In the last two weeks we have spent nearly £900 on medical care for our beloved cat Sophie.  She has no idea that we continually invest in her longevity…

Now I recognise that spending this level of money on a cat is a strange thing.  I openly admit that the money we spend on looking after our cat outstrips the money that we give to looking after humans outside of our sphere of direct contact.

I feel uncomfortable at the realisation of this fact.  With so much poverty in the world – my cat health investment could make a real change to the lives of PEOPLE.

It is a strange thing…

We care so much about Sophie – she had nearly all her teeth extracted today (explanation: cat’s teeth decay quickly, she is a rescue cat and the people that had her before didn’t look after her properly, she is heading into her mature years).

She is currently eating loads but has no interest in hanging out with us and is embedded under our bed.

I have been worried sick all day about her and on getting home from work tonight spent 15 minutes lying on the floor (she was under the bed) doing ‘baby talk’ to her as she looked sceptically at me.  She was thinking: don’t come anywhere near me… my mouth hurts and you let this happen to me.

OK, OK, she wasn’t ‘thinking’ anything – shock horror – cats do not think like humans.  She just felt rubbish and didn’t want any attention.  This human projection thing is totally uncontrollable (especially if you are British and heightened by being me).

Fifi has antibiotics for the next two days and liquid aspirin at the ready should she start wailing and be in pain.  Hells bells – when you face up to this it is crazy – our furry bundle of joy is cared for and has better access to medicines than millions of people.

I am not alone though, I read a survey yesterday that showed that 29 percent of Americans have engaged in social media in relation to animal welfare – with only 14 percent doing the same in relation to human disasters.

Not sure how to resolve my musings on this topic…

I probably need to conclude that it is just the way it is.  I was fortunate to be born in a rich society where we have opportunities and options to live our lives the way we choose to.

It is my choice , it is a luxury… and I do love my Fifi.

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