Diva Emily at the vet's

Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance. We
opened her carry-cage on the metal examination table, and instead of having
to be poured out of it like our other cats, she stepped into the spotlight,
surveyed her audience (the vet and me), and probably would have given a
Royal Wave if she'd had a spare paw not in use for walking. She lay still as
she was examined, poked and prodded, opened her mouth willingly for a teeth
inspection, and ignored the injections. The only flaw in her performance
came when the vet placed the stethoscope to her ample chest to check her
heart. He said, "I can't hear her heartbeat. She's purring again." She'd
done the same thing last year, but this time, instead of wasting 10 minutes
coaxing Emily to turn off her motor, he suddenly clamped his hand over her
face, blocking her vision. Emily stopped purring immediately, and he heard
enough to conclude that her heart was normal. The exam completed, Emily
stepped regally back into her carry-cage with only a gently nudge. Divas
don't spoil their star turns with clumsy exits!

Awww. I bet they love her.

"Bobcat" wrote in message
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Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance. We
opened her carry-cage on the metal examination table, and instead of
having
to be poured out of it like our other cats, she stepped into the
spotlight,
surveyed her audience (the vet and me), and probably would have given a
Royal Wave if she'd had a spare paw not in use for walking. She lay still
as
she was examined, poked and prodded, opened her mouth willingly for a
teeth
inspection, and ignored the injections. The only flaw in her performance
came when the vet placed the stethoscope to her ample chest to check her
heart. He said, "I can't hear her heartbeat. She's purring again." She'd
done the same thing last year, but this time, instead of wasting 10
minutes
coaxing Emily to turn off her motor, he suddenly clamped his hand over her
face, blocking her vision. Emily stopped purring immediately, and he heard
enough to conclude that her heart was normal. The exam completed, Emily
stepped regally back into her carry-cage with only a gently nudge. Divas
don't spoil their star turns with clumsy exits!

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:04:54 -0500, Bobcat wrote:

Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance. We
opened her carry-cage on the metal examination table, and instead of having
to be poured out of it like our other cats, she stepped into the spotlight,
surveyed her audience (the vet and me), and probably would have given a
Royal Wave if she'd had a spare paw not in use for walking. She lay still as
she was examined, poked and prodded, opened her mouth willingly for a teeth
inspection, and ignored the injections. The only flaw in her performance
came when the vet placed the stethoscope to her ample chest to check her
heart. He said, "I can't hear her heartbeat. She's purring again." She'd
done the same thing last year, but this time, instead of wasting 10 minutes
coaxing Emily to turn off her motor, he suddenly clamped his hand over her
face, blocking her vision. Emily stopped purring immediately, and he heard
enough to conclude that her heart was normal. The exam completed, Emily
stepped regally back into her carry-cage with only a gently nudge. Divas
don't spoil their star turns with clumsy exits!


She sounds adorable -- fit to be a Queen (neutered, of course). MLB

mlbriggs wrote:
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:04:54 -0500, Bobcat wrote:

Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance.

Nox turns into an absolute sweetheart at the vets: purrs, bunts,
upside-downy-head for everyone. She's probably the one I talk about
least; no one will believe that she's the tyrannical little fascist in
my stories.

--Fil

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:04:54 -0500, Bobcat wrote:

Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for
her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance.
[snip]

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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She sounds adorable -- fit to be a Queen (neutered, of course). MLB

Emily would be the first to agree with you. Unfortunately her step-sister
Sophie would not. Emily goes into attack mode whenever she gets near Sophie,
so we have to keep them separated. Otherwise, Emily IS adorable - on her own
terms!

"Bobcat" wrote:

Emily loves attention. Recently I took Emily the Star to the vet's for her
annual tune-up and shots, and she treated it as a personal appearance.

chuckle She sounds a character. Watch out the vet doesn't
diagnose something just so he can have a visit from such an
easy-to-handle patient more than once a year.

--

Wayne M
(indulged by Will and Heidi)