky cat list. Has anyone ever been in this situation? I love her so much and would die if I couldn't keep her anymore. I leave you with some pictures of my sweet Mimi (she has a lot of nicknames).















Me? Obsessed? No...

2 comments:

I Love Brownies said...

TOO PRECIOUS!! And nice photography! Cats must love their pics taken because I can't get my dogs to sit still!

valerie pradhan said...

Mia is sooo cute. I love her slightly devilish stare. Adorable!

 

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