the cat was a patient at the Blue Cross Hospital in Victoria. Blue
Cross is a charity that will not turn away an animal in need of
treatment because of cost.

Many many years ago, a friend's kitten "Fluff" (infamous b***ard cat
progeny of the equally infamous Poofta) as a 4  month old kitten
developed an intersupe....an inte...you know when a section of bowel
telescopes into another section and causes a very serious blockage,.

They were both out of work at the time but they lived near the Blue
Cross in Victoria and took Fluff in. He underwent 2 operations the
first of which was major emergency surgery, was in their intensive
care unit for nearly 2 weeks and under the care of their vet for
almost 2 months before everything healed up okay..He grew into a huge
white fluffy cat (Hence the name we suspected his dad was a persian)
and lived for many years (He was 16 the last time I saw him)

And the cost to his slaves?

Would they like to make a small donation to the Blue Cross? they
didn't have a lot of money but gave what they could and for many years
afterwards on their way home on payday would pop into the clinic and
leave another small donation

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Maybe your cats are slower than most?  It has little to do
with an owner being "attentive".  A determined cat can get
itself into mischief in about two seconds flat, and one
CAN'T watch them constantly!  I never open my windows,
because even with screens, it would be too easy for a cat to
jar them loose from their fastenings.  (I can only thank God
for air-conditioning, and be sure my "security" screendoor
is firmly latched if I have the inner door open.)