A Caternarian

“Now that the trauma has subsided a bit after our trip I’ve been thinking about those human beings who treated us,” said Lamont.

 “What pray tell have you been thinking,” inquired Patch?

“Their name. I believe they are called veterinarians. They treat all types of animals from we cats, to lions and tigers, elephants, fish, kangaroos, newts, dogs, sheep, hogs, cattle,… Sometimes they specialize in large or small animals but it still a lot of animals,” continued Lamont.

Good grief where did that cat come from?

“So what,” asked Pawline?

“This is what,” sniffed Lamont. “When human beings go to see about the aches and pains and things that ail them or will make them healthier they go to doctors. Doctors only treat one species – human beings. One can conclude that either doctors aren’t as smart as veterinarians or humans are getting better treatment that we cats. I suspect the later and I don’t think it is fair. Further more, human doctors specialize in various things like feet, throats, eyes, surgery, noses and every little part of human anatomy you can think of.”

“Well,” intoned Patchtricia, “now that you have put it that way it does not seem fair to me either. We need specialists ourselves.”

“Indeed,” cried Paw, “Specialists. I recall one of the human servants grandchildren a few years ago when she was in school when asked by her teacher what her daddy did she replied, “He is an animalarian!” I think it was with some pride. But never the less he was a veterinarian who specialized in big animals, mainly cows. Perhaps she could have said he was a cowanarian. Another granddaughter of our servants specializes in small animals such as ourselves but along with a plethora of other wee animals as Lamont stated earlier.”

“I think we are in agreement,” stated Lamont, “the next time our human servant deem that we need shots, ointments, our temperatures taken (in a very demeaning way), our ears checked, and whether we have fleas we should demand a specialist. We should insist upon seeing a Catinarian!”

“Amen, so be it,” echoed Patch and Paw.