PSA: If you are ever thinking about taking two cats to the vet by yourself. Just…. don’t.
Because everything is funnier in list form, here it is:
- Price of Zip Car: $9/hour
- Number of inches of snow driven through: 1
- Number of times the ABS kicked in this morning: 3
- Number of times Tabitha scratched me: 2
- Number of methods attempted in an effort to get Sophie out from under the couch: 3,467
- Number of angry, frustrated calls to Kristian: 1
- Number of successful methods used to get Sophie out from under the couch: 0
- Number of cats who saw the vet today: 1
- Number of techs needed to hold Tabitha down: 2
- Number of times that I will have to do this all again: 1
- Number of ways in which Kristian owes me (big time!): 5,892
I need a nap. And some chocolate.
Awww!
/me sends Hopers some virtual chocolate.
Oh man, that sounds tough. I once asked Eric to drive down from Hartford just to help me take the cats to the vet because there was NO WAY I was doing it on the subway. Together, they weigh more than 30 squirmy pounds!
What usually works for getting them in the carrier is to either sneak up on them when they’re sleeping and stealthily scoop them up, or (and this is so cruel) act as if you’re feeding them, and scoop them up just before they get to the bowl. Then just never let go of them.
The other thing we learned with my grandmother’s cat (aka Satan) is that wrapping your arms in a towel and just going for it is sometimes the only way.
AWWWW! poor hoper!!
Poor, poor Hope! More reasons why I’m glad I have dogs rather than cats. Hope, visit a health food store and get an herbal “calmer” named Rescue Remedy. It will make the trip more tolerable for the cats.