Please… My Cat, She’s Singing ‘Memory’
Not once have I left her alone in the moonlight.
“You have reached the Hillview Veterinary Clinic after hours. Please leave a message including your name, your pet’s name, and a brief description of your pet’s symptoms. The doctor will return your call as soon as possible.”
Yes, hi. This is Susan Gilligan calling about my European shorthair Chickpea. She’s… singing.
I don’t think it’s serious necessarily, it’s just, well, odd behavior. I didn’t even know she could speak English, let alone could carry a tune.
What’s more worrisome is what she’s singing about — how she used to feel beautiful and happy. Maybe she has low self-esteem? Or maybe she’s depressed. Can cats have a little Zoloft? As a treatment?
Now she’s singing about streetlamps. She really seems to connect with lyrics about life on the streets considering she’s an indoor cat. And my apartment window faces a brick wall. Not sure where she’s getting that.
Then again, she was a rescue.
Well, whatever lives she’s lived, she doesn’t seem to want any memory of them. That theme keeps coming up a lot. What are the signs of feline dementia?
Anyway, Chickpea is up to date on her all her shots. Oh, but she refuses to swallow those pills that prevent…
