Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for January 28, 2022

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    Jason Allen  almost 3 years ago

    I learned the hard way use treats in a canister rather than a bag. When my cat heard the crinkling of any kind of bag, he assumed it was his treats. The crinkle of a potato chip bag sounds nothing like the sound of a treat bag, but that darn cat was front and center the second someone so much as touched it.

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    Da'Dad  almost 3 years ago

    So the vet sent a reminder.

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    SpacedInvader Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    They gave up on the post card for me. I just get a text reminding me and wanting a confirmation yes or no.

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    Robin Harwood  almost 3 years ago

    C’mon, Arlo. You think Ludwig hasn’t learnt all your tricks by now?

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    TaliesinWI  almost 3 years ago

    That’s why you bring the kitty carrier out of storage a couple days in advance.

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    colddonkey  almost 3 years ago

    Keep the pet carrier hidden next time.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    I had outside cats, oh what fun to get them into a carrier. First they had to show up. Don’t miss that circus.

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    annefackler61  almost 3 years ago

    Hide the carrier, and always when talking about the visitspell out the word V-E-T.

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    david_42  almost 3 years ago

    My dogs can tell when I open the doors where the treat bags are kept; as opposed to one of the other 15 cabinet doors in the kitchen.

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    Chris  almost 3 years ago

    that cat can read… or the picture gave it away.

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    assrdood  almost 3 years ago

    Our late Corgi hated the vet. But, at least a car ride was involved.

    The last vet visit was not a happy one though.

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    mountainclimber  almost 3 years ago

    I have three cats. Somehow, the cat with the appointment always knows and hides while the other two watch in sleepy amusement.

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    jonesbeltone  almost 3 years ago

    I hide the cat carrier under a towel.

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    Tyge  almost 3 years ago

    They can smell the vet waiting room on the reminders.

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    poppacapsmokeblower  almost 3 years ago

    Rather than jumping to the conclusion that the cat can read, I think the postcard smelled of the vet’s office.

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    Moonkey Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    I remember once calling the vet’s office to cancel a cat appointment. “I can’t come in because the cat is under the bed and I am bleeding.” “Can you come in 20 minutes?” “No, I am bleeding in multiple places, the cat weighs 20 lbs, and I can’t even reach him. We need to reschedule.” “How about an hour?” “I have to go. I am getting blood on my carpeting.” Dogs are so much easier, or at least all of mine have loved the vet.

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    ScullyUFO  almost 3 years ago

    He needs a robot mouse which runs into the cage.

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    Marvin Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Didn’t know Luddite could read. I thought he was a cat cat, not a Garfield cat.

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    paranormal  almost 3 years ago

    I like to crinkle a candy wrapper, and when my dogs come running I look at them innocently. One of my dogs can’t hear me hollering at the top of my lungs in the back yard for her to come in, but she can hear the slightest crinkle of paper all the way from the back bedroom up to the living room with the TV on.

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    candomarty Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Glad this was explained. Not being a pet owner, I had NO idea what this strip was about.

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    bryan42  almost 3 years ago

    Leave the carrier out and open, with a blanket or poof in it, at all times. Most cats will think of it as a safe/comfy place rather than a cage to be feared.

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    BJIllistrated Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    My two cats have gotten special Friskies Cat Treats for years. It was getting pretty pricey so I got an idea. I bought an inexpensive small bag of regular dry cat food and put it in the same plastic container that the other treats came from. All I have to do is shake the container and they go nuts! I give them a few of the cheaper food and they think they’re in heaven.

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    Scott S  almost 3 years ago

    Vet trips depended on the cat. A couple hated them & fought our attempts to get them in the pet carrier like tigers. Others didn’t mind.

    A few years ago we found a vet who makes house calls, which made the task way easier.

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    Wendy786  almost 3 years ago

    I see that a trip to the vet is coming. Annual check-up announced by postcard.

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    donwestonmysteries  almost 3 years ago

    I’ve got a dog who will mooch off me all day, but when he sees a bath towel he hides under the bed.

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    j.l.farmer  almost 3 years ago

    i always placed the carrier on top of my washer and then would go get my cat and then put her inside before she knew what was happening. of course all the way to the veg she told me exactly how she felt, whining all the way there.

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    Sojourner  almost 3 years ago

    Hey, if dogs can talk, then I see know reason cats can’t read. :-D

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    ron  almost 3 years ago

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    bobpeters61  almost 3 years ago

    Last time my 70y.o. roommate was in the hospital I wound up taking his cat to an emergency vet when she coincidentally got sick, too. This time she’s hiding from me from the get-go.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Lock cat in bathroom, get bag carrier, take bag carrier into bathroom, bag cat. The bag carriers are soooooo much better than the crates and the cat is much more comfortable.

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