Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine
Cat: From the perspective of the cat who had his own near-death experience earlier in the summer of 2025
That Blasted Orange Cat – That’s Me
What a day this has been
I’m the cat you haven’t seen
I thought my mummy Suzy
Didn’t love me
So, I made myself so ill with worry
But now I’ve come to the see
She really does love me
My red platelets you see
Were only 7 when the vet
Nigel saw me
That wasn’t good for me
She managed to get me up to 10
Unknown Discoveries
Because she figured out Something unbeknownst To either her or me And over the next few weeks My platelets gradually went up more Mummy Suzy was so pleased That because of the efforts of Nigel Henderson With his conventional medicine And mummy Suzy who relied On placement of actual things Which initially probably Got me into this predicament
Gradual Removal
And she was removing slowly so that
I was beginning to be like my former self
It then became even more apparent
To her and me because
Now I was smiling
Like the proverbial Cheshire cat
I’m so grateful for her learning capacity
And her trust in Nigel the veterinary
Who was so brilliant and gave here the time
To figure out exactly what was affecting me
Because she was narrowing it down,
Moving things that had me
Changes Coming
Going up and down
Sometimes good and others
Not healthily, but now I know
She won’t ever make that same mistake again
Slowly she might even figure out even more things
But that doesn’t matter very much to me
Because I have seen the lengths to which
My mummy will go for me
Combining conventional medicine
With what the Chinese call Feng Shui for me
And to top it off would you believe
She’s even figuring out other life lessons
Visible Certainties
Now she has seen
How certain things affected me
Because she’s really chuffed that my platelets
Climbed up to 23
Now there’s definitely one choice for me
Even Nigel has to agree
That his final injection
Is definitely not for me
Just to continue
The medication prescribed to me
Then come back in October
And another PCV blood test for me
Cat Health Returning
Hopefully by that time I will be
Back to my normal, happy,
Yowling, irritating, hungry self
Oh, won’t my mummy be pleased
Well, October came around and
I had my PCV
Nigel and Mummy Suzy
Were almost celebrating
Right there in the middle of the surgery
My red platelets were up to 42
And the placement in our bathroom
On the shelf, well,
Back to Normal
You wouldn’t know the significance
I know it’s just for me
Just one bottle is there
And I feel brilliant, back to normal
I can safely say, now it’s been narrowed down
There’s never going to be anything
Next to that bottle because
Anything else makes my mummy frown
And the way it makes me feel
And keeps me happy
full of life gaiety
Unfortunately, according to mummy
House Arrest for Cat Indefinitely
I’ve got to stay indoors
For all eternity,
Well at least until the Summer,
So, mummy Suzy is as sure as she can be
That I won’t make myself ill, even if only slightly
And now it’s time for her to have a cup of tea
And to thank Nigel yet again for his help
In saving me, with him knowing that
Without me and others like me
He wouldn’t have a job, hehe
Thank you, Nigel and team,
I’m still doing well and looking forward
Christmas is Coming
To being here and so very pleased
I’m going to get the chance
To open at least one Christmas present
I’m hoping against hope that it will be
My mummy Trinity
But I don’t think there’s a chance in hell
For that one wish for me
But I can’t help hoping and praying
For mummy and me
Because that would make
Everyone in the family very happy
But in the meantime
Relaxing
Mummy Suzy will just sit on her swing
Have a cup of tea
And think of all the nice things
As my life servant, she can do for me hehe
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