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Sarsi's BCT
Got up this morning and fed the cats...well a cat actually as Bonnie
was eagerly waiting for her breakfast but no sign of Sarsi. Went into the bedroom and there was Sarsi curled up on a box by the window. So I said "Sarsi, breakfast!" Not a twitch. Dave said "That's odd" and tapped the base of the box she was lying on, nothing. So he blew air on her ear that usually gets a twitch. Still nothing. By this point we're both starting to get worried, she is not moving at all. Cautiously Dave reached out and touches her. One eye flicked open and she gave him a squawk that plainly said "Leave it out! I'm trying to get some sleep here!" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On 6/4/2013 5:18 AM, Lesley wrote:
Got up this morning and fed the cats...well a cat actually as Bonnie was eagerly waiting for her breakfast but no sign of Sarsi. Went into the bedroom and there was Sarsi curled up on a box by the window. So I said "Sarsi, breakfast!" Not a twitch. Dave said "That's odd" and tapped the base of the box she was lying on, nothing. So he blew air on her ear that usually gets a twitch. Still nothing. By this point we're both starting to get worried, she is not moving at all. Cautiously Dave reached out and touches her. One eye flicked open and she gave him a squawk that plainly said "Leave it out! I'm trying to get some sleep here!" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Arrrrh! BCT indeed! Jill |
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jmcquown wrote: On 6/4/2013 5:18 AM, Lesley wrote: Got up this morning and fed the cats...well a cat actually as Bonnie was eagerly waiting for her breakfast but no sign of Sarsi. Went into the bedroom and there was Sarsi curled up on a box by the window. So I said "Sarsi, breakfast!" Not a twitch. Dave said "That's odd" and tapped the base of the box she was lying on, nothing. So he blew air on her ear that usually gets a twitch. Still nothing. By this point we're both starting to get worried, she is not moving at all. Cautiously Dave reached out and touches her. One eye flicked open and she gave him a squawk that plainly said "Leave it out! I'm trying to get some sleep here!" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Arrrrh! BCT indeed! Jill I think the term "catalepsy" was inspired by the way cats sleep. I'm sure we've all shared similar experiences: the cat lying in one of those "dead critter in the middle of the road" poses, no visible movement of rib-cage or abdomen to indicate breathing.... you practically have to step on its tail to evoke any voluntary movement! (As Melisande grows older, she has taken to snoring, for which I am grateful - not only does it indicate where she is, but it reassures me that she IS still breathing.) |
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We should be used to it when Sarsi was only a few months old, Dave found her stretched out on her back, completely still and he couldn't see if she was breathing . He tried calling her and she didn't respond so he picked her up and she was completely limp so he was just panicking and wondering how you give the kiss of life to a kitten when one paw twitched and she opened her eyes for a second and told him to "f**k off"
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On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 02:18:34 -0700 (PDT), Lesley
wrote: One eye flicked open and she gave him a squawk that plainly said "Leave it out! I'm trying to get some sleep here!" I hate it when they "die"! Dot's been doing that on and off as she's gotten older and more fond of her deep naps. |
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Takayuki wrote:
On Tue, 4 Jun 2013 02:18:34 -0700 (PDT), Lesley wrote: One eye flicked open and she gave him a squawk that plainly said "Leave it out! I'm trying to get some sleep here!" I hate it when they "die"! Dot's been doing that on and off as she's gotten older and more fond of her deep naps. Smudge did it once when she was a kitten. I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered that she was completely underneath me. That was alarming enough, but then I couldn't rouse her. I said her name several times. I shook her. I picked her up. No movement. I started to panic and woke up my partner - "I slept on top of Smudge and now I can't wake her up!" So there were the two of us freaking out, when she got up and stood there looking dazed and wobbly, her eyes blinking, like "Wha-??" Like the "Dude. Wait, what?" kitty. -- Joyce May the great galactic kitten always purr you to sleep. |
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