With time, the lump grew, and it was all but impossible to find a veterinarian who would treat her since she was not a dog, cat or farm animal.

随着时间的推移，肿块渐渐长大，因为她不是狗、猫或农场动物，几乎不可能找到能治疗她的兽医。

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She replied, "You won't believe this," and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing.

她回答说：“你不会相信的。”然后告诉他，她的小女儿一直在求她买一只猫，但她一直拒绝。

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Suddenly she walked right over to me and, without one word, held out her cat.

突然，她径直向我走来，一句话没说，把她的猫向我伸过来。

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Her owner, who was heading from London to Radcliffe-on-Trent. only found out when a relative rang to say Bisou was missing and she thought the cat might be with her.

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If there's any change to her lifestyle, it's that she's added a cat, Cookie, to the dog, birds and goldfish in her menagerie.

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As soon as she can build up her organization, Ms. Raisanen says she'd like to begin lobbying Ohio and other states to license cat groomers, requiring anyone entering the trade to first prove his or her competency.

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