Carolyn Holm

Dear Puffin,
I had a conversation with Dr. Judd today. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
This petit cat does not want to go back there. The vet people are rude.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
No, I understand. So do they. But we have good news, your diabetes is under control! Your numbers are now normal. The medicine is working.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
They are rude there. They poke and prod and take my temperature.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I understand. But it’s all necessary, sweetie, because you are not in very good shape. Your eye still looks terrible. And something is going on in your mouth.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The insults are not nécessaire.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
It has to be said. Your drool, when you sleep, has blood in it.
Love, Carolyn 

Cher Madame,
This petit cat does not do the undignified drool.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Sadly, you do, sweetie. And the elephant in the room is the lump on one side of your face.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
This petit cat is not the elephant.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
No, sorry, that was just an expression. We’re just really concerned about what’s going on here.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Is this why Madame has been giving this pauvre petit cat the annoying pink stuff?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Yes, we were hoping the Amoxicillin would clear up whatever is going on in your mouth. But it hasn’t.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The pink medicine, she is disgusting.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
It wasn’t any fun to administer, that’s for sure. We even got some on the wall, when you jerked your head at just the wrong moment yesterday. But that’s inevitable. Giving a cat Amoxicillin always means there will be pink on the wall at some point.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The sudden squirt in the mouth is an unpleasant move on Madame’s part.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Well, we’re done with that. For now anyway. It doesn’t seem to have helped. So the bad news is, we think you have a tumor there.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Will there be another disgusting medicine now, for this so-called tumor?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
For now, sweetie, you are going to be left alone. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Mon dieu, finally.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Thank heavens you don’t have any pain. And because you are sixteen years old, it would be really hard on you to do surgery, or chemo treatments. So we’re just going to let it run its course.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
But Madame will continue the delicious dinners?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Oh of course. And the tasty breakfasts. I’m so glad you are eager to eat, though I notice you are eating less these days.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
And Madame will continue the treats?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
We’ll always have the treats. Especially the grooming treats.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
And the game every evening?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Oh, we won’t miss the evening games! That wand toy with the prey on it is always there for you!
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
And Madame will let this petit cat sleep cuddled up to her, and not let young Winston push his way in?
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Oh for crying out loud. There’s room for both of you.
Love, Carolyn

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