Shame Ralphie, said mom. Are you okay?
Ralph gave her one of his meanie looks. He has a range of these and this one ranked around seven on his “looks could kill” scale. Mom picked him up and gave him a cuddle.
The look notched up a point.
She was in the process of giving me a chicken-covered pill and diverted some chicken into his bowl.
He sniffed it, gave it a single lick and then stalked off.
Edge kitty howled indignantly from the floor (he’s not allowed on the counter – although he often sneaks up there when he thinks mom’s not looking).
Mom gave him a morsel.
Oi!
Stop wasting my chicken.
I sauntered up to Ralph and gave him the nose.
So! What’s up with you then? I’m the sick one in this family – stop stealing my thunder.
And stop stealing my chicken too!
Ralph gave me the slitty eye I-can-hurt-you look. I backed off.
He was no better the next morning. Mom started to panic.
Jeez!
She whinged. One sick doglet in this family is enough. Not you too Ralphie.
Please.
Ralph relocated to the lounge and regurgitated the contents of his stomach on the carpet.
Hmmmm….
I moseyed up to the mess.
Mom gave me a hairy eyeball (which outranks any of Ralphs evil glares) and wagged her finger at me.
Touch that cat hooch and I will get Luan to give you your pills for the next week.
I backed off hurriedly.
Whoaaah – alright already. I’m out of here.
(My boy Luan does not believe in ham-covered pills, or liver-covered pills, or even chicken covered pills… he shoves them unceremoniously straight down my throat.)
Mom cleaned up Ralphie’s sick – and typical mother-style – investigated it at the same time.
Yuk!
Ralphie! This hairball is the size of a kitty. No wonder you’re feeling nasty.
She dashed off to the shops to get him medicine.
He was lying under the washing line looking all wilted and raggedy when she got back.
She plonked down next to him and put a blob of stuff on his nose – as directed by the lady at the pet shop.
I sniffed it. Yum…
He licked it off quickly.
Mom brushed him for a bit until he relocated to the wall.
Ralph is all better now.
