week 12 (2)

sick cat

Puking sounds erupt from behind the chair. Worry and dread permeates the household. Salem the cat is sick. He has been puking since the night before. His owners thought he may have worms so they gave him a dose of de-wormer medication. That hasn’t yielded any results yet.

His female owner has tried to get him to eat and drink something. To the owners knowledge Salem hasn’t eaten or drank in three days. The female came up with an idea to get him to eat. She dug through the freezer and found a box of vanilla ice cream. She grabbed a spoon and scooped out half a tea spoon of ice cream.

The male owner took the spoon and held it for Salem to eat. Salem ate the ice cream. Jubilation bounced off the walls. Fear and sadness followed an hour later as Salem threw up again.

The female tried again to get him to eat. She brought in a glass of water and a tea spoon. She patted Salem and managed to get three tea spoons of water down his throat. All that is left for the owners to do is to wait and see if he throws up again.