Pet Chronicles: Fat Cat

Monday, January 25th 2021

CJ delivers Peter Parker to the vet tech at PetMedic in Watertown MA.

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I am a pet owner who just paid $130 to be told my cat is not, in fact, sick.

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Parky Baby endures the car ride back home.

He’s just FAT.

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I know how this happened.

On Thanksgiving this past year is when we sadly buried our most rambunctious, hilarious -if obnoxious- bunny, Boomsy.

Boomsy used to chase and nip and bully Peter Parker. Parker had to strategize carefully how he would get his R&R, and there was little of it to be had.

Now we are two months out; no dominant bunny, no problem. Also no exercise. It’s gotten so bad that instead of leaping gracefully up onto my lap (or *shoulder* god forbid), he just looks at me plaintively. Instead of jumping up shark-like to gobble a treat, he reaches his paw up and points to it, longingly.

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Parker contemplates how the new cat toy feels fluttering against his BELLY
while he just LIES there.

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SMDH.

Dear Hubsand points out this cat is still imminently qualified to perform his chief duties: sprawling out on my lap, or chest, or foot of the bed.

How long until he can do all three at once?

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#LookAtThatCat


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