Monthly Archives: January 2015

25: LUX – BAD VIBRATIONS, MAY 15, 2014

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Lux had been back for only 2 days when he had the outburst. I was in the kitchen and luckily had a cardboard barrier nearby. He ran right up to me and began to growl. I placed the barrier in … Continue reading →

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24: LUX – HOME AGAIN, SORT OF, Mid-May, 2014

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Lux came home late the night of May 13th. The vet had given us 2 medications, pretty much the same as he’d had before but in different dosages. They had found he was extremely easy to pill if … Continue reading →

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23: LUX – THE DIAGNOSIS, MAY 13, 2014

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Lux’s outburst had put a wrench in the works for the Cat From Hell episode, which had wrapped on the joyful note that Lux was a normal, if misunderstood, cat, now to be adopted by quiet cat people with whom … Continue reading →

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22: LUX – CAT SCAN, MAY 13, 2014

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

It was actually an MRI, not a cat scan, and we were set to meet Jackson Galaxy and his producer at the medical center. It was a perfect May day, warm and sunshine-filled. We had picked up Lux from … Continue reading →

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20: LUX – A SHORT GOODBYE, May 2014

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

Lux continued to have outbursts. We tried giving him the meds, a combination of anti-depressant and an anticonvulsant/ analgesic, but it was difficult. We didn’t want to rile him by stuffing them down his throat, and he refused to take … Continue reading →

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19: LUX – CAUGHT IN THE VOID, MAY, 2014

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

The trouble with being in hell is that everything else goes as usual. Bills need to be paid, meals cooked, obligations fulfilled. And as I sat in that doctor’s office while the nurses cleaned up my wounds, I knew … Continue reading →

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18: LUX – FRAGILE MENTAL HEALTH & A CAT, MAY 2, 2014

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

May 2nd, 2014 is a date scorched into my brain. That is the day Lux attacked. Things started out calm and quiet. Though I had been trepidatious at first, Lux seemed over his outburst and back to his friendly self. … Continue reading →

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17: LUX – ARROGANCE UNDONE, MAY 1, 2014

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

On May 1st, Lux had his second outburst, the first being when his family called 911 on him. Since I’d met him a month before, I was silently but condescendingly laughing at the original event, thinking his people had overreacted, … Continue reading →

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16: LUX – THE CAT FROM HELL, MAY 1, 2014

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

It was May 1st, May Day, when children make flower baskets to leave on a loved ones’ doorstep; when girls dance around a May pole, and spring perfumes the air. Okay, maybe that’s a bit old-fashioned, but it was a … Continue reading →

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15: LUX – 3 WEEKS OF BLISS & A PITFALL, APRIL 2014

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Mollie Hunt

This story continues in the past. We are still back in April of 2014, nearly 9 months ago. Some of the memories waver; some fade. Some are seared on my consciousness like a brand of fire. After filming My Cat … Continue reading →