“Dear Cocoa,
I have two older pets
that have been taking care of me since my accident. They are wonderful humans and I have begun to
care for them (I know bad but what can I do?).
Lately, I have noticed that they seem to need a lot of help getting
things done. For instance, they can’t
seem to keep the water bowl full, so I began sharing their drinks so they
wouldn’t have to, but they didn’t seem to like that. Anyway, I have been trying to do other things
for them as well, but they keep getting angry and don’t seem to want my help
(like today when I warmed up their pillows for them, you might have thought I planned
to keep them or something). Please
advise me.
Signed What to Do”
“Dear What to Do,
Your pets are
obviously not used to having helpful cats around them. Don’t give up; eventually they will get the
idea and will allow you to help them. Right
now they probably believe that you are trying to take over (you did that when
you first arrived, I’m sure). So, just
keep plodding along (drinking with them, eating with them, sleeping with them
and keeping their bed and chairs warm-that sort of thing). They will begin to understand that you are
helping them and all will be much better.
It won’t take too long since pets are, well, not quite as intelligent as
we felines (I am trying to be nice).
Signed Cocoa”
