The Benefits of Cat Company While Drinking Wine

This was a topic suggested by Carolyn Carsey. She didn’t specify whether I was the one doing the drinking, or the cat. So I approached it from both avenues.

If you feel like having a little drinky-poo or two or three, and you have your cat by your side, it’s OK. Cats don’t really judge. In fact, the cat might even prefer it, because then you might have forgotten that you already fed him, and will feed him again. Or give him treats for each shot you take. Cats like treats. Also, drinking relaxes you, and you become all soft and squishy and a cat can settle more comfortably onto you. About the only time the cat would become upset is if you fell on him. Cats do not like to be fallen upon. So if you want to drink with your cat nearby, go ahead. Just play it safe and feed him first. Then if you end up feeding him again, so what? He will be happy. It’s hard to feed a cat when you can’t even focus on the bag or one of those tiny little cans. And they HATE it when you just toss him the can without opening it! Even if it has a pull-tab, they STILL can’t open it themselves! Remember that.

Now, if it’s the cat who is doing the drinking, you have a problem, my friend. Occasional drinks, OK. But once they’ve crossed the line, it’s almost impossible to get a cat to go to AA. The will not admit they have a problem, and the whole “acknowledging a higher power” thing will NEVER work. Cats will never admit there is a higher power than themselves. After all, they were once worshiped in Egypt and they’ve never let go of that thought. So it’s better to stick with cat treats for the cat, while you take care of the alcohol consumption.

Everybody wins.