Sick Kitty!
I am beside myself today. Little Tilly Bear, my ball of gray tabby fur, is sick. I had to leave her at the vet this morning, something I hate to do. I'd rather stay with her while they check her out. Tilly has intense separation anxiety - she stops eating if I'm not around, even if I'm just gone for the day - and so I know this is traumatic for her. Because they had to try several procedures on her (and take her blood) she was terrified by the time they let me come take her home.
Lola, as always, is refusing to welcome her sister home. You see, Tilly comes back from the vet smelling like that evil place and Lola decides that she's not really Tilly. She hisses like a machine gun at her sister, convinced that it is a mistake. It happens every time I take Tilly to the vet. I've tried rubbing Tilly down with a towel then rubbing Lola down with it to transfer the scent. No go. Not even Feliway spray can mellow Lola out. She remains convinced that the cat I bring home is not her sister, and just because everyone else has gone crazy and is welcoming the presence of evil into our home doesn't mean she's going to do the same thing.
This time she snapped in a big way and is hissing at me, too. I really don't know what to do with her. She even growled at me tonight. I think Lola's own vet trauma is just too much for her to bear. If only there was a way to reason with a cat who is threatened. Tilly needs her sister to be nice to her right now. So far she hasn't eaten anything and I'm not sure if that's because her sister is scaring her or because she doesn't feel well. Give it a rest, Lola! I'm sure not going to call you Snugglepants when you act like this.
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