When the examination is complete, we tell the cat owner, The tests show that Kitty has an infection. I m going to send her home for you to treat. She ll be much more comfortable and heal quicker there. Once home, Kitty immediately runs back under the same couch where this odyssey began. If they ve been through this before, they run for cover.
Some rookies agree to help.
If they only knew what s about to happen Soothing words and food lures don t work, so a quick jerk extricates kitty from under the couch. Cautiously, you pry open the cat s mouth and the bell rings for round one. Kitty comes out swinging with a classic bite or flight response. The family responds with 425 lbs. of human restraint. Finally, the pill goes down, you stroke kitty, and breath a sigh of relief.