The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads
The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.

[Corin Stormhands]

I do what I can.

[g'nad]

I do what I can.

yeah... he's such a giver...

[HairOfTheDog]

Isn't he? - He gave me a snowman. Not everybody would do that!

[Overtaxed]

Threadkiller event?

[RMDupree]

Snowmen always kill threads! :)

[Overtaxed]

Just got the call from the vet. Kitty is waking up and doing okay!

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I'm glad my snow pics met with such satisfaction and interest, but, sheesh, I didn't mean to precipitate a threadkilling event. Go on, talk amongst yourselves, I've got work to do....

Hair, just for you, here, make up your very own snowman, just the way you want! ;~D

[Corin Stormhands]

I always get nervous when anaesthesia is involved.

You shouldn't. I don't think she was really the Russian princess anyway...

What?....never mind...

[Overtaxed]

She's the Queen, doncha know.

[SuziQ]

Yep, looks familiar! 'Ceptin here we have big HILLS with snow on 'em.

And that's just in the parking lots! LOL!!

[Dawntreader]

Glad the kitty is doing well!

[Overtaxed]

I still have to give her pills :(

[HairOfTheDog]

I get nervous too when the critters are gettin' worked on.

Never had any trouble with anesthesia until Kitty #7. He got through the surgery just fine, but afterwards was drunk for 4 or 5 days! - They let me take him home, but for the next few days, he was doin' headers off the couch and other clumsy stuff we never get to see cats do. HA! - It was hilarious. The vet said about 1 in 1000 has this problem of not recovering quickly from that particular drug.

[Corin Stormhands]

Must I do everything?

Click Here

[Corin Stormhands]

I still have to give her pills...

Ask the vet for one of those pill shooters. Works like a charm.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I still have to give her pills :(

How to give your cat a pill:

1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding front and rear paws lightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of 10.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, holding front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foilwrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines from hearth and set to one side for glueing later.

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with its head just visible from below spouse's armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Ring the fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Force cat's mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour ½ pint of water down throat to wash pill down.

14. Get spouse to drive to you to emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes remnants from right eye. Stop by furniture shop on way home to order new table.

15. Arrange for vet to make a house-call.

[RosieCotton]

And that's just in the parking lots! LOL!!

Yeah! Actually I think you folks may have more snow than we do...not sure. It's bad enough here that on some narrower roads they went through with dump trucks and carted some snow away. There was nowhere left to push it.

They did it on my road...about drove the dog nuts.

[Overtaxed]

She's a jumper. Jumps on the couch. Jumps on the bed. Last time I had her teeth cleaned, she was a bit groggy. She was landing 3 paws out of 4 (on the couch) most of the time.

[Overtaxed]

Ask the vet for one of those pill shooters. Works like a charm.

I've got one of those. Last night she figured out that "spitting" before the pill gets in works better.

[Overtaxed]

LOL Someone from work gave me a copy of that. I usually start at step 6. She's not that bad a cat....she never tries to bite or claw me.