1.) Mary went into a dangerous coughing jag Friday night that ultimately landed her at the doctor's office Saturday with a diagnosis of bronchitis.
2.) At the same time, Clyde began to get increasingly agitated about his bathroom home. By Friday night, while Mary was coughing her head off (literally, and it is quite messy to re-attach, should this ever occur to you or your loved ones) Clyde's paws appeared from under his door.
3.) Saturday morning, Mark gave Clyde his pre-release bath to wash away any remaining dander and scuzz from the shelter.
4.) Meanwhile, Mary got quite hopped up on doctor-provided codeine cough syrup. Mark canceled one party appearance and made a token appearance at another because a.) it was pretty much around the corner; b.) he knew the food would be outstanding.
5.) He got home at around 8 p.m. to find Mary nearly conscious and fixed her dinner with food generously provided by the party hosts.
6.) The movie "Venus" was enjoyed until 10 p.m. It would be fondly recalled later as the "Last Quiet Moment of 2007."
7.) The decision was made to release Clyde from his confinement.
8.) All hell has broken loose.
There you have it. Clyde is a blur; everything is a game. The game goes like this: a.) look; b.) crouch; c.) pounce.
Louie is, uhm, not impressed. He apparently can growl and hiss simultaneously. We did not know that.
Surveillance captured this grainy image of an early encounter:
Shot with KODAK EASYSHARE C743 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA. at 1969-12-31
Oh my! To Louie's defense, he doesn't normally look that psychotic.
More later,
Mark
4 comments:
Well, the good news is that Mary probably forgot all about her sore throat while watching this drama unfold.
How do you plan to referee while at work? I imagine you coming back to a house full of cat urine and shredded furniture--and that's just from Louie.
Mary really never suffered from much of a sore throat; mostly non-stop coughing.
I've never had a problem with fixed male cat marking its territory. We have larger issues here yet unblogged: No air conditioning, for one.
More on THAT later...
Mark
NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!! That's crazy. Well, maybe at least the heat will keep the wild animals from tearing the place apart as they "bond".
Note to self......Have the Sweetwoods visit us when we are in Florida. Avoid the Sweetwood "house."
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