ah, the pet circus...

[MonkeyFunk]

I'm sitting on the couch, my back is hurting me. The lovely and talented BF is beside me.

I happen to notice one of the cats walking through the dining room, towards the bathroom. He has something in his mouth.

Now lately, he seems to be bringing exploding birds into the bathtub with great regularity. I don't know if he's part of some bird-bomb demolition team, or what, but once a week or so, I find exploded bird parts in my bathtub.

So I yell to the lovely and talented BF - who's about 6" away from me - oh god! He's got something! Go get it! Quick!

So he runs into the bathroom and yells "oh yeah, it's a bird!" He yells at the cat to get out. The cat obeys just as you expect a cat would. So then I see a cat fly out the bathroom door - evidently tossed. Well, the dog thinks this is great fun and wants to get involved.

Now the bf is yelling at the dog AND the cat. At this point, I rouse myself to a) help and b) join in the fun. The bird is now flying around the hallway, pursued by a lovely and talented boyfriend, a cat and a dog. It's a small hallway. I join the party. Now it's a lovely and talented boyfriend, a cat, a dog, and a sort of hunchback zombie.

First things first - I grab the dog with my right hand. Second things second. I grab the cat with my left hand. Then I remember the dog and the cat don't like each other, and I'm in a poor military position between two adversaries. I feel like Poland.

Now the bird flies out into the living room. I throw the cat away from the dog and drag the dog to his kennel. Now he's unhappy because he's missing out on all the fun. The cat turns in midair to continue his pursuit of Mr. Splodey-bird and now one of the other cats has been awakened to the fun. So now two cats, a lovely and talented boyfriend and a hunchback zombie are trying to catch the bird. The L&T BF has the edge on me, so he's going after the bird while I try to distract the cats, mostly by yelling out in pain and telling the dog to stop barking.

Finally, the avian suicide-bomber is caught and released before he explodes. I let the dog out and the big cat, for no apparent reason beyond spite (which is a good reason for a cat) charges him and swats him on the nose. The little cat goes back to sleep - she's not much of a hunter. The big cat is now scouring the house looking for his little friend, and the dog is crying.

My back hurts.

[bamademo]

1. I've had similar situations with dogs, cats, chipmonks and birds

My dearly departed Golden Retriever Scarlett, picked a robin up in her mouth that was in the bathroom courtesy of my cat and upon my command she went out back, opened her mouth and the bird flew away. I was so proud of her.

[bicentennial_baby]

2. "I feel like Poland"

:rofl:

I'm sorry that your back hurts though. :pals:

[TZ]

3. lol

Are any of those animals named Tom, Jerry, Sylvester or Tweety? Sounds like a cartoon!
Don't you just love pets?:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

4. nothing like a little family fun on a Sunday morning eh??

sorry about your back though..... :hug:

[ThomCat]

5. Wow.

I hope your back feels better soon. No pulled muscles or anything serious. :hug:

[PeaceNikki]

6. What are "exploding birds"?

[MonkeyFunk]

7. I think they might be terrorists

but Big Hunter Cat brings them into the bath tub to detonate them safely.

[PeaceNikki]

8. Ah.

and ewww. At least she brings them into the tub and not say, the bed.

I hope your back feels better.