weekly retro #71: the cat's alive, knicks in five

i wrote last week's retro from the floor of my bathroom next to pumagreg as he lay lethargic after pissing blood, and with advice from the animal hospital to see if it clears in the morning otherwise bringing to an emergency room. today, i type this from my couch as pumagreg lays nearby after zooming around looking for food. it's incredible how a good nights rest can heal even the sickest little guys. pumagreg is doing SO well. monday was like the day to sunday's (day 4) awful night. cats are incredible creatures but they will also drive you into a spiral with the way they don't show pain so you can't tell if/when they are in pain. it's not unlike watching basketball as someone from new york. to see the knicks win the championships and be closer to witnessing a moon landing in my lifetime, anything feels possible. losing a hind leg has barely slowed pumagreg down, this was what every vet and person with a tripod cat has told me and they were so right. his biggest barrier, at least…