I Gave My Cat an Enema

July 9, 2004 7:29 AM

I Gave My Cat an Enema.
posted by Space Coyote (23 comments total)

I gave my love a cherry.
posted by bondcliff at 7:56 AM on July 9, 2004

I gave my vote to Kerry.
posted by quonsar at 8:08 AM on July 9, 2004

I hear Princess Di behaved similarly when it was enema time.
posted by stonerose at 8:41 AM on July 9, 2004

It was an intestinal miracle!
posted by eastlakestandard at 8:47 AM on July 9, 2004

He's right about the towel thing. I've never given a cat an enema (*KNOCKS ON WOOD*) but I've clipped nails and given eye drops and oral antibiotics and if you just wait until they are chilling somewhere, approach them calmly, and do it FAST it goes much more smoothly than wrapping them in a damn towel.
posted by jennyb at 9:01 AM on July 9, 2004

Proving once again -- everybody loves a good anal probe story...
posted by spilon at 9:01 AM on July 9, 2004

I gave my moose a muffin.
posted by thebabelfish at 9:03 AM on July 9, 2004

I've considered giving a pig a pancake.
posted by jazon at 9:05 AM on July 9, 2004

jennyb -- I second that. Forget the towel and other protective efforts. Be quick and masterful and show the cat who's boss. There should only be one pussy in this encounter. Don't look or act frightened or anxious. As long as they think you know what you're doing, they'll be okay. You can bathe 'em, give 'em pills, trim the fur off their butts, and -- I guess -- even do what this guy did.
posted by Faze at 9:15 AM on July 9, 2004

Give a cat an enema, and he'll shit for a week.

Teach a cat to give himself an enema...
posted by ursus_comiter at 9:16 AM on July 9, 2004

I'm invited in for coffee
And I give the dog a bone
posted by triv at 9:18 AM on July 9, 2004

...and there'll be enema parties in the litterbox all night long.
posted by quonsar at 9:18 AM on July 9, 2004

faze, I'd think approaching a cat's nether regions with a harmless looking plastic thing would at least be easier than doing same with scissors.
posted by Space Coyote at 9:29 AM on July 9, 2004

Sadly, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1996, and is presumed dead.

Perhaps he moved to California?
posted by dmt at 9:47 AM on July 9, 2004

Wow... Think of all the AskMe questions that link is going to answer.
posted by alphanerd at 10:17 AM on July 9, 2004

I gave my love a chicken
It had no bones
posted by Capn at 10:26 AM on July 9, 2004

I love the photo on the site of the cat in question.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:36 AM on July 9, 2004

sorry quonsar, i interrupted your joke!
posted by triv at 10:44 AM on July 9, 2004

Oh, god, Capn, thank you. I caught that ep a few days ago, and that line nearly paralyzes me.
posted by davidmsc at 12:56 PM on July 9, 2004

I've seen many pics of the cat on the site and for some reason i don't think that is his cat. Which leads me to believe he made the whole thing up. Also surgery would not be mentioned without knowing the cause of the blockage which he doesn't seem to know.
posted by 12345 at 7:23 AM on July 10, 2004

Teach a cat to give himself an enema...

And a whole new furry fetish subculture will form around him.
posted by infidelpants at 7:35 AM on July 10, 2004

that site is really old. there are other handdrawn cartoons on there. it's possible that was the original photo of that cat.
posted by centrs at 12:27 PM on July 10, 2004

i tend to sort of sit on my wife's cat to clip his nails (or other unfriendly-to-a-cat procedures, like trimming off knots in his long hair). if i pin him between my knees and use my heels to keep him from backing up away from me, he holds still, otherwise he gets mad and runs off. my cat on the other hand is pretty calm, and will let me grab his feet and trim away, no fussing.

enemas aside, i once talked to a couple who tried to remove loose hair from their cat with a vacuum. they ended up with a cat that still shed hair, and a very large chunk of skin and hair removed from the top of the husband's head. not a good idea to scare or piss of a fully clawed cat...
posted by caution live frogs at 5:15 AM on July 12, 2004