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What is one thing you MUST do before you go to bed at night?
It isn't really just one thing, but a series of steps in a Very Necessary Process.
Step 1 - Find the Marmie Cat.
Step 2 - Catch the Marmie Cat.
Step 3 - Tote the Marmie Cat to "Cat Central" (a little sun room we have that has all of the cat perches - rarely used - the cat food and water dishes, and a shelf with miscellaneous cat items (brushes, container of cat nip, cat treats, etc).
Step 4 - Pry open Marmie Cat's Mouth, pop in evening dose of Methimazole. (A medication used to control his overactive thyroid)
Step 5 - Persuade Marmie Cat to swallow.
Step 5.5 - Pry open Marmie Cat's Mouth, check to see if pill has slid down his gullet.
Step 6 - Repeat Step 5 as necessary.
Step 7 - Release Marmie Cat.
Step 8 - Grovel to Marmie Cat by offering cat treats.
Step 9 - Fill food dish with fresh kibble.
Step 10 - Fill water dish with fresh water.
The Marmie Cat would be delighted to skip over steps one through seven, but we can't do that and expect him to maintain his health.
With the fresh food and water, however, we (humans) are permitted to sleep peacefully through the night*.
*Night officially ends at 12:00 am. Anytime after that Marmie Cat feels that it is his right to wake us and haul our lazy a**es out of bed.
