1. Pick up 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 soggy pill away.
4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear
paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of
mouth with right fore-finger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.
Call spouse in from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front
and rear paws.! Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold
head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop
pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigourously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap.
Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep
shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for
gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head
just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw,
force mouth open with pencil and blow down the straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass
of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and
remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Place cat
in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force
mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with the
elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on
hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of
last tetanus jab. Throw Tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across road.
Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid
cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind
tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from
shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak.
Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash
pill down.
14. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while
doctor stitches fingers and forearm and remove pill remnants from
right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15. Arrange for RSPCA to collect cat and ring local pet shop to see!
if they have any hamsters.
NIGEL AND TISH OXDEN WILLOWS ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF PAIGE NATASHA
CARLOS & JENNIFER WISH TO ANNOUNCE THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF ANNABELLE JADE
SISTER TO ADAM BORN ON FRIDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 06 WEIGHING IN AT 3.17KGS
AT 8:06 AM WELCOME TO THE CHEEKY CHOOKS FAMILY..
Deepest sympathy to Mary Kenny and family on your sad loss from
Allister McIntosh (Mcnosh) now living in England
From: mcnosh@ntlworld.com
STEVE COOPER MUCH LOVED HUSBAND OF GWEN, FATHER OF GARY, BRONWYN AND
ANDREW
THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE WILLIAM FRASER (BILL) SIEVEWRIGHT
will take place at the Church of Ascension Chapel in Hillside at 3
p.m. on Monday 6 March
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