I started this post talking about my cat Lavendar. She has weighed heavily on my mind this weekend. For the first time in my eleven years of her being a part of my family, I have seen her age. She seems to be slower, her hair coat is not as thick and shiney as it once was, and I think her hearing is diminishing. Don't misunderstand me; it is my hope I have much more time with her. I believe her to be in good health as I run bloodwork on her every 6 months and do a thorough physical exam on her, but I can not stop the hands of father time. It hurts my heart to see her slowly slip away, but I am going to do all I can to fight it. I want to keep her here as long as I can.
Meet Lavender. Lavendar is the oldest member of my animal family. I adopted her from the Montgomery Humane Society my senior year of vet school and named her Lavender simply because I love the smell of the herb, Lavender. Being a young adult cat when I adopted her, I am not certain of her age. I assume she is around 12 years of age as I adopted her in 2001 and she was probably about one year old at that time. She has brought me great joy over the years. Oftentimes I feel like cats are overlooked as great pets; most people consider cats second rate pets. As a general rule, the dog receives more stature in the home than the cat. Most men are not confident enough in their manliness to admit they love a cat (including the dentist). It's a shame. The truth is, cats are such low maintenance animals and require much less attention than a dog. Of course one can not ride the cat in the back of the truck; it will not pick up birds, and more than likely it will not fetch a beer from the refrigerator. But let's think about it, the cat is not usually under your feet begging for morsels when cooking dinner; it will not tear up the sofa in the 10 minutes it takes you to run to the grocery store for a loaf of bread, and assuming you have a litter box, you could leave for an 1-2 night away trip and not have to board the cat somewhere. What I am trying to get at is, cat's are great pets; when considering adding an animal to the household, one should consider adding a cat.
I started this post talking about my cat Lavendar. She has weighed heavily on my mind this weekend. For the first time in my eleven years of her being a part of my family, I have seen her age. She seems to be slower, her hair coat is not as thick and shiney as it once was, and I think her hearing is diminishing. Don't misunderstand me; it is my hope I have much more time with her. I believe her to be in good health as I run bloodwork on her every 6 months and do a thorough physical exam on her, but I can not stop the hands of father time. It hurts my heart to see her slowly slip away, but I am going to do all I can to fight it. I want to keep her here as long as I can.
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Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark
Dr. Haley Hydrick Clark graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a degree in Animal Science and from Tuskegee University in 2002 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Archives
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