Tomorrow I will pick up my great niece and take her to the college in Independence. Her car is in the shop. If I need to wait around to take her home too I will go into Independence and kill some time. Then after I get back home I will meet Bill for lunch. Bob will be on his own.
Friday I will fix hamburger pie again. I have some leftover green beans to put in it. Bob will bring a salad.
Keith called me last night and visited with me for thirty minutes. I am so pleased with my kids. They look after whatever they feel I need. I am grateful to have such good health. At this point, at least, they have nothing to be overly concerned about. I am fairly self sufficient. If I get a job I will be even more self sufficient. I called Amie yesterday but she didn't return my call...at least not yet.
More later....
I am going to have to take Missy out to Dr. Barta’s in the morning
and have her put to sleep and cremated. She bit me on the arm again this
afternoon. I wanted her to come in off the patio so I could take a nap and she
hissed and spit at me. I lay down on the recliner with the afghan in my
lap and invited her to come up and sleep on my lap. We often do that.
She jumped up on my lap and bit me on the arm and drew blood
again and then hissed at me. She was still angry. Then she jumped down. I
called Dr. Barta and discussed the situation with him. He said I really had no
options We can’t tranquilize her every day and she may bite me or someone else
again.
I also discussed it with Leslie in an e-mail. She basically
said the same thing. She said:
“I can see what you mean about a dilemma. We could take her back and keep her inside but if she starts
biting anyone (grandkids) then that would be a problem. We could let her go
outside here, Dustie comes up most evenings and stays outside...so they would
probably fight, and there are some other cats around that are wild.
Could have her put to sleep...but would you be OK with that or would it bother you more than you think. One thing for sure, she can't be biting you.
Could have her put to sleep...but would you be OK with that or would it bother you more than you think. One thing for sure, she can't be biting you.
Leslie”
So, I’m going to
just have to “bite the bullet” and have her put down and cremated. I don’t want
any more pets. It’s too hard to part with them…especially if I have to make the
decision to have them put down.
2 comments:
The cat we had was like that for years. He lived to be 17 and finally died in his sleep. He would attack my hands and arms just out of the blue. One minute he'd be sitting on my lap, the next he would be tearing into my flesh with his teeth and holding my hand with his front claws as he bit and kick scratched me with his back claws at the same time. He was not playing. He would get so crazy acting and strong when he attacked, that I couldn't hardly pull him off of myself. He was out to hurt me and hurt me bad. I started fearing he would attack my face and eyes.
It got to the point that I would not let him on my lap at all. He was a beautiful Persian cat, and had been my daughter's birthday present when she turned 7. After the last attack on me, I considered having him put down, but just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Looking back, I think that I should have. What is the point of having a pet that you are afraid to let come near you? It would be a hard decision to make. I always wondered why our cat ever started acting like that. No one was ever unkind to him. Maybe he had developed some type of mental disorder?
I don't think that I would rule out ever getting another pet. My little Fuzzy Pomeranian would never even think of hurting me. He is such a sweet companion and he adds so much to our lives.
Thanks for your comments, Susie. I am still considering whether to have her put down right now. I may wait and see if she does it again.
I am 78 and still very active. Whenever I go anywhere, I have to ask my brother-in-law to feed and take care of her.
So that's one other reason why I don't want another pet.
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