Homage to Catatonia

[steepholm]

For the last few days, my cat Jessie has been distinctly under the weather. Her appetite is almost zero, she throws up at least once a day (with what little food she can spare), and she spends most of her time either on my lap or on the windowsill - not her normal perch, but perhaps the warmest place in the house. I took her to the vet, who said she didn't have a fever, and a blood test came back fine too, so for now I'm keeping her under close observation.

Now I, who am very seldom ill, find I am going down with the same symptoms. I haven't actually thrown up yet, and the window sill as yet holds no allure, but I'm headachy, lacking appetite, feeling bilious and maybe very slightly feverish.

Is this a) a sympathetic illness? b) a coincidental illness? c) the self-same illness, somehow transmitted from Jessie to me? All three seem equally likely to me at the moment.

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I hope you both feel better soon. This warm and humid weather is perfect for incubating bugs and there are probably all sorts of illnesses going around at the moment, though as far as I know, there isn't anything that would infect both cats and humans.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I wasn't sure about that last option!