Just this: I am in the
presence of 20 pounds of fading housecat.
My boy Carmel has, over
the last few weeks, greatly reduced his intake of food. He has entirely stopped climbing up into his
favorite cat perch at the bay window. He
does not seek to go outside.
Yesterday, I tried on a
dozen occasions to entice Carmel to eat. He ate only a few sparse bites and spent the
day on the floor near my feet with eyes shut.
This morning he sniffed
at my offerings of food and slowly walked away.
I have seen this kind of
behavior before. The slow walk out the
last open door.
The seeking of low, dark
places.
Silence.
--Mitchell
Hegman
Oh my dear Carmel!
ReplyDeleteI keep hoping he will make a turn for the better. He ate a bit last night. We shall see.
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