(photo from my stash - if it is yours, please let me know)
Isn't he cute? I love the toads in our yard, and routinely terrify the little buggers by insisting upon picking them up. The cat, Luna, also likes them, and likes to make them jump around by pouncing right next to them. Little did I know that if a cat LICKS a toad, it will froth at the mouth - kinda' like they've got rabies. That's right -
rabies. So this morning, as I am leaving for work, the cat is sitting on the kitchen table, and Chris says
"Does it look like the cat is foaming at the mouth?"
Yup - sure enough - frothy like a mad-kitten. So - off to the vet - in a panic - we go. I was especially panic stricken because (bad cat owner!) her rabies shot was two weeks late. Well, the vets were rather amused. Especially since rabies shots allow for a teeny bit of overlap, to cover idiot pet owners like me. So now she is all shot-up-to-dated, and still a little frothy.
Two morals of this story: always keep your pets meds up to date, so you can just shrug and say "I wonder what amphibian the cat licked this time?" and "Bad kitty! Don't lick the toad!"
(photo courtesy of the Simpsons)
