The Cat

[Drunk Monk]

Remember that one DOOM gathering where ED's rat had the cone of shame on and was scratching, scratching, scratching, like a mad killer trying to scratch off the blood stains. Ed said he spent like $500 on that rat and we were all shocked. How many rats can you buy for $500?

OK, I'm eating that experience like dead crow now. We have a tamed feral cat. That means it's basically a free cat, except for some shots, because I caught it and domesticated it...well sort of. You can never really domestic ferals. Anyway she ain't free no more.

A few weeks ago, she stopped eating. We took her into the vet. $1000+ for tests and some teeth extractions. We took her home. She still didn't eat, but with the extractions, that's somewhat understandable. I tried to give her some pain meds and antibiotics, but she clawed me something fierce, so fierce that several hours later, I was sitting right here at my desk at work and I extracted a claw from my palm that was half the size of a tic tac. Ouch. Sure, that doesn't compare to Greg's foot, but still. So now, she's still not eating. Yesterday, we dropped another $500 on tests. The result? They think we have an anorexic cat. WTF?!? Anorexic?! Cats don't care if they look fat. So last night, I spent another $20 at Raley's trying to think like a feral cat and get stuff she'd like to eat - mostly tinned seafood.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Sucker.

Oh, yeah. Just came back from the vet with Preston. Dropped another $200 in the ongoing battle against Preston eating himself raw. I think we are in the two grand battle for the Scabies fight.

[thatguy]

Give the cat a little "herbal remedy". Keep tins of kitty food around for when it gets the munchies. Oh, and pay for claw extraction.

My guinea pig, Jasper, was a freebee from craigslist. He even came with a cage. Turned out he had scabies (which are species specific, so I supposedly didn't have anything to worry about). They were probably transmitted from his mother. He was scratching so bad he would have seizures. Cost me a pretty penny for two months of meds to kill off the scabies, as well as the multiple visits. Trying to get a guinea pig to take medicine is a pain in the ass.

--tg

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

(Waiting for the Hollywood joke)

I thought it was gerbils that were the pain in the ass?

Pets, got to love them.

[Drunk Monk]

And I pulled that cat claw out of my palm with my teeth, just like Rambo sewed himself up with a fishhook and some dental floss. Oh wait, you mean extract the cat's claws from the cat? Oh hell no. Where's the sport in that? Might as well have a guinea pig.