IF OUR PETS COULD TALK

IF OUR PETS COULD TALK

A Dog and His Emotional Support Cat

I’m Tully, and two years ago I came to live with my bestfriend-master-brother cat, Oliver. (Oh, and my parents) Things were a bit rocky in the beginning. Because, well, I was a puppy (according to Mom and Dad, I’m still a puppy) and I do everything at 200%. That includes pouncing on my cat to tell him how much I love him.

As I got a little older, I calmed down and Oliver took me under his paw. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with something called severe anxiety (what can I say? The world is a scary place), so I always look for Oliver to tell me things are going to be okay. Like when we had to get in the pantry during a tornado warning, Ollie would touch my paw to relax me. Mom calls him my Emotional Support Cat.

It’s pretty awesome having a best-friend-master-brother cat. He cleans my ears, tickles my paws and, when I sleep, he stands guard over my head to keep the monsters away.

I might be afraid that the sky is going to crush me, but luckily Oliver will scare it back into place.

The Dynamic Dog and Cat Duo belonging to Kimberly Packard author of Dire’s Club.