Posted on 12/22/2013 4:10:27 PM PST by boatbums
Most dog owners come into the veterinary office with their canine companions devotedly following them. Tails wagging, the dogs look up at their people with adoring eyes. Most cat owners, on the other hand, wrestle a cardboard box into the exam room, reach in like a magician and pull out not a rabbit, but an angry feline. For their efforts they get covered with furry shrapnel and sometimes raked with claws until their face and arms look like so many tic-tac-toe games. (It doesn't have to be like that, by the way.)
As a lifetime pet lover and practicing veterinarian of more than 30 years, I've noticed a few things about cats. And so for all you cat owners, here's the Secret Code of Cat Behavior (or What Cats Know but Won't Tell You).
•Strategically place your hairball. If you have to hack up a hairball, toss it like a trophy onto something visible and valuable, like the new leather couch. If you can't reach that in time, an Oriental rug is an appropriate substitute.
•Know the enemy and embrace him. If mom is entertaining, determine quickly who hates or is allergic to cats, race immediately to that person and leap into his or her lap. Mom's watching, so he won't dare push you off and will even fake affection by stroking you and repeating, "Nice kitty. Niiiice kitty."
•Wear fur proudly. You must always select clothing in sharp contrast to your own fur color on which to rub, leap or audition for the president of the Hair Club for Cats. Again, dare to share.
•Be Johnnie on the Spot. As a courtesy, always accompany guests to the toilet. Your job is to sit and stare like you're a peeping-tom cat.
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‘Fraid our Beaux would need a LOT longer than 5 minutes. ;o)
How ‘bout them PANTHERS???!!!
I got a Maine Coon and took her recently to a new vet, told him I needed to be in the room with her as she aint much for fecal exams. He said he could handle her with a smirk. Thru the door I heard a loud series of hisses and growls followed by excited human voices. Shortly after the now much more humble vet appeared and wanted to know if he could sedate her, I said no, she is an older cat and might not live thru it. I asked what do you think of her condition? He said she is beautiful, her lungs seem fine, and her teeth are excellent as he had gotten some close views.
Taking her for checkup tomorrow to my new vet. Will report if it is more successful.
Merry Christmas!
Sounds to me like they’re talking about a pampered house cat. My fat black street cat came home the other day with a bad cough. He has short hair, and has never had a hairball in his life. But when he came inside he started coughing and laying around the house like a beanbag. He’s been my best friend since I was 11 years old and he was a kitten, so I was worried. So I stuffed him into a cat carrier and drove him to the vet. And he was really pissed off about it. He hissed and yowled, and started shedding his fur in a way that I’d never seen before. But the vet was a nice lady with lots of experience with cats. She said he had something called “kennel cough”, which is kinda weird since he’s never been in a kennel in his life. She kept him overnight, gave him some shots, and charged me 200 dollars for some cat medicine. And she said “keep him inside for at least a week”. So I bought a litter box and put it in the laundry room, and Gremlin is a very unhappy cat today because he can’t go outside. And Wolfie Dog is laughing at him.
Good luck with your Coonish girl - hope it goes well. And a very merry Christmas to you as well.
Mew’re welcome.
Love those little calico girls!
I mean... her legs are just like paper towel tubes...
please, Ann... you are tall and lovely... intelligent, well-spoken, attractive and respectable patriotic woman with the right set of values... but please... put on some weight.
Cats look at rugs as convenient patches of grass to puke on. It’s in their nature. They think they’re doing you a favor.
Stella is the one standing.
Hope everything goes well for yours at the vets!
I hope Gremlin pulls through okay. If you live in a state with a cold winter, it might be a good idea to just keep him in through the season. I, personally, think most cats should be indoor only as they can have all sorts of things happen to them on the outside. Now that he’s in his elder years, he may be able to thrive much better if you do. Just give him lots of love and playtime and he most likely will get used to being indoors. Maybe he and Wolfie will become besties! Good luck.
‘Fraid our Beaux would need a LOT longer than 5 minutes. ;o)
WELL I BET Beaux’S THE BEST CAT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN...
Years ago when my niece was attending college in St. Thomas, she brought her little cat home on the plane in her purse...........LOL!
YES!! I am loving it!
In the immortal words of Deion Sanders: "Cam....whoaaa Cam!"
There is a cartoon along those lines somewhere on the internet that shows the vet and owner in one corner of the exam room and a big pissed off cat in the opposite corner. The vet is asking the owner something like "So what do you think is wrong with him."
Agree. My cats are indoor only., but I had the decision reinforced a couple of days ago when something took down a full grown deer in front of the house, ate part of it and left the rest for me to deal with.
Sammy, be advised, you are perilously close to the end of the last of your nine lives.....THIS MEANS YOU!
“JUST SEND ‘EM TO ME ON CONSIGNMENT A/W..I’LL FRICKESEE ‘EM “
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Creepo :P
Look at here folks, we got a bird who thinks more of cats than he does of money. Must be some sort of anti-capitalist or something. Voted for obaaaama, I’m abettin’....oh we’ll...takes all kinds....
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