The Mango Show #3: The Nip Habit
2Drooling on the bed isn't normal. But on catnip it is.
Sometimes your cat acquires a drug habit, in which case an intervention is called for. I admit to being an enabler with respect to Mango's catnip habit. Initially I promoted it, thinking of the health benefits of a nice frolic with a stuffed mouse.
I... was a catnip enabler. I have to admit that to myself
Now it is 3 times a day, he gets up on the chair in front of Dad's desk and meows pitifully, and we both know what he's after... the catnip in the desk drawer. We've dispensed with the mouse and started mainlining. I rub the catnip on Dad's bed (he's not using it, being dead) and Mango rolls around all glazed-eyed and starts sucking the bedsheet and then manically grooms himself as he comes off the buzz. It's sad to see.
We have to admit we have a problem, that's the first step, isn't it? Mango coming out to his loyal human subjects/minions on the Youtubes is part of the healing process, and a warning to the other kittenses out there...
Catnip. Not Even Once.
P.S. (I know that I am sort of mocking the METH public service ads, and I know meth is a real serious problem in the world, which doesn't mean I can't twist it to my own humorous ends.) ;)
P.P.S (Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people in prison for drug-related nonviolent crimes is also a serious problem in the U.S. and even more serious when you think that each of those prisoners are costing the State or Federal governments something on the order of $30,000 each year per person. If someone commits violence related to drugs, I am very happy to see that person locked up for a long long time, but if drugs are the only offense, that's not a crime that should result in prison. That's a thoughtcrime, not a proper crime.)