Aug17

burrito cat.

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(none of these burritos are Pete the Cat. but similar in wrapping style)

photo credit: best friends animals rescue

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Pete the Cat

has had three vet visits in the last few months

the doc has been treating him

for an ongoing issue with a couple of teeth

hoping it would clear up

 yesterday was the last straw for him

when I went to put him inthe carrier

sprinkled a bit of catnip in there

used a laser pointer

gave him a couple of drops of rescue remedy

tried zipping it up after luring him in

he realized it was an ambush

he popped up and shot out like a rocket

ran upstairs

hiding under a bed

olive sat on the couch just watching it all go down

I called the vet to say we’d be late

got him out from under the bed

closed doors to all the other rooms

got a small towel to wrap his front paws

tried to hold on to him

it turned into wrestlmania

 I was definitely losing

I was sweating

no idea what happened to my ‘wrapping towel’

olive was still quietly watching

we were in a battle of the wills

plus Pete has 4 paws and claws

finally

I was able to get ahold of him

 somehow got him in the carrier

I think I lost a pound in our match

went to the vet

 she showed me

how to wrap him in a big towel like a burrito

(a purrito?)

after she was finished with him

Pete walked right back into his carrier

(really!?)

he will need two more appointments

I’m going to have to practice on a stuffed animal

train for our next match

I think we both will need a few drops of rescue remedy

I may have backup standing by

he’s on to me now.

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‘man just went past with a cat on his head.’

-Terry Pratchett, author

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  2. I’m surprised that nobody has ever invented something like this to secure cats for Vet trips. One that can be easily and quickly secured onto the cat with velcro. I used to have to wear padded oven gloves to get my cat into a carrier, or she would shred my arms as I grabbed her.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  3. I imagine we might have a problem with our two when they get older, but it was fine when we took them for a checkup a couple days ago. The soft carriers that open at the top are much easier than the old ones we used to use. We used to have to drug our cat Mickey. Not only was it hard to get him there, but he was so terrified he wouldn’t let the vet examine him–it was like he turned into the Hulk!

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  18. Oh, I’m so sorry, Beth. I’ve participated in that same wrestling competition before. I’m not sure which makes me sweat more – the actual cat wrangling or knowing I’ll be late. The cat burrito seems like a great solution but I’ve got to say my actual burritos don’t even look that put together and they don’t have claws!

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  19. Such an adorable picture Beth! This was a great article that gave me and others good instructions on how to hem in ones cat when it’s time to go to the vet. Thanks!
    Have a great week ahead!

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  20. The next showing will be pay-per-view. Olive is providing a testimonial of how fascinating the wrestling match was.

    When our grandson was little, his mom and dad used to wrap him up like a burrito when it was bedtime. I know their pediatrician must have suggested that idea.

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  21. After Rowdy’s last vet visit, the vet gave me a bottle of feline sedatives, one to be used before our next visit. I used up the whole bottle trying to figure out how to get one into Rowdy. Never did find a way that worked. Not looking forward to the next visit.

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  22. At least you finally got him and you didn’t have to go to the ER. Good for you. They all want to get back in their cages when it’s over. HOME is in their future. LOL Poor Pete. I hope he feels better and his tiny teeth are fine. I also hope you will have a lot of bandages in the house for next time. Burrito kitty…hope it’s bloodless. 🐈‍⬛

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  32. this is funny in so many ways, i can’t even….
    love the purrito pun!
    maybe the guy with the cat on his head couldn’t get it in the basket either. that would be a basket case…. (i’m only on my 2nd espresso!!!!)

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  33. also, i was nearly incapable of feeding my dachsie pills or ANY meds. Sweet little fur-ball turned into a zombie – ejected whole meals and treats throughout the flat with the hidden ‘treat’, hissed and threw tantrums.
    funnily, i got her easily to the vet, because just carrying her in my arms and talking sweetly to her calmed her sufficiently. (most times)
    but she was also most times we needed the vet in a state of near death, that might have helped ;)

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  36. The sleeping one with the pink mouth really stands out. … These little animals are indeed beautiful — and maybe even more precious and innocent than humanity collectively deserves.

    Yet, human apathy, the throwaway mentality/culture and even a bit of public hostility toward them typically result in population explosions thus their inevitable neglect and suffering, including severe illness and starvation. With the mindset of feline disposability, it might be: ‘Oh, there’s a lot more whence they came’.

    It’s likely that only when their over-populations are greatly reduced in number through consistent publicly-funded spay/neuter programs, might these beautiful animals’ potentially soothing, even therapeutic, presence be truly appreciated rather than taken for granted or even resented. Until then, cats likely will remain beautiful yet often misunderstood, prejudged and unjustly despised animals.

    Also, many people cannot relate to cat owners finding preciousness and other qualities in their beloved pets, including a non-humanly innocence, that make losing them someday such a horrible heartbreak. Even when the innocent animal has been made to greatly suffer needlessly, perhaps before finally being murdered, many people will instead think and maybe mutter, ‘It was just a cat’.

    And many non-cat-fans don’t care for the innate resistance by cats to heeling at their masters’ command. And their reptile-like vertical-slit pupils and Hollywood-cliché fanged hiss when confronted, in a world mostly hostile toward snakes, cause cats to have a seemingly permanent PR problem, despite their Internet adorable-pet dominance.

    Priceless yet often misunderstood, prejudged and unjustly despised animals, cats are. Only when their overpopulations are greatly reduced in number by responsible owners consistently spaying/neutering their felines, might these beautiful animals’ presence be truly appreciated — especially for the symbiotic-like healthy relationships they offer their loving owners — rather than taken for granted or even resented.

    … As for the human species, along with our intelligence comes a proportionate reprehensible potential for evil behavior, e.g. malice for malice’s sake. With our four-legged friends there definitely is a beautiful absence of that undesirable distinctly human trait. While animals, including cats, can react violently, it is typically due to reactive distrust/dislike or necessity/sustenance. But leave it to us humans, with our higher capacity for intelligence, to commit a spiteful act, if only because we can.

    Perhaps such human nature may help explain why Surrey, B.C. (the city neighboring mine), as but one seriously shameful example, allowed/s an estimated 36,000 feral/stray/homeless cats to fester, very many of which suffer severe malnourishment, debilitating injury and/or infection. That number was about six years ago. I was informed four years later by the local cat charity that, if anything, their “numbers would have increased, not decreased” since then.

    The city’s municipal government as well as too many uncaring residents have done little or nothing to help with the non-profit cat charity. And then leave it to classic human hypocrisy to despise and even shoot or poison those same suffering cats for naturally feeding on smaller prey while municipal governments and many area residents mostly permit the feral cat populations to explode — along with the resultant feline suffering within.

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