Panther Puss

Panther Puss is not well

Since my arrival back here I noticed that Panther Puss has been acting strangely…spraying and such like…I will keep you updated on that matter and also the matter of her skin condition.

I saw Sabrina today…the other black cat…did you know she has a new job selling mattresses. Just so you know OK.

Ok… Panther Puss has quite a reputation…as if you didn’t know…first she follows me everywhere I go regardless of the destination. She leaves puddles and mossy rocks in conspicuous places…and blue green algae… and then wonders why I don’t want to play with her or pander to her whims.

Dearest Sandy….January 7, 2013

Am I going mad…I was so worried about Panther Puss following severe scratch attack and ongoing infection I decided to seek medical attention. First off…I wasn’t expecting a referral to a vet…so when I very kindly asked the receptionist whether another type of Doctor may be off assistance…these were her suggestions…an Indian Princess, A Goat, a herbal vending machine or a Lizard Doctor…I was incredulous…I said…”so that’s it…that’s the only choice”. I was completely mystified Sandy….what would you suggest?

I asked the receptionist this very same question and you know what she said??? The Goat!!.  Sandy…am I going mad or is everyone in this town more loopy that you obviously are.

I was dumbfounded…finally she says to me…”well there is one other type of medical establishment you could try… The Wildlife Search and Rescue Organisation’’…what the…???

So yesterdays with bushfires raging all around me…I took her to the aforementioned place.

The wildlife Doc…and by the way Panther Puss was not his only patient that day  - an emergency operation was being conducted on a blue tongue lizard…that had been attacked by a wild dog.

“You’ve come to the right place”,  the Doctor said…”we look after wild cats and wild dogs along with their victims in this establishment”.

He asked me…”How long had it been since Panther Puss has eaten”,  and then I remembered…Panther Puss does not eat…or rather not in my living memory…in any case. Then he weighed her…”she weighs exactly 24 grams, he said….Gosh that’s not much at all”, I thought.
“Oh  my GOSH!!!...you misunderstood”, he said in a rather patronizing tone. “That’s how much the fungus weighs”, not Panther Puss.