Of Athena, Weddings and Nothing Else

It was both an emotionally and physically exhausting day for me today.

I took Athena to the vet to ger her snipped. I do not think it is cruel. She is excessively violent and once she's gone through the snip snip, I hope that will calm her down. I don't want her impregnating herself nor do I want her scratching me or anyone else for that matter. I have seen violent cats, but Athena is extremely violent. She's possibly wired that way, I guess. She was frisky as my brother and I were transferring her to the cage but when the dogs started barking, she was as meek as a lamb. So we figured that the only way to calm her down was to get a dog or a barking device of some sort. *snorts*

So took her down to the vets in the morning and came home to take a quick shower and grab a bite before heading down to Tanjong Pagar to try on my bridesmaid gown. I love the dress!! It's a velvet halter and it fits me like a glove. I do have to wear higher heels but dang it was a HOT dress *smirk*

I hurried home so my brother could drive me to the vet to pick Athena up. I teared when I saw how frail, tired and scared she looked. I was in complete remorse but the procedure is for her own good. She was pissed at me, biting me when I took her out from her carrier. But what got to me was when I saw her hobbling around the house. Her left hind leg seems to be weaker then the right and she had to drag herself. Occasionally, she tripped over her own leg and crashed onto the floor. I rushed to pick her up but she got into her defensive stance and started hissing at me. Boy, was she pissed.

There was nothing I could do. She didn't seem to like my presence at all. She seemed more threatened by it than comforted. So I left her and met my aunts and my mum at Little India. My cousin's getting married next month and we have all decided to don saris. Laugh, go on, laugh. Within minutes, I bought mine. Apparently there was this gorgeous piece of material that all of them were eyeing and when I arrived at the shop, they got me to try it on. I obliged of course and once again gained stares from the public as the shop assistant wrapped the material around me and got me to parade around in the sari. That aside, it is a beautiful piece. Me like-y!

Had dinner before heading home to check on Athena. She was still groggy and was dragging her hind leg when she moved about. I could tell she was hungry and in pain from the surgery. But I was instructed not to feed her till after ten. When I checked on her, she was on all fours, dozing off. I guess she couldn't lie down because of the pain and she was still groggy from the meds. It was a pityful sight. She awoke startled, looked at me then jumped off the chair. She tripped and almost fell on her face. I was filled with remorse again. Then, she rubbed herself against me. She forgives me!! It was 9pm already and I couldn't bear it anymore, so I fed her, one hour ahead of the recommended time prescribed by the vet. I hope she feels better tomorrow. Have to travel across the border tomorrow, so I won't be able to manja her.

Pretty dull post but I do want to chronicle Athena's life.