Silence

March 15th, 2007

It’s very early in the morning, and I can’t sleep. Worrying about Mia, who spent the night at Dr. Jones’ office. The blood work showed high liver enzymes, and the vet wanted to do some additional tests right away. Mia had an X-ray and acid-bile test yesterday. Today she’s in for an ultrasound and not-exactly-a-biopsy-but-sort-of-mini-biopsy-with-a-long-needle.

Poor, shivering, for-once silent Mia. It’s much too quiet around here without her frequent, cranky “Rah”s, her chirpy “Mrr-wrr” greetings every time I walk in the room, and her earthquake-purr at my back as we share this desk-chair. The only one enjoying this is Linus. He makes no secret of his glee, racing back and forth from the front door to the back door over and over. “No one’s hissing at me! Whee!” If he senses our sadness and anxiety, he’s coping with it in private.

Meanwhile, Mia’s condition might be something that’s simple to treat, and it might be something serious. We won’t know until a few days from now. I can’t wait to get her back home this evening, so she can start working on that kitty-brain magic of forgetting any of this ever happened to her. How confusing it all must be when you don’t speak Human. “Why are you stuffing me in a box? Why are you moving me at 40 mph in a bigger, noisier box? Why are we in a place where I can smell and hear predators and other cats?”

“Why have you left me here?”

3 Responses to “Silence”

  1. cindy Says:

    The Stephens Brown estate is sending good vibes Mia’s way. Even Emily, who left an uncovered turd in the litter box as a form of well wishes.

  2. Christina Says:

    I hope Mia’s okay. I’m wishing her and her parents well.

  3. ma Says:

    I know how much she means to you. Hope she’s better soon and back to her usual purring self.

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