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L.S. is a wild and crazy kitty, but he acts just like a little kid whenever an animal is hurt. He did it when my mom had rotator cuff surgery, when the foster kitten we brought home had distemper, when I had my tonsils out, and when my last betta was dying.
He does this scared little walk up to whoever is hurting and he lets out this tiny little meow, which I could swear translates as "Are you okay? Get better soon. I want to play." Then he turns to me and gives me this look that makes me cry every time. It's almost as if he's saying, "Mom, why can't you fix this? You have to make him/her better." Gah, I'm tearing up now. L.S. looks just like a confused and concerned little boy.
Sniff. Anywhoo, I thought he only did it when someone or something was seriously hurt. I didn't think he would be able to pick up on small tiny stuff.
He started giving me that look today, and he wanted to me follow him to the fish tank about 20 times. He hadn't done this before. He even made the "get better" meow while looking at the new betta I bought for him.
I hadn't bought strips to test the tank water yet because while I have started cycling the tank fresh, it's only been a week. I was always told two weeks between tests and water changes was fine. With L.S. acting the way he was, I knew something had to be wrong. So I ran out to the store and bought the test strips, and tested the tank water as soon as I walked in the door. The ammonia was so high the betta would probably had died this weekend if I hadn't checked. (I still can't figure out how it happened. I did everything right that I was supposed to.)
The fish has been renamed Little Buddy, in honor of Little ****. (Yes, that's the cat's real name. It's my mother's fault, and the name just fits him so well.
) They've become such good friends. The fish follows L.S. around, and in the morning L.S. begs me to turn on the tank light so he can see his friend.
Part of the reason for this thread is that I wanted to brag about my little darling. The other part is that I was wondering if anyone else's cat was this in touch with other people and creatures? I have two other cats, and they never reacted at all to the distemper kitten or to the fish; only to when mom and I were in pain.
He does this scared little walk up to whoever is hurting and he lets out this tiny little meow, which I could swear translates as "Are you okay? Get better soon. I want to play." Then he turns to me and gives me this look that makes me cry every time. It's almost as if he's saying, "Mom, why can't you fix this? You have to make him/her better." Gah, I'm tearing up now. L.S. looks just like a confused and concerned little boy.
Sniff. Anywhoo, I thought he only did it when someone or something was seriously hurt. I didn't think he would be able to pick up on small tiny stuff.
He started giving me that look today, and he wanted to me follow him to the fish tank about 20 times. He hadn't done this before. He even made the "get better" meow while looking at the new betta I bought for him.
I hadn't bought strips to test the tank water yet because while I have started cycling the tank fresh, it's only been a week. I was always told two weeks between tests and water changes was fine. With L.S. acting the way he was, I knew something had to be wrong. So I ran out to the store and bought the test strips, and tested the tank water as soon as I walked in the door. The ammonia was so high the betta would probably had died this weekend if I hadn't checked. (I still can't figure out how it happened. I did everything right that I was supposed to.)
The fish has been renamed Little Buddy, in honor of Little ****. (Yes, that's the cat's real name. It's my mother's fault, and the name just fits him so well.
Part of the reason for this thread is that I wanted to brag about my little darling. The other part is that I was wondering if anyone else's cat was this in touch with other people and creatures? I have two other cats, and they never reacted at all to the distemper kitten or to the fish; only to when mom and I were in pain.