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1. Pick up the cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw away soggy pill.
4. Take a new pill from foil wrapper, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call friend in from next door.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore growls. Get friend to hold cat's head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail and get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to get new ruler and repair curtains. sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get friend to lie on cat cat's head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw. Force cat's mouth open with pencil and blow down straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans, drink a beer to take away the taste. Apply band aid to friends forearm and remove blood from carpet with soap and water.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck, so as to leave the head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and get a new one.
12. Ring fire department to get f***ng cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie the little b*st*rds front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy pruning gloves. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of raw fish. Be rough. Hold head vertical and pour 2 pints of water down cat's throat to wash pill down.
14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get friend to drive you to Emergency. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill from your eye. Call furniture shop to order new table.
15. Arrange for the RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell.
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