Poor, poor Lucy

According to the link above, helpfully brought to my attention by MSN, my cat
is overweight. Of course, my sister the tarantula-tamer has been telling me
this for years.

If you've never met Lucy, let me tell you a bit about her. She's not
big-boned or chubby, she's just plain fat. Little and fat, to make matters
worse. But she's active and she's been on a "low-fat" diet for the past
three years, so I've come to the conclusion it's just in her genetic make-up
-- the same way that I've always been pretty thin. (I'll be eternally
grateful, Mom!)

We found Lucy at my grandparents house when she was an underfed kitten,
about 6 years ago. She looked like she'd had her tail shut in a door or run
over. Since my grandparents live by a busy highway, we decided to adopt
Lucy and save her from certain death at the hands (or wheels) of one of the
many Hoosiers in SUVs and pickups who feel the need to drive 70 through a
residential area. (But I digress -- that's another post!)

My sister took her to the vet clinic where she was working at the time and
poor Lucy's tail was so mangled and infected that the only thing to do was
to (eek) amputate it. Since then, she has graced our home with her cute,
tail-less antics, growing chubbier every year. She thunders around the
house and hops like a rabbit. Her lack of a tail, combined with her
obesity, mean she sometimes will try to hop up on tables and counters, only
to come up short and thump to the ground. (I know, it sounds tragic, but
you'd laugh too if you saw it.) My brother enjoys hiking her like a
football.

And if you just read this entire post about my cat and are trying to figure
out the point of it, there isn't one. :) I'm just bored. As soon as I
figure out the photo feature, I'll post of pic of the cat for all the world
to enjoy.

UPDATE: I've added links! And it wasn't even that hard! And a photo of Lucy! (Because what would a blog be without a picture of the blogger's cat...I mean, really.) But this dial-up connection at home is killing me. Photos will have to be added in the future from The Boyfriend's computer, where I can savor the speed of cable Internet. Whew. I'm too tired to reflect on the joys of my childhood right now (see below)... check back tomorrow! :)