Mandrake: how do we get him to eat?
Mandrake, our recently diagnosed FIV+ cat, is up and down on a daily basis, sometimes minute by minute. Unlike most diseases that run a specific course from infection to recovery, the FIV seems to be variable in how it affects him. He can walk sometimes, and at other times he can’t stand up (probably tougher for him in his situation than for some other cats, as he had a leg amputated almost two years ago). It remains the case that he isn’t suffering at all, in fact there’s no evidence of pain whatsoever. It’s more like a sleeping sickness. He’s mostly lethargic, but has also had what appears to be viral or bacterial conjunctivitis to contend with.
tags: cats, FIV, Mandrake, vets“It won’t have an impact,” says Cats Protection League after losing £11m
The nation’s cats can now join the queue of people already lined up to scratch out the eyes of bankers. Cats Protections League, the charity that finds homes for stray cats and provides financial assistance towards neutering and other vet bills, has announced that it has £11m invested in Icelandic banks. It claims that the money was for ‘emergencies’–like the collapse of a foreign bank, perhaps?–and for ‘long-term projects’ (whatever they might be), so its day-to-day running will be unaffected.
But while the CPL does some great work alleviating feline suffering, one has to wonder, why do charities constantly tell us they need money urgently, right now, when, clearly, if this is any example, they squirrel away millions in the banks of other countries?
tags: banking, business, cats, Cats Protection League, charities, credit crunch, Iceland, RSPCA
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