Flitch Day 2024 is on Friday, July 19, 2024: My cat is tired, been asleep for 2 daysnights. Hissing, not eating He's about 10 years

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My cat is tired, been asleep for 2 days/nights. Hissing, not eating He’s about 10 years

I think he might just be a bit ill. 10 isn't very old for a cat, it's middle-aged really.

How about taking him to a vet before wondering whether he's dying or not? He could just have an infection or something. If he's got a virus I suppose it's possible he might die without veterinary intervention - but it's quite likely he can be saved if you don't hang around too long. Don't write him off just yet - don't you feel off colour and want to sleep a lot sometimes?

Chalice

What is the history and origin of the word "flitch", referring to sawing lumber from logs?

What is the history and origin of the word "flitch", referring to sawing lumber from logs?

I looked up the word on dictionary.com - there are a few definitions. Here are two sets I liked:

First, from the American Heritage Dictionary:

1. A salted and cured side of bacon.

2. A longitudinal cut from the trunk of a tree.

3. One of several planks secured together to form a single beam.

[Middle English flicche, from Old English flicce.]

Second, from the Online Etymology Dictionary (it doesn't mention the timber definition, but I thought the description of the old tradition of giving a newlywed couple a side of bacon for not fighting was amusing!):

"side of bacon," M.E. flicche, from O.E. flicce, related to O.N. flikki, M.L.G. vlicke "piece of flesh." Not connected to flesh. A flitch was presented every year at Dunmow, in Essex, to any married couple who could prove they had lived together without quarreling for a year and a day, a custom mentioned as far back as 1362.

Cat is hoping around on three legs?

Cat is hoping around on three legs?

Your kitty could have stepped on something sharp or jumped from a high place and broken his leg or paw.

You will need a medical opinion and treatment from a veterinarian to diagnose the problem and give you some pain medication for your cat. Better hurry in today or tomorrow you will be paying Emergency Animal Clinic fees and your cat could get much worse.

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