Between worlds: observations of a semi-feral boy

I'm all healthy! And also, I have a Squillion!

Through trickery most vile, the Vet and the Vet Tech and the Lady conspired to
slip me a mickey yesterday, scoot me into a black tunnel, and have me spend the day at the Spa.

It all started with a plate of tuna fish. Tasted a little funny, but I ate some anyway. Next thing I know, I was feelin' really mellow. I sat on the Lady's lap for a little while, pranced around her on the floor (but my legs felt rubbery) and next thing I know she was PUSHING ME into the black tunnel. Hmph! But I didn't really have the energy to resist. Then she carried the black tunnel with me in it to the car and we went for a very short ride, with me telling what I thought of her all the way. She didn't seem fazed by it though.

I slept at the Spa for a long time, and when I woke up I was all clean. The Vet even cleaned my eyes and my teeth! The Vet Tech said he gave me all of my second round of injections, and also an injection for the sore on my mouth and my runny eye. But the Vet said it's not an infection - it seems to be a skin irritation, perhaps allergic. "Lip-fold dermatitis" he called it, which sounds kind of odd to me. How do you fold your lips, anyway?

So the Lady brought me home and put me on my Porch, and my legs were even more wobbly, so all I really did last night was sleep. Then this morning she gave me more tuna fish. Um, as if I'm going to fall for that? What, do I look like I just fell off the kibble truck? I ate some of it, but it tasted funny - a different funny, but still funny - and finally she took it away.

I spent some time outside today, to make up for yesterday when I was asleep. It was a much nicer day today anyway. I also grabbed at her hand, just to teach her that I don't really appreciate being manipulated like that.

But tonight she gave me a plate of tuna mixed with a sardine! I couldn't help eating that.

If this is going to be like last time I had the mouth sore and runny eye, and I get a plate of fishy goodness every day and night for awhile, that will be a pretty good thing, don't you think? She said something about buying mackerel for me, because sardines are 'spensive. I don't think I've ever had mackerel before. I hope it's good. She also said she'll try to find me some sensitive-skin food formula when I run out of the food I'm eating now, to see if maybe that will keep the runny eye and lip-fold dermatitis from coming back.

Also, we got us a Squillion! She's a Royal Squillion, and she's Porple, and her name is Queen Vi'let the Persnickety Meezer because she's a meezer, and I'm going to be very nice to her. I'll let her on my Porch, and not chase her or beat her up, and maybe even let her share my sardines and mackerel. But the Lady said I have to share my Squillion with Leo and Lady and Thomas, and I don't wanna. I want Vi'let to be all mine.

At least I don't have to share my Vi'let with Pixie, because Pixie doesn't want anything to do with other cats, not even Royal Porple Queen Meezer Squillions. Sometimes I think out of all the cats in this house, it's easiest for me to get along with neurotic little Pixie.