Christmas can be such a lonely time

While we are all celebrating Christmas and the new year with all our family and friends, it can also be a very lonely time. I worked on Saturday and the very first client that I saw really touched me. He was an elderly man who brought in his extremely well cat for me to look at.

He had made the appointment as she had not been to the toilet for 3 days and was normally quite regular; but a few hours before the appointment, she produced a large healthy mound in her litter tray.

At first I was puzzled as to why he had brought her in as she was incredibly healthy on inspection, but then I realised. As I spoke to him about his 3 other cats; he proceeded to tell me about his wife’s death last year and then about his ailments. He was incredibly lonely and a vet is an ideal person to talk to when you are elderly and lonely and everyone else seems to have someone!

A happy 2008 to you all!

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