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Pick
up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a
baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's
mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in
right hand.
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As
cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and
swallow.
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Retrieve
pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and
repeat process. Retrieve
cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
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Take
new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding, rear paws
tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of
mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count often.
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Retrieve
pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call friend to
help.
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Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and
rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get friend to hold head
firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth.
Drop pill down under ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
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Retrieve
cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to
buy new ruler and repair curtains.
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Carefully
sweep shattered Royal Dolton figurines from hearth and set to one
side for gluing later.
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Wrap
cat in large towel and get friend to lie on cat with head just
visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force
mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
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Check
label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans, drink glass of
water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to friend's forearm and
remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
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Retrieve
cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill.
Place cat in cupboard. Close
door onto neck leaving head showing out. Force mouth open with
dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
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Fetch
screwdriver from garage and put door back on hinges. Apply cold
compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot.
Throw tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
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Call
fire department to retrieve cat from tree across the road.
Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving
to avoid cat. Take last
pill from foil-wrap.
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Tie cat's front paws
to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining
table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed, force cat's mouth
open with small wrench. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece
of filet mignon. Hold
head vertically and pour ½ pint of water down throat to wash pill
down.
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Get
friend to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while Doctor
stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right
eye. Call furniture
store on way home to order new table.
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Consider
giving cat to friend and call pet store to see if they have any more
goldfish.