Mrs. Stripe, the oldest of our three Egyptian feral cats, has had a painful week. She is about 15 years old and has considerable muscle deterioration in her back legs from early acrobatics across the rooftops of Cairo. She is on Gabapentin but this week I noticed that she was struggling to sit down on her back legs. Given her age and feral nature, I was convinced that we were taking her to be euthanized but once again she was saved for a little while longer with an opiate injection, some NSAIDs and an increased dose of Gabapentin.
She was hilarious when she came home – feeling no pain, eyes completely black and looking for trouble! She also had the munchies and we had to keep feeding the beast. The other two cats, quite wisely, kept out of her way. At one point we found the rug my grandmother made at the other side of the living room. I guess she had used it in an Arabian Nights scenario?
I asked if we could take the prescription to our local pharmacy as they now do pet medications (the ones that are the same as human drugs). The cost dropped from about $50 to $8 a bottle, so it was a considerable saving. When I went to pick it up today, I wondered (again) why we decided to call her Mrs. Stripe instead of just Tiger or some such. “What is the patient’s name?” Giggles from me, followed by “Mrs. Stripe”, to which I got a raised eyebrow. Then I had to fill in a digital form which queried – SELF or AGENT. Now I was really laughing, “I guess I am Mrs. Stripe’s agent, then.” I have no idea why the pharmacy technician didn’t think it was funny too. I was going to say that Mrs. Stripe would have come herself but God had forgotten to give her opposable thumbs.
In a unusual moment of good sense I thought that my comment might offend someone from the evangelical south. Just as well God didn’t (give her thumbs) because she would be doing do-nuts in the Challenger, stealing credit cards from my purse and other dastardly deeds.
lolol If I were the pharmacist I would have found it funny. Is Mrs. Stripe really a feral Egyptian cat? (Chalk this up to ignorance for just showing up to the party lol)
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Oh yes, she bit us every day for months when we were feeding her outside our villa when we lived in Egypt. She eventually bonded with us and couldn’t survive on her own so we crated her and two other monsters (cats) and we all flew to Houston. And lived happily ever after…
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That’s amazing! How long and why did you live in Egypt??
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Do a search on my site for The Book and it will tell all. There are a variety of tales under that header also that relate to Egypt. We stayed there 2 years and the why is yet to be determined… 🙂
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Ohhh, nice little plug there 😉 I’m definitely going to check it out! *whisks off to find adventure*
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You might get it for free if you are subscribed to Amazon…I will never make any money this way. 🙂
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Well, being a poor, college kid I love to hear the word “free”. lol 🙂
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Well even if you don’t it probably costs less than a beer. Think it sells for just over 2 GBP on the UK website. 😉
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Not bad at all! I’ll most definitely look into it 🙂
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Stupid pharmacy tech!! Adorable story, glad to hear Mrs. Stripe is doing well. She looks like a sweetie.
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Thank you Steph. We are holding off the inevitable but she is quite perky now, hitting her subordinates. 🙂
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Gotta love cats 😀
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Just spent another $500 on Vinny today. What we will do for our most vulnerable family members!
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Jeez! We have found a new vet in our practice who is rural (Louisiana) and finally understands us. Our bills have gone from over $1000 to $150. Give Vinny a hug from me and I hope he is feeling better. Mwah!
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Thanks Kerry. I’m sure you feel the same about your pet’s, there worth it!
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Sometimes…it’s not easy living with three Egyptian terrorists! 🙂
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Happy to hear Mrs Stripe is recovering Kerry!
Liben x
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Thank you, Liben. She is definitely acting like a doped out minx at the moment but it is such a relief to see her without pain.
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Healing your way for Mrs Stripe
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She will appreciate your healing thoughts.
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Funny!
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Poor Mrs Stripe♡♡♡feel better lovely Egyptian ♡♡♡
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Thank you, feathered aunt.
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Mrs. Stripe.. 11 lives and still counting ! Good job cat owned person 💛
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Cat owned person – personal slave. 🙂
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Yes and the cat’s wouldn’t have it any other way.. 😂
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Indeed… 🙂
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Be well Mrs Stripe 🙂
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Meow!
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Just got off the phone with my dauther in Malaysia and told her she has to adopt the kitten abandoned in the basement of her apartment block and we will worry about moving her to Europe if the need arises down the line. I quoted your Egyptian beauties as evidence that all is possible (and The Bean from europe to here, of course) Mrs Stripe has paid it forward 🙂 xx
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That’s wonderful, Osyth. You have no idea how many animals were taken from Egypt to the first world. It is often less expensive from the orient than it would be from the UK, So you will have a new grandkitten – congratulations!
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I’m extremely excited as you can imagine – my kitten has a baby due – I promise to be the best of granny-cats 🙂
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My mum was too.
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Mrs Stripe has a wicked eye. I’m so glad she enjoyed her latest drugs!
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She was trippin’ man. 🙂
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And so should we all, when we’re so old no-one will bother to arrest us.
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LOL! Come live in Denver and do it now. 🙂
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Mrs. Stripe, be well soon. 🙂
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She sends you big purrs. K x
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Oh, thank you! 🙂
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I’m glad the medication is helping Mrs. Stripe. She is so fortunate to have (own) you. 🙂
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She definitely owns us and makes me laugh when she behaves as the Alpha female in the house (and that includes ME)!
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I have two kittens of my own. I loved this post.
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Thank you – kitties are the best!
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Agreed
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Isn’t it just the biggest let down when you clearly have something funny you say and the tool you say it to does not find it funny? I found Mrs. Stripes Agent as pretty damn funny. In fact, if I needed a code phrase, that would be it. Cute picture.
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I think that would be an excellent code phrase! 🙂
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