Thread by @TriciaLockwood

prayers up for miette please. she suffered a vestibular attack earlier — lost control of her back legs and the muscles of her eyes. we raced her to the emergency vet where they gave her fluids and we should know more in the next few days. in the meantime … continue to Draw Her

basically this is a cat you never want to see looking more confused than she already does. she resembles a beanbag that has lost half its “beans” (IQ points) through a tiny hole in one corner. this is not madame curie. this is miette.

I want to say she is looking a TINY bit better this morning though still very scared. she’s hiding under the blanket next to me, occasionally purring when I touch her head with the Healing Stone. thank you for all the love, I will keep you updated!

she’s out!

perhaps the Healing Stone worked its magic too well … she woke me at 3 am to tell me she was now badder than garfield

these flips? 48 hours ago you couldn’t walk! what the hell is a cat, man?

official diagnosis from her vet: miette most likely ate a lizard and tripped so hard that she lost control of her body from the neck down and went temporarily blind for 36 hours. her bloodwork is completely normal but she will go forth as someone who has Seen God.

existential question: will she always be high from now on?

this is the first time I’ve laughed about it because honestly the attack itself was so frightening that Jason and I burst into tears simultaneously and yelled, “she’s dying!!!” but YOU’RE TELLING ME A LIZARD DID THIS???

this explains the pictures

*matthew mcconaughey car commercial voice* because this isn’t madame curie. this is Miette.

this originally happened during an episode of stargate: sg1. and Jason and I were crying in the car that we were never going to be able to watch stargate again. it was the one where they join a seattle sex cult dedicated to erotically worshiping the great god Seth.

and as we were carrying an insensate miette through the living room the tv was paused on sam carter’s face trying to seem so horny for Seth. she looked like a Precious Moment that had been specially issued to commemorate the death of JFK. and both of us were sobbing out loud.