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Le point positif

Merde, merde and thrice merde: Cat Daddy tested positive for Covid yesterday afternoon.

To be fair, he’s done very well indeed to get this far without testing positive. But what a monumentally massive pain in the arse. We have had to cancel Disco the dog’s human sister coming for dinner (Friday), Cat Daddy’s rugby hospitality day out with the blokes from his Friday evening Zoom call (today) AND my mum coming over for Mothers’ Day weekend (all weekend).

So now Cat Daddy is stuck indoors for [nobody in the U.K. has a clue how many as The Rules are so confusing] days.

I am negative (my test result, I mean; this isn’t a general observation on my demeanour, although that still works) so we’re watching television and eating in separate rooms, and we may, at some point, meet outdoors, two metres apart, for the odd chat. This is the sensible and practical thing to do. However, in the event of being TUC, I can bring things to Cat Daddy but he can’t bring things to me. This is more annoying than I ever thought possible.

Louis Catorze won’t be able to sit with us both this weekend, so the little sod will have to make a choice. I don’t suppose this will turn out well for me.

Me: “Would you like to sit with your papa or …” Catorze: “Mon papa.”
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33 responses to “Le point positif”

  1. Barry B. Doyle avatar
    Barry B. Doyle

    I’m so sorry to hear this! Hope the CatDaddy recovers quickly with no lingering side effects.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Thank you! He’s coughing and feeling a bit sorry for himself, yet well enough to drink Crémant. 🤷‍♀️

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  2. Mary McNeil avatar
    Mary McNeil

    Oh dear – well, we hope CD can get by without becomning ill – or spreading it ! It will be interesting to see what Catorze makes of this dilemma.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Catorze seems to be avoiding him at the moment and is favouring my lap, which is odd!

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  3. Leah avatar
    Leah

    Many hopes for Cat Daddy to recover quickly and for you to stay free of the virus.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Thank you! I had Covid way back in December 2020 and I’m hoping my body remembers this and doesn’t let me get it again!

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  4. Janet McKee avatar
    Janet McKee

    Oh dear. I am so sorry for all concerned. Hope you all survive calmly and with minimum discomfort and fuss.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Hopefully we will be able to ride this out!

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  5. KDKH avatar
    KDKH

    I’m sorry to hear the diagnosis. I hope it will be swiftly gone with nothing notable going on. The tigers in the Denver zoo got COVID early on, leading to speculation that house cat might be susceptible, too. Maybe the little guy should hang out with mom for awhile! Who am I kidding? He’s going to do whatever he wants! 🐈‍⬛

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Thank you! Unbelievably, I seem to be the first choice lap at the moment. Tigers can get Covid? How? It’s not as if the visitors have been stroking them … or are the citizens of Denver braver than us?🐯

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      1. KDKH avatar
        KDKH

        Ha, ha! I’m sure they caught it from the zoo staff. Several species at the zoo caught covid.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          So … zoo staff stroked them?

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          1. KDKH avatar
            KDKH

            Who knows? It could have happened through feeding. I’m not sure they know.

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  6. sevencatsandcounting avatar
    sevencatsandcounting

    So sorry for Cat Daddy! I hope he feels better soon. Enjoy your cuddles with Catorze in the meantime. Maybe he’s trying to cheer you up?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Cat Daddy is very lucky that he only feels moderately bad. Hopefully he will be through it soon!

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  7. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I feel sorry for both Cat Daddy and you. Let’s hope Cat Daddy will recover quickly without infecting you. Take heart.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! To be honest I think all the avoidance is pointless since we had contact prior to his test, when he had symptoms (but was testing negative). Knowing my luck I’ll get it just in time for my Easter holidays!

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  8. alicephilippa avatar
    alicephilippa

    What an arse. I hope
    1. CD recovers quickly,
    2. You don’t get it, and
    3. Le roi doesn’t decide to be the agent of doom.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Although Le Roi is, and always has been, the agent of doom! 😈

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  9. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Oh no… sorry to read this news about Cat Daddy. 2 of my best friends tested positive this week so we had to cancel our coffee meeting.
    One more thing, unconfirmed sources conform cat treats can quickly cure Covid sickness… 😉

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Do you mean giving them to Cat Daddy or Catorze? 🤣🤣🤣 Sorry about your coffee meeting! Hope you’ll be able to reschedule when your friends are well again.

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  10. Charles Huss avatar
    Charles Huss

    I hope you both get through it well. I had it in January. My wife got on a Sunday and by Tuesday I had it. Both of us were not affected too badly but my wife was a bit worse than me. We both recovered on the same day even though she had a two-day head start, and she was the vaccinated one. If I remember right, I was diagnosed on a Wednesday and was told to quarantine for five days, which meant I could, and did, go back to work on Tuesday. The condition was that I had to be symptom-free before returning to work.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh my! How are you both feeling now? Cat Daddy is presently holed up in the attic and says he’s going to stay there all day, but I think this is to get away from Catorze and nothing to do with Covid.

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      1. Charles Huss avatar
        Charles Huss

        He is quiet devious. 🙂 We are fine. Neither of us ever really got that sick. I had a slight cough and one day I got a little nauseous when I stood for too long but that gave me an excuse to sit around all day.

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  11. Dr. CaSo avatar
    Dr. CaSo

    I hope CD recovers soon and you don’t get it. Yes, tigers and deer, obviously: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/03/09/1084440012/researcher-finds-stunning-rate-of-covid-among-deer-heres-what-it-means-for-human

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Tigers and deer! 🐅 🦌

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  12. cat9984 avatar
    cat9984

    He can offer Cat Daddy moral support. Those are Louis’ buddies too on the Zoom calls, right?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yes, Sa Maj knows them well now!

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  13. Belle avatar
    Belle

    May he recover quickly. Has he tested again? It’s possible the first test may have been a false positive.( It happened to my sister in law.) As for the canceled plans, I hope that you will be able to make up for them soon! Sending healing prayers from across the pond…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      No, he did a PCR test as well as a lateral flow and both came back positive. 😐

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  14. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar
    Aspasía S. Bissas

    It almost seems inevitable to get covid at this point 😦 Best wishes for a speedy recovery (and for you to stay negative).

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Merci! Cat Daddy has now had the required two negative tests so he can resume normal life, and I somehow stayed negative throughout the whole saga.

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      1. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar
        Aspasía S. Bissas

        I’m happy to hear it 🙂

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