Bowie's Story

A couple weeks passed as R and I get used to having Bowie and her two adorable kittens around, and even though I checked Bowie out with a Vet, we were worried about her.  She was still breathing very heavily, some days more than others, but at its worst, she was panting, her mouth open, her ribcage heaving.  Then, something wonderful happened--I was hired at a brand new animal hospital opening up in Apex, NC.  It's my dream job, and it couldn't have been better timing for Bowie.  I quickly found that the two Vets starting the business together were kind and knowledgeable, and they were keen to meet Bowie!  As soon as we had the hospital set up and running, I brought her in.  At first look, they couldn't find anything wrong with her, but they agreed she was breathing much too heavily, and said that the next step was an x-ray.  I excitedly got to assist in every step, restraining her, positioning her for the x-ray, and immediately viewing the results (we have digital x-ray--no film to develop, images pop up on the computer screen in seconds!)  As the first image popped up, I wasn't sure what a normal x-ray of a cat was supposed to look like, so I scanned it anxiously.  Dr. J reacted immediately.  "Oh!" she exclaimed.  "That's not good!"