Helpful Pig sitting on my work
As you see he has been fighting, very bad.
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He has lost quite a bit of weight 
Funnily enough our ginger has a badly scratched ear and nose as well, always on the face of a battle the idiot.
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Yes!! Haven’t I boasted about it? He’s lost almost 2½ kilos! Super skinny racing snake Pig 
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Ginger is at an age and size that he thinks he can challenge his dad for male dominance.
He hissed at Monty the other day, at which point Monty looked at him with total distain, whacked him in the head and chased him 1/2 way up the drive, cue a very demure ginger later on 
When they ran passed me ginger had an OTF look on his face 
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The difference in size between brother and sister.
They have the same mother but different fathers, Ginger was born from the first litter, Betsy 48 hours later and had to be hand fed as she was the runt of the litter.
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Our Tigra is very camera shy - dashes in, gobbles his kibbles and is straight back out again. Spends his days hunting in the cliff behind our house - then he catches something, usually nocturnal - and usually a shrew - brings it into our bedroom, then lets it go under the bed so that he can play very noisy catching games out of reach of censure. Meanwhile miniature poodle spectator barks loudly and no one gets any sleep. but we get by…
Despite all the above, we love our Tigra dearly, but have had to cancel his last four vet appointments because all attempts to catch him have failed.
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We don’t have that problem, 7 cats on the two couches and a dog, they love the log burner at this time of a year, If you want a seat, you move a cat 
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The two that are totally inseparable, they are around 5 years old and the youngest of the original 5 feral cats that came with the farm, Monty and Chell.
Chell is the sweetest, gentlest cat I think I have ever come across 
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I totally forget about Ernie, Erica’s brother 
it was meant to be Eric & Ernie, but Ernie turned out to be a female hence Erica, I looking back and realised there should have been 4 not 3.
So last but not least is Ernie, he is the most vocal and talks all the time, you always hear him before you see him
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Well done!
I’m fortunate: the only time our cat wants to escape me is every three months, when it’s pill time, as it was this morning (it takes me a while to psych myself up).
Which of course offers an ideal opportunity to post this … 
How to give a cat a pill:
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Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
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Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
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Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
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Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
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Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
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Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat’s throat vigorously.
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Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
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Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil, and blow down drinking straw.
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Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
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Retrieve cat from neighbor’s shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
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Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
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Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
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Tie the little @!!@#@#$%'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of steak filet. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
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Consume remainder of Scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and remove pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
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Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
How to give a dog a pill:
- Wrap it in cheese.
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I wish my sister and I are sweet like that 
Where are you from? 
@vero I’m from South America, but I’m currently living here in Piedmont, Italy with my wife.
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Not my cat, unfortunately.
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Brilliant, and thank goodness for the sub titles, I understood every word. 
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