Our New Brother, THE CAT

Written by my own paws - Mercy

I think we are going to have a brother and he is a CAT! Woof, woof and triple woofs! A CAT!

How can Daddy and Mommy even consider having a CAT?

Well, it is not Daddy's fault because he was in Singapore visiting Grandma. Our aunt, Dr. Pam visited us and stayed with Mommy for a day. Then this CAT that lived in the back alley became very sick. So, like all good veterinarians, Dr. Pam decided to help the CAT.

The good doctor fed the CAT with our DOG FOOD! Woof, woof and triple woofs!

How could she do that? Took our food to feed the CAT!

Dr. Pam managed to get the sick (yuck) CAT into our kitchen. She then placed it in a DOG carrier. This was really getting strange. We never travel in dog carriers and where on earth did she find a dog carrier?

Apparently, Dr. Pam always carries a DOG carrier in her car so that if she sees an animal in need, she will bring it back. She is famous for rescuing many dogs and cats.

The well-fed CAT slept comfortably in the DOG carrier for a night. The next day, our kind aunt brought the CAT to her clinic and made him a eunuch.

Well, it sounds very cruel but really, there are too many stray dogs and cats on our streets. I have met some of them when they came to our gates. They look so pitiful. Some of our fellow canines were suffering badly. Their bodies were full of ticks, fleas and other parasites. Some of them were undernourished and look very sickly.

Dr. Pam told Mommy and Daddy that untold number of street animals died miserably. Therefore spaying or neutering is the responsible way to go.

When our parents adopted us, the first thing they did was to have us spayed. As female dogs, when we come of age, we may have unwanted pregnancies and so being spayed is the best way to go.

Guess when our BROTHER comes back, he will be a happier and more responsible cat. At least, he does not have the ability to sow wild oats and produce lots of owner-less and homeless kittens.

By the way, my Mommy named this tom CAT, 'Jellicle'. She said that the name came from the musical, 'Cat'!  Woof, woof and triple woofs!

How come the cats have their very own musical? Is there a musical named "Dog"?

Reference sites:

http://4allpetlovers.com

http://pam-pam.blogspot.com

http://dogs.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_responsibility_of_dog_ownershi

http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/neutering.htm