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p 6 weekender saturday december 13 1997 stux cats medical crisis nearly ruined weekend outing laj weekend we left the peoples republic of ontario for that flighty french province where wine is sold in all the supermarkets and you can bring your own bottle to designated restaurants five of us were staying in montreal to celebrate a friends significant birthday and on friday night we went out for dinner the first restaurant we hap pened upon was completely bereft of customers the pro prietor dolefully explained kates corner kate gihlerdale that his liquor licence had been temporarily revoked and we would have to take our beaujolais nouveau else where two doors down we discov ered a bustling taverna where we were warmly welcomed because we were not obliged to pay outrageous markups for wine our meal was inexpen sive as well as delicious and we repaired to our hotel feel ing a whole lot mellower than we had earlier in the day whenever i leave chateau gilderdale for foreign parts my departure is guaranteed to be attended by at least one cri sis and the latest jaunt was no exception while i was packing i noticed spasms customary joie de vivre was sadly lack ing a- fact he thoughtfully underlined by relieving him self in my closet an hour and a half before we were due to leave spasm and i were ensconced in the vets waiting room when the diagnosis was pro nounced the good news was that spasm did not appear to have a blockage a condition which could have proved seri ous not to say expensive this meant that mr wallet- head would not have to reply abdominal surgery for the abetter way to buy a used car our best price and 69 financing lit f 1l99b 899dl fstv974a luxury 1992 buick lesabre ltd 1993 pontiac bonneville ssei 1992 gmc pick up blue loaded st w238a 9995 1994 buick century white loaded low kms st p 1801 a 12988 1996 chev corsica red auto v6 air cond y 1 2999 green leather power moon roof red auto v8 air cond box liner low kms st p 1932 16488 st vi314b 13488 1994 pontiac bonneville ssei 1995 asuna sunrunner green leather power moon roof blk auto soft top only 33000 km stpi928 18997 stpi8i7 13888 1994 buick park ave 1995 gmc jimmy slt green leather loaded low kms maroon leather loaded only stp1926 19888 47000 km st p1 938 23888 low kms st p1 800 69 financing available on 1992 newer models only plus pst gst lie admin fee 120 pt goodwrench inspection professionally detailed warranty customer exchange privilege used cars cat when asked what your corre spondent had given him for christ mas my longsuffering spouse whose love for our frolicsome felines is to say the least qualified would surely consider this alone to be tid ings of comfort and joy the bad news was that spasm had fallen prey to a bladder in fection the only cure for which was a 10day regimen of antibi otics and because we were going away the task of sneaking a pill down spasms uncooperative gul let twice daily would fall to my daughter by the time we got back from the vets i had 10 minutes to finish packing clean up the kitchen and write a complicated note to clare outlining techniques for conning the cat into submission a state utterly foreign to the domestic feline frazzled though i was when we left the prospect of a weekend away soothed my angst and allowed me to enjoy a carefree round of eating drinking and mak ing merry thanks to my daughters dexteri ty spasm was vastly improved on our return and was able to eject his pills clean across the kitchen pillpushing altercations notwith standing our dopey but adorable moggy wraps himself comfortably around my neck while i type this column providing warmth along with the ultimate fashion statement for the animal rights activist with a penchant for real fur wearable live art 4592 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 4771 666