{"id":163,"date":"2004-08-09T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-09T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2004\/08\/09\/163\/"},"modified":"2004-08-09T21:40:00","modified_gmt":"2004-08-09T21:40:00","slug":"163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/163\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
Smokey, we barely knew ya’….<\/strong> Unfortunately, Smokey’s (the name we gave him on the way to the hospital) recovery was far from complete, and after wishing and hoping and keeping him in top-notch vet. care for a few days, we finally had to have him put down — the neurological damage he’d suffered was just too great. He fought the good fight, though, and managed to steal my heart in the 48 hours I knew him. So, here’s to Smokey — I’m sure his back legs are working just fine now and he’s doing the things all kittens should be doing — running, playing, and being adorable.<\/p>\n And a public (well, kind of…) expression of gratitude to the fine folks at the Kirkwood, MO Animal Emergency Clinic — what a kind and professional group of vets. and staff. We’re grateful for all you did!<\/p>\n OK, back to irregularly scheduled rants…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Smokey, we barely knew ya’…. Been away from the blog for a few days, mainly because trips to the veterinary emergency clinic kept me busy all weekend. Glad to report [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Been away from the blog for a few days, mainly because trips to the veterinary emergency clinic kept me busy all weekend. Glad to report that my grandmother’s cat Freddy (who’s staying with us for a little while) is recovering nicely from a urinary tract problem. However (and this is where the weekend got strange), after taking Freddy to the emergency clinic and leaving him overnight, I came home to find a kitten badly injured in the road. Thought he was dead at first, and then thought that the injuries he had (I assumed he’d been hit by a car) would kill him quickly, but the spunky little guy fought through the initial shock and pain to make it back <\/em>to the clinic…<\/p>\n