Thursday, May 31, 2007


HOW TO GIVE YOUR CAT A PILL...Author Unknown


1. Grasp cat firmly in your arms. Cradle its head on your elbow, just as if you were giving a baby its bottle. Coo confidently..."That's a nice Kitty"...drop pill into its mouth.


2. Retrieve cat from top of lamp and pill from under sofa.


3. Follow same procedure as in #1, but hold cat's front paws down with left hand and back paws down with elbow of right arm. Poke pill into its mouth with right forefinger.


4. Retrieve cat from under bed. Get new pill from bottle. [Resist impulse to get new cat]


5. Again proceed as in #1, except when you have cat firmly cradled in bottle feeding position, sit down on edge of chair. fold your torso over cat , bring your right hand over your left elbow, open cat's mouth by lifting upper jaw and pop the pill in quickly. Since your head is down by your knees, you won't be able to see what you're doing. That's just as well.


6. Leave cat hanging on drapes. Leave pill in your hair.


7. If you're a woman have a good cry. If you're a man, have a good cry.


8. Now pull yourself together. Who's boss here anyways? Retrieve cat and pill. Assuming position #1. say sternly, "Who's the boss here anyway?" Open cat's mouth, take pill and...Oooops!


9. This isn't working is it? Collasps and think. Aha! These flashing claws are causing the chaos.


10. Crawl to linen closet. Drag back large beach towel. Spread towel on floor.


11. Retrieve cat from kitchen counter and pill from potted plant.


12. Spread cat on towel near one end with its head over long edge.


13. Flatten cat's front and back legs over its stomach. [Resist impulse to flatten cat]


14. Roll cat in towel. Work fast: time and tabbies wait for no man or woman.


15. Resume position #1. Rotate your left hand to cat's head. Press it's mouth at the jaw hinges like opening the petals of a snapdragon.


16. Drop pill into cat's mouth and poke gently. Voila! It's done.


17. Vacuum up loose fur [cat's]. Apply bandages to wounds [yours].


18. Take two aspirins and lie down.

3 comments:

Headgirl said...

Lauged out loud, to that Cat tale!
Have added you as link to my blog, & am steeling your quotes..
Take care
Blue

Headgirl said...

I'm sorry you don't like dogs.As you know I ddddoooooooooo
I like cats too mind. And Owls, have an interesting post to do re them tomorrow!
Blue

Queen of Halloween said...

It's not that I don't like dogs, it's just dogs with bad manners.