The Third Triennial Winter Olympiad of Stupid

[captainsblog]

Winning his third gold medal in the 4.5 kg Stupid Cat competition:


Yup, that's him, in slightly better days.  Since I had his vet folder out anyway, I answered my own question about when his first veterinary disaster was, and also noticed the disturbing trend reflected since:

January 2002- String Swallow Incident I, with surgery: $2,300

March 2005- Blockage At The Other End, not quite with surgery: $1,000

February 2008- String Swallow Incident II, no surgery: $1,400 (as of now)

Cute factor that keeps us spending all this on one pile of brainless fur: priceless.

He comes home this afternoon. He's doing much better but, if he lives another three years, I am locking him in a crate for the entire freaking winter.

Comments

[thunderemerald.livejournal.com]

Awww yeah, the cute factor is definitely high.

[thatyousay.livejournal.com]

Awwwww kitty! Yep, definitely a cutie. :-)

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

Are you home? How was Howaya?

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I don't know, he looks hungry to me *dangles a piece of string* Here kitty kitty kitty...

Edit: looked at the photo some more. He actually looks like he's wearing a gold medal & sitting on a dais! PERFECT.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

I am asking them if it'd be ok to start feeding him pasta on occasion.

Angel hair? Al dente linguine? SOMETHING's gotta satisfy him.

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

He actually looks like he's wearing a gold medal & sitting on a dais! PERFECT.

He does!! I feel like I should start singing the National Anthem or something.

[thanatos-kalos.livejournal.com]

aww... ::misses kitty::

[ellettra.livejournal.com]

*snicker*

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Or you could buy pet insurance, which takes a lot of the edge off those "O hai i'm nearly dyin' todays" incidents.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

It's an excellent idea. Unfortunately, if four-legged policies are modeled after two-legged ones, they probably exclude suicide attempts.

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

As long as he doesn't have any chronic, pre-existing conditions, you can get insurance on him, and it would probably save you a LOT of money.

I wanted to get it on Dexter, but because of his seizures and arthritis, he did not qualify. Same with Sabrina and her asthma. I could get it on any of the others, but since none of them ever get sick, it would be kinda pointless.

Anyway...glad he's doing better. And y'know, if Oreo wasn't spayed, we should totally mate those two. She's also a string-eater, but thankfully none of her "swallows" have warranted a trip to the vet. Actually, she mostly prefers hair. I can always tell what Oreo has left in the litterbox. It's usually two pieces of poo connected by a long strand of my hair.

[sgauta.livejournal.com]

Aw, what a mug. He has this innocent, selfless kind of sweetness about him, you can see it in his eyes. Give him a pet for me, a little scratch behind the ear.

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking a strainer over his mouth and pureed food is looking good.