It is also said that pets and owners can start to exhibit characteristics and traits as of each other as well.
But imagine my surprise when I take Lionel back to the Vet (his home away from home) and the Vet tells me that Lionel basically has kitty IBS. This makes me think, is it because I have severe IBS? Is it my fault? Then I realize that poor Lionel is a stir-fry of bad, abnormal and defective genes. It is not my fault but good ol' Mother Nature's. When I took Lionel to the Vet yesterday, he was in so much discomfort and pain that they wanted me to leave him there, probably overnight so they could try to provide some relief. However, a few hours later I got a call from the Vet asking me to come back and pick him up because he was going bananas and his antics were causing the other cat in the cage next to him to go into hysterics.
Lionel, the sweet little cat that lets everyone pick him up and carry him around, the same even-tempered cat that loves to snuggle with me in bed was causing so many issues that they had to call his mom??? I felt like I was picking my child up from the principle's office. I don't know why I would be embarrassed of my cat's behavior (it's not like I, or anyone can discipline a cat) but I was slightly ashamed as I walked in with cookies in hand for the staff. As they were bringing him out to me, I could hear him making his evil mutant snarls. The Vet tech handed him to me, safely in his pet carrier and then handed over his collar. They told me he was going so nuts in his cage that he broke his collar off and was streaking in protest. Then I realized we DO share some of the same characteristics - we are both irrational jerks.
Some inspirational reading for Lionel, Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi
