has an animal changed your life?

[Wolfy]

I assume we all constantly experience the up-lifts of spirit that come from each sight of or contact with our little buddies, which of course, are life-changing in themselves.

But in a more significant sense, here's a "maybe",...you decide...:

Wolfy is an extremely and expressively affectionate cat. But like all of us, he has times when his interests are elsewhere, and going about his business is more intriguing than paying attention to his pet people.

One morning last week, to all appearances, he was in such a mood,...walking away to explore other things rather than be petted or picked-up, when I offered.

Turning to my computer, it was only a few moments later that I noticed difficulty reading the screen, and very shortly had lost half my field of vision, and began to have difficulty finding words, becoming uncharacteristically inarticulate.

My "girlfriend" (of 20+ years) immediately said "stroke" , and began preparations to take me to the hospital. At this time I could not see half of her face, no matter which eye I covered,..the effect was the same,...which indicated it was a brain problem, not an eye problem.

It was during these moments of realization of what was happening, that Wolfy came to me, insisted upon being picked-up, and stood on my lap doing the push-head loud purr thing with his face against mine, I mean VERY insistently, in complete reversal of his behavior of moments before.

I took time to clean-up a bit, shave, etc., while Pat warmed up the truck, , called the hospital, and otherwise prepared to leave.

By the time we were ready to go,...every symptom was completely gone!

We went anyway, of course, and after a cat scan ( , or should I say ANOTHER one?) the Dr. said "T.I.A" (Transient Ischemic Attack).

So transient, in this case, that the cat scan showed no evidence of the occurrence. (There was evidence, he said of an earlier, apparently small and unnoticed event, but nothing from this one).

So,...was there a "Wolfy effect" involved in this dramatic change for the better?,...or was it just in the nature of a T.I.A.?

We're giving Wolfy full credit, in any case. At the very least, he seemed aware, and wishing me well in as obvious a manner as he could.

Best wishes to all,

Wolfy ( I asked to use this forum name in Wolfy's honor,...he purred "Sure!")

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Of course! My pets are one of the reasons I look forward to getting up each day! It's nice to have someone unconditionally love you.