It's annual vaccination and exam time for my household. Somehow I've managed to have 9 cats due for their shots at the same time each year. I've made a series of appointments for today and tomorrow, explained to the vet's office that, "no, I can't tell you who I will bring up with each visit", then are grabbing 2 cats at a time to bring up there. They laugh as I walk in and they ask which 2 I managed to catch.
2 of the 9 cats are impossible to catch (Eightball and Oscar) and 1 is rather sly (Pinky). It didn't help that I brought out the carriers and put them in the bedroom where they hang out last week. They are telepathic little buggers. The minute I walked into the room (which I do dozens of times a day on a regular basis), the 3 of them jump off the bed and hide under it. It's a king bed and once under it, there is no grabbing them.
I managed to trick one of them this afternoon. I sat down in Eightball's favorite lap sitting chair and he jumped up on me. As I put my arm over him to hold him, he starts to fight me but I grab his scruff with one hand and hold him firmly with the other, walk to the carrier, open it up, turn it skyward and drop him in. I see Pinky on the dining room chair - he takes one look at me and slinks away. Oscar is no where to be seen.
So tomorrow I have Oscar and Pinky to catch. I've already warned the vet that I may not be able to make all the appointments if I can't get them. They told me to come up at anytime if I can catch them.
Dakota, Sage, Spanky and Eightball done. Oscar, Pinky, Muddy, Koko, and Bob to go. The last 3 are easy to catch.
They are too smart for their good. They have this telepathic knack of knowing when you want to put them in a carrier and disappear from you.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
2 of the 9 cats are impossible to catch (Eightball and Oscar) and 1 is rather sly (Pinky). It didn't help that I brought out the carriers and put them in the bedroom where they hang out last week. They are telepathic little buggers. The minute I walked into the room (which I do dozens of times a day on a regular basis), the 3 of them jump off the bed and hide under it. It's a king bed and once under it, there is no grabbing them.
I managed to trick one of them this afternoon. I sat down in Eightball's favorite lap sitting chair and he jumped up on me. As I put my arm over him to hold him, he starts to fight me but I grab his scruff with one hand and hold him firmly with the other, walk to the carrier, open it up, turn it skyward and drop him in. I see Pinky on the dining room chair - he takes one look at me and slinks away. Oscar is no where to be seen.
So tomorrow I have Oscar and Pinky to catch. I've already warned the vet that I may not be able to make all the appointments if I can't get them. They told me to come up at anytime if I can catch them.
Dakota, Sage, Spanky and Eightball done. Oscar, Pinky, Muddy, Koko, and Bob to go. The last 3 are easy to catch.
They are too smart for their good. They have this telepathic knack of knowing when you want to put them in a carrier and disappear from you.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!