T-minus 3 days until the Tonsillectomy.
I feel a sense of impending doom.
I DON'T LIKE PAIN.
Must...not...cancel...surgery...
Anyway, I've been thinking about cats.
I love the shit out of my cats (all four of them), but honestly, where do they get their sense of what to do with their lives?
I have made a sample lesson plan from Cat School. It is called "How to be a successful kitteh."
Lesson 1: The world is your scratching post.
Leather? Perfect. Faces? Even better. Planet earth is an itchy place, kittehs, and it is your personal mission to relieve that itch, no matter where it may be. Dig those claws in!! Dig dig dig!!
**Hands-on activity: Destroy the beautiful red leather sofa**
Lesson 2: It is a good idea to fling cat litter as far as possible when using the restroom.
I know they put it in that little box, but that is just where you poop. Place your poop in the box, then displace the volume that was filled up by removing litter. Kick, kittehs, kick like you mean it!
**Physical activity: Squats and leg lifts to tone and strengthen hind leg muscle**
Lesson 3: Four a.m. is the perfect time to step on your owner's face.
There has never been a better time, kittehs. The reason they lie still like that for hours is because they forgot how to move. Thank god we're there to help them; they remember how to move when we gingerly place our paws upon their eyelids.
Lesson 4: Anything can be a toy.
Real cat toys are lame. Truly wonderful cat toys are found in simple human things, such as ornaments, or rubber bands, or jewelry, or pipe cleaners. They won't mind if you borrow them for a while and bat them under the desk where your secret lair of hidden treasures lies.
**Critical thinking: Choose the best cat toy from the following: Stuffed mouse, scratching post, sock**
Lesson 5: Sleeping is most important.
Sleep anywhere, anytime you can. During the day is best, because you must be awake in the middle of the night to remind the humans how to move. The best sleeping places include the humans' computer chairs, stairs, and the middle of the floor. This is doubly helpful because in addition to getting good rest, you are also increasing the humans' physical agility by making them dodge and step over you. This is their favorite type of exercise.
You must receive a B or better in each lesson to pass cat school and be a successful kitteh!