Pete the hospital cat (Part 2)

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Mischief - 19 Jun 2004 04:51 GMT

Got a roast beef sandwich from the deli today. I was sitting in the
breakroom watching People's court eating it, with Pete at my elbow
examining my every move. He tried to walk from the desk he was
sitting on to the TV tray and paw at the sandwich.

I shooed him off and he jumped to the ground. The sandwich wasn't
very good, so I put the rest in the styrofoam container and closed it.
I sat back and was watching TV and relaxing when Pete jumped into my
lap asking for attention. So I scritched him and he started purring.

My focus was on the TV, so I wasn't paying too close attention to
Pete.
Suddenly I hear this crunching sound. I look at Pete and the little
varmint is chewing the corner of the styrofoam container in an attempt
to open it.

He got evicted from the lap. When my lunch break was over, he looked
at me hoping that I would throw the sandwich away in the garbage can
so he could retrieve it later. So I threw it away in the kitchen
which he can't get to.

Silly cat.

Kristi

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~*Connie*~ - 20 Jun 2004 01:49 GMT

We have a resident dog at the clinic where I work. She is as big a scrounge
as your Pete.. I once opened up a bottle of pet tabs, that the vets use to
bribe the dogs into enjoying their stay, and she did an almost about face -
a hard feat on the linoleum floors we have, and headed right for me, knowing
full well Ive never given her anything.

> Got a roast beef sandwich from the deli today. I was sitting in the
> breakroom watching People's court eating it, with Pete at my elbow
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> Kristi

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CATherine - 20 Jun 2004 02:38 GMT

>He got evicted from the lap. When my lunch break was over, he looked
>at me hoping that I would throw the sandwich away in the garbage can
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>Kristi

Mean ole Kristi! Schtupid rules!! Kitties gotta eat tidbits from
hoomin sammiches!

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CATherine

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Takayuki - 20 Jun 2004 05:07 GMT

>Mean ole Kristi! Schtupid rules!! Kitties gotta eat tidbits from
>hoomin sammiches!

LOL! Betty feels the same way. She usually doesn't get human food,
but if I'm eating any kind of ham or turkey, she's allowed to
"accidentally" swipe a little bit.

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Mischief - 20 Jun 2004 07:28 GMT

I know I know! Poor Pete!!

And since it's the only breakroom, EVERYONE eats in there, so I bet at
times it must be torture for Pete. But my supervisor Jen and the
doctors wouldn't be happy if Pete gained weight from people food. Not
to mention that too much people food is WAY unhealthy for cats. There
was a cat in today that was a portly 19.4 pounds. Once in a previous
job, I saw a cat that was 25+. The vet and I were muttering, "This is
a case of diabetes just waiting to happen...."

Today Pete tried to get at my Taco Bell. After shooing him away, i
look up and my co-worker is licking his fingers after finishing his
lunch from El Pollo Loco and Pete's face was literally INCHES from his
hands. It was so funny!! But Pete didn't get anything, but I made
it up to him by lying down for a rest. He hopped onto my stomach,
kneaded my chest and settled down with a resounding purr. If I
stopped, he would would gently paw my cheek so I would keep scritching
him.

I'll see him again on Monday. :)

Kristi

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Kreisleriana - 20 Jun 2004 15:15 GMT

>I know I know! Poor Pete!!
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>Today Pete tried to get at my Taco Bell.

DId he say "Yo quiero . . ." ?

Theresa
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