How to Give your cat a pill...

HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL

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 forefinger. Hold
mouth shut for a count of ten.


5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.

Call spouse in from the 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 vigorously.

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 drinking straw

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans and drink one beer 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 neighbor's shed.

Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door
onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick
pill down throat with elastic band.


11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges.
Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink.

Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus
shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot.
Throw tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.


12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from the top of the tree
across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving
to avoid cat.

Take last pill from foil wrap.


13. Using heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed, tie the little *&#%^'s front
paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table.
Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about
it. Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash
pill down.


14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency
room. Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill
remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.


15. Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet
shop to see if they have any hamsters.




HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL

1. Wrap it in bacon.

2. Toss it in the air.