My dearest friend…Pookie, age 20 1/2, an American short hair (feline) we adopted almost 19 years ago, is having ‘old people’ problems. It was especially yucky this morning when he decided to barf on my rug beside our bed (at least he gets down from his (my pillow) first)….I flew out of bed and moved him 2 feet so when it happened, it happened on the wood floor. Hubby and I were up (we know the sound and can detect it in the deepest sleep) getting paper towel, windex, all the time watching were we stepped. Minutes later we were snoring and he was purring…..

This is not an everyday occurrence, however, it does happen at least once or twice a week. God made some cats with queasy stomachs and we’ve got one! Yes he’s on medication and all is pretty well, most of the time.

HOWEVER…….Called my sis as she was on her way to work this AM…She is 3 hours behind in Nevada….’I’m sorry’, she said….’I can best you today’. (And she did)

She has two beagles…Oscar, the easy-going ‘grandfatherly’ type decided to enter the sacred bathroom where her 18-year-old cat lives. He has ‘old people problems’ to, but they are different. Anyhow, Oscar crept in to find the buffet of a lifetime. No dog is allowed in there and so my sis carefully puts poop/litter and uneaten food in a bag in the trash. When she retired last evening things were glorious….This morning, disaster.

She walked into the bathroom at 6AM to find Oscar covered with kitty litter and in all four paws. All the other ingredients of the bag were probably in him. He had litter on his face, in his mouth, even in between his teeth.
This is a time when no words must be spoken and all fire arms must be at least 10 miles away. Luckily she had neither….words or firearms.

After a shower in the shower,and a pick for teeth and gums, Oscar is clean and I assume still alive…on his (her pillow, as above) all is forgiven.

She will never assume the bathroom door is completely closed, again and probably sleep with one eye open. Hubby and I will continue to administer ‘chicken flavored reglan’ daily, and sleep with one ear open.