kelmh
July 21st, 2008, 12:44 PM
My girlfriend's ex-roommate had a cat, Mishka, who didn't get along with her cat, Simon, so the roommate put Simon out of the apartment, and then she moved out with Mishka. He disappeared for about six months, coming back randomly to say hello. I felt horrible that he was outside because he'd come back and want to come in. We'd leave him food and water, but we couldn't allow him inside because Sammie, Q-Tip and Tori (the three new cats, my two and her new roommates one) were there. We didn't want him to give them anything if he'd gotten FIV or something else bad.
Well, he came back at the end of the six months. We've had a really bad drought, and he'd lost a lot of weight. He basically looked like death warmed over. Mandie, my girlfriend, rushed him to the emergency vet. They tested him for everything, he came back negative. He was really anemic, and they wanted to keep him overnight, but Mandie and I couldn't afford the 700+ dollar bill that would result, so they gave him fluids and we took him home.
He was still really weak, and I wasn't really sure he'd make it through the night. I knew I'd be up pretty much all night with him to take care of him and make sure he'll live. Mandie was really upset, and I knew she had to be at work early the next day, so I sent her to bed. I said a prayer to Ubasti to help me take care of him and to watch over him. She told me that she'd help me and that she would do what was best for him, which I knew meant that if it was better for him to pass, she would let him pass quickly, without anymore pain.
I thanked her and took care of Simon. He lived. And now he's thriving, we're getting him fixed this week and getting his shots, so that he can rome with the rest of the cats and not be locked up in quarantine.
My question is: the past week, I've been hearing Ubasti say, "Look, I have helped you and helped Simon. The best thank you that you can give me is to adopt a kitten. The best sacrifice you can give is one of your time and money." I'm waiting to take this step until we have more space and Simon is completely 100% okay and mixed into the pack.
Has anyone else had this type of experience? Or do you do any type of sacrifice or offerings to your deities?
Well, he came back at the end of the six months. We've had a really bad drought, and he'd lost a lot of weight. He basically looked like death warmed over. Mandie, my girlfriend, rushed him to the emergency vet. They tested him for everything, he came back negative. He was really anemic, and they wanted to keep him overnight, but Mandie and I couldn't afford the 700+ dollar bill that would result, so they gave him fluids and we took him home.
He was still really weak, and I wasn't really sure he'd make it through the night. I knew I'd be up pretty much all night with him to take care of him and make sure he'll live. Mandie was really upset, and I knew she had to be at work early the next day, so I sent her to bed. I said a prayer to Ubasti to help me take care of him and to watch over him. She told me that she'd help me and that she would do what was best for him, which I knew meant that if it was better for him to pass, she would let him pass quickly, without anymore pain.
I thanked her and took care of Simon. He lived. And now he's thriving, we're getting him fixed this week and getting his shots, so that he can rome with the rest of the cats and not be locked up in quarantine.
My question is: the past week, I've been hearing Ubasti say, "Look, I have helped you and helped Simon. The best thank you that you can give me is to adopt a kitten. The best sacrifice you can give is one of your time and money." I'm waiting to take this step until we have more space and Simon is completely 100% okay and mixed into the pack.
Has anyone else had this type of experience? Or do you do any type of sacrifice or offerings to your deities?