Erin,

I don’t know if you read this blog but this entry is for you.

I didn’t see your credentials in the office before or after you took care of our cat but I see the results of your surgical capabilities every day.

You have restored the youthfulness of a feline near its elderly years.

Other than the obligatory barter exchange, the financial transaction, how can I thank you for your professionalism and loving kindness?

Merlin is back to his usual shenanigans.

He begs more than we think he should.  He wants to play when we want to sit.

He bumps heads.  He purrs at the slightest touch.

You probably perform medical procedures like this all the time but, for us, Merlin is more than the healing patient upon which you operated.

Thus, you are more than a veterinarian.

You are friend.

Our debt to you can never be repaid.

May your deity find a special place for you when this life is over.

All the best,

Rick