Cat Daddy took Louis Catorze for his booster jabs not long ago. The trip there was the usual shit circus, with constant screaming on the journey there and in the waiting room. 

The vet was a new one who hadn’t seen Catorze before. When she attempted the injection with Catorze on the table, it didn’t work because the little sod fought and kicked with the strength of ten angry bears. Because he’s small and sickly, people always assume he’s physically weak. But he always surprises them – especially when they’re trying to get him to do something he doesn’t want to do.

So they had to attempt it again, this time with Cat Daddy holding him, and luckily it was fine the second time.

On the plus side, the vet did say that Catorze looked good for fifteen and a half (true), and that he was cute (whatever). And Cat Daddy created a new song for him, to the tune of Sloop John B like last time, as follows: 

“Louis went for a jab
He felt quite a stab
But now he’s ok ‘cos he’s on his way home
He’s on his way home 
He’s on his way home 
Louis Catorze, he’s on his way home.”

After arriving home Catorze was absolutely manic, racing around in circles from the kitchen through the dining room and into the hallway, all the while howling like a rabid wolf. Cat Daddy was convinced that Catorze was trying to tell us something. I searched our absolute tip of a dining room as best I could and couldn’t see anything, although no doubt I’ll pick up some random object tomorrow and find an oozing, maggoty rat underneath. 

Although he wore himself out and ended up snoozing happily on my lap, we have never previously seen this kind of deranged behaviour in him straight after a vet visit.

What happened? Will this be yet another Roi Mystery, never to be solved? 

He moves in mysterious ways.

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14 responses to “Chez le médecin royal”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Sounds like a possible new side effect….

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Just what we need: a more manic Catorze!

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  2. Audrey Driscoll avatar

    Better hope no one mistakenly put some sort of stimulant in the syringe!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Oh good grief, can you IMAGINE?

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I’m afraid, but did Louis walk like a crab as the cat in yesterday’s video? More seriously, I do hope he looks ok right now.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Oh my goodness, no. If he ever started crab-walking, I’d be reaching for the holy water and the palo santo.

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  4. Kate Crimmins avatar

    When my cats come home from the vet they go directly to the food dish. For some reason the trip makes them hungry!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Catorze hardly ever does this! He’s more one for going outside, or for forgiveness cuddles.

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        It could be a reaction to the shot or maybe he has the hots for the new vet!

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          It was a lady, so this is unlikely!

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  5. cat9984 avatar

    Perhaps they gave him vitamins instead of what he was supposed to have. 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I’m thinking amphetamines …

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  6. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Maybe he was just doing a sort of victory dance/lap to celebrate defeating the vet in round 1?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      That sounds like the sort of thing he would do!

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