Comments on: Physical

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:40:31 +0000

My dog is so bad with car trips. He’s okay for the first five minutes, but literally, as 4:59 passes he starts whining and shaking and drooling. Like he belongs in The Cukoo Nest

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:38:54 +0000

Ha! Man, how I know this feeling. At least they didn’t try to cover the green beans up – one of my cats does that when he doesn’t like something. Incidentally, I have a 22.6 pounder and a 17.5 pounder, and they are lovely. Screw the vet. (Yes, they’ve been on Iams “For Less Active Cats” for years. They’ve only started losing weight since we got a dog and moved into a multi-storied house. Short of buying a kitty treadmill, what else can we do?)
Also, Hi! I apparently am a long commenter, because I am trying not to go into a spiel about how the cat I grew up with was Siamese and could meow my name.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:38:52 +0000

YES

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:28:48 +0000

dee-dee: i can see my vet now: “So Jenny, it seems that your cat now weighs 47 lbs. What have you been feeding him?” “Well, like you said. Just some green beans. With a side of pork chops and mashed potatoes.”
jess: ah, you’re too sweet. will you be my valentine?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:28 +0000

OMG…there is so much brilliance in this post…
“Yes, they could be twins, if Predator were cryogenically frozen and suddenly reanimated in the year 2045 by his evil twin Magnus. In that case, they’re identical.”
“feline Stockholm syndrome”
“Who has taught them to associate a can opener with food? Television, I suppose.”
“I set down the paper plate of Green Giant French cut green beans in front of them, and they look at me as if I have just set down a paper plate of Green Giant French cut green beans in front of them.”
Have I told you lately that I love you?

By: dee-dee

dee-dee — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:22:04 +0000

french green beans? really? my mom used to serve them with pork chops … maybe you should give that a try

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:47:16 +0000

pants: 17 lbs? photo, please!

By: Pants

Pants — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:59:51 +0000

My mom’s Siamese cat, that seems to have adopted me, is seventeen pounds. I have friends with smaller dogs. I’ll send you and Predator picture, if it’d make you feel better.

By: jenny

jenny — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:13:27 +0000

valerie: lunch meat, huh? maybe i should try wrapping the green beans in bologna first.
average jane: no kidding? so my vet wasn’t *totally* lying to me then.
shari: well-played, eclectic. if only i could get my cats to do the green bean dance for me… French cut green beans! YEAH! In my tummy! PARTY PARTY! YEAH! In my tummy!
dustin: i bet my cats would eat fruit cocktail long before they’ll eat these green beans. maybe i should try that next?
claire: i should do a side-by-side comparison so they can appreciate the French cut. and my vet insists on calling my cats by their birth names, even though i’ve provided her with a list of aliases and known accomplices.

By: claire

claire — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:11:09 +0000

Hmm. I know I find green beans more appetizing when they’re french cut. Maybe your cats just need to see the alternative so they know you’re doing them a favor.
Does your vet ever get confused by all the name changes your cats go through? (I rather like these latest.)