Parsnip visits the vet

Beautiful White Thing is poorly, confirmed by the marked lack of loud resistance en route to the vet. It transpires that she has a high count of parasites in her blood (in the red blood cells, did Dr N say?) and something akin to "tick bite fever in humans". Now that she's on a course of medication, her appetite and energy will return and she'll be feeling better soon. Which means she'll be biting our ankles again in no time at all!