Life is never dull at a veterinary clinic. Sure sometimes all I do is lie here and daydream about chasing lizards. Other times it is my sole responsibility to protect this clinic from all intruders. Today, two men came to fix the rumble machine in the back; the one the technicians put all the wet clothes in. I warned him when he came in that I was watching him. But I waited until all his work was finished and he was walking back by me to let him have it. My timing was perfect, and my voice hit just the right note to make him jump straight in the air! As expected he quickly left my domain, so I would not have to repeat myself. I honestly don’t know what they would do here without me.

Sometimes, I think they should let me help more. One of the pets that came in today was not as happy as most. It was one of those cats. Now, I don’t profess to be very knowledgeable about cats the way I am about most things. But this one was especially difficult to figure out. He began yelling at mother and sweet Sally from the moment they entered the room with him. Sally must have been especially concerned because she layered on some thick green hand coverings before going in. I don’t know why the cats would prefer those to being petted with bare hands, but then again cats don’t make a lot of sense to me. One time, a wise old cat came in to the clinic. I tried to play with him and he just wanted to smack me in the face. Now I like a good game of face smacking as much as anyone, but I sensed that his intent was different.

Anyway, I don’t speak cat very well, but I can discern a lot just from how things are said. That cat was yelling at the top of his lungs all sorts of things like: “Get your hands off me”, “I didn’t say you could touch that”, and “Just wait until you take those gloves off”! I just knew that if I had been allowed in that room that I could have straightened the whole thing out. You see, most pets don’t realize that mother doesn’t really want to hurt them. It just looks that way. Finally, the visit ended without incident. The cat crawled back into his mobile home and didn’t say another word. Sadly he did not leave behind any of those tasty nuggets that they make. Oh well, maybe next time.