Ralph went In for his eye maintenance today. I took him to school again until the vet opened, and I just have to say that he is the best cat ever. The kids were mauling him with love and he just took it in stride. (Go to facebook.com/stjohncdc for a couple of photos.)
I zipped him to the vet right at 8:30, and since the preschoolers are talking about pets, I snapped a couple of photos with the iPad to share with the children. They loved it!
When I picked him up at 4:30, they said that it took him a long time to wake up from the anesthesia, so I should watch him at home. He would probably be quite lethargic, and when he was ready to eat, I should just start with a little.
Well, he again crashed around like a drunkard. He kept trying to jump up on the counter, and I didn’t have the heart to yell at him, since he fell in a crumple every time he jumped down. He walked listing to one side, and knocked over the humidifier in the living room, soaking the rug. I just followed him around, cleaning up his messes and showering him with pity.
As I write this, he has finally crashed beside me on the sofa, his back soaked with water from when I squirted him for being on the counter again. (He didn’t even flinch when i did it. He just lay there and took it, clinging to the recently-moved humidifier like it was a prize bottle of rum.)
Lethargic at last.
Deborah says
Prize bottle of rum. Ha!
Brad says
Haha! He’s so happy to be home he can’t sleep. At least he didn’t fall asleep into his food.
http://www.sprint2thetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tired-kitty-sleeping-on-food.jpg
Peggy says
….or do this.
http://splicd.com/a_vgm8RY_2o/40/43
Peggy says
That last picture cracks me up! As does the video.
I wonder how the kids would have reacted if you took Ralph back in his ‘lethargic’ state.
Lauren's mom says
I can identify with Ralph. Lethargy is the name of the game for me right now.
Lauren says
Sorry, Mom. Rest up, ok? I love you!
I forgot to write how he climbed into the refrigerator. Not in a “steal your food” kind of way, but an “I’m going to live here now” kind of way.