Cats vs. Humans

It never ceases to amaze me. People seem to have the most unusual relationships with cats. For the second time in my career, I have responded with lights and siren to a situation revolving around a cat being sick and the owner thinking that they were somehow medically involved.



The latest occurred last night when an elderly gentleman made some observations and then promptly came to the wrong conclusions. He then called 911 and the call-takers continued down this misguided path and dispatched five sleep-deprived paramedic.



On arrival, we found a sick cat, a confused man, and a sleepy wife. So here is how this debacle unfolds...



The man knows his cat is sick. He then realizes that his wife is sleeping...really sleeping and does not readily wake. He then concludes that they all were poisoned, because that would explain everything. The only problem was that he thought it was 4:30 in the afternoon and it was actually 4:30 in the morning. So it was NOT unusual for the wife to try to sleep "all the time" as he described.



When the wife was finally awake enough to realize what was happening...well, she was rather embarrassed for her poor husband.