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A Minneapolis woman reports having been awakened early this morning by a loud retching noise emanating from her feline bed companion. A panicky attempt to eject the offending creature from her perch before she could spatter the relatively new, camel-colored faux suede comforter was unsuccessful, and concluded with the unfortunate victim's hand engulfed in tuna 'n salmon-scented effluvia.
"It all happened so fast," a sobbing Ms. Smedley exclaimed from her laundry room. "I tried, but the cat was determined and simply refused to budge! I just didn't have enough time to avoid the calamity". When asked how she intends to prevent this abhorrent situation from recurring, the victim replied "This is an absolutely disgusting way to be woken up on a weekend! I've filed a victim impact statement with the kitty court administrator and requested a public apology from the offender, but none has been forthcoming. It's a terribly frustrating situation, I just want to alert others to this travesty so no one else will be victimized the way I was".
Reporter calls to the accused feline "Cleo" were not returned, but the investigation into the cause of the feline barfing incident continues.
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The accused and her sister in happier times, at the scene of the crime.
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Comments: 44
we have 4 cats, so I can so relate to this..my daughter once woke up with cat puke dried into her hair. She was not happy.
But on the other hand, look at the silver lining: if the comforter is camel colored, then the stains will be camouflaged and after a few days the odor will be gone, so no worries!
Actually - to be serious - on the two occasions when our cat, Bob, has awakened me with that sound, I knew I couldn't move him from the bed without frightening the poor fellow, who was already in distress, so I simply grabbed a few Kleenex from the bedside and make a wee emesis blankie before he hurled. Worked fine, and spared the bed. Hope your little one is better soon!!
Oh man; if that were the case I'm afraid my husband would be suspect...
Thank you for saving me from that disgraceful thought.
I frequently find kitty toys in my shoes, but that's about it, thank goodness.
Still beats stepping on a bird's head in bare feet, though. I didn't enjoy that at all...
I know the story, been there many times myself.
Marian & Erika, it's an old, old story, isn't it? And a universal one for pretty much all cat owners/lovers.
Kenny, if anyone could recognize a person of refinement and taste it would be you!
Tonia, 7 cats!? We "only" have 5. Are they all indoor cats? Or are they "barn cats"?
Mr. Rochester, I just couldn't help it. Cleo was so shamefaced and sincere in her apologies that I even felt the need to apologize myself for roughly shoving her off the bed when she was clearly in distress.
Doesn't look like Cleo was permanently banned from the beige comforter tho!!
Wishing You Laughter
Of course, it depends on how much time has elapsed.
I knew what to expect, I don't know why I still went ahead and read the story and ALL the comments! Me, with the super quesy tummy who runs to the guest bathroom [to throw up in sympathy] when her kids are being sick in theirs! My husband always cared for the poor things because I could NOT !
Talking of cats, I have an 86 year old Hungarian friend who owns 2 cats, Baby and Big Boy.
Baby is an extra sensitive cat, she has her own animal psychiatrist who diagnosed her with a stress-related illness... she's losing patches of her hair. Whenever she gets stressed out, there's cat hair everywhere. More than usual, that is.
Big Boy is a HUGE black Garfield who hides from everybody. Amazingly, he comes out to be petted when I visit. I don't really like being around cats, I am super allergic to them. Funny though, I don't show any allergic reactions around Big Boy and Baby.
Both cats throw up on a regular basis on the rug. Yup, on the antique rug that should probably be in a museum. And my friend, she just cleans up the mess with a tsk... tsk... tsk. That's a cat-lover for you.