How Was Your Day? VII

[Splashy]

I've just received an email from the UK Public Lending Right to tell me that between July 2015 and June 2016, my book, Pie 'n' Mash & Prefabs, was borrowed 2296 times from British libraries!

Thata a lot of wonky tables now flat and steady thanks to you

No thats excellent news :

[swmc66]

I have had our rescue cat for nearly four months now . She is lovely but still scared and anxious over slightest thing. Today i had to get a friend daughter who is training to be a vet over to put her flea treatment on and get a coller on her. She just was under the bed for ages. I had to take her to the vets to sign onto a special scheme and they said i had to bring her. We tried for an hour to get her into the carrier meanwhile she **** herself with fear under my daighters bed. In the end i had to get the trainee vet again and she got her in the carrier. At the vets she shed a lot of hair and was trembling. They said it was stress. I do not know what happened to her on the streets before she was rescued but it must have been bad. We treat her so well as give her all the best we can it just feels a bit of a struggle some days. I just spent all day putting bricks around the fencing to make it cat friendly today as advised by the cat rescue. It was an exhausting sunday just to get it ready for her as she is showing interest in going out. She was watching from the window and looked so cute. I just hope it gets easier.

[Perdita]

I have had our rescue cat for nearly four months now . She is lovely but still scared and anxious over slightest thing. Today i had to get a friend daughter who is training to be a vet over to put her flea treatment on and get a coller on her. She just was under the bed for ages. I had to take her to the vets to sign onto a special scheme and they said i had to bring her. We tried for an hour to get her into the carrier meanwhile she **** herself with fear under my daighters bed. In the end i had to get the trainee vet again and she got her in the carrier. At the vets she shed a lot of hair and was trembling. They said it was stress. I do not know what happened to her on the streets before she was rescued but it must have been bad. We treat her so well as give her all the best we can it just feels a bit of a struggle some days. I just spent all day putting bricks around the fencing to make it cat friendly today as advised by the cat rescue. It was an exhausting sunday just to get it ready for her as she is showing interest in going out. She was watching from the window and looked so cute. I just hope it gets easier.

I am sorry kitty is so timid and stressed but I am sure she will get better, although trips to the vet are not appreciated by most animals, my 2 dogs visibly look horrified when they get put on the backseats of the car as that usually means a trip to the vet. And as she is showing an interest in exploring the outside surroundings it sounds as if she is getting a bit braver now. I am sure things will get easier, you seem to be doing a great job

[swmc66]

Thanks

[Dazzle]

Four months is only a short time for your cat to recover from her trauma, swmc66, but I'm sure she will eventually. I've been involved with the adoption of lots of unwanted cats and dogs, and have found them to be very much like humans in that early trauma can stay with them forever and mean they might always be nervous and easily stressed. Saying that, I've found cats recover better than dogs and I've never known a cat to not at least almost fully recover after being given plenty of time to settle into a new, loving home.

I've had my little dog for about six or seven years now and unfortunately he's forever going to be very damaged (though I love him to bits and have never regretted adopting him). As I say though, I've never known a cat not to settle down after time in a secure and loving home. One of my mum's cats, Pippin, used to hide away in small, dark spaces when she first adopted him. We didn't see him for days, but eventually he started venturing out after hours spent reaching in to give treats and stroke him and tell him what a lovely boy he was. He's now the most contented and placid cat in the world.

It sounds like you're doing all you can for your Luna, swmc66, and I expect that you'll see a very gradual improvement as she feels more secure and learns to relax a bit. Unfortunately, as Perdita says, many animals (even those without difficult starts in life) hate and fear the vet with a vengeance and will fight tooth and claw against being taken. The last cat I had, Simba, used to look forward to going because he knew he'd get lots of attention there - but he's very much in the minority!!!

Good luck!

[swmc66]

Thanks that is very helpful. I have only had her a short while and have got so attached but i know it is going to take time

[Splashy]

My laptop is packed up .. having to use my phone to post how well please I can use the phone ... sorry not making much sense but I'm using the voice thing to tell you w
hat's going on ... had the best all-day breakfast ever on Sunday

[Dazzle]

Sorry to hear your laptop's broken Splashy. I always feel like I've lost a part of myself when my laptop goes!

At least with smartphones we're not completely cut off, though, and you seem to have adapted well to using your new phone. Are you looking to replace your laptop urgently?

[Splashy]

My laptop be fixed by PC World hopefully because it's covered in grass text to speech
I think my text to speech is a drunk
I'm off to argue with my trousers and stuff

[Dazzle]

My laptop be fixed by PC World hopefully because it's covered in grass text to speech
I think my text to speech is a drunk
I'm off to argue with my trousers and stuff

I'm not sure what your laptop being covered in grass is supposed to mean! Is it perhaps covered by insurance?

Anyhow, hopefully it'll be back with you in working order ASAP so that you can post as normal.