The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.”

Einstein’s quote came to mind every fall in Sweet Home. The story was always the same.

“Sally, what do we have going on with Ralph today?” I asked.

Ralph was a large tabby cat about 6 years old. He was a neutered male, and he had the run of the house. Plus, he had a cat door that allowed him to come and go as he pleased.

Ralph was sort of a favorite patient of mine. He had the same name and a similar appearance to our first cat, which we lost to...