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Thank you to everyone for your kind comments about Ramona. Mr. Cedar and I are feeling very empty without her. I couldn't respond, but your thoughts mean a lot. Beezus has been crazy lonely without Ramona, following us around the apartment and making sure one of us is there when she eats (but she has been eating, and I cannot tell you how relieved I am about that), so we took her to the pet-sitter's for some company. She'll be there while we're in Florida this week, playing with their three kids, dog, and cat. And when she comes home, we're getting her a kitten. We've already pre-adopted a 10-week old male gray-and-white tabby and named him Henry. At the shelter, Henry jumped out of another person's arms and onto Mr. Cedar's shoulder, where he started purring. It was a sign. We're all still very lost and weepy about Ramona, but we're also glad to be able to give Henry a good home, and to give Beezus a companion. Pictures will come. Mr. C and I are leaving tomorrow for Florida, where we'll visit a large mouse and alternate visits to Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. And sometime between now and January 20th I have to read 40 books. *headdesk* Tags: beezus, henry, ramona
126:  stressed
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At 8 this morning, everything was normal. I was just starting to wake up. Mr. Cedar was in bed. Beezus was off causing trouble somewhere and Ramona was in bed licking Mr. Cedar's face because, well, species issues. At 8:15, maybe 8:20, I got up and poked my head into the living room, just to see what was going on. Beezus was sitting on the windowsill, so I raised the blinds for her. When I turned around, I noticed Ramona lying on her side next to the bookcase, not moving. I reached over to touch her, and she was cold. I screamed, and Mr. Cedar came running. While I called the vet, he gave her mouth-to-mouth and tried CPR because he couldn't hear her heart beating. We rushed her to the vet, but she was dead by the time we got there. The vet said she did not choke on anything, and she'd seemed fine recently except for a cold a couple of weeks ago. We were told that sometimes cats, even younger cats (Ramona wasn't even 2 years old) can have aneurysms and heart attacks just like humans, and that is most likely what happened, especially because she was in otherwise good health, was not vomiting, dizzy, or otherwise showing symptoms of anything amiss, and had no internal bleeding or other injuries. We're keeping an eye on Beezus, but because she and Ramona were not related her heart, etc., is probably normal. Ramona was the friendliest, cuddliest cat ever. Mr. Cedar and I think Beezus knows what happened. She's sniffing around Ramona's carrier and coming to us for extra cuddles. When we get back from visiting my in-laws over Christmas, we're going to adopt another cat or kitten; we both work full-time and it's not fair to leave Beezus alone all day, especially because she's never been without another cat around a day in her life. Our new cat won't ever be a replacement for Ramona, of course, but it's important for Beezus to have a companion. I miss my ickle Mo. She wasn't even done being a kitten. Tags: ramona
126:  crushed
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No pictures, sorry, although I did take some the other day. This is just a story. Today, Beezus and Ramona went to the vet for their last round of immunizations. I find they prefer to travel in the same carrier. They whine less and they cuddle when they're together. So I packed them up, put them in the car, and took them to the vet. Bee whined. Mo didn't seem to notice. When the vet tech called them, he said, "Ramona? And Beatrice? Those are soap-opera names!" I told him no, they're from a children's book series, and another woman in the waiting room said, " Ramona the Pest, right?" SOMEONE gets it. Since I saw a new vet today (same animal hospital where we've always taken them, just a different doctor), I spent a little time filling her in on their medical history. She admired them in their carrier and was astonished that they weren't littermates, because they have similar eyes and the gray of Bee's spots is almost identical to Ramona's coat. They're also the same size. I was telling her how well they get along when Ramona stretched out along the side of the carrier and rolled over onto her back. Two seconds later, Bee looked up at the vet as though to say, "Want to see how much I love Ramona?" and she sat down on Ramona's head. Ramona is either the most tolerant cat on the planet or Beezus sits on her head more often than Mr. Cedar and I have observed, because she didn't do anything. They are both happy and healthy and they have nice teeth and are a little on the small side, but they are good eaters and have tons of energy so they might just be naturally runty. </proud kittymom> Tags: beezus, ramona
126:  amused
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Well, actually, it's two girls. Let's welcome the newest members of the Harry Potter fandom: ( Beatrice a.k.a. Beezus. Poor thing needs more medicine for her eye. )( and Ramona )( Both girls together )Things you can't see in the pictures: Beezus is the most laid-back cat I've ever met. She let Mr. Cedar hold her like a baby. Ramona has really sharp claws. Ow ow ow. Beezus likes Mr. Cedar better than she likes me. I think Ramona does, too. Ramona is an extrovert. She shoved the other kittens in her cage out of the way when we came by to see her. She's also very playful. They can't leave the shelter for another four weeks, so they'll come home when I get back from ALA. Beezus is going to be ENORMOUS when she grows up, I think. She's a week younger than Ramona but already significantly bigger. squee! Tags: beezus, ramona
780: The Lemonheads - Confetti
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