As I heard one of our cats playing with some marbles from my son's new marble playset, a terrifying thought occurred to me.
What if our cat, whose name is actually Marbles, choked herself into kitty heaven on one of these marbles?! First of all, I would feel terrible, although slightly psychic. Secondly, I would feel like a completely horrible pet owner.
How would the conversation at the vet's office even go?
Vet: Soooooo.....her name is Marbles?
Me: Yes....
Vet: And she....died....choking on a marble? Is that right?
Me: ......
Vet: ..........
That would be an exchange I would NOT like to have. I'd probably just have to bury her in the backyard and call it a day. My poor, poor Marbles. "What a horribly strange way to go," everyone would say when they read her epitaph.
There's lots more to write, but I'm going to shuffle off now and be a responsible pet, child, and me owner. Because marbles rolling around on the floor are just a dumb, cartoonish trip to the ER waiting to happen.
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