Everyone knows what animal lovers we are and how much we adore our dogs. These days I mostly post about Finn as he is the most rambunctious and amusing but Pixie and Panda, our geriatric Pomeranians, are both so old and cost a bomb in medications but we adore them none the less.
Pixie was a bit unsteady on her feet and has not been able to navigate the stairs for a while now. She has been having accidents wetting herself since we have been home from our holidays. She was such a proud little baby she would hate that. She had cataracts on both eyes and really struggled to see. Her hearing was also shot but she was very sensitive to any loud noises which did penetrate through to her hearing and would run and hide when the house was too noisy. Not noisy with humans, she loved to be the centre of all visitors and get attention. Lately all she has wanted to do is sleep. She slept all day near my desk and then when I got on the couch to relax she came to join me there. But she was always keen on her food and treats and still danced around with adorable happiness when we came home.
She was the cutest puppy.
Even when she went through the ‘ugly phase’ which they always say baby poms go through, she was still so cute.
We knew she was not at her peak health as she was 14 years old, but we had no idea she was as ill as she was. Norm just took her to the vet because she stopped eating. It was gradual but she completely stopped, even treats. She smelled even worse than usual so we worried whether she could be having a problem with her teeth but they will not clean their teeth when unwell or elderly as they do not want to risk putting them under for the cleaning. The vet took blood tests and said that her stats were about 50 and a count of 25 is the ‘time for dire measures’ point and told us her kidneys were failing so we knew it was only a matter of time. We always said that we would never let her suffer and if the vet said she was in pain then she must be let go. I spent the day cuddling her on an off and telling her what a good dog she was and how much we all loved her.
The vet and assistant arrived just after 3pm on Monday the 15th of January. By then her frail little body felt cold to the touch and her eyes and spirit seemed dimmed already and she was just lying still. The vet inserted a catheter into her leg but struggled to find a vein because she was so dehydrated and already had low blood pressure. Once the catheter was in she was given sedation medication and she just relaxed completely, gave a deep little breathe or two then shut her eyes and went to sleep.
Panda was not at all interested in anything going on except that there were additional humans in the house and they were not giving him any attention at all. He loves Dr Stephan. We could not believe that Pixie outlived Panda as he has been in cardiac failure for about 3 years. He coughs constantly but he keeps on going!
Finn was barking frantically and trying to keep the vet away from Pixie. He knew she was not right and seemed concerned about what they were going to do to her. We allowed him to come up to her afterwards and he sniffed her from head to tail then walked off. The vet and assistant took Pixie and their medical kit and that was that. It was over. Norm and I were both broken. So broken that Finn started to get a bit hysterical as well so we pulled ourselves together.
In other news, how have I never noticed how hot our vet is?? Or do I just forget it from visit to visit since I see him so seldom? The practice is Penzance Vet and I cannot recommend them highly enough, they are just so kind and humane.
Norm and I have both worked all week but we are not really ‘with it’. I go from feeling normal to feeling tearful.
I received the email that the vet had Pixie’s ashes ready on Friday. Norm picked them up and they had made a framed paw print too.
We have all been experiencing a few odd ‘psychic’ type things, Norm was sure that he felt Pixie jump on the bed the night she passed. I also had several odd interactions with Lily. She and I messaged each other with the same message at exactly the same time several times. I also had a premonition dream. I dreamed that Panda had pooped all over the bed and I tried to wake Norm but could not do so and I fell back to sleep (I am medicated or I do not sleep.) The dream was so vivid that when I looked down and saw clean bedding I asked Norm if he had changed it. He told me I was dreaming. A few nights later, I woke to a horrendous smell. It was pitch black & I could not see. I tried to wake Norm but could not do so and I passed back out. When I woke in the morning Norm told me Panda had indeed pooped on the bed. But Norm had woken up and dealt with it while I fell back to sleep. Not a pretty little tale but significant I think. Partly that I remembered a dream and partly that I had a premonition! Norm says I have been very restless at night, grasping him as if I am Rose and he is Jack, then once I grab him, turning over casually as if all is fine and passing back out.
I pulled a Medicine Card the next day and I drew the Lizard, upside down, aka ‘contrary’. If you page across to the other images it gives the meaning of the card. I have been asking for the Creator to make my dreams stay with me after waking and to allow me to have premonitions again so I found this card very interesting!
Then this Note from the Universe came up for me and I had to laugh.
I’ve also adjusted my intentions board this week. I added in an intention for Norm to get an OBE and I added in an image of a little Pomeranian puppy. Norm is not keen on getting another dog just now, but I am hoping to adopt rather than shop, even if not a purebred pommy, so it may take a while for her to come into our lives.
I had set an intention to get a new chair for my front porch recently. I call it My Throne. I always sit there as it is usually shady and it is near my computer to just pop out for a quick coffee. I even set the price limit for what I wanted to pay for the chair. I found it on sale online with Builder’s and as Norm already had to order a replacement for the outdoor dining seat from there I asked him if he would get it for me and he did! We just put in the same cushions I used in the last chair for years, but they are a bit moldy looking and I will replace it with some from inside the house. I am such a packrat, the bottom cushion I bought at Ikea when we lived in Birmingham. I bought it for Lily’s little room. She had a pale denim striped bedding with daisies embroidered on it.
I had set a price I wanted to find the chair for and I got it well below that so I am very pleased with my intention manifesting into actuality.
This week we watched Saltburn which has created quite the buzz. For some reason I was convinced it was a Vampire film and spent the first hour waiting on a vampire to make an appearance. Also, I had read the hype about the ‘dance scene’ where ‘Oliver’ (played brilliantly by Irish actor Barry Keoghan) nakedly prances about flashing his giant todger. ‘Everyone’ said that Barry was ‘brave’ for not wearing a prothesis as they gasped while clutching their pearls. He was well endowed but nothing remarkable so I spent a lot of time waiting on that only to be disappointed again!
Anyway. The acting was brilliant, the scenery was divine, especially scenes on the ‘grounds of Saltburn’. I loved the vapid role that Rosamund Pike portrayed as Elspeth. She seemed to be completely lost and befuddled and out of touch with reality. She had a friend staying with them in Saltburn who was depressed and the family decided she was a bit of a bore and evicted her and later it is mentioned casually that she committed suicide. Her husband Sir James was played by Richard E. Grant who did a great job as someone who is used to a certain lifestyle of frivolity and appears to have never had a single challenge in his life.
I just felt that the film moved very languidly and slowly which maybe suited the predatory nature of Ollie? Maybe that was a deliberate pace? I give it 3 Kitten Stars ⭐⭐⭐
Today I have a few girl friends coming over for a swim and a chat. The weather has been crazy hot.
I hope you all enjoy the remainder of your weekend and your week ahead.
Until then, Kisses from the Kitten xoxoxoxox
Kitten in the City 
So sad when we lose the furries… and I know how much you LOVE your babies ❤
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I do! I know you understand ❤️
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