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Ða€little€over€a€year€before,€which€opened€at€2€PM€on€a€Sunday,€and€stayed€open€until€10€PM.Ð ?"í ÐAfter€taking€an€X„ray€that€showed€the€leg€was€broken€(which€was€obvious),€the€vet€told€me€itÐ ‰#Ù Ðwould€cost€something€like€$600€to€put€a€splint€on€her€leg,€and€like€$1200€to€$2000€to€put€in€aÐ u$Å  Ðsteel€rod.€Both€of€her€lower€bones€in€that€leg€were€plainly€broken,€when€one€looked€at€the€X„ray.Ð a%± ! ÐI€couldn't€do€the€rod€option€for€financial€reasons,€and€even€the€splint€was€pushing€it,€but€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_ÔÐ M&?!" 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Ðgot€an€IV€put€into€me€at€the€Ô_ÔBotsfordÔ_Ô€ER€(the€hospital€near€8€mile€and€on€Grand€River)€SundayÐ Û+ Ðevening€so€some€heavy„duty€antibiotics€could€be€put€into€me.€I€also€got€a€prescription€for€oralÐ Ç Ðantibiotics.€They€also€took€X„rays€of€the€foot€that€had€been€bitten€&€scratched.€Admittedly,€IÐ ³ Ðthink€the€X„rays€and€even€the€IV„delivered€antibiotics€were€an€overkill,€but€not€the€oralÐ Ÿ ï Ðantibiotics.€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô€had€been€a€rigidly€indoor€cat,€and€had€Ô_ÔhadÔ_Ô€her€shots,€but€cats'€mouths€areÐ ‹ Û Ðunusually€apt€to€have€all€sorts€of€nasty€germs€in€them.€(A€cat€bite€is€decidedly€worse€on€averageÐ w Ç Ðthan€a€dog€bite,€assuming€an€equal€level€of€flesh€tearing,€for€it's€more€apt€to€get€infected).€I€hadÐ c ³ Ðput€on€Ô_ÔMeijerÔ_Ô's€brand€of€Ô_ÔNeosporinÔ_Ô€myself€on€my€wound,€and€special€big€bandages€from€Ô_ÔMeijerÔ_Ô'sÐ O Ÿ  Ðas€well,€but€I€knew€I€would€have€to€get€professional€orally€taken€antibiotics€also€in€order€toÐ ;‹  Ðprotect€myself.€So€although€I€went€a€bit€reluctantly,€it€was€a€good€idea€in€the€end,€although€if€IÐ 'w  Ðhad€been€paying€out€of€pocket,€I€probably€would€have€resisted€some€of€the€treatments€givenÐ c  Ðmore.€(The€X„rays€are€done€in€part€to€see€if€the€creature€had€left€a€tooth€or€tooth€fragment€in€theÐ ÿO  Ðwound€.€.€.€gruesome,€eh?)€It€was€somewhat€humbling€yet€at€times€strangely€relaxing€to€sit€in€theÐ ë;  Ðhospital€some.€Unfortunately,€I€developed€a€serious€limp€as€the€hours€passed€on€Sunday€afterÐ ×' Ðhaving€been€bitten.€It€was€also€somewhat€odd€to€look€down€and€see€the€IV€after€it€had€beenÐ Ã Ðinserted€into€the€back€middle€of€my€right€hand.€(Something€mechanical/plastic€was€jointed€tightlyÐ ¯ÿ Ðto€my€flesh).€The€nurse€doing€it€had€said€I€had€good€veins€for€this€procedure,€since€they€wereÐ ›ë Ðprominent€and€sticking€out€some!€On€the€other€hand,€I€had€a€lot€of€hair,€which€would€make€andÐ ‡× Ðmade€removing€the€bandages€(well)€a€bit€painful!€The€antibiotic€was€initially€put€into€me€veryÐ sà Ðslowly,€and€that€after€they€had€to€go€to€the€hospital's€pharmacy€to€get€it€(which€apparently€wasn'tÐ _¯ Ðtypical,€but€they€were€out)€When€the€doctor€noticed€why€I€was€still€there,€and€I€was€concernedÐ K› Ðabout€going€back€to€get€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô€before€the€vet's€office€would€close€at€10€PM,€he€suddenly€had€theÐ 7‡ ÐIV€turned€on€fully,€and€it€felt€like€a€cool€sensation€was€entering€my€hand.€Strange€indeed.€I€doÐ #s Ðfind€it€fascinating€that€a€human€vein€in€the€hand€could€take€in€so€much€fluid€so€quickly,€as€itÐ _ Ðworked€out,€over€the€next€roughly€15€minutes.€I€got€discharged€somewhere€around€8:30€PM.€IÐ ûK Ðlimped€out€to€my€car€(they€offered€me€a€wheelchair,€which€was€somewhat€tempting,€but€I€turnedÐ ç7 Ðthat€offer€down)€.€.€.€and€then€had€trouble€starting€it!€It€seems€it€acts€up€in€humid€or€rainyÐ Ó# Ðconditions,€a€speculation€I€had€heard€someone€say€about€cars€at€times,€and€those€were€theÐ ¿ Ðconditions€then.€It€seems€I€may€be€using€a€lot€of€"Ô_ÔHEETÔ_Ô"€over€the€next€few€weeks€or€months,Ð « û Ðdepending€on€what€happens.€(After€further€trouble€on€Monday,€and€having€used€startingÐ —!ç Ðfluid/ether€in€both€these€cases,€I€bought€some€more€Ô_ÔHEETÔ_Ô€at€the€Auto€Zone€at€5€Mile€andÐ ƒ"Ó  ÐTelegraph,€about€0.6€of€a€mile€from€my€home).€Ýƒ ÿÿbß݌Рo#¿! ÐŒÓ °°ŒX°°ŒXÓÓ ÓÝ  ÝÔ‡Aô´òXAXùàÔÔ#†ô´òòAô´D#ÔÔ‡Aô´òòô´ÔÝ‚ ÿÿÿÝÓ ÓÓ?+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°ŒX?ÓÝ  ÝÔS%Q ®$þÔÝ‚ ÿÿÿF,ÝÝ  ÝÔ#†AXùàXòAô´å+#ÔÔ#†XùàXXAXùà',#ÔÔ‡AXùàXXXùàÔNow,€shortly€before€I€went€to€the€ER,€the€vet€called,€and€said€something€about€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô's€breathingÐ %Q " Ðreally€hard,€and€wanting€to€take€a€chest€X„ray€to€see€if€her€internal€organs€had€been€damaged,€etc.Ð í%=!# ÐI€said€that€was€fine.€When€I€got€home€around€8:45€PM,€I€listened€to€my€phone€messages,€and€theÐ Ù&)"$ Ðvet€had€left€one€about€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô€breathing€hard€and€(I€can't€remember€when€she€said€this)€she€wasÐ Å'#% Ðturning€color,€to€blue.€When€I€called€the€vet€up,€fully€expecting€to€immediately€go€out€to€getÐ ±($& ÐÔ_ÔShebaÔ_Ô,€she€told€me€(GASP!)€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô€had€died!€She€wasn't€put€to€sleep,€and€she€hadn't€had€surgeryÐ ?)í$' Ðto€put€in€the€splint€yet.€Apparently,€the€vet€was€concerned€that€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô€might€not€be€able€toÐ ‰*Ù%( Ðundergo€getting€anesthesia,€so€she€had€delayed€doing€that.€Meanwhile,€she€died€from€internalÐ u+Å&) Ðinjuries€and/or€shock.€Apparently€the€poor€creature€had€literally€shaken€herself€to€death€in€herÐ a,±'* Ðfrenzy€to€free€herself€from€the€"free"€office€chair€in€the€spare€bedroom€she€had€liked€sitting€inÐ M-?(+ Ðsometimes.€I'm€not€sure€if€she€had€hit€herself€hard€up€against€the€closet€door€or€the€chair's€frame,Ð ° Ðamidst€the€chaos€in€trying€to€free€her.€To€add€insult€to€injury,€and€this€is€gruesome,€the€vet€toldÐ œì Ðme€that€because€her€rabies€shot€(given€a€little€over€a€year€earlier)€had€expired€(i.e.,€only€a€fewÐ ˆØ Ðdays€earlier€this€month),€Ô_ÔShebaÔ_Ô's€head€would€have€to€be€amputated€and€sent€up€to€Lansing€to€beÐ tÄ Ðexamined€for€rabies!!€And,€I€would€have€to€pay€for€it!!!€This€was€a€ridiculous€legalism,€givenÐ `° Ðthat€she€was€a€cat€kept€rigidly€indoors,€and€the€shot€was€still€likely€still€plenty€effective,€beingÐ L œ Ðonly€about€a€week€or€less€past€the€effectiveness€date.€I€was€in€no€position€to€take€her€bodyÐ 8 ˆ Ðanyway,€for€I€don't€have€a€place€to€bury€her,€so€I€let€the€vet€keep€her.€Ýƒ ÿÿF,Ã,݌Р$ t ÐŒÓ °°ŒX°°ŒXÓÓ ÓÝ  ÝÔ‡Aô´òXAXùàÔÔ#†ô´òòAô´(-#ÔÔ‡Aô´òòô´ÔÝ‚ ÿÿÿÝÓ ÓÓ?+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°ŒX?ÓÝ  ÝÔS¶ c ³ÔÝ‚ ÿÿÿÒ6ÝÝ  ÝÔ#†AXùàXòAô´q6#ÔÔ#†XùàXXAXùà³6#ÔÔ‡AXùàXXXùàÔThis€is€all€so€upsetting.€Although€she€was€an€animal,€I€still€have€affectionate€feelings€for€her.€IÐ ¶  Ðstill€think€now€I€how€she€willingly€came€out€from€underneath€my€bed€after€moved€the€topÐ ¢ ò  Ðmattress€some€and€pulled€the€frame€some€away€from€the€headboard,€but€she€struggled€so,€as€sheÐ ?Þ  Ðmoved€over€the€headboard's€bottom€crossbeam€towards€me.€€She€didnððt€move€away€from€me€toÐ zÊ  Ðhide,€as€I€feared€she€might€do.€€While€I€was€at€work€on€Tuesday,€€I€thought€of€also€how€she€cameÐ f¶  Ðup€to€me€and€let€me€pet€her€the€first€time€a€little€over€a€year€ago€that€I€saw€her.€€She€was€beingÐ R¢  Ðfed€as€a€stray€at€the€house€of€one€man€(a€deacon€in€the€local€church€I€attend)€who€gave€her€to€me.Ð >?  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