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October 8, 2010
R.I.P. Badger
Today was a bad day. The maids opened Jennifer's room. Slinky went in and somehow got at Badger, Jennifer's pet quail. Slinky killed the quail.
I picked up Jennifer from school and had to break the news to her. I lied an said that Slinky had tried to get Badger but that he'd escaped and flown away. She knew better. Then I had to come clean and admit that Slinky had actually killed Badger.
This was pretty bad, and Jennifer broke down and cried for some time.
When we got to the house, she found Timmy asleep in her bed. She noticed something that I'd missed, namely that he was lethargic, had a fever of 104, and was bleeding in her bed. OK. So, I'm not a good father. Guilty as charged.
So, I called down the hill and the vet said they'd see us if we could get there by 5:30 which meant we could make it, but only by folding space and time. I passed a cop on the way there. I was going 90. No clue how fast he was going, but he was going the other way and on the other side of a Jersey barrier. I just waved.
Timmy, it turns out, had been bitten on the forearm by another cat (presumably not a mountain lion). He was oozing puss and bleeding and had a fever of 104, but $118 later and he's resting peacefully, expected to make a full recovery.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 8, 2010 at 8:04 PM
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