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all you need is love

the face belongs to smilla, the hand belongs to smalldogs. she's the only person, in almost 14 years, on whose lap smilla settled herself (other than mine). smilla is my shadow, my familiar; she stands guard next to my pillow at night, curls up in my armpit when it's cold, waits at my feet when i'm on the can.

 

she's in the hospital right now, with raggedy breathing, a squeaky meow, and rapid weight loss. they're doing a bunch of tests, and we should find out later today what's up.

 

waking up this morning without her in the house was weird and unsettling.

 

we lost harvey less than three months ago.

 

i'm not ready for this.

 

UPDATE:

just talked to the vet -- they couldn't find anything, all her bloodwork is normal, chest xray is fine. gonna start feeding her protein-rich wet food, put her on a round of antibiotics and monitor her.

 

WHEW.

 

thanks for all the love!

 

xo

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Uploaded on May 25, 2010