The neighbour's cat is about to croak it. The "wee dote" is a grand 19 years old and has been clinging tenaciously to life for the last 5 years at least. It hasn't eaten now for three days and has lost all use of its legs. The neighbour's dog realises that something is up and indeed very wrong. She goes to the edge of the sofa where the cat is wrapped in a blanket and sitting atop a hot water bottle and places her paw carefully on the cushion next to her. The dog is a grand old age herself and may be thinking that what she is witnessing she will have to face one day and sooner rather than later.Meanwhile, the neighbour is being very pragmatic and talking about getting to a local field quick with a spade to dig a hole before the cold snap returns. Ever the pragmatist.
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