No ride home

[Guest guest]

Last week I asked this older gentleman, who lives across the

hall and about 20 ft away, if he could drive me back from the

hospital in Buffalo on Wednesday. He said he couldn't, as

he babysat on weekdays, but he knew someone who might be able

to. I happened to see him Saturday, and he said he talked to

her, and she Would be able to do it. I wanted to get in touch

with her and work out the details, and he said he would call

her and arrange it. I saw him when I got home from work to-

day, and he told me that she couldn't do it, she had to take

someone else to a hospital that day!

I don't know what happened, doesn't sound right to me. I

was kinda pissed off, but couldn't think about it for awhile.

I tried to decide what to do, how to get there, what to do

with my cat, did I really want to stay overnight, etc., but

couldn't figure out anything. So I spaced out on TV for

awhile instead. Now I realize that it's better not to have

to depend on someone else, and Mooncat would be happier to

stay home than to go to the vet's or stay at someone else's

apartment. He didn't like it the few times I've left him

at the vet's for a few days before, and wouldn't like it any

better now. I'll leave a whole can of food out for him in-

stead of the half-can he usually gets for breakfast, and I'll

get some of that moist cat food in a bag for his later meals.

I know cats can survive for several days without food, and

this will only be for one day.

I'll have to stay overnight in the hospital at Buffalo. I

don't expect to like it any more than Mooncat would like to

be in a cage at the vet's. Can't think of any other way to

arrange it.

Clay

[Guest guest]

Clay wrote:

>I'll have to stay overnight in the hospital at Buffalo. I

>don't expect to like it any more than Mooncat would like to

>be in a cage at the vet's. Can't think of any other way to

>arrange it.

Too bad the ride didn't work out. On the other hand, being

independent often feels better, doesn't it? I have left my

cats overnight a few times. One thing I do is leave a

second (largish) bowl of water, just in case the first

bowl gets tipped over somehow.

Getting out of the hospital will feel *so* good. :-)

Jane

[Guest guest]

Jane Meyerding wrote:

> Too bad the ride didn't work out. On the other hand, being

> independent often feels better, doesn't it? I have left my cats

> overnight a few times. One thing I do is leave a second (largish)

> bowl of water, just in case the first bowl gets tipped over somehow.

I have a bowl that has a place where you can screw in a 2-liter soda

bottle of water, and it keeps the bowl full as long as there is water in

the bottle. It has a relatively wide base and is pretty stable. That

will last at least a week (although I would never leave my cats

unattended that long). I also leave a regular bowl out, in case there

is a problem with the 2-liter one. That, and a good supply of dry food,

will last a few days easy. I would not be concerned about the cat going

hungry or thirsty as much as I would be afraid they would get too

upset. My guys get very upset when I leave them for more than a day.

My great grandma used to have a different way of ensuring her dogs and

cat would be watered if she forgot to fill their bowls... she left the

toilet lid up all the time.

[Guest guest]

Sorry to hear that the ride didn't work out.

Norah

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> Reply-To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse

> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 04:37:40 -0000

> To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse

> Subject: No ride home

>

> I'll have to stay overnight in the hospital at Buffalo. I

> don't expect to like it any more than Mooncat would like to

> be in a cage at the vet's. Can't think of any other way to

> arrange it.