{"id":98,"date":"2008-07-04T00:21:22","date_gmt":"2008-07-04T00:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/a-dogs-life\/dog-owner-becomes-caregiver-to-aging-feline\/"},"modified":"2008-07-05T00:23:37","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T00:23:37","slug":"dog-owner-becomes-caregiver-to-aging-feline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/a-dogs-life\/dog-owner-becomes-caregiver-to-aging-feline\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog owner becomes caregiver to aging feline"},"content":{"rendered":"

My mom Cathy finally recognized her limits as a caregiver. She advertised on craigslist for a special needs pet sitter who could help give Tiger fluids. Sure enough, a delightful former vet tech named Jen answered her plea.<\/p>\n

Jen came over Wednesday and walked Cathy through the process. She came back today and said Cathy’s doing much better. She even complimented Cathy’s ability to shove a big pill down Tiger’s throat.<\/p>\n

Cathy was so excited because Tiger jumped up on the counter and ate a few mouthfuls of food without being prompted. What’s the big deal? I eat all the time, don’t I?\"cat<\/p>\n

But I absolutely adore Jen. While she was talking to my mom, she gave me a full body massage. She rubbed my tummy and talked to me in soothing tones, clearly recognizing my royal stature.<\/p>\n

Cathy offered to help Jen develop her website when Jen gets ready to expand her practice. My mom has a one-track mind.<\/p>\n

Jen did offer a parting shot as she headed out.<\/p>\n

“You could give Gracie low-calorie carrots instead of her usual treats,” she said. “Dogs don’t know the difference.”<\/p>\n

Who said the f-word? I’m not fat. I’m just becoming royally queen-sized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My mom Cathy finally recognized her limits as a caregiver. She advertised on craigslist for a special needs pet sitter who could help give Tiger fluids. Sure enough, a delightful former vet tech named Jen answered her plea. Jen came over Wednesday and walked Cathy through the process. She came back today and said Cathy’s … Continue reading Dog owner becomes caregiver to aging feline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,19,27,84],"tags":[146,137,5,145],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlifedog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}