Cat almost kills her owner
Headlines in newspapers are the life blood of media. Ever since the “Man bites dog” story, we’ve had every kind of animal story. Now this is the ultimate cat story because the headline misses out the vital reference to squirrels. The cat and the killer squirrels would have been more accurate. But we don’t do sensationalism for its own sake here. We kept it simple.
So you have to travel over to Smith Valley in Nevada. Richie Simmons’ cat was sick. She had visited with the local veterinarian to get drugs. One day, Richie cut her finger but thought nothing of it as she tended to the cat. A few days later, she was flat on her back with a high fever. It took a month for the lab to identify the problem. She had some kind of disease. Let me mention - it was highly contagious between humans and animals. How did the cat come to be infected? It’s going to remain a mystery. Did the cat travel back in time or just visit with some squirrel cousins in California? Who knows. It died before we could ask. The good news Doxy was an almost instant cure. Once you know which bacteria are making you sick, you get the right antibiotic and get better fast.