When the middle rows of the parking lot at the emergency clinic have more than a couple vehicles neatly lined up next to one another, it usually means there won't be card playing or book reading during my shift. True enough, this weekend was busier than those in the recent past. There were only a few hospitalized cases, mainly those very friendly kitties on "blocked tom cat row." Trust me, "very friendly" is said with only the most sincere sarcasm.
I can understand it if you hiss and growl at me when you're getting your temperature taken. Heck, you've already got a catheter in both ends, one pumping stuff in, and one draining stuff out. And now, some person that's not the one who feeds you, nor the one that pets you while you watch your favorite re-runs of anything but ALF, is sticking a thing up your one of your only remaining open holes.
Oh relax, it only lasts for ten seconds, and then I'll leave you alone - at least for another 58.5 minutes. And when the top of the next hour comes, we'll meet again, you staring me down through the bars of your steel 2" by 2" box, showing your teeth like you mean to do something with them, and telling me how unhappy you are, again. At least there's a friendly cat in between the two of you boys that enjoys it when I come to visit on the hour!
Somehow, I happened to come across the site "MyCatHatesYou" tonight. I don't quite remember how I got there, but I thought of the many evil glares and vocal complaints I received (undeserved, I might add) tonight from the kitties on "blocked tom cat row." If only I had a phone with a camera, I might have had a moment to capture such an evil countenance. I like cats - especially Elly (shown here playing with the blinds in my former apartment) - but this site is really very fun to check out. And the captions crack me up! I found one picture of a sphinx cat that really made my evening! I thought there was an alien dog living in my house, but Delilah definitely wins the prize. So, check out the site, buy the book, or buy me the t-shirt. You get the idea.
There were more than just blocked cats at the emergency clinic this weekend. I'd write more about those cases, but I'm tired. It's been an all work and no play weekend. Tomorrow brings another day of teaching little ones running around with colds, and then work at the local clinic following the directions of doctors with colds. It's a petri dish out there, and the germs are all zeroed in on me. Stay away...countdown to vacation...87 hours!
Andrea, I am delighted that you enjoy my site. Thank you for the plug for the book as well. It takes a lot to keep these evil kitties on the web, so I appreciate your part in it all.
What kind of tee shirt would you like?
Jim
Posted by: Jim Edgar | November 27, 2004 at 01:52 AM
Hi Andrea! I just found your site tonight. We have at least two things in common: London is the most bitchen city, and My Cat Hates You is smashing. I am addicted to that site for abandoned laughs. Hope you get your t-shirt! ~Poppy
Posted by: Poppy | December 05, 2004 at 12:27 AM