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GOES TO
THE VET
NICK BRUEL
A NEAL PORTER BOOK
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•CHAPTER ONE•
POOR, SICK KITTY
This is what Kitty looks like when she’s a happy,
healthy pussycat.
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She has lots of energy.
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She has a good appetite.
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She has a really, REALLY good appetite.
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And she keeps herself nice and clean.
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But that’s not how Kitty looks today. She looks terrible.
She looks tired. She looks unhappy. She does not
look healthy at all.
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And worst of all . . . Kitty is just not eating her food.
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Kitty, I just don’t understand why you’re not eating.
I’ve watched grown men cry trying to beat you at a
hot dog eating contest. I once saw you swallow an
entire liver and pineapple pizza in one gulp. I’ve
seen you consume an entire meatloaf the size of a
car in just five minutes. It was horrifying.
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But today you’re not even touching your breakfast!
Please, Kitty! Eat something! You’re starting to get us
worried.
Try to sit up, Kitty. Let’s check you out. Maybe you
have a hair ball caught in your throat.
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Nothing? Hmmmm . . . I think I should feel your belly
just to see if you have any lumps.
Hold still, Kitty. I promise this won’t hurt one bit.
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Sorry about that, Kitty. I honestly had no idea you
were so ticklish.
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I think that maybe it’s time to take your temperature,
Kitty.
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Uhhhh . . . Sorry, Kitty. It’s not that kind of thermometer.
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That is not helpful, Kitty.
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Look, Kitty, you’re obviously not feeling well, and
we have no idea what’s wrong. But we know that
something IS wrong. It could be serious. It could be
nothing. But if you’re not going to let me take your
temperature, then someone else will have to.
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I guess we’re just going to have to take you to the . . .
VET.
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Great.
Well, I guess she has a little energy left in her after
all.
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