Next in our series of clients we are celebrating, meet Joan Eddy! We love to see her and her cats!
Dickens
From Dr. Miranda Thomassen:
It has been such a joy to care for Joan Eddy and her lovely cats through the years. She always takes wonderful care of them all, figuring out their medical conditions and staying up-to-date with routine medical care. Holly and Dickens are her current cats, and they are in the best hands with Joan!
Holly
From Joan Eddy:
My family is originally Mom, Dad and three kids – Joan, Doug Jr. and Roger.
Gypsy and Tami
We also had many cats through the years, Figaro, Boots, Cinnamon, Fat Cat and Skinny Girl (sisters) and Fluffy and Puffy (sister and brother).
Fat Cat and Skinny Girl
When the kids left home, they had their own cats and dogs – too many for me to remember, except my own. Squeaky was the first, then Blue Boy, Tami, Gypsy, Holly and Dickens.
Holly
The seniors in the family have either passed on or retired. The younger ones have a variety of jobs or are still in school. Through the years, we have all enjoyed travelling, music, plays, games and gardening. We are spread across the country – New York, Indiana, Nebraska and California.
Blue Boy
The most interesting story is about Blue Boy, my beautiful blue Burmese. A friend left her threaded embroidery needle on the arm of my chair, and when we were not watching him, Blue Boy swallowed it. Fortunately he swallowed the thread first, so the needle went down backwards. We discovered this when Dr. Bashara took an X-ray. After a hefty dose of laxative, thread and needle came out, and Blue Boy was fine for many years until he developed diabetes. I had to learn to give him insulin, which was not easy, but was worth it because he was such a great cat.
Tami was the next one to have a problem – hyperthyroidism. Medication did not help, so she had to have radiation treatment. It was very expensive, but it worked and gave her three more good years.
Gypsy’s last few years were tough because she had kidney disease, and I had to inject her with fluids. She remained sweet and lovable through it all.
Dickens
And now we come to my naughty little Dickens.
Dickens
He gets into everything! His latest fun thing is to get on top of the refrigerator and knock the magnets off the door!
Dickens
Right now, however, he is sound asleep on my lap, so he can be good at times.
Dickens
The vets at Gentle Doctor have been great to teach me the things I needed to do and not be scared. Also, when it is time to let go, it is best to stay right there and talk to your pet so your voice is the last one he or she hears.
Squeaky