Get Well Gift

Dear Sammy,

My person is going to the vet this week. I’m not sure what she’s going in for, but I think it’s more than just her annual rabies shot. She seems a little nervous, and I’d like to know what I can do to help. Part of me says it serves her right. She doesn’t seem to mind throwing me in a cage and carting me off to get poked and probed, despite my protests. But I’m getting off track. For the most part, she’s a pretty good human. She feeds be twice a day, and doesn’t protest too much when I sneak food from my sister’s bowl. She gives a mean belly rub, and she shares her comfy chair with me.

What can I get her that will make her feel better when she comes home from the vet? I was thinking a blue jay or a squirrel. I’d even give her the best part; the head. Or perhaps, a little catnip would do the trick. It always makes me feel better. I want to help her feel better soon. After all, the sooner she feels better, the sooner she can get back to feeding me.

I Care in Ione

Dear I Care,

It is commendable that you wish to help your person get through a difficult time. After all, people are adverse to going to the vet, just as much as we are. True, they don’t have to ride in a cage, and don’t cry all the way there (at least most of them don’t), but all the same, they don’t find it an enjoyable experience. When the have to go see a person called a surgeon, it’s even less pleasant. Good for you for caring.

However, what makes kitties feel better, sometimes has the opposite effect on people. Consider the hairball. There’s few things that feel as good as getting rid of one, and you’re left with a visible symbol of your accomplishment. Try to show it off for your person, though, and all you’ll get is a snot of disgust and quick removal. The same goes for dead animals. We off them to share our bounty, and people just want them out of site.

Don’t fret. You are not without options, and those options are surprisingly easy. You have a secret weapon to make your person feel much better with very little effort from you. A purr and a cuddle is all you need to become a veritable angle of mercy for you invalid. Whenever you get the chance, cuddle up beside her and purr loudly. I guarantee you, she’ll feel better immediately. Keep up this therapy, and you’ll have her back on her feet in no time.

Give her a purr for me,

Sammy