Awesome adventures in pet sitting

As does much of my material, this post was inspired by my past roommate, Sandra, and the fun that ensues from a household of domesticated animals.

I recently was animal sitting for the most needy of her pets. Two of the four invaders were cats; one with diabetes who needs insulin shots and blood sugar counts twice per day, and the other an old guy with arthritis and heart issues who needs pills twice per day. Along with those two cats came the dog I am still hopelessly attached to, Truffle (she's far too sensitive to be boarded - hehe), and Sarah's Chihuahua, Bailey, whom I demanded to keep Truffle company...as well as to entertain me.

Whilst administering pills to cats, which is never an easy undertaking, let alone twice per day, one must constantly adjust to their desires and wishes on just how they would like to partake of said pills. After all, we are their indentured servants and if we would like them to do something for us, it must be on their terms.

So, the pills must be properly wrapped in one of the following: Real cheese or canned squirt cheese. (And if those don't work, dissolve pill in water and shoot down gullet with syringe. I find that works the first couple of times).

Dogs also like a cheese treat now and again. Twice a day? They're in heaven. Cats first, dogs second.

And all you have to do is squirt the canned cheese into the air where they pick it off the nozzle...except when the can is almost empty...and it loudly, abruptly and violently spews random splashes of pasteurized genuine imitation cheese food into their faces...and they run and hide...

...from the cheese scented air.