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A little advice for us animal lovers... November 27, 2002, 5:09 PM
A little advice for us animal lovers...
How to give a cat a pill
1. Pick up the cat and cradle it lovingly 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
lovingly in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear
paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth
with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call
partner in from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and
rear paws. Ignore growls emitted by cat. Get partner 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 foil wrap. Make
note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered
figurines and vases from hearth, and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in a large towel and get partner to lie on cat with cat's
head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of a drinking straw,
force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans, drink a beer
to take away the taste. Apply Band-aid to partner's forearm and remove
blood from the carpet with soap and water.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another
beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck, so as to leave the
head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat
with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges.
Drink beer. Fetch scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek
and check date of last tetanus shot. Apply whisky compress to cheek to
disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one
from bedroom.
12. Ring fire brigade to retrieve the ****ing cat from tree across the
road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to
avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie the little bastard's front paws to rear paws with garden twine
and bind tightly to leg of the dining table. Find heavy pruning gloves from
shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of raw fish. Be rough
about it. Hold head vertical and pour 2 pints of water down cat's throat to
wash down pill.
14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get partner to drive you to Hospital,
sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill from
your eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order a new table.
15. Arrange for RSPCA to collect the mutant cat from hell and ring local
pet shop to see whether they have any hamsters.
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HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL
1. Wrap it in bacon.
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